Headaches & Migraines

When I was young, I suffered from migraines. I didn’t know at the time that that was what it was. I just thought it was a super bad headache. I was afraid to tell my mother, so I just ate aspirin like candy. I would take 8 adult aspirin in a dose, since that was the only dose that would touch it. Fortunately, it didn’t burn a hole in my stomach, though it did result in some digestive issues. As a young adult when I became aware of nutrition, changed my diet, and turned to herbal remedies, I was able to overcome them.

Since then, I have learned a lot about headaches and migraines. I can also relate to those who have them. I am grateful that there are lots of remedies for headaches of all kinds.

Acupuncture is one of the greatest forms of healing for headaches. During most treatments they will disappear while the patient is still undergoing treatment, and will be clear when they get home. As with all forms of treatment, there is a succession of treatments needed to alleviate the headache once and for all.

More importantly, we look for the reasons why the headaches exist. We look at it like a picture puzzle. As with most ailments, there are generally several different reasons why an individual has headaches, and they will usually be a different combination from one person to the next. That’s why one person’s headaches will disappear with one medication (or herb) and that same medication won’t touch another person’s headache.

We treat not only the individual puzzle pieces that are causing the headaches, but also the picture as a whole.  Nutrition is one of the key components that add to the headache picture. Both lack of nutrients, and excess of non-nutritive additives in foods, junk foods, junk fats, etc. Having the right nutritional elements for healthy functioning of all the organ systems not only assists in resolving headaches, but heals other systems as well.

Our goal is to find all the puzzle pieces of our headache picture, so that we can resolve them, and have a complete picture of health!