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2012年9月5日 星期三

Preventing Migraines - Seven Factors That Trigger the Headache


Migraines are something that can incapacitate even the largest of men and women. When the migraine hits, sounds are amplified, light is brighter and everything seems to be working to leave the person down and out for the entire day.

However, many people do not realize that there are triggers for a migraine, and by avoiding these triggers, the migraine can be prevented from happening, or at least prevent the migraine from becoming too serious.

1. Eating is very important and when you do not get enough to eat, your body has to respond by consuming the body from the inside out. It seems drastic, but it is how we are kept alive during lean times. However, the stress of this can actually cause migraines in some individuals. Therefore, make sure you eat healthy, and often, to ensure you avoid migraines and have a healthy lifestyle.

2. Sleep is also very important for our bodies. While we sleep, our bodies begin to mend and fix anything that may need to be repaired from the day. Our minds relax and we recharge ourselves. However, a lack of sleep means your body will not be relaxed and you will not be recharged. The first place this causes problems for is your brain, and that means migraines.

3. Bright lights and loud noises are also very tough for the senses. Your eyes can become strained, as can your ears, when you are exposed to these situations. This causes overloads in the brain and severe pain from migraines. If you can, wear sunglasses outside and avoid any place that is going to be very loud.

4. Hormone levels affect when you get a migraine. When a woman is having her period, migraines can be quite common, as well as during pregnancy. The hormones put everything out of whack and that causes the brain to work harder, which means there are more migraines for that individual.

5. Weather changes mean changes in the pressure. The first place that pressure changes hit is the head. Think of when you are on a plane and your ears pop, that is a pressure change. However, with weather it is much worse and it can be very debilitating for some people. A sunny day that suddenly gets a thunderstorm can trigger a migraine for someone.

6. When we are stressed, there is extra pressure on the brain to battle the chemical imbalance that stress causes and get our bodies in alignment again. Naturally, this puts more pressure on us and it causes our minds to become overtaxed. An overtaxed mind means that you will get a migraine that can stop you in your tracks.

7. Chocolate, alcohol, nicotine and foods with MSG are also factors that can lead to serious problems with migraines. Try and figure out which ones cause this, and which do not, and then adjust your diet.

Having a migraine is something nobody likes, but it is something we all have to deal with from time to time. When you are dealing with a migraine, you are usually laying down in a cool and dark room to keep yourself sensory deprived. However, if you avoid factors that create migraines, you can end up with much less migraines, and if you do get them, they will be much less severe.




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2012年7月10日 星期二

Preventing Migraines - Seven Factors That Trigger the Headache


Migraines are something that can incapacitate even the largest of men and women. When the migraine hits, sounds are amplified, light is brighter and everything seems to be working to leave the person down and out for the entire day.

However, many people do not realize that there are triggers for a migraine, and by avoiding these triggers, the migraine can be prevented from happening, or at least prevent the migraine from becoming too serious.

1. Eating is very important and when you do not get enough to eat, your body has to respond by consuming the body from the inside out. It seems drastic, but it is how we are kept alive during lean times. However, the stress of this can actually cause migraines in some individuals. Therefore, make sure you eat healthy, and often, to ensure you avoid migraines and have a healthy lifestyle.

2. Sleep is also very important for our bodies. While we sleep, our bodies begin to mend and fix anything that may need to be repaired from the day. Our minds relax and we recharge ourselves. However, a lack of sleep means your body will not be relaxed and you will not be recharged. The first place this causes problems for is your brain, and that means migraines.

3. Bright lights and loud noises are also very tough for the senses. Your eyes can become strained, as can your ears, when you are exposed to these situations. This causes overloads in the brain and severe pain from migraines. If you can, wear sunglasses outside and avoid any place that is going to be very loud.

4. Hormone levels affect when you get a migraine. When a woman is having her period, migraines can be quite common, as well as during pregnancy. The hormones put everything out of whack and that causes the brain to work harder, which means there are more migraines for that individual.

5. Weather changes mean changes in the pressure. The first place that pressure changes hit is the head. Think of when you are on a plane and your ears pop, that is a pressure change. However, with weather it is much worse and it can be very debilitating for some people. A sunny day that suddenly gets a thunderstorm can trigger a migraine for someone.

