Migraine Prevention Category

This Mother’s Day we would like to encourage children of migraineur moms to give their moms the gift of their understanding.

Often there is a guilt felt among migraine sufferers, especially mothers, who sometimes feel they are letting their family down when needing to cancel family time, plans, or social events due to a migraine attack. It is a way of life for many mothers and not by choice. Remember to be understanding because mom does not have “just another bad headache.” She has one of the top disabling, and debilitating disorders in the world.

Being unavailable to people, especially their children is especially difficult for Moms and feelings of guilt or worry may only compound the pain. A little compassion and understanding for migraineur moms will go a long way.  

Another great gift for Mom, would be life changing MigreLief.  Countless Moms and other migraine sufferers have regained their quality of life with MigreLief.  MigreLief is the top nutritional supplement recommended by healhtcare professionals.  Formulated to maintain normal cerebrovascular function (keep the blood flowing properly in the brain) MigreLief  addresses the underlying nutritional deficiencies and imbalances that many migraine sufferers have in common.

Keep routing for Mom!

Migraines should not be a way of life.  Regaining quality time with children, family and friends is something all moms should enjoy.

The MigreLief Team – at Akeso Health Sciences

We are excited to announce the availability of MigreLief Triple Therapy™ with Puracol, Original and Menstrual formula (+M) at thousands of CVS Pharmacy stores nationwide.

You asked for it… you got it!

MigreLief customers have often asked for more convenient access to MigreLief through retail chain stores. It was the #1 suggestion in response to our many surveys and we are thrilled to have made it happen.

CVS is the first major drug store chain to carry MigreLief nationwide, with over 7,000 store locations across the United States. CVS
We are pleased that easier access to MigreLief and higher visibility on CVS shelves will give the 30 million migraine sufferers accross the United States a greater opportunity to discover this effective, non-prescription alternative to a lifetime of merely treating the symptoms of migraine.

Proven Track Record – Healthcare Professionals and Consumer/Patients Trust MigreLief

Effective Non-Prescription Option for Migraine Control
As a safe, nutritional approach to managing migraines, MigreLief has been the supplement of choice for chronic migraine sufferers since 1997, many of whom were introduced to MigreLief through their neurologists or other healthcare professionals.

MigreLief was formulated to address the underlying nutritional deficiencies and imbalances that can cause migraines and are common to many migraine sufferers.  As MigreLief’s popularity continues to grow, migraine sufferers are becoming increasingly aware of the need to maintain healthy and normal cerebrovascular tone and function. (“Cerebrovascular” refers to the blood vessels that supply the brain.) MigreLief’s Triple Therapy ingredients (3 mechanisms of action) help you to maintain the already normal cerebrovascular function you have on non-migraine days.  (MigreLief Ingredients)

New to the MigreLief Community?

Here is why MigreLief should be your FIRST CHOICE if you suffer chronic migraine headaches:

• * It works!
• * Triple Therapy ingredients are proven to lower the frequency and intensity of migraines and are listed in The American Academy of Neurology’s Guidelines for Migraine Prevention.
• * Taken daily as you would a vitamin
• * Multi-patented formula
• * Addresses the underlying nutritional deficiencies and imbalances that can cause migraines
• * Helps to maintain normal cerebrovascular tone and function
• * No harmful side-effects
• * Safe for men, women and children over the age of 2.
• * Neurologists, leading headache clinics, pharmacists…recommend
• * May be combined with other migraine medications or used by itself
• * Created by Curt Hendrix, M.S., C.C.N., C.N.S. -Chief Science Officer of Akeso Health Sciences and Concourse Health Sciences;  Named as Principal Scientific Investigator in multiple NIH (U.S. National Institutes of Health) governmental grants studying the benefits of natural medicines on disease.

Be sure to look for MigreLief at a local CVS Pharmacy near you…AND TELL A FRIEND.
(CVS Retail Store Locator)

To the Best of Health,

~ The MigreLief Team

Medication Overuse Headache- (MOH) - A big dilemma.

The following comment is from Stephen Silberstein, M.D.,  director of the Jefferson Headache Center and professor of neurology, Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia

“One of the greatest bugaboos we see every day in headache centers is patients with chronic daily or near-daily headache, who are overusing medication. It is our most common problem. These patients have often not responded to treatment and in an attempt to treat themselves, actually make the problem worse. This is not addiction or an attempt to get ‘high’; rather, it is motivated by the patient’s desire to relieve pain and dysfunction. Migraine preventive therapy is grossly underused.”

