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There is generally more than one reaction that our body has to any drug that we put in it.

Most of the time its two reactions.

Each reaction creates a set of symptoms based on the person and the drug given and they are split into primary and secondary symptoms.

Primary symptoms are generally seen as the action the drug has on the organism.

Secondary symptoms are the symptoms that come after the primary response and are the bodies or organisms balancing act to equal out whatever damage or disturbance the drug had on the body.

We generally find that the stronger and harsher the primary response is, the stronger and harsher the secondary and re-equalizing effect will be.

This is important because we have to notice that with many things that we take, the body will compensate for it, then when we stop taking it, the body is almost at a lack of that substance.

For example many migraineurs know that opiates and barbiturates work very well for numbing the pain(primary) associated with migraine attacks.

But what’s even more known is that fact that we get those “rebound” headaches(secondary) when we stop taking the painkillers that can actually be even worse.

In homeopathic medicine, we are working with the bodies natural healing systems so it’s usually an activating of the nervous system and immune system(primary) followed by relief of symptoms(secondary) as the body returns to its natural balance.

Anything that you put into your body will have this effect but as to whether you “feel” it or not depends on what the drug was, how your body is and how connected you are to your body’s moment to moment processes.

The lesson here is that we need to treat our bodies gently.

They are very adaptable and incredibly amazing but trying to use extremely strong substances to “fix” ourselves just leads to a reverse reaction by the body.

Our bodies aren’t a single input single output system, they are very smart, and infinitely complex. With well over a trillion biochemical actions EVERY second, it’s really naive to try and outsmart them.

Instead, focus on strengthening and empowering the body and its functioning.

Try to support it because it knows how to heal itself much better then we do, learn to listen and get out of its way instead of adding more things it has to compensate for.

Eat, move and think like it was designed to and support its rest and repair cycles like it asks.

When your body is telling you to take a break, if you feel tired after meals, if you get a mid day slump, then learn to listen and realise a system in your body is draining energy and you need to listen to it.

Balance your meals better, make sure you’re eating in a non stressful environment, get fresh air and sun each day, these are the basics to the Foundation Principles to Migraine Health.

Do you notice any secondary symptoms with the migraine medications you take? Do you notice the secondary symptoms associated with any foods you eat?

As migraineurs we know there’s something up with our food.

We can feel the added stress some meals put on our body, and have a list of the foods that are definites No’s if we want to avoid an attack.

But finding the allergies and sensitivities we have can be quite difficult.

There are some great lab tests out there like the ELISA food intolerance test but it can get quite expensive to run the whole gamut.

This is where pulse testing comes in, saves us a lot of time and puts health into our own hands.

Pulse testing is based on the idea that when our immune system is activated, our heart rate increases.

So when we eat foods our body is sensitive to, our immune system gets activated to deal with it and our heart rate will increase.

There’s a few different ways to do it but it starts with getting baseline pulses before bed and when you wake up.

Then take your pulse before and after each meal as well as 30, 60 and 90 minutes after each meal.

If your heart rate increases more than 4 beats or drops by more than 4 beats after a meal from what it was before the meal then it’s likely what you ate is causing some immune response.

I’ll attach links to simple charts for tracking pulse changes Chart

I’ll also link to the coca pulse test which was invented by Arthur F Coca and works by taking your pulse before meals and by simply holding a food on your tongue and then taking your pulse.

As with everything make sure you practise first or you could end up psyching yourself out and giving yourself false positives and negatives, it’s about developing a relationship with yourself.

The body is incredibly knowledgeable and when we can learn to listen to what its saying, we can optimize our health, heal our disease and be migraine free.

Have you ever tried pulse testing any food or environmental stimuli?

This is a really tough one. But it’s also the most valuable step you can take.

Here it is.

What if it was to…

Take responsibility.

 I used to be terribly sickly. Sick every few weeks to months. Chronic cough, looked anemic, migraines that would put me down for the count etc.

It’s okay.

Right now, everything is perfect the way it is, and it’s all your fault.

It’s what you need, because it’s what will help you grow, become a better person and build a better character.

It’s not a perfect journey but it’s perfect for you where you are right now.

And it’s okay.

What does it really mean?

Well, look at it like this.

Chronic disease is usually created by us.

It’s usually created by the way we think, feel and behave in the world and with the world around us.