6. When we are stressed, there is extra pressure on the brain to battle the chemical imbalance that stress causes and get our bodies in alignment again. Naturally, this puts more pressure on us and it causes our minds to become overtaxed. An overtaxed mind means that you will get a migraine that can stop you in your tracks.

7. Chocolate, alcohol, nicotine and foods with MSG are also factors that can lead to serious problems with migraines. Try and figure out which ones cause this, and which do not, and then adjust your diet.

Having a migraine is something nobody likes, but it is something we all have to deal with from time to time. When you are dealing with a migraine, you are usually laying down in a cool and dark room to keep yourself sensory deprived. However, if you avoid factors that create migraines, you can end up with much less migraines, and if you do get them, they will be much less severe.




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2012年5月7日 星期一

Causes and (Natural) Remedies For Migraines


With all the stressors of today's hectic paced lifestyles and economic uncertainty, less than optimal nutrition, and deprived sleep patterns, it's no wonder more and more of my patients complain of getting headaches. Did you know that about 90% of the population gets at least 1 headache a year? That's a lot of headaches!

In addition about 16-17% of people get a specific type of headache, a migraine, or vascular, headache at least once in their life. They usually affect women more than men because of hormonal differences, but men certainly do get them. Some people get them as frequently as once a month and can be so intense that they cannot do their everyday activities!

If you're one of the people who suffer with migraines frequently, or even occasionally, I'd like to talk to you about what a migraine is and the various causes in order to help you prevent them. Then I'd like to share with you some helpful, nonaddicting, natural remedies for them.

What Is A Migraine Headache?

Simply stated, a migraine headache is a vascular headache. The term 'migraine' comes from an old French word, megrim, which refers to a syndrome of dizziness, head pain, and nausea. It eventually became known as 'migraine" and people who get them are called migraineurs.

It is believed that a migraine headache occurs due to an outside trigger that causes nerve spasms within the brain or the sheath covering the brain. This spasm constricts the blood vessels and creates the migraine "aura", or lights, that people often experience.

Next, the blood vessels over relax allowing too much blood flow to the brain. This causes pressure to build and pain to occur. Migraines can last for a few hours or, in some people, a few days! In short, migraines can be short and intense in duration or prolonged and miserable.

What Causes A Migraine Headache?

Recent research has identified a few neurochemical associations with migraines, namely dopamine and serotonin. These two important substances are "feel good" chemicals. When they become significantly imbalanced it is thought that this shift brings on a migraine headache. There are several causes, or triggers, that can cause these chemical imbalances. They include:

•Smoking: Decreases oxygen and introduces chemicals into the bloodstream.

•Certain Foods: Chocolate, monosodium glutamate (MSG), nuts, alcohol, cheese, are known irritants to migraine-sensitive people.

•Erratic Meals: Eating on the run, missing meals, going without food for long periods of time can cause a shift in these brain chemicals.

•Dehydration: Your brain is about 80% water. Dehydration can trigger a migraine.

•Erratic Sleep Patterns: Not sleeping enough, or too much, can disrupt brain chemicals.

•Hormone Fluctuations: Monthly hormonal shifts of estrogen and progesterone in women can trigger brain chemical imbalances.

•Stress: Especially if chronic, can lead to all kinds of chemical imbalances in the body that can have a domino effect, i.e., one causes the other.

•Sensory, Environmental Stimulants: Bright sunlight, bright colors, blinking lights, strong unpleasant smells, loud, pounding beat music, altitude and weather changes.

•Certain Illnesses: Epilepsy, abnormal cholesterol levels, depression/anxiety, Tourette syndrome, hereditary tumors, stroke, certain eye diseases, inner ear/balance problems.

Symptoms of A Migraine Headache

Although many of my patients complain of occasional headaches, not all of them are migraines. Migraine headache shares many characteristics of the common headache but are generally much more intense. Every person who gets a migraine may also have their own specific symptoms, but these are the characteristic symptoms of a migraine headache:

•Prodrome - a pre-headache period where you feel out of sorts and spacey.

•Nausea - intense pain may trigger vomiting.

•Inability to tolerate light or noise - prefer a dark, quiet room.

•Irritability and fatigue - person wants to be left alone and to sleep.

What Helps A Migraine Headache?