Do you find yourself taking more and more medications to try to keep your migraines/headaches under control? Do you find that one or two days after taking your medications that your headaches return?  Do you use more than three triptan drugs a week?  Are you taking OTC drugs 15 days or more out of every month?

If your answer to any of the above questions is “YES”, then you may very well be suffering from Medication-Over-Use-Headaches.  The drugs you are taking are actually causing you to experience more headaches, even if they temporarily help the headache at hand.

Triptans, ergot drugs, opiates (morphine, codeine, meperidine (Demerol), oxycodone (Oxycontin) (Butorphanol) and OTC pain pills can all cause medication over-use headaches (MOH). If people use 3 or more triptans a week they will probably get rebounds, the same for opiates and if they are using Excedrin or other OTC pain pills 12-15 days a month or more, they will definitely get rebound headaches as well.

TIME TO DETOX

Research has shown that withdrawing (detoxing) from these drugs can in many cases reduce the total number of headaches you experience as well as the intensity of those headaches.  Withdrawal is not easy and the symptoms of withdrawal can be challenging, but the results are definitely worth it for most sufferers.

For triptans, the detox period during which there may be withdrawal symptoms, like continuing headaches, nausea, vomiting, and disrupted sleep will last about 4-5 days on average. 

The symptoms may last up to 8-10 days for withdrawing from opiates, ergots or OTC drugs.

The literature and research states that it is important to start taking a preventive treatment product prior to or at the same time you start the detox program. (see www.MIGRELIEF.COM) We recommend starting MigreLief one week before withdrawing from the drug that is being over-used.

There seems to be little difference in the ultimate results and success whether people withdraw “cold turkey” or gradually.

Keep a rescue pain medication available that is different from the medication that has been over-used, for emergency situations, only!

So if you are withdrawing from triptans or opiates, keep ibuprofen or Excedrine Migraine available, BUT JUST FOR EMERGENCIES WHERE THE PAIN CAN NO LONGER BE TOLERATED.  USE THE RESCUE MEDICATION VERY SPARINGLY; YOU DON’T WANT TO SWITCH FROM OVER-USING ONE DRUG FOR A NEW ONE. (THAT WILL GET YOU NO WHERE!).

If withdrawing from OTC medications, keep a triptan or opiate drug available for an emergency rescue situation only. 

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO STAY VERY WELL HYDRATED. DRINK AS MUCH WATER AS POSSIBLE.

At the end of 5-10 days, depending upon what medication you are withdrawing from, you should find that your rebound headaches have significantly diminished or disappeared.

Your use of the offending medication should be either eliminated or substantially reduced.  Be sure to keep taking MigreLief daily because preventive products are very important to the success of this program.  Continue to take  MigreLief to maintain the benefits you have achieved.  

45% OF SUFFERERS WHO GO THROUGH THIS PROCEDURE MAY RELAPSE.  IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE USE OF THE PREVENTIVE AND KEEP THE USE OF RESCUE MEDICATIONS TO AN ABSOLUTE MINIMUM TO PREVENT RELAPSE.

To the Best of Health,

Curt Hendrix, M.S., C.C.N., C.N.S.

The brain of migraineurs likes consistency. Many factors change with the seasons and influence migraines.   Changes in sleep patterns, light, air-pressure, temperature, humidity, and fragrances, can all increase the the frequency and tendency of migraines.

Beware of hotter days. A team of researchers at Harvard found that an increase in temperatures occurred 24 hours before increases in admissions to emergency rooms for treatment of migraines.   There is not much a patient can do to control the weather or avoid warm temperatures or changes in barometric pressure, therefore it is important to be vigilant about managing other triggers such as sleep and diet.  Avoid well known food triggers, and drastic changes in your sleep pattern if you can.  It  is also very important to stay well hydrated and to avoid strenuous outdoor activities or exercise during times of the day when it’s excessively warm or humid.

Spring is allergy season, and for many people sinus or allergy headaches can lead to migraines.

Tips to avoid “Spring” migraines:

1.  To avoid airborne allergens in your home, clean or change A/C filters
2.  If you are allergy prone, make sure your allergy meds are handy.
3.  With higher temperature, dehydration occurs even if we don’t feel dehydrated. Dehydration is a big cause of migraines. Drink lots of water

4. Stick with a sleep schedule, try to got to bed at the same time as much as possible and determine what number of hours is best for you. Both too little and too much sleep can increase migraine risk.