And at the end of the day, a health professional will be with us maybe an hour or two a week TOPS.

But we are with ourselves 24 hours a day 7 days a week, for our entire lives.

Each week that’s a 168:1 or 84:1 ratio…

We spend much more time perpetuating our disease then our health practitioner does healing it.

So we need to take responsibility to take the actions and make the changes to stop the vicious cycle.

And we are adults.

We usually know the changes we need to make

We usually know what our bodies need and we know we need to listen to the voice inside us that comes from our heart and guides us down the right path.

And even if we don’t specifically know, we know how to find the answers.

And it’s okay because it’s who we are as humans.

If something makes you mad, pisses you off or creates fear in you, spend some more time with it.

Go into it and investigate why.

Most people know their next step, they just need some help in taking it.

I’m always here if you have questions, feel stuck or need some advice, just ask.

What if you weren’t sick?

What if you didn’t have “migraines” and you just had a problem with hearing your body say no to certain foods, behaviours and environments?

What if it was just a way your body said NO?

But giving you the monster and possibly the angel that is migraines is just a protective mechanism?

I know for me it was an angel…

In the moment, it felt like nothing of the sort, not even close.

But over time, as I learned and listened, it was the biggest voice my body could create for me to listen to.

What if?

We don’t consciously want to be in it, but what if we subconsciously depended on it?

What if we were sick for so long and found so much support in being sick, that our identity became tied to it?

How would we ever get out of it?

If our identity became tied to our illness it would become almost scary to think of a world outside of being sick.

The unknown, full of responsibility and possibilities…

What if it was easier to feel sick instead of moving on in life and making the changes necessary to be healthy and vibrant?

On the surface yes, being healthy, strong, fit and vital is what we want.

But deep down we just want to be comfortable.

We just want to be acknowledged and accepted for who we are.

And that’s okay.

I know part of my life is tied in to testing out new healing modalities that I can help clients with so it makes sense that my identity is tied to having something to fix.

But I have to remember that being clear headed and not having to focus on myself is what allows me to properly give to those around me.

It’s the cup overflowing with health that allows me to take care of and give the time and space that others need for their own healing.

And that’s what we should be striving for, not just being comfortable, because comfort is a trap that can get us sick, depressed, anxious and so much worse.

It’s important to take the steps each day, that get us out of our comfort zone, teach us how to cook new foods or show us stressors in our environment and mind that keep us from getting progressively healthier.

Because there’s no reason you can’t be perfectly healthy if you don’t put your mind to it each day and take the steps to move forward.

I know your body will definitely support you, you just have to find the dream team in your life that will too.

So when you create a life for yourself that you want to live, make sure you add in people that will support you for your health and not your illness.

Because even if we don’t want to be sick, it might be the only thing that makes us comfortable in our lives…

It might give us that break from work, that time away from the kids, that separation from the husband you need space from etc.

It’s important to build on a foundation towards health and create core values that you hold yourself up to so you can realize when you might be self sabotaging yourself.

Have you ever found that being sick actually helped you out of a situation?

Are there natural ways to prevent migraines from ever happening and even lessen them when they do?

Definitely.

Do they work on everyone all the time?

Definitely not.

Why?

Because we are all individuals.

Migraines are caused by a broad number of things.

Here’s just a few:

– Loss of sleep

– Missing meals

– Lack of core values

– Food sensitivities

– Environmental sensitivities

– Toxin overload

– Mitochondrial problems

– Muscular tension

– Excessive physical, mental or emotional stress

– Nutritional deficiencies

– Hormonal imbalance

– Sensitivities to additives, preservatives, chemicals

– Mold

– Structural changes

– Genetics

– Dehydration

– Medication overuse

– Parasites

Wow that’s a long list.

But there is one thing they all have in common I talked about in my last article here.

As always, I have to encourage everyone to take a holistic view if they ever want to address the root cause of their migraines and heal not only from their migraines, but all the comorbidities migraineurs usually have.

There are a few foundation principles to migraine health I talked about here.

But with all these aside;

– A proper dream

– Strong core values

– Daily tuning into yourself and what your body is asking for

– Ample play time

– Nutritious food, family and environment

There are lots of therapies, drugs, supplements and treatments you can use that can range from speeding recovery and dealing with the root cause to pushing disease deeper and masking pain.

