Migraine Headaches: Is There Natural Pain Relief?

I've always maintained that if you ever want to deal with some serious stress on a daily basis then go work in a television newsroom. I found that despite my best efforts to be prepared and stay ahead of deadline, something would usually come up that could potentially put things in a tailspin like some late-breaking news that just "had to get on." Obviously this is not the type of atmosphere where you want someone working for you who suffers from migraine headaches. Way back in the day, I had a young producer frantically trying to edit a piece of video in time for the 6:00 news and out of nowhere her head literally exploded. She curled up in a fetal position and was mumbling she couldn't see straight and could hardly stand (which was odd because she was sitting down). Anyway, later she had forgot or neglected to take her medication. And as a result this talented individual was reduced to mush right before my eyes. I gently moved her out of the way, slapped together the remaining few shots of video needed, pressed on with the news while someone took the individual to the clinic.

Thinking back on that incident certainly doesn't register a laugh let alone a smile. The fact is that both men and women suffer from chronic headaches - better known as migraines. According to www.earthclinic.com, migraine sufferers are four times more likely to report symptoms of major depression, and three times more likely to report symptoms such as low energy, trouble sleeping, nausea, dizziness, pain or problems during intercourse, or pain in the stomach, back, arms, legs, and joints. And what's more, individuals with severely disabling migraines are 32 times more likely to have major depression if they also reported other severe symptoms.

According to www.relieve-migraine-headache.com, the research to date seems to indicate that migraine is a neurological disease based on an inherited genetic abnormality.