5. Light (photophobia) is a major contributor to migraine risk. Purchase a polarized, high grade pair of sunglasses and wear a hat with a brim to keep out even more light.

6. Be careful of new fragrances that you introduce not only in perfumes but moisturizers as well.

Follow these tips, use your Migrelief and enjoy the fun and beauty of Spring.

To the Best of Health,

Curt Hendrix, M.S., C.C.N., C.N.S.

Related Article – “The Anti-Migraine Diet”

Peter Rabbit’s mother was on to something when she put him to bed with a cup of wild chamomile tea after he had been into Mr. McGregor’s garden. People in the modern world often think of chamomile as a sleep or digestive aid. But wild chamomile is another name for the herb Feverfew. A tea of feverfew would not only have relaxed the hapless rabbit, but would also have routed his headache, calmed his upset tummy, put his mind at ease and soothed his jangled nerves after his terrifying turn in the garden.

The herb Feverfew (Tanacetum Parthenium) has been recorded as a medicinal remedy for millennia.  One can find references to the Latin “febrefugia” from which Feverfew gets its name in Old Saxon records. Hildegard of Bingen, a great 12th century abbess and healer made mention of it in her herbal tomes. Febrefugia literally means “Fever flies,” and has always been used as a fever reducer among other purposes. In even more ancient times, the Greeks used feverfew to treat melancholy which was characterized as much by debilitating headaches as it was by long-term depression.

Feverfew has also been considered a remedy for nausea, vomiting, digestion, itching, vertigo, arthritis, general and muscular pain relief, asthma, and even tinnitus.  One of the greatest boons in the modern era is the discovery of feverfew as an aid for migraine headaches

FEVERFEW & MIGRAINES
Commonly recommended for its ability to support cerebrovascular tone, Feverfew is rich in compounds known as sesquiterpene lactones.  One of the more important of these compounds is parthenolide, which represents 85% of the sesquiterpene lactone content in feverfew. Some scientific studies indicate that while parthenolide may be important there may very well be other phytochemicals in Feverfew that are as of yet unidentified and play a role in its effectiveness.

WHOLE LEAF VS. FEVERFEW EXTRACT
MigreLief’s Puracol Feverfew contains high levels of parthenolides and other active components, which other feverfew products can not guarantee.

Some studies of extracts of feverfew containing parthenolides yielded no significant benefits. This led researchers to believe that certain of the unidentified phytochemicals may have been left behind during the extraction process.

The ideal solution would be a combination of an extract containing high amounts of stable parthenolides.plus a non extracted/whole leaf source of feverfew containing all of the naturally occurring phytochemicals.   Thus Puracol Feverfew, AKESO HEALTH SCIENCE’S proprietary whole leaf and  extract plant source for feverfew with high levels of naturally occurring phytochemicals and parthenolides was developed.

INHIBITING BLOOD PLATELET AGGREGATION
(Clumping together of platelets in the blood – Part of the sequence of events leading to the formation of a clot)

Over aggregating of platelets in the blood appear just before a migraine forcing a release of serotonin. Serotonin causes the blood vessel to dilate.  Scientific studies have found parthenolide inhibits platelet aggregation and the release of serotonin from platelets and polymorphonuclear leukocyte granules, thus keeping the blood vessel normal resulting in less painful, less frequent or cessation of migraines.

Feverfew has also been shown to inhibit pro-inflammatory prostaglandin synthesis and the release of arachadonic acid. Each of these phenomena is associated with migraines. European studies have shown the benefits of feverfew on long-term cerebrovasular tone in multiple human studies.

ACTIVATING DYSFUNCTIONAL BRAIN PROCESSES
Though the exact cause of migraines is not known, certain triggers like tyramine in aged cheeses, chocolate, scents/perfumes, bright lights, changes in weather/temperature/humidity/altitude, over-use of headache medications, stress, hormonal fluctuations and many more, can activate certain processes that increase the risk of migraines occurring.

The dysfunctional processes that these triggers can activate are:

*  Excessive platelet aggregation which can result in changes in blood vessels associated with migraines.

*  Decrease in the cellular energy reserves in the brain that are common to migraine sufferers.