That said, I am only going to focus on natural remedies that are plant based, “natural” or from deficiencies we get from life in the 21st century.

Here they are.

(As always, talk with your doctor before starting any diet changes or supplements as this is not intended to diagnose or cure any disease.)

Top 10 Natural Remedies for Migraine

(In no particular order)

1. Diet

I know I know, I had to. I’m a holistic junkie and I see the effects of diet on patients every day…

Studies have shown as much as 100% improvement in migraineurs with dietary changes… That’s big.

Do an elimination diet, ketogenic diet or get a food sensitivity test and find out what you are sensitive to first. No amount of water is going to stop a fire that you keep throwing gasoline on.

Next, it’s crucially important that you eat fresh whole foods. This means the food as it comes in a whole. Not food that’s been taken apart and reassembled into “food”. So instead of using store bought mayonnaise full of fillers, you can make your own with a healthy oil, egg yolk and lemon.

It’s really simple to eat a whole foods diet, it takes out so many of the different factors that have migraineurs struggling to find what’s aggravating their bodies and it takes out the food additives that cause even bigger problems than the foods.

So whole foods, but try and get as high quality as is available to you.

It’s almost better not to eat meat if you can’t find organic pastured meats as conventionally raised meat has become extremely toxic on many levels.

Always make sure to balance eating muscle meats, organ meats and bones/cartilage. Soups and broths are great here.

For hormonally linked migraines it’s important to eat meals that maintain a balanced blood sugar, don’t make you want to sleep, don’t give you gas and bloating and don’t give you cravings.

If they do any of these re-evaluate and mix it up!!!

You want to be eating lots of anti inflammatory and fresh foods, avoiding food that is processed, aged or fermented as migraines don’t react well to them.

I don’t want this to be all about what not to eat with migraines even though migraine studies have shown that if you have migraines chances are you are eating something (or digesting something) that your bodies not agreeing with.

But if you really want here’s a simple list of foods to eliminate for 3 weeks and then add in one at a time 4 days between each.

• Gluten

• Dairy

• Eggs

• Yeast

• Corn

• Sugar

• Citrus

• Tea

• Coffee

• Chocolate

• Beef

• Alcohol (for adults)

It’s not that hard, but if you’re eating processed food it is because the above foods hide in most processed foods under secret names so follow the first part first.

Good luck and if you need support send me a message.

2. Magnesium

Magnesium is awesome. IV magnesium has been shown to “knock out” 85% of acute migraines!!

But it goes much deeper than this.

Magnesium has become depleted from our soils which has lead to low magnesium levels in our food and in us.

It’s showing up everywhere and there are huge communities dedicated to the great effects of magnesium supplementation.

Studies have found significant relief by both IV and oral supplements.

But it isn’t for everyone because not everyone’s deficient.

When taking supplements for magnesium it’s important to find one that absorbs well for you and doesn’t cause digestive distress like loose stools.

Magnesium is a natural muscle relaxant and can relax the bowel movements right out of you.

Common forms of magnesium include (Chloride, Citrate, Glycinate, Malate, Oxide, Sulfate, Taurate, Threonate)

Supplementation can usually start between 200-400 mg and increased until you find a good dosage for yourself.

Magnesium is burned when the body is stressed so it can help alleviate tension with stress and improve sleep as well.

3. Butterbur

Butterbur is a plant that has shown some great effects in prophylaxis of migraines.

But it’s important you obtain an extract as it does have some toxic components that come with the plant called pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs).

A German study of 289 adolescents with migraines found attack frequency was reduced by 63 percent and 91 percent of patients felt better.

It is also known to improve allergies, improve asthma, reduce oxidative stress, protects us from glutamate, is anti-inflammatory, blocks CGRP and more!!!

The studies have been done and as long as you find a safe PA free extract, butterbur is a life saver for some migraineurs.

4. Homeopathic Medicine

Homeopathic medicine is not only safe to take with other medications and has no contraindications but it’s also safe to take during pregnancy.

It’s based on curing the person instead of curing the disease and works with the body to lower stress response, improve the immune system and stop the disease process in its tracks.

It can also help with food sensitivities, accessory symptoms and other comorbidities that migraineurs usually have.

The downside? It will help you with much more than migraines as you heal, mood and energy improve, pain starts to fade and you can go back to living your life disease free.

