A Thanksgiving Message from the MigreLief Team at Akeso Health Sciences

Functional Neurological Disorder: What You Need to Know

Imagine having neurological symptoms like tremors or even paralysis–only tests show nothing is wrong. This is the reality for many people with functional neurological disorder (FND). FND is a challenging and frustrating condition, much like migraine. And research suggests there’s a link between the two. But does FND cause migraines? Keep reading to find out. We’ll cover the ins and outs of FND, including symptoms, causes, and its connection to migraine. What is Functional Neurological Disorder? Functional neurological disorder (FND)...

The Science of MigreLief Supplements for Migraine Sufferers

Magnesium, Riboflavin and Puracol® Feverfew – Triple Therapy for Migraine Sufferers Migraine is a neurological disease with symptoms ranging from severe head pain, visual disturbances, vertigo, nausea, and sensitivity to light, sound or smell. Approximately 40 million Americans suffer migraines which can last from hours to days. For many men, women and children, migraine attacks not only disrupt quality of life, they are also debilitating. Nutritional deficiencies, inflammation and vasospasm can independently and together contribute to migraine occurrence, frequency and...

Act Now Before Your Menstrual Migraines Become Chronic Migraines

Migraines that start around the menstrual cycle can often become chronic. Don’t wait for that to happen. Do not let menstrual migraines become chronic migraines! Studies show menstrual migraines are often more severe, last significantly longer, and are more resistant to treatment than usual non-menstrual migraines. Medications that are currently on the market used to stop migraines can increase the frequency and tendency of migraine attacks, making sufferers more dependent on the medication. Stopping menstrual migraines BEFORE they occur or reducing...

MIGRAINE TYPES

There are many types of migraine headaches, the most common being classic migraine and common migraine, (with aura and without aura).

Magnesium for Migraines – Is it Enough?

Studies have shown migraine sufferers with poor cerebrovascular tone have low levels of magnesium. Magnesium is a natural mineral that is necessary for healthy bodily function as it promotes heart health, stabilizes blood pressure, regulates nerve and muscle function, and builds bone, DNA, and protein. Magnesium is intimately involved in the control of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptors which play an important role in pain transmission in the nervous system and in the regulation of cerebral blood flow. Magnesium ions plug...

Smoking Cigarettes and Migraine Headaches

Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, according to the CDC. But aside from killing up to half of its users, smoking can also trigger headaches and migraines. Smoking and migraines Almost every person in the world has had a headache at some point or another. Some people get them sporadically, only experiencing one or two mild episodes per year. A few others, however, are more susceptible to getting frequent headaches or...

Riboflavin for Children with Migraine – What You Need to Know

Riboflavin a.k.a. vitamin B-2 has been shown in clinical studies to be highly beneficial for children and adults who suffer migraines and is listed in the American Academy of Neurology’s Guidelines for Migraine Prevention. About one out of every 10 kids or nearly 8 million children in the United States alone are plagued by what has become the most common acute and recurrent headache pattern experienced by children today. Migraine pain can disrupt and impair the quality of life for...

Returning migraines medication overuse headaches

Returning Migraine? | Medication Overuse Headaches (MOH)

Overuse of over-the-counter pain medications or prescription migraine drugs can lead to a vicious cycle of misery known as Rebound Headaches or Medication Overuse Headaches. Prevention is an alternative to a lifetime of treating the pain and other migraine headache symptoms.

Ginger Tea Recipes: Tasty Beverage with Many Health Benefits

Preventive and Acute Migraine Treatments

Debilitating migraines should not be a way of life but for many men, women and children suffering chronic migraines (many migraine days each month)… they, unfortunately, are. Migraine treatments can be PREVENTIVE with the goal of stopping migraines before they start or ACUTE, treating the pain once it starts. Often migraine sufferers find themselves running the gambit of preventive and acute treatments in search of migraine relief which can include, side-effect prone prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications. This can be...

Diabetes Cases Hit 422 Million World-Wide … What Can You Do?

Some people believe type 2 diabetes (non-insulin dependent diabetes) only occurs in middle aged or older people, this is not true. In fact, the incidence of type 2 diabetes is rapidly increasing in children.