WHEN MIGRAINE SUFFERERS GET THESE 3 FACTORS UNDER CONTROL – THE RESULTS ARE LIFE CHANGING

Magnesium:  Research studies show that almost half of all migraine sufferers have low blood levels of Magnesium, which is critical in controlling vasospasms (the contraction and dilation of blood vessels in the brain which occurs during migraines).

Riboflavin
Migraine sufferers also suffer mitochondrial energy deficiencies, which Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) can improve when given in high dosages.  More Info-

Daily Dose/2 MigreLief tablets provide:

Puracol Feverfew(Extract & Whole Leaf) – 100 mg.
Magnesium (Citrate/Oxide 1:1) – 360mg
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) – 400 mg

(All 3 ingredients are listed in the American Academy of Neurology’s Guidelines for Migraine Prevention.)

LOOK FORWARD TO A WONDERFUL SPRING!

If you or a loved one are still struggling with debilitating Migraines, start your 90 day MigreLief regimen today.  By mid-spring if you are not completely thrilled with your results, we will refund 100% of your purchase price per our satisfaction guarantee.  We are that confident MigreLief will work for you as it has for countless sufferers worldwide.

• MigreLief may be combined with all other migraine medications
• No harmful side-effects
• Safe for men, women and children over age 2.

 
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Menstrual Migraines are Difficult to Control. Approximately 1 in 7 adults have migraines, but women are three times more likely to be affected than men and 60% to 70% report a menstrual relationship to their migraine attacks.  Menstrual related migraine attacks are often more severe, last significantly longer, and are more resistant to treatment than the usual non-menstrual migraine attacks.

Menstrual migraines that occur only monthly can progress into chronic migraines.  Researchers are discovering that migraines beget migraines, the more you have the more you will tend to get.

According to a study published in the medical journal, Cephalalgia:

• » On average, a menstrual migraine lasted 23.4 hours vs 16.1 hours for non-menstrual migraines.
• » Menstrual migraines cause more disability and inability to function in daily tasks than non-menstrual migraines
• » Medications to treat the pain of migraines were 50% less effective when used to treat menstrual migraines.
• » Even when the pain medication did work, the risk of the menstrual migraine reoccurring was much more likely.

The authors of the study concluded by saying – “Menstrual migraines may require a treatment approach different from that of non-menstrual migraines.”

Other literature indicates only 13.5% of sufferers are pain-free after 2 hours compared to 32.9% of non-menstrual migraine attacks.  This indicates that 86.5% of menstrual migraine sufferers and 67.1% of non-menstrual migraine sufferers do not achieve complete relief from debilitating migraine pain after 2 hours.

The “Terrible Twosome” of Hormonal Fluctuations and Insulin Resistance Can Wreak Havoc on a Woman’s Over-All Health and Cause Symptoms of PMS, PCOS and Menstrual Migraines

Insulin resistance:  The body’s inability to respond well to insulin, which controls blood sugar levels and can lead to Type II diabetes, abdominal weight gain and migraines.

High insulin levels due to insulin resistance increase the production of the male hormone, testosterone. High testosterone levels cause symptoms such as body hair growth, acne, irregular periods and weight gain (all of these are PCOS symptoms).

There is a Direct Relationship between Hormones and Migraines

Headaches in women, particularly migraines, have been related to changes in the levels of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone before, during and after a woman’s menstrual cycle. Estrogen, progesterone and even testosterone levels can fluctuate significantly a few days before and after menstruation leading to migraines and causing symptoms of PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome) and PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) such as:

PMS Symptoms:

• » Menstrual migraines
• » Anxiety
• » Overeating
• » Breast Swelling
• » Weight Gain
• » Bloating
• » Irritability & Mood Swings|
• » Abdominal and Pelvic Cramps
• » Fatigue
• » Headaches
• » Changes in Libido
• » Depression
• » Insomnia
• » Acne
• » Hives

PCOS Symptoms:

• » Hair loss: similar to male pattern baldness
• » Obesity and inability to lose weight
• » Acne

MigreLief+M and Menstrual Migraine Control 

The ingredients in MigreLief+M have been shown to not only balance the hormonal fluctuations, and that lead to menstrual migraines, but  to also significantly decrease PMS (pre-menstrual  and PCOS symptoms.