Of course, it is a complex system that is based on the individual and not on broad symptoms so for any homeopathic remedy it’s recommended you go to a registered homeopath like myself and have a consultation.

5. Ginger

Gingers a heavy hitter in the natural health world.

It’s highly anti-inflammatory, lowers CGRP, helps you clear out mucus when you’re sick and is a great pain reliever with studies to back.

 At 2 hours, 32% of subjects receiving active medication and 16% of subjects receiving placebo were pain-free. At 2 hours, 63% of subjects receiving feverfew/ginger found pain relief (pain-free or mild headache) vs 39% for placebo.

One study found that ginger was just as effective as sumatriptan, but without the dangerous side effects of the triptans.

And taking ginger is relatively easy(if you like spice) and doesn’t have to many interactions but be sure to check with your doctor.

Personally i would always go with fresh raw ginger but ginger tea, ginger powder, and steeped ginger are all good options just find a way to get it in you and get enough of it.

Studies would say that at least 250mg is needed but it can vary between the type, how you are taking it and your personal digestion and absorption so you have to play around with it a bit.

As a bonus it’s also known for nausea which is a big double whammy with severe migraines.

6. CoQ10

Coenzyme Q10 is amazing. It’s so good for your body and every cell needs it to run.

There’s been many studies on coq10 and they are even better than migraine medications.

Studies like in 2002 61% of patients with a 50% reduction in migraine days per month, and in 2005 attack frequency lowered in 48% of patients by about 50%.

CoQ10 acts as an antioxidant and helps us correct energy metabolism in our cells.

Its an essential nutrient in our bodies but many migraineurs can be found to be deficient in it for various reasons.

Luckily we can supplement it to try it out.

Supplementation for it is generally body weight dependant and you can go anywhere from 1-3 mg of CoQ10 per kg of body weight.

So if you weigh 50kg you would do anywhere between 50-150mg of CoQ10 daily. But as with anything make sure you test it out for yourself and find what works for you. And always consult your doctor before making any changes.

7. Riboflavin(Vitamin B2)

B vitamins are extremely important for not only migraine health, but all health!!

They help us with a process called methylation which reduces homocysteine levels which are linked to migraines.

Lack of B vitamins affect all our processes but B vitamins are water soluble so they need to be ingested on a regular basis and if they are supplemented they need to be high quality.

If it’s cheap don’t buy it, it’s better to eat food sources of B vitamins and especially B2 or riboflavin which is a common migraine deficiency vitamin.

Food sources include: mushrooms, green leafy vegetables, high quality meats, seaweed, beet greens, broccoli, brussels sprouts, almonds, and asparagus

If you are already eating a high quality(organic) on a daily basis and still think your B2 levels might be low then you can take a B2 supplement or one of the many migraine supplements that have B2.

And remember that in nature, everything occurs in nutrient compounds, so every nutrient comes with fatty acids, amino acids, carbohydrates, enzymes, coenzymes, cofactors and minerals.

This means taking excess vitamins that are by themselves can actually do more harm than help.

8. Peppermint

Peppermint is another great acute reliever.

Peppermint oil is an extract from the peppermint plant and its main active ingredient is menthol.

Menthol studies have found great relief with a wide range of issues including nausea, IBS, carpal tunnel, oxidative stress, inflammation, muscle relaxation, fibromyalgia, and sinus congestion.

But for this we are talking about using it as an acute pain reliever.

A 2015 study found that when a menthol gel was applied to the neck and behind the ears of migraineurs in attacks that 28 percent of patients had no pain and another 28 percent of patients had only mild pain after two hours.

Another study found that on 35 patients it was significantly better for pain free and pain relief outcomes than placebo.

The easiest way to use peppermint or menthol would be in a gel or oil thats pre made for it but you can easily make one yourself with some high quality oil and menthol or peppermint oil.

9. Vitamin D

Vitamin D is essential to every function of our bodies and is actually not a vitamin. Vitamin D is actually a steroid hormone and incredibly important for both our health and our migraines.

Even though it is hard to get in the sun during a migraine, making sure you can get sun is crucial as not many foods will supply you with vitamin D.

Dietary sources include high quality pastured meats such as pork, wild fish such as cod, high quality eggs, raw milk and some mushrooms.

