Migraine Headaches
ByThis innovative treatment created by Kelly Lott is designed specifically for people who want an alternative, fast and dramatic relief treatment for all kinds of headaches, without taking drugs.
Approximately 50 million documented people in the U.S. suffer every year.
Women are most affected (3:1 vs. men) most commonly with premenstrual cycle.
- Approximately 70% of all women who get migraines can predict the onset of a headache around their cycle.
- Hormonal fluctuations (estrogen)
- With menopause, fluctuations stop, causing a 65-70% less frequency of headaches
30-45 year olds have more migraines than any other age groups.
70-80% of migraine sufferers have a family history of migraines, why is not known.
Classified as a Migraine:
- A headache only on one side of the head
- Pulsating or throbbing pain
- Can shift sides during the same headache, 1 in 10 thousand have this happen.
- Lasts 4-72 hours
- Pain must be severe enough to limit or impair normal activity
- Pain must be intensified by physical exertion
Classic and Common: Prodrome and Aura or ‘floaters’
Approximately 25% of “migraineur’s” have a classic kind of headache. The prodrome (sometimes called the pre-headache) may be experienced hours or even days before a migraine episode. With effective immediate treatment, they can abort the headache.
Symptoms typical of the prodrome are:
- Food cravings
- Constipation or diarrhea
- Mood changes-depression, irritability
- Muscle stiffness, especially the neck
- Fatigue
- Increased urination
The Aura follows the prodrome and usually lasts less than an hour. The symptoms and effects of the aura vary widely. Some can be terrifying, especially when experienced for the first time.
- Visual: flashing lights, wavy lines, spots, partial loss of sight, blurry vision
- Olfactory hallucinations-smelling odors that aren’t there
- Tingling or numbness of the face and extremities on the side where the headache develops
- Difficult finding words and/or speaking
- Confusion
- Vertigo
- Partial paralysis
- Auditory hallucinations
- Decrease in or loss of hearing
- Reduced sensation
- Hypersensitivity to feel and touch
Other symptoms of migraines can include:
- Pain feeling “heavy” on their head
- Sharp pain in one area, “like a knife in my eye”
During a migraine, the blood vessels in the brain expand in a process called vasodilatation. As the tissues surrounding the brain swell, the pain intensifies.
Most ‘headache’ medicines increase blood vessel dilation which increases inter-cranial swelling, worsening the migraine. Taking too much of some medicines can cause “rebound headaches”.
A migraine is thought to be caused by an inappropriate activation of a pain warning system. This system stays on and continuously repeats.
Migraine Miracle®, The Natural Migraine Solution is a treatment that combines custom designed cold marbles stones to contour along key headache sites, which will immediately start to reduce the swelling of the blood vessels and essential oils (aromatherapy) develop specifically to counteract the top four kinds of headache pain.
The four most common types of headaches that are suffered are from food, environment, stress and hormones.
The essential oils are applied to the skin of the face and neck. When the client inhales these essential oils, it immediately begins to affect the brain physiologically, thereby calming the tissues and naturally reducing the pain.
Migraine Triggers
Migraines are debilitating for a lot of people, so much so that it alters their normal enjoyment of life and being able to work and keep a job. Cause of migraines are not known, why some people get them/some don’t.
- Stress/Anxiety-# 1 factor in getting migraines
- Caffeine – 70-80% of sufferers are addicted to caffeine
- Foods containing MSG, tyramine, sulfates and nitrates (fast/junk food)
- Lack of food (low blood sugar)
- Dehydration (can inhibit stimulation of blood flow and appropriate lymphatic drainage)
- Alcoholic beverages- red wine and beer (darker colored causes more headaches)
- Aged cheeses
- Chocolate-semi sweet (dark chocolate can get rid of headache)
- Hormonal changes
- Poor sleep habits (quality sleep-too much/too little)
- Changes in weather including humidity, barometric pressure, temperature
- Smoking and/or tobacco products (nicotine)
- Perfumes or chemical odors-Sense of smell strongest, goes directly to brain
- Medications-side effects
- Bright or flickering lights-having picture taken
- Muscle tension
- Altitude (flight migraines)
- Motion-traveling, amusement rides
- Serotonin- Common for a migraine when it drops
- Poor nutrition
- Air pollution
- Loud and constant noise
- TMJ dysfunctio
