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Migraine Prevention? This Natural Compound Trumps Drugs

The first thing to accept is that migraines should not be controlled.  Rather, they should be eliminated with the correct attention to lifestyle changes.  In the meantime, though, it is nice to have tools to control the pain of the headache.  Mainstream medicine is quick to jump on expensive drugs (like Topamax) with a long list of side effects, high cost and minimal efficacy.  Anti-inflammatories are frequently prescribed as well.  But what if a natural compound was proven to be more effective?

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If You Get Migraine or Tension Headaches, You MUST Do This

Headaches suck.  Period.  When severe, they disrupt your entire life.  Even mild, they affect your mood and relationships.

The current culture in medicine generally supports the primary care route for headaches.  The primary care doctor may try a few prescription meds like ibuprofen or Tylenol.  When these don’t help they may try a medication like Topamax, which has been shown to reduce headache frequency a paltry 1.5 days in 3 months.

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Migraine Headaches and Seizures Linked

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I have stated for years that the causes of chronic migraine headaches and epilepsy are the same. While not generally accepted, it is consistent with current research.

The finding of a genetic link between migraines and epilepsy have been all over the news since this article hit the mainstream media earlier this month.  I have had a standing Google alert for “migraines and epilepsy” for quite some time now.  Nothing was on the radar screen on the Internet until this study hit.

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Migraines in Children: Do Meds Work? Are They a Good Idea?

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Placebo plays strong role for headaches in children

When ANY child has headaches, something is wrong.  They don’t just happen and they darn sure aren’t because that child is deficient in some medication.  And yet, we seem to think this is the case because the administration of medication seems to be the treatment of choice in mainstream medicine.

Even if a medication controls the headache for that moment, it has in no way, shape or form fixed what was causing the headache.  As a parent, it is your job to NEVER accept anything less than an answer.

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Chronic Migraine Headaches as a Progressive Brain Disorder?

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Chronic migraines as a progressive brain disorder

Sounds like a scary title, huh? Good, because if you suffer from migraines, you NEED to understand how serious this truly is.

And it is not about controlling the headache.  Although this may be the immediate need, this limited approach does nothing for protecting your brain.  And make no mistake–migraine sufferers have a greatly increased risk for things like heart disease, stroke and dementia.  Masking the headache with medication does not change your increased risk–it’s still going to happen unless you do something about it.

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Chronic Migraine Headaches in Kids – Could This Be Why?

Headaches in children are one of the hardest things for parents to deal with.  You want to help, but instead you end up feeling helpless.  But what if “helping” is not what you’re doing?

Sounds crazy.  What could a parent do to deliberately cause his or her child to have headaches?

According, to this particular study, everything.

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