The ideal way to get vitamin D is through sun but diet also helps.

For the sun to generate vitamin D by hitting our skin it must be fairly high in the sky and we should get as much exposure as we can without burning.

When we use sunscreens we block the ability for our skin to produce vitamin D.

The catch here is that vitamin D takes time to actually get absorbed into our bodies from our skin and when we use soaps we strip all the vitamin D containing oils off.

This is why it’s important to make sure you leave about 24-48 hours after sun exposure to have the oils get absorbed.

Vitamin D supplementation is also a good idea but can be overdone if we are doing high doses like 10,000 IU daily.

The vitamin D created through the sun has a natural feedback mechanism that will turn off production if we have enough but through diet it can cause other problems.

Most people are vitamin D deficient so looking into getting sun and eating vitamin D foods is a good idea.

Supplementing with something like cod liver oil gives us vitamin D as well as omega 3s that help reduce inflammation which is notorious in migraine cases.

10. Melatonin

Melatonin is generally known as the sleep hormone.

Our body has a see saw between melatonin and cortisol that is controlled based on our circadian rhythm and affects every system and cell in our bodies.

When the sun rises, melatonin falls and cortisol sky rockets to wake us up, give us energy and make us focused.

When the sun sets, cortisol falls and melatonin sky rockets to prepare us for sleep and make our bodies ready for repair throughout the night.

When we stare at blue screens too often, have caffeine our body doesn’t do well with, don’t get enough sun through our eyes and don’t wind down before bed then we develop circadian rhythm issues.

These issues are generally caused by prolonging how long cortisol stays high or not actually allowing it to come down for bedtime.

This is where melatonin comes in. When cortisol stays high, melatonin doesn’t get a chance to surge and provide all its benefits and even create the dreams we have during sleep.

The first steps here are to make sure you are actually shutting off all the stimuli from screens, stimulants like caffeine, chocolate and alcohol, and making sure you let go of the days happenings with something like a diary or a to do list you can forget about and pick back up the next day.

When we’ve done these, our sleep usually returns to normal and provides us all the melatonin we need but if we are still having problems then we can supplement.

Careful with some supplements that have huge amounts of melatonin in them like 200mg.

In a 2016 study of 196 participants, melatonin (3 mg) was superior to amitriptyline (25 mg) in the reduction of migraine frequency.

In 2016 a study found only 3mg of melatonin was needed and it was superior to amitriptyline in reducing migraine frequency with the added benefit of weight loss as opposed to amitriptylines weight gain.

Ideally you’d find a sublingual melatonin and start off with 1mg under the tongue and work your way up from there. Again it’s all individual and the most important thing is listening to what your body is saying, if you can’t hear it, then you’re not calm enough to fall asleep anyway.

Do you have any other natural remedies that I haven’t listed that work well for you? Let me know

Our bodies are very, VERY smart.

But when the circumstances are right, when we have been sufficiently weakened by alcohol, sugar, loss of sleep, over exercising, travel etc.

Then they strike.

The problem is that these little critters will become a constant burden on our bodies and can tax every system we have.

They will steal our nutrition from our food before we can even absorb it and this can lead to deficiencies and a whole host of other problems like hormonal imbalance and insomnia that can all lead to migraines.

Here’s a few symptoms that parasites can cause:

• Sugar cravings

• Dry, itchy or flaky skin

• Abnormal-looking fingernails or toenails

• Digestive disorders

• Chronic Fatigue

• Erratic mood swings, nervousness or depression

• Joint pains

• Brain fog and headaches

• Excessive gas

• Anal or vaginal itching

• Sleep disruption and insomnia

• Bruxism

Parasites are any organism that does not exist in a balance within us and instead leeches from us and our resources.

The most common kinds are worms, bacteria and fungi.

They are extremely opportunistic and generally come in two ways.

The first way is the most commonly known and is through travelling to an exotic location that your body isn’t used to or eating a food that your digestion isn’t ready for.

In this case we are simply overwhelmed and cannot protect ourselves from the parasite making a home out of us.

The second way is by continually feeding ourselves low nutrient food, draining our bodies and living a life out of tune with our purpose.

In this scenario, the “parasites” are actually doing us a service and eating the excess dead, undigested and empty calorie foods we are ingesting.

But this doesn’t mean they are necessarily good.

