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Seventy percent of
the people who get migraines are women. Most women’s
migraines end at menopause—a reason to look forward
to growing older. Food sensitivities are the source of twenty-five
percent of migraines. Other causes include: hypoglycemia,
hormone imbalances, stress, |
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constipation
and digestive disorders, liver malfunction, poor circulation,
arthritis in the neck and upper spine, abnormal levels of
some brain chemicals.High blood pressure, fluid retention,
or head or neck injury can cause migraines, as can flickering
bright lights, not eating and certain foods. Different women
will have different sensitivities, which can also include
gluten, corn, tomatoes, milk products or food additives. |
A migraine
is not a simple headache. It begins at the back of the head
and moves to above or behind one eye or one side of the head.
There may be nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, diarrhoea,
tingling and numb limbs, and some women experience periods
of paralysis, blackout or seizures. Some migraines are preceded
by the migraine aura, involving disturbed vision or speech,
weakness, sensory aberrations, flashing lights in front of
the eyes. This is a disease of the circulatory system, where
the blood vessels of the head first expand and then contract
abnormally. Do nightly meditation to reduce stress, avoid
allergic foods and avoid constipation. Holistic methods are
more effective in my experience, than medical drugs and they
have no side effects |
Naturopathy:
Start with a three-day apple juice fast, or for cleansing
the liver a fast using grapefruit juice or lemon juice and
hot water. Reintroduce solid foods slowly, watching for reactions
to any food. Food allergies can be identified this way. Food
rotation, not repeating any food more often than every five
days, can reduce migraines also. East a diet as free of chemicals
and additives as possible, low in sugar, with little or no
meat, and stop caffeine and smoking. Reduce salt and use sea
salt. It is highly important to avoid constipation. |
Use odourless garlic, two tablets per day with meals as an
antioxidant, and to reduce candida albicans. To abort a migraine,
try taking a tablespoonful of raw honey at the first indication;
if the migraine isn’t gone in half an hour, take the
honey again with three glasses of water. Take two teaspoons
of honey at each meal as a preventive, or use a teaspoon each
of apple cider vinegar and honey in a glass of hot or cold
water three times a day to regulate digestion. Royal jelly
can help when migraines are of hormone imbalance origin. |
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