Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Stop migraines without drugs and why.....

Today's post:  Tuesday, 5-23-2017

Last Friday, 5-19, I got an email from Dr Al Sears about migraines.

In it, Dr Sears explains how motivated people are get rid of migraines and much they hamper people and cut their productivity at work.

He also says why he does NOT use the common drugs to treat it.  Simply put they work badly and also cause harm from their side effects.

Because he says this so well, I’ll quote him before I cover the very large number of things that DO stop migraines AND which have other health benefits instead of harms!

(One method is worth trying because it does work sometimes and simply stops them completely when it does work.  If not, another method cuts the both the number and severity of migraines in half.  If migraines are still problematic at that point, there are several other things comparably effective to add.  Lastly, because migraines are sometimes caused by other emotional or nerve or circulation problems, you can add the proven ways to fix those when needed.)

Here’s Dr Sears’ introduction:

“"I treat a lot of different kinds of chronic pain at my clinic. The patients most desperate for relief are the migraine sufferers.

If you get migraines, you know they can knock you out for days at a time.

The World Health Organization says migraines are to blame for more lost years of healthy life than multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, ovarian cancer and tuberculosis combined.1

But mainstream medicine knows very little about the cause of migraines or how to treat them. Most doctors prescribe Imitrex. That's a drug to help relieve headaches, pain, nausea, and sensitivity to light and sound.

But Imitrex can actually cause headaches. They're called rebound headaches.

And it has other terrible side effects like slurred speech… diarrhea… hallucinations… twitching muscles… vision changes…

And over-the-counter remedies are no better. Aspirin, naproxen, and ibuprofen can make the pain worse.

They can cause an "analgesic rebound effect." This means your headache can come back when you stop taking them.

And we're learning more every day about just how dangerous these drugs really are…

In fact, a study published earlier this month in the journal BMJ found that your risk of having a heart attack increased as much as 50% after taking ibuprofen…Regardless of dose or length of time you take it…

Sometimes, nutrient deficiencies — like a magnesium deficiency — can be behind migraines.

But for some patients, making sure they get enough of the right nutrients isn't enough to stop the pain.

Still, that doesn't mean I resort to Big Pharma's meds."

*Here are many of the very large number of things that DO stop migraines AND which have other health benefits instead of harms!

(One method is worth trying because it does work sometimes and simply stops them completely when it does work.  If not, another method cuts the both the number and severity of migraines in half.  If migraines are still problematic at that point, there are several other things comparably effective to add.  Lastly, because migraines are sometimes caused by other emotional or nerve or circulation problems, you can add the proven ways to fix those when needed.)

*The one method that’s worth trying because it does work sometimes and simply stops migraines completely when it does work is simple.  Make sure the nerves that relay pain to you that go through your neck area are NOT being pinched.

A percentage of migraines are caused by this.  And the more health oriented you are which prevents many of the other causes, the more likely this may be.

See if chiropractic treatment to ensure this is not happening relieves your migraines.  If it does, the relief can be sudden and lasting.

*If it does not or you want to avoid chiropractic treatment or it’s too expensive or you want something you can try even before your appointment, these often turn off migraines:

*Magnesium does very many useful things from building your bones and more.  Most people in the United States are deficient or severely deficient in it.  One of its main functions is to help your blood vessels relax.  Another is to help your nerves be healthy.  With very low levels of magnesium in your blood your blood vessels don’t relax properly and your nerves can over-report this discomfort – causing migraines.  So if you stop the things that deplete magnesium and eat foods high in it AND take 400 to 800 mg a day of supplemental magnesium, the migraines from this source simply no longer happen.

Guess what depletes magnesium so badly that it causes migraines often?  Your body uses what magnesium it does have to process sugar.  So if you eat 7 times too much real sugar or ANY high fructose corn syrup, it can cause migraines by depleting magnesium.  To fix this, one thing that is essential to do is to drink ZERO regular soft drinks.  Another almost as important is to read labels and eat NO foods containing high fructose corn syrup. 

It can also help to eliminate any hybrid wheat and eliminate or cut back significantly on other grains because, although it’s not well known, but these foods boost your blood sugar as much as sugar does or even a bit more!

Last but far from least, these actions ALSO improve your circulation which helps with reducing or eliminating migraines.

*Doing short burst cardio with rests or easier parts in between three or four days a week enables your blood vessels to relax more easily and sharply increases your circulation once you build up to  fit level even a bit.  These sessions only need to be 6 to 20 minutes long.  Besides Dr Sears PACE method that he uses, jump rope, jumping on a trampoline to music you like, and even brisk short walks all work.

Once you become even somewhat fit, this is very effective! 

It cuts the incidence or number of times a month you get migraines in half or more!  The remaining migraines are often much milder too.

*Most people in the United States also eat less leafy greens than people once did. 
And, some health oriented people who do are vegan and are gravely deficient in B12.  They also no longer get the other B complex vitamins in animal protein foods.

As a result, many people are deficient in B vitamins.  Since having enough of these several kinds of B vitamins including B12, folate, and B2 and others is essential for healthy nerves, many of those who are deficient get migraines!

You can slam that to a stop!  It’s helpful to eat liver and egg yolks when you can get them from animals fed only their natural diets and only from unpolluted sources.  But if you cannot or are vegan, supplements work!

The best B complex I know which has the most kinds of B vitamins and NOT too much B6 is Solgar’s B Complex with C Stress Formula.

And, the best B12 supplement I know is NOW supplement’s 1,000 mcg methyl B12 chewable lozenges.  (Methyl B12 is the form the body actually uses.  The chewable lozenge insures you get the B12 directly into your blood stream from the mucous membranes in your mouth.  That’s important if you take any kind of acid reducer for reflux or heart burn – or Metformin.  And some people older than 65 stop making enough stomach acid to digest B12.)

*People who ingest MSG often get migraines from doing so.  And, because MSG is so pro-inflammatory, ingesting it also makes migraines from any other cause much worse!

(MSG is also quite fattening two ways.  And, it can be a contributing cause of Alzheimer’s disease and heart disease too.)

Unfortunately MSG can be challenging to avoid.  Organic produce such as broccoli and blueberries has none. Nor does clean water.

But almost every packaged food and fast food tests high in it even if it has no label or the label does not list it.

Worse most mustards and ketchups and many spice blends contain it. They ALL list “spices” or even organic or natural “spices” on the label to hide the MSG and its cousins that actually refers to.  ALL those foods taste just fine when you find those that do NOT list spices on the label. 

**There are several more things you can do to stop or minimize migraines that we will cover next week.

Many people who only do these we list this week will no longer have migraines! This may well be over 70%!


And those who do who also add the rest of the methods we’ll include next week will almost all be migraine free!

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