It means we are waaayyyyy out of balance.

And our bodies have run out of ways to deal with the food that’s basically become like poison to us.

Statistics say that the world population has an 85-95% rate of being infected with a parasite or fungal infection.

This is a BIG problem.

It means we are stressed, tired, eating mindlessly and out of tune with our purpose.

In many cases, when we can get our foundation principles to migraine health in line, the parasites are no longer necessary in our bodies and we simply eliminate them.

But in some cases, especially with tricky parasites we need to do a specific regimen to get rid of them, while simultaneously strengthening our digestive and immune system so they don’t come back.

See, I love parasites.

Weird right?

But from my perspective, they are just an extension of our bodies ability to cope with the many many toxins and stresses we give it in the 21st century.

This doesn’t mean they are good, because they are far from that.

But just like any other symptom we get, they are a sign.

A BIG sign.

Some can get a metre long!

And when you purge them through a bowel movement, it’s so scary, but so relieving they are finally out of you.

So what do we do about this gift that’s also a curse?

The first step is understanding why they happen and what our body does about them.

Because we ingest them all the time, they are on everything.

Sterilizing our environment is not the answer here because it can cause super-bugs, and leads to our own immune system being weakened.

When we eat food, our stomach acid is there to protect us from any dangerous organisms that may try and “set up shop” so to speak.

This stomach acid is called HCl or hydrochloric acid.

But, we also have a big problem with HCl production in the 21st century.

What’s the biggest way that HCl production is reduced?

Stress.

So the body works like this:

When we are relaxed, our body is digesting and cleaning up the house

When we are stressed, whether it be work, exercise, relationships, undersleeping etc.

Then our body turns off our digestion to give more blood and nutrients to our extremities.

This prepares us to fight or flight.

But when we are in this state 24/7, it kills us.

It chronically turns off our digestion and causes so many more problems than just lowering HCl production.

This is why making sure you have a purpose is crucial.

It helps you reduce stress, focus on only what’s important and keeps you from worrying about things that do nothing for you.

Practising mindfulness, getting adequate sleep, and doing restorative exercises like tai chi or yoga help kill the stress cycle.

So we know stress is huge, but if we keep eating empty food, guess what?

Our body is so smart, it knows it shouldn’t be eating crappy processed packaged food AND it knows it doesn’t have the resources to deal with the food because we’ve been doing it so long so it lets the parasites live.

It forms a bond with the parasites so that they can take the burden that is put on us from eating dead food.

Remember that “any food that’s more dead than you, requires work to turn it back into you.”

So what do we do?

We eat whole foods.

We eat foods as they were created.

Foods that have not been broken down into individual ingredients and reassembled into “food.”

Because those are combinations of chemicals, not food.

So we eat real whole foods, it’s pretty simple.

Tomatos and carrots and chicken and fish.

Many whole foods have their own anti parasitic properties that help us.

And remember, when we are stressed, we don’t digest!!!

Have you ever experienced or think you might have a parasite infection?

We’re definitely not a car.

But we are quite similar.

When the car’s sensors go off it indicates there is a problem with the engine and the engine light comes on.

Very simple.

We see the engine light on and know that the car needs maintenance just like all cars at some point and take it in to the mechanic.

So then why do we ignore our own engine light?

Our body has evolved and is made for warning long before  there is ever a serious problem.

It has many “fail safe” systems in place so that if we get a warning, and the issue isn’t resolved, we will get another usually more severe warning.

But what do we commonly choose to do?

Instead of refocusing ourselves, listening to our bodies and coming to understand what the series of symptoms is trying to tell us.

We just take out the engine light.

We remove the symptom that is most “bothersome” or “uncomfortable” and then carry on as if nothing happened.

But what we don’t realize,

or don’t want to realize,

is that the symptom we are experiencing is just a sign that there is a much deeper series of events going on that is causing problems.

That we are continuously doing the opposite of what our body needs.

We are thinking, breathing, acting and behaving out of tune with our optimal functioning.

This can be seen in Beth’s story, which is common to many others:

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Beth is a family oriented woman who works hard and wants to be there for her children as they grow up.

As well as her love for her family she is also a tough business woman and gets up early, gets the children ready for school and takes on a whole lot of daily responsibility.

She’s usually in a rush because of it and sometimes has to miss breakfast, snack lunch and then get it all in for dinner.

