Written by Joyce Smith, BS. The addition of ginger to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may be beneficial as an adjunct treatment for migraine. Approximately 12% of the Western world ‘s population suffer from migraine headache 1 with 53% requiring bedrest 2 and ...
CoenzymeQ10 as a Prophylactic Treatment for Migraine Headaches
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study demonstrates that CoQ10 supplementation significantly decreased CGRP and TNF-α but had no effects on IL-6 and IL-10 in patients with migraine. Migraine headache, viewed as the 6th most debilitating medical condition in the world...
Medical Marijuana for Migraines
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Migraine frequency was significantly decreased with the use of medical marijuana. Cannabis is made up of more than 400 compounds of which more than 60 are cannabinoids (CBs). The most psychoactive is Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)....
Ginger Powder Clinically Effective in Treatment of Common Migraine
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Ginger was as effective as sumatriptan in decreasing the severity of migraine attacks two hours after onset and had significantly less side effects than sumatriptan. Despite the medical field’s progress in the management...
Chamomile Oleogel Effective for Pain Relief in Migraine
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. After 30 minutes of application, an oleogel form of chamomile significantly decreased pain, nausea, vomiting, photo and phenophobia in participants suffering from migraine without aura. It is estimated that each year...
Combined Supplementation with Coenzyme Q10, Feverfew, and Magnesium May Help Alleviate Migraines
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. A prospective observational study found that a three-month supplementation with a combination of feverfew, magnesium and coenzyme Q10 significantly decreased headache duration in the 68 participants with migraine...
‘Leaky Gut’ Impacts Other Medical Conditions, Including Migraines – Informed Opinion
Written by Dr. Patrick Massey, MD, PhD. Pathological gut bacteria are associated with “leaky gut, and many chronic illnesses such as” migraine headaches, diabetes, obesity, inflammatory bowel disease and asthma/allergies. One area of controversy between traditional...
If You Give a Mouse a Migraine, will He Ask for St. John’s Wort?
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Using a mouse model of a chemically -induced migraine event, researchers demonstrated that a single dose of St. John’s Wort blocked the migraine pain. Migraine is a headache disorder that affects nearly 15% of the population, with an...
Melatonin Comparable to Medications for Migraines
Written by Greg Arnold, CSCS. Sixty migraine sufferers, who took 3 milligrams of melatonin for 12 weeks, significantly improved the frequency, intensity and duration of their migraines compared to the 59 participants in the placebo group. Migraine headaches are a...
Could a “Leaky Gut” Be the Cause of Migraine Headaches? – Informed Opinion
Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, PH.D. A "leaky gut" may stimulate the immune system to generate an inflammatory response which, in turn, may trigger migraine headaches, autoimmune disease, arthritis, and chronic muscle pain. One of the most of the most interesting...