by Svetlana Konnikova

In my post on July 1st, I wrote about how migraines can lead to heart attack or stroke. As studies show,  one of the most common headaches, a migraine, is characterized by sudden pain, often accompanied by blurred vision, dizziness, drowsiness, and loss of energy. Headaches might intensify and may be accompanied by nausea and vomoting, as well sensitivity to sound and light. A migraine can last from several hours to several days. Some scientists believe migraines are the result of poor blood circulation in the brain. Often they are caused by a short-term spasm of the vessels, which increases pressure and pain.

My friend, Melissa, often complains about her migraines that last for weeks sometimes. I asked her how she knew it was migraine, but not headache. She answered, “What is the difference?! I call my pain a migraine because this word just sounds prettier to me.”

This girl is in trouble… ”Did you see your doctor?” I asked her. “What for?” She did not think that doctor could help her. Usually migraine sufferers say they did not see a doctor about their headache because of misdiagnosis and a belief that their physicians weren’t helping them.

                   According to the American Council for Headache Education (ACHE), “Migraines are felt on one side of the head by about 60 percent of migraine sufferers, and the pain is typically throbbing in nature.” This is how you can see difference between headaches and migraines.

If you suffer frequent migraines, seek a doctor’s advice because severe headaches can be a symptom of serious disease. A doctor will write you prescriptions with strong medications, full of chemicals, of course.  But you are desperate and ready to do everything, just to get rid of this nasty, annoying pain. Don’t be in a such hurry. At first, try these simple, natural home remedies to ease your headache tested by the European doctors!

1. Make my family’s Carrot salad.

Grate two medium size organic carrots. Chop green onions. Cut small one, organic green Granny Smith apple. Mix all three ingredients. Sprinkle olive oil and squeeze one half of lemon or add one table spoon of organic sour cream. This nutritious salad helps!

2. Make fresh carrot juice.

3. Apply a hot water or vinegar compress to the forehead.

4. Drink hot green tea with jasmine.

5. Drink hot Indian tea mixed with Ceylon tea and lemon.                              

6. Wash both hands, massage your head from your forehead to the base of your skull.

7. Boil two tablespoons cherries in two cups water for five to seven minutes. Add a teaspoon of organic raw honey and drink as a hot tea.

8. Make linden tea and drink it hot. It is a good sedative and natural pain reliever.

9. Drink one glass of spring water on an empty stomach every morning for two to three weeks.

9. Drink 1/2 cup fresh cranberry juice.

10. Ease migraine with contrast baths: alternate about six hot and cold water dips for hands and feet.

Today, traditional, modern, and alternative medicines can no longer go each in their own way. We must learn to use them in synthesis, drawing from the best of each to reach our common goal–to prevent and treat disease.

This is only a small part of Eastern European remedies and recipes for migraines and headaches. You can find more than 70 remedies for migraines and headaches shared with you in the award-winning book Mama’s Home Remedies. Look at www.amazon.com for reviews about this book and decide if you want to explore many exciting findings and valuable information about basic medicines of an ancient green pharmacy.

Source: Mama’s Home Remedies: Discover Time-Tested Secrets of Good Health and the Pleasures of Natural Living by Svetlana Konnikova, MA, AN, p. 154, 155, 156, 157, ISBN: 978-0-9791758-2-4; www.amazon.com; www.aurorapublishers.com; www.ipgbook.com

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