She has cravings for chocolate and sweets throughout the day and depends on her good ol cup of Jo.

But lately she’s been feeling a bit tired.

Actually, by the end of the week she’s completely exhausted.

And migraines have started showing up over the weekends that just kill her time with family.

She’s been to the doctor a few times and tried out some medications which usually work for a while, but then eventually stop and the headaches just get worse.

She’s starting to get anxiety about the weekend because of all the pain and is a little depressed because she’s missed so much time with her kids and has to rely on her husband to take care of them.

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This is a common story in today’s world and on the surface it might seem like she’s doing just what anyone would do.

But there is a huge interplay of systems and processes that are being strained and stressed throughout this.

Engine lights are seen in things as simple as the cravings she gets, the missing meals and the need for coffee.

It gets more serious when exhaustion and migraines come in.

So many things are involved here, from high cortisol(stress hormone), to high inflammation, spiking blood sugar, imbalanced hormones and so much more.

But there are simple answers to all of these as long as you are present enough with yourself to ask the questions.

Hopefully before the pain becomes too severe to handle and it cuts into family time.

A simple and easy place to start is to slow down, take a deep breath and relax with your meals. Ask yourself, if this food really what I should be feeding my body, or is it just something i’m craving?

Be honest with yourself.

Do you need support?

A migraine can be a simple food sensitivity, or it can be the result of an inflammatory cascade.

How often does your engine light come on?

Hell no.

But what if it was?

Lets just say for a moment, that we were forced.

That the pain was so bad we were forced to change.

What would we do?

Most likely, everything and anything.

Things would have to be different.

We would make changes, and fast.

Could those changes be what we really need to find our health again?

Because at the end of the day,

No matter where you are in life,

Connection is what you need.

What if , instead of disconnecting and trying to cut off, distract ourselves and numb our pain…

What if we connected to the pain?

What if we searched deep inside ourselves to find where the pain was coming from?

Because how are we supposed to know what to do to heal ourselves?

Definitely not by following what other people are doing, because just as different as we are on the outside, we are on the inside.

Maybe just maybe if we stilled our racing monkey mind,

connected to ourselves and our pain,

we would hear that little voice that supports us.

But what does it take to get into a place where you can listen to that voice?

Really not that much, and even worse is that it’s completely free…

But there are two ways you can choose to hear your own guides.

The first way is by simply putting into the relationship with yourself, actively contributing to it and treating yourself like you would with any family.

The second is by waiting, waiting until the pain is so unbearable that you have to change…

Waiting until it’s no longer more comfortable to stay the same then it is to change.

Let’s choose the first and be kind with ourselves.

If you want a direction to go and a plan to accompany making your changes to a healthy migraine free life then click below and…

Let’s talk.

First of all I want to stop and say thank you to everyone who’s been following along, contributing and trying out the tips.

I know they haven’t always been easy but we don’t always get what we want, but we might just get what we need.

I think it’s just important to be honest with ourselves and keep putting one step in front of the other in the right direction.

So thank you to everyone and I’d like to talk about how Einstein would go about solving migraines and it starts with a famous quote by him.

I think this is one of the most important approaches we can take in our healing, and even in anything we want to do or achieve in our lives.

We have to realize that what got us to where we find ourselves today was created with the level of consciousness and conscious awareness that we currently have.

In order to move past where we are, whether it be the auras, the pains, the foods, the addictions, the lifestyle or whatever.

We need to be able to step outside of ourselves, out of our small mind and into our big mind as oprah would say.

We need to step above our situation and our circumstances and realize that our problems are solvable.

That we can have what we want and be pain free like we want, but we have to grow our conscious awareness of our situation.

We have to be able to learn a wider range of solutions and new concepts so that we can solve our old problems.

And it usually begins by reaching out.

I believe everyone in the world knows something I don’t and it’s always a pleasure in asking others for their opinions, ideas and support.

So next time your pain splits you in half and makes your awareness of yourself very very real…

Ask yourself, how can I connect to my pain and approach my problem from a higher consciousness than the one that created it?

Because experience has proven that the answers to migraines are out there, many practitioners have solved migraines for many many people and it’s just about finding the one you can connect with long enough to make the changes necessary.

So thank you to everyone and I hope you applied these tips and found the great relief they can bring.