Monday, January 30, 2017
Migraines
Migraines
Most of us, if not all, have experienced the mild to excruciating effects of a migraine headache. Migraines can be a moderate to severe headache which occurs on one side of the head at a given time. This usually lasts from hours to days and is often accompanied by nausea or vomiting.
Dr.Pamela Smith, in her book What You Must know About Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & More, enumerates the various triggers of migraine headache:
- Hormonal changes
- Aged cheese
- Wine
- Chocolate
- Fermented and marinated foods
- Mono-sodium Glutamate
- Stress
- Sensory stimuli such as bright lights or sun glare
- Changes in the sleep-wake cycle
- Changes in the weather, humidity
- Use of certain medications
B-complex vitamins 50 mg twice a day
Calcium 500 mg once or twice a day
Carnitine 1,000 to 3,000 once a day
Coenzyme Q10 100 mg twice a day
Magnesium 600 to 800 mg once a day - Consult healthcare
provider if you have kidney disease
Probiotics 20 billion units once a day
Selenium 200 mcg once a day
Vitamin C 500 to 1,500 mg twice a day
Vitamin E 400 to 800 IU once a day
Zinc 25 mg once a day
(Reference: "What You Must Know About Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & More," Square One Publishers, www.squareonepublishers.com)
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