Ingredients: 

Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2, 400 mg/day)*

Puracol Feverfew (100 mg/day)*

Magnesium (citrate/oxide, 360mg/day)*

Chasteberry extract (175 mg/day)

L-Theanine (100 mg/day)

D-Biotin (15 mg/day)

Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (vitamin B-6, 100 mg/day)

Chromium Picolinate

*Triple Therapy Ingredients are listed in the American Academy of Neurology’s Guidelines for Migraine Prevention (Detailed Ingredients Description)

MENOPAUSE & MIGRAINES

Migraine headaches can severely affect women undergoing the changes of menopause.  Statistics indicate that migraines in women tend to increase during the approach to menopause and during menopause; however, they tend to decrease or go away after menopause.

Some women who have never had migraines develop them as they enter the period before (pre and peri-menopause) and during menopause.

MigreLief Making a Difference

Until MigreLief+M, no one medicine was available to manage both hormonal and blood sugar fluctuation, migraines and other symptoms associated with a woman’s hormones or menstrual cycle. Try MigreLief for Migraine Relief.

To the Best of Health,

Curt Hendrix, M.S., C.C.N., C.N.S.

Remember When a Billion Dollars Used to Be a Lot of Money?  Well It’s Not Enough for the Pharmceutical Companies. Migraine Drug Sales are Expected to Almost Double Over the Next 8 Years.  One Must Ask Oneself Why?

One of the world’s leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, Decision Resources, recently reported that the market for migraine therapies will increase tremendously in the next 8 years.  If all of these pharmaceutical drugs advertise how effectively they put an end to migraine pain, then why are their sales projected to almost double over the next 8 years, going from 3.3 billion to 5.8 billion by 2021.

The population is not expected to come close to doubling in this time period, so does this mean that there will be twice as many people who have migraines? Could this mean that these drugs are actually causing more migraines in the people who use them? The answer is YES!

The concept of “MOH” (medication-overuse-headaches) is well-known and written about by dozens of neurologists and headache/migraine experts in published medical journals. It basically states that using both prescription and over-the-counter drugs too often to treat migraine pain actually results in an increased number of new migraines. These additional new migraines caused by over use of these drugs are also referred to as rebound headaches.

A recent article which reported this projected increase in migraine drug sales also stated that “the largest unmet need for migraine sufferers was in the use of prophylactic options (products that prevent the migraines from occurring rather than just taking something to try to reduce the pain after a migraine has already started).

The article went on to state that no new prophylactic options are projected to be available before 2021. Fortunately, one of the best, safest, effective, non-drug options to maintaining the normal cerebrovascular function that you have on your migraine-free days, is available right now at CVS stores throughout the U.S. as wells as on CVS.com and MigreLief.com

IF YOU SUFFER CHRONIC MIGRAINES – MIGRELIEF WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

Curt Hendrix, M.S., C.C.N., C.N.S.

As the end of the year approaches and employees enrolled in Section 125 FLEX PAY PLANS calculate the dollars left in their flexible spending account due to the “Use it or lose it” policy,  it is a good time to remember that MigreLief is considered an OTC (over the counter) item that qualifies for reimbursement under your flex-pay plan.

Pursuant to Revenue Ruling 2003-102, over-the-counter drugs that are used to alleviate or treat personal injuries or sickness are now reimbursable through health care flexible spending accounts. Employees’ flex pay pretax contributions are not subject to federal, state, or social security taxes.

Per the IRS  – Eligible expenses include, “Dietary supplements or herbal medicines to treat medical conditions in narrow circumstances.”

MigreLief qualifies however, as of 2011 qualifying OTC items require a note from your doctor.

Many MigreLief users have been prescribed MigreLief by a neurologist, general practioner or other healthcare professional for medical purposes. If you use MigreLief for managing your migraines, approach your healthcare practioner for a prescription to be placed on file with your flex-pay plan administrator so you can purchase it monthly with your pretax dollars.

Studies have shown that employees on average lose approximately $100 annually in forfeited balances within their employee health care flex spending accounts because any money remaining in your flexible spending account on Dec 31 disappears and is retained by your employer.

If you have money in your flex-pay account at year end, stock up on MigreLIef or other items from the list below to avoid losing those dollars.

Many other OTC items you may not have considered also qualify for reimbursement with a note from your doctor.  The following is a list of common non-prescription over-the-counter items the IRS has determined to be primarily for medical care and eligible for reimbursement, and dual purpose items that are reimbursable with a physician’s statement.

Note:  This list does not include all reimbursable items but is the best guidance provided by the Internal Revenue Service to date.

