The very worst ones are Migraines, also known as "Vascular
Disturbances". JAMA (Journal of American Medicine)
reports 8.7 million females and 2.6 million males suffer
from this disorder. The current treatment options are really
not effective. In case you weren't aware, over the counter
meds can cause Acetaminophen poisoning for the liver, on
long-term usage. Read
your labels, Be Safe, and take protective herbs. Better
grab these before it gets serious! Liver
Support by Now
Foods in tincture has all the liver enhancing herbs,
and the new one by Now Foods called Liver Detoxifier
And Regenerator includes Amino Acids, American Indian
Herbs, and Chinese Herbs - Dr. Verghese knew what he was
formulating with this exclusive formula. According to Dr.
Sergey Dzugan MD, PHD, Author of "The Migraine Cure,
balancing your hormones, with products like Pregnenolone
by Source Naturals, which comes in 50 mgs and also in Chewable
Cherry is a good approach. He also discusses gastrointestinal
disorders that could very well be a link between Migraine
and the intestinal track. Gut Flora (Good Flora and Fauna
in the intestinal track) must be maintained. Iflora
Acidophilus by
Sedona Labs., is a complete probiotic with 16
strains of culture. Now coming to one of my favorites, Clear
Products has Clear
Migraine, which is Traditional Chinese Medicine
(TCM) viewing this as an imbalance of QI (chi) and blood.
A blend of 14 Chinese herbs, and the active components of
Homeopathic Ingredients. (Read more at my web-site at http://members.cox.net/agingless4u)
There are many more types of Headaches such as Cluster
Headaches, (aren't we lucky). They awaken us a night, after
being asleep for hours, they usually effect adult males,
they can come in clusters or groups of pain. Now
Foods and Source
Naturals have Relora, which helps to control Headache
anxiety and calms down those tight muscles, which could
come from neck stiffness. Tension Headaches are due to Stress
and Anxiety, which usually increase during the day of work
and pressure and anything else that's upsetting. This also
could be connected to Sugar Imbalance. The following are
helpful Oregulin
by North
American Herb & Spice and Sugar
Metabolism Compoundin Liquid Tincture by Herb
Pharm so one can reduce the fogginess of this type
of Headache. Some of you who are sensitive to weather conditions,
called positive or negative ions, head for the Oxy
Boost by Peter
Gilliam's Natural Vitality, increasing more Oxygen
to the brain and blood stream from the atmospheric pollution.
Reactions to over the counter drugs and household chemicals
can also do a nice job of narrowing the blood vessels. Enter
Aller-Be
-Gone and also Bee
Pollen in Bulk Granules, Toss some in your food
or shakes. Lots of B Vitamins for nerve control, allergies
and energy. And those of us that over do it, like too much
of a good thing Chaser-Plus
or Chaser
Living Essentials for those Hangover Headaches.
Now Foods
also has an Essential Oil known as Peppermint,
just pass some of that along your forehead, In addition
Hyland's
Headache or White
Willow Bark (the natural form of aspirin) by
Nature's
Way can be very helpful. Teas also can be very comforting,
Long
Life Teas has the
Calming Chamomile Blend and Numi
has the Red
Mellow Bush for sipping down those Antioxidants,
which are always of concern. Don't forget Fish
Oils and Vitamin
B2 and kick those Headaches in the bud.
Be careful of foods that are triggers for Headache Allergies, such as
Red Wine, caffeine, chocolate, cheese, alcohol, and dried fruits that are preserved with sulfites (could be toxic for us headachy ones)
Written exclusively for Herbspro.com by Suma G Nathan, Certified
Registered Holistic Nutritionist/Chinese Herbalist. Suma can be reached at agingless4u@cox.net.
Her website is http://members.cox.net/agingless4u
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