There are many prescription drugs on the market called triptans that work to relieve migraine headache pain. However, did you know that there are many natural, alternative treatments that can remedy a migraine headache? Here they are:

•Magnesium - many people who get migraines have magnesium deficiencies which can cause the nerve and muscle spasms that bring on the migraine. 400-600 mg a day.

•Feverfew - this herb has been used since ancient times as a headache remedy and is popular in Europe as an alternative migraine treatment. If you're allergic to ragweed, chamomile or yarrow, or if you take blood thinners for any reason, do not take feverfew.

•5-HTP - produces serotonin which can rebalance natural levels. Research shows it to both prevent and greatly reduce the severity of a migraine headache.

•Butterbur - an herb proven effective in double blind studies at 75 mg twice a day to prevent migraines. Again, if you're allergic to ragweed, don't take butterbur.

•DLPA - short for DL-phenylalanine, a naturally occurring amino acid/neurotransmitter that stimulates endorphins, another feel good hormone. Rebalances dopamine and serotonin and relieves pain. Research shows people who get migraines are almost always deficient in endorphins so DLPA can be beneficial. Found in health food stores.

•Acupuncture/acupressure massage - stimulates certain meridians on the body and has proven effective in relieving stress and migraine pain.

•Biofeedback - helps reduce stress if that is a trigger for you.

•Chiropractic - an evaluation by a chiropractor can detect if there is a musculoskeletal/nerve component to your migraine. Nerves trapped between your neck or upper back vertebra of your spine may be triggering the pain.

As I tell my patients, headaches, especially migraines, can be miserable. I like to have them try natural remedies first, perhaps a combination of them, before we turn to prescription drugs. In addition, I like to focus on prevention as much as possible. Try some of the suggestions here to both prevent a migraine from occurring and stop it if it does. Keep a log of under what conditions your migraines occur and try to avoid those conditions as best you can in the future.




Mark Rosenberg, M.D.
Institute For Healthy Aging

http://www.vitalmaxvitamins.com





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2012年1月12日 星期四

Preventing Migraines - Seven Factors That Trigger the Headache


Migraines are something that can incapacitate even the largest of men and women. When the migraine hits, sounds are amplified, light is brighter and everything seems to be working to leave the person down and out for the entire day.

However, many people do not realize that there are triggers for a migraine, and by avoiding these triggers, the migraine can be prevented from happening, or at least prevent the migraine from becoming too serious.

1. Eating is very important and when you do not get enough to eat, your body has to respond by consuming the body from the inside out. It seems drastic, but it is how we are kept alive during lean times. However, the stress of this can actually cause migraines in some individuals. Therefore, make sure you eat healthy, and often, to ensure you avoid migraines and have a healthy lifestyle.

2. Sleep is also very important for our bodies. While we sleep, our bodies begin to mend and fix anything that may need to be repaired from the day. Our minds relax and we recharge ourselves. However, a lack of sleep means your body will not be relaxed and you will not be recharged. The first place this causes problems for is your brain, and that means migraines.

3. Bright lights and loud noises are also very tough for the senses. Your eyes can become strained, as can your ears, when you are exposed to these situations. This causes overloads in the brain and severe pain from migraines. If you can, wear sunglasses outside and avoid any place that is going to be very loud.

4. Hormone levels affect when you get a migraine. When a woman is having her period, migraines can be quite common, as well as during pregnancy. The hormones put everything out of whack and that causes the brain to work harder, which means there are more migraines for that individual.

5. Weather changes mean changes in the pressure. The first place that pressure changes hit is the head. Think of when you are on a plane and your ears pop, that is a pressure change. However, with weather it is much worse and it can be very debilitating for some people. A sunny day that suddenly gets a thunderstorm can trigger a migraine for someone.

6. When we are stressed, there is extra pressure on the brain to battle the chemical imbalance that stress causes and get our bodies in alignment again. Naturally, this puts more pressure on us and it causes our minds to become overtaxed. An overtaxed mind means that you will get a migraine that can stop you in your tracks.

7. Chocolate, alcohol, nicotine and foods with MSG are also factors that can lead to serious problems with migraines. Try and figure out which ones cause this, and which do not, and then adjust your diet.

Having a migraine is something nobody likes, but it is something we all have to deal with from time to time. When you are dealing with a migraine, you are usually laying down in a cool and dark room to keep yourself sensory deprived. However, if you avoid factors that create migraines, you can end up with much less migraines, and if you do get them, they will be much less severe.




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