June 24th, 2008 . by mctreve
There are many people in every corner of the world who suffers from migraine. Upon researching and browsing sites about migraine, I came across with a forum wherein they share different experiences of breakthrough about their migraine-free day. They have this countdown or tracker wherein the last day they experienced migraine is indicated. There is one woman there that she is experiencing 10 days without migraine. For her, this is a great gift for her. I admire her positive and appreciative attitude. She is right, you need to give thanks with your every single day, hour, or second, that you feel comfortable and happy. Enjoy life!
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June 21st, 2008 . by mctreve
Knowing that there are 29.5 million Americans suffer from migraine, surely, there are even a lot more people around the globe who are also suffering from this. Since there are various treatments, symptoms, preventions, tips, and other issues related to migraine, it is good to be updated with the latest news. With the power of the internet, you can learn so many things and you can also help so many people.
With the mymigraineconnection.com, you can connect with those people who can relate with your experiences most especially regarding migraines. You can join the forum and share different issues about migraine. Good isn’t it?
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June 18th, 2008 . by mctreve
Before, I thought only people of old age suffers from migraine. But now I realized that even children are not safe from the attacks of migraine. According to www.emedicinehealth.com, ten percent of kids can get migraine. Migraine is hereditary that is why it is expected that at the early stage of childhood, this head pain can be experienced already.
Children with migraine usually feel headaches, vomiting, nausea, dizziness, cramps in the abdomen, and sensitivity to light, smell, and sound. The ultimate medicine for children migraneurs is basically, SLEEP. There are medicines available to reduce headaches but as for children, it is not that advisable to apply this. Thus, avoidance from eating or drinking migraine triggers is recommended.
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June 12th, 2008 . by mctreve
There are many factors that trigger migraine. These are the food you eat, beverages you drink, time of sleep, and condition of your environment. Take note of the following points:
Food - chocolates, nuts, cheese, Chinese food, shellfish, and other kind of sweets
Beverage – coffee, alcohol, and other caffeinated drinks
Activities – staying up late, lack of sleep, crowded environment, too much heat, and skipping meals
Discipline can be your key to avoid suffering from migraine. If you cannot cure it, avoid it! It can be easy for you to overcome and manage this illness if you are a good follower and master of your health.
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June 9th, 2008 . by mctreve
By nature, in the early stage of life, migraine usually occurs among boys rather than girls before they experience puberty. By the age of 12, when girls already have menstruation, they became more prone in suffering with migraine. This is the time wherein there is already hormonal imbalance among them that is why migraine attacks.
Some women prefer to take oral contraceptives to reduce pain. But the truth is, these cannot ease the pain thoroughly, in fact, this can trigger migraine more. This can even cause a stroke among women who take contraceptives. What an enlightening one! Visit womenshealth.about.com for more information.
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June 6th, 2008 . by mctreve
According to www.headaches.org, there are 29.5 million Americans who experience the pain caused by migraine. And among these, the number of women who suffers from migraine dominates men. Based on the article in the mentioned site, women are more commonly affected with migraine three times than men. But why is it women are the usual victims?
Based on www.womenshealth.about.com, estrogen fluctuation among women can be the main reason why most of them suffer from migraine than men. We all know that part of women’s life is having menstruation; this is the time wherein migraine usually attacks because of the normal hormonal fluctuation experienced by them.
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June 3rd, 2008 . by mctreve
One of the main causes to trigger having a migraine is not eating on time. We all know that this has a great effect in our digestive system especially in our stomach. Not eating on time does not just give you an ulcer but a migraine also. If skipping meals for a day or two does not give you any harm, I tell you, you’re wrong! You can not feel the pain right now but as time goes by you might develop illnesses like migraine. And I tell you it’s not easy to overcome and manage. Beware if it attacks you!
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