ELIGIBLE EXPENSES

Allergy medicine

Antacids

Bactine

Band-Aids/bandages

Anti-diarrhea medicine

Bug-bite medication

Calamine lotion

Carpal-tunnel wrist supports

Cold medicines

Reading glasses

Cold/hot packs for injuries

Condoms

Contact lens cleaning solution

Cough drops

Spermicidal foam

Diaper rash ointments

First aid cream/First aid kits

Hemorrhoid medication

Incontinence supplies

Laxatives

Liquid adhesive for small cuts

Menstrual cycle products for pain/cramps

Motion sickness pills

Muscle or joint pain products

Nasal sinus sprays/strips

Nicotine gum/patches for stop-smoking

Pain relievers

Pedialyte for ill child dehydration

Pregnancy test kits

Rubbing alcohol

Sinus medications

Sleeping aids to treat insomnia

Sunburn ointments or creams

Thermometers (ear or mouth)

Throat lozenges

Visine and other eye products

Wart remover treatments

Dual purposes OTC items

The following list of dual-purpose over-the-counter items can be reimbursed if used for medical purposes. They must be accompanied by a medical practitioner’s note stating the item is to treat a specific medical condition and not a cosmetic procedure.

Acne treatment (Retin A) only to treat a specific medical condition such as acne vulgaris

Dietary supplements or herbal medicines to treat medical conditions in narrow circumstances

Fiber supplements under narrow circumstances

Glucosamine/chondrotin for arthritis or other medical conditions

Orthopedic shoes and inserts (only the cost difference between orthopedic and nonorthopedic shoes will be reimbursed)

Hormone therapy and treatment for menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats

Pills for lactose intolerance

Prenatal vitamins

St. John’s Wort for depression

Sunscreen

Weight-loss drugs to treat a specific disease including obesity

Medical expenses eligible for reimbursement under a Section 125 cafeteria plan

Acupuncture

Adoption related medical costs

Air conditioner filters for allergy relief

Alcoholism treatment

Ambulance services

Attendant for blind or deaf student

Autoette

Birth control pills

Blind persons accessories (seeing eye dog, Braille training, special schooling)

Capital expenditures (home modifications for handicapped)

Car modifications for handicapped

Childbirth prep classes (mother only)

Chiropractors

Christian Science treatment

Contact lenses (including replacement insurance)

Cosmetic Surgery (non-elective only)

Crutches

Deaf persons accessories (hearing aids, special schooling)

Dental fees

Dentures

Diagnostic fees

Doctors’ fees

Domestic aid (in home nurse)

Drug addiction treatment

Dyslexia language training

Electrolysis (medical reasons only)

Elevator for cardiac conditions

Eye exams and glasses

Fertility enhancement

Fluoride device

Guide animals

Hair transplant (surgical and medical reasons)

Hearing aids

HMO’s

Hospital care (in-patient)

Indian medicine man

Insulin

Insurance premiums (medical post-tax only)

Iron lung

Lab fees

Laetrile (legal use)

Laser eye surgery

Lead paint removal

Learning disability (doctor recommended special schooling fees)

Legal expenses related to medical condition

Lifetime medical care prepaid-retirement home

Limbs (artificial)

Lodging (for medical care away from home)

Long Term Care Services (qualified medical only)

Meals (medical care away from home)

Medical conferences (relating to illness)

Nursing home (medical reasons)

Nursing services (home care)

Operation (legal, including abortion)

Organ Donor

Orthodontia

Orthopedic shoes

Osteopaths

Oxygen equipment

Prescription Drugs -

Psychiatric care

Psychotherapists

Sexual dysfunction treatment

Sterilization

Stop Smoking Programs (and related stop smoking prescription drugs only)

Swimming pool (for polio or arthritis treatment)

Telephone equipment (for hearing impaired)

Television close caption prescribed by doctor

Vasectomy

Weight loss programs (doctor prescribed for medical reasons)

Wheelchair

Wigs (alleviation of physical or mental discomfort)

X-rays

If you have not opted in to your firm’s flex-pay plan, you may want to consider it during the next enrollment period.  Many other items you use regularly may be covered and it is a good way to cut taxes.

Though some flex pay plans offer an explicit choice of cash or benefits, most today are operated through a “salary redirection agreement”, which is a payroll deduction in all but name. Deductions under such agreements are often called pre-tax deductions because salary redirection contributions are not actually or constructively received by the participant. Therefore, those contributions are not generally considered wages for federal income tax purposes,  nor are they usually subject to Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax (FICA)  and Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA).

