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Migraines. OUCH!
Stephanie Meyer, CNT
Do you suffer from the occasional headache that is very annoying
but you are able to continue working?
Do you ever get a headache so severe, that you think you are
going to vomit or do you vomit, or your our head hurts so badly
that you cannot even open your eyes?
If you answered 'yes' to one of the questions above, I have good
news for you!
Did your doctor ever tell you that there could be food triggers
for your headaches? I went to many different doctors for several
years before anyone ever mentioned to me that I could be having
a reaction to the foods I was eating. Interestingly enough, food
was one of the biggest triggers for my migraines!
It seemed so simple, remove these foods from my diet for 6
weeks. At the end of the six weeks, add one food per week back
to my diet. I could do that, and I did. When there's a time
limit, most of us can do just about anything for 6 weeks. (As a
side note, it takes dairy at least 30 days to work out of your
system).
At the end of the six weeks, I discovered that tomatoes were a
big food trigger for the migraines and milk products caused me
to hold on to weight, my body did not know how to process it.
This was nearly 10 years ago, for me, the food trigger list is
still the same. Over the years I've learned ways to deal with
the migraines which have diminished to the annoying type of
headache, and I rarely even get those any more.
Some common food triggers for Migraines and Headaches are:
--dairy products*
--chocolate
--eggs
--citrus fruits
--meat**
--wheat (bread, pasta, etc.)
--nuts and peanuts
--tomatoes
--onions
--corn
--apples
--bananas
* Includes skim or whole cow's milk, goat's milk, cheese,
yogurt, etc.
** Includes beef, pork, chicken, turkey, fish, etc.
Certain beverages and additives are also among the worst
triggers, including alcoholic beverages (especially red wine),
caffeinated drinks (coffee, tea, and colas), monosodium
glutamate (MSG), aspartame (NutraSweet), and nitrites (in
hotdogs and lunchmeats and wines).
This is only one of the first steps in the process of finding
out the cause of the migraines and dealing with them. You can
look for migraine food triggers in just about any search engine
online.
In the meantime, if you want to wean yourself off of the pain
medications and try a more natural route in dealing with the
pain, you can treat your migraine without using your
prescription. It takes a little longer and you may need some
help the first few times you do it, but by using water to soothe
you head, you can get some relief from the pain. Sounds a little
strange right? Well we know that there is an inflammation in
your head, which is causing you to feel so much pain. The idea
is to cause inflamation elsewhere to bring the level of the
headache down.
You will need:
-- a pot or bucket of very warm/hot water
-- ice pack or bag of frozen peas
-- dry towel
-- cotton socks, wet with cold water (then put in the
refrigerator)
-- wool socks
-- a warm cozy bed (preferably close by)
At the onset of a migraine, it really stops you in your tracks
making you not able to do anything except a huge effort to get
rid of the pain! You will probably want to go lie down and sleep
it off, especially that's what you've done in the past with pain
medinces. In reality, when you have a migraine or even a tension
headache, it doesn't go away even after 6-7 hours of sleep. This
is a simple foot bath hydro-therapy treatment, that you will
find soothing and helpful as you are trying to stay away from
the prescription pain medications.
1. Soak your feet in the very warm water, appx 15 min. or so,
or until the water cools down.
2. Put the ice pack on your head or back of your neck.
(sometimes these first 2 steps is all you need)
3. Have someone bring you the cold wet socks from the fridge.
4. Take off the ice pack.
5. Take you feet out of the hot water one at a time, dry one
with the towel then put on a cold wet sock, then the wool sock
over the wet sock. Do the same with the opposite foot.
6. Crawl into your warm cozy bed for the night. The socks will
be dry in the morning, and your headache should be soothed or
gone.
In the future, for preventing migraines, because that is where
we really have to look, is in the prevention. You will want to
research what foods, like the ones above, trigger your
headaches. What situations are you more prone to have a headache
after? i.e. Dark movie theater in the middle of the day, then
going into the bright sun after, after eating ice cream, Chinese
or Mexican food, etc.
Think about what nutrients you may be missing in your daily
diet. Are you deficient in vitamins and minerals? Are you taking
any supplements at all? Are they the right supplements for your
body? Do you eat enough fat? Fats help with the inflammatory and
anti-inflammatory processes in your bloods cells. You may not be
drinking enough water. Do you take good care of yourself? Or do
others come before taking care of you? When you feel a bit ill,
do you go on with your commitments instead of resting? I cover a
lot of this information on my website, so go by and take a look.
You can also call me for a free 20-minute nutritional assessment
consult to determine if the information I have would be able to
help you. Take prevention into your own hands, your doctor can
give you medicines for the pain, only you can make the decision
to live a healthy life.
About the author:
Stephanie Meyer is a Certified Nutritional Therapist. After
struggling with her own health issues and finding out that she
could be healthy again, she has been helping others find hope
through good nutrition since 1997. For your free 20 minute
nutritional assessment call 1-800-839-2068 or visit her home on
the web at http://www.CrossOverToHealth.com.
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