So remember to save your receipt the next time you purchase MigreLief and submit it along with a note from your doctor for reimbursement.

~ The MigreLief Team

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We receive correspondence on a daily basis from migraine sufferers asking about their migraines and whether or not MigreLief will work for them.

Many things can happen physiologically that can contribute to migraines occurring.

Platelets in your blood can clump together (aggregate) more than they should and this causes a neurotransmitter called serotonin to over release in the area the clumping occurs. Unfortunately, serotonin can cause blood vessels around the scalp and brain to constrict too much. When this happens, in migraineurs the body’s attempt to open the “constricted” blood vessel can result in the blood vessel over-dilating (opening too much).  When this happens, these blood vessels can irritate nerves and contribute to the excruciating pain associated with migraines.

Blood vessels, when all it not right with them, can also spasm.  This spasming can also contribute to pain and improper cerebrovascular function (function of the blood vessels serving the brain). Migraineurs are very susceptible to this.

Migraineurs (unlike non-migraineurs) have been shown to have very low energy reserves in the energy producing mitochondria of their brain cells prior to getting a migraine. This energy deficiency may make migraine sufferers more susceptible to migraines than people who have normal mitochondrial energy reserves.

When chronic migraine sufferers get these factors under control:

• 1- Maintain normal platelet aggregation
• 2- Reduce or eliminate vasospasms
• 3- Maintain normal mitochondrial energy reserves

The beneficial results can be life altering.  This is why MigreLief has been recommended by leading headache specialists and top headache clinics:

If you know someone over the age of two still struggling with debilitating migraines, tell them about MigreLief…and you will change their life.

Below are just a few of the hundreds of heart warming stories and letters of gratitude we receive each year from migraineurs after regaining quality of life with MigreLief:

~ My son has suffered from migraines since the age of 7. His migraines have always been complicated causing him to vomit, have light and noise sensitivity, and be in a dark room until the pain is manageable. His Dr. Neurologist is affiliated with Swedish hospital in Seattle and asked if we would like to add MIGRELIEF as an additional treatment to the daily preventive medication. Our son takes one MigreLief tablet daily and has been able to discontinue the weekly acupuncture and chiropractic therapies giving him his life back. We are ecstatic. He is able to stay over with friends, play baseball, basketball, and skateboard again.- Heidi

~ I am a nurse practitioner and have had migraine headaches with uncontrollable vomiting since my teenage years. They have gotten progressively worse as I have gotten older. I have had head CT scans, MRIs, MRAs, been to neurologists, and made numerous emergency room visits for injections of narcotics and antiemetics. I have tried several drugs with horrible side effects. Several preventative medications have had severe side effects as well. I found your MIGRELIEF. It has made a great difference in my life, and I appreciate your product tremendously. I have recommended it to my patients also.— Lynn R.

~ MigreLief was recommended to me by my neurologist, Dr. Laszlo Mechtler. His entire staff stands by it. When I told him I was only taking magnesium supplements, he said it wasn’t enough, he said the combination in Migrelief was the best he’s found. Thank you! Heather W.

~ I have suffered with migraines for over 20 years. In the last year I was getting them almost every day. I was on Topamax which made me feel like my brain was dying. I did some of my own research and that’s when I started on Magnesium and Feverfew. I then got the book about migraines and they told me to add B2. I came across MigRelief and Wow. I might have 3 headaches a month, no longer everyday.

~ Before my wife discovered your product I was taking her to the emergency hospital 4-5 times a week for her migraine headaches. The hospital would end up giving her 2 shots of Demerol for the pain. Since she has been taking your product she hasn’t had any more headaches! She has been taking MigreLief for 6 or 7 years now. Thank you for a wonderful product.— Bruce B.

~ Prior to starting MigreLief well over 3 yrs. ago, I would get migraines up to 6 times a month and had since age 14. That was 50 years of suffering. When I began taking MigreLief my migraines reduced to only 1-2 a month and I had changed nothing else. My migraines did not lessen during pregnancies, menopause or during hormone replacement therapy. They come when things seem fine and don’t come when stressed or ill. I think of all those years when no one could figure out why I was getting migraines, (other than my father had hem his whole life) and it turns out I surely was deficient in magnesium and likely in vitamin B. I cannot drive a car or go to work when I have a migraine. I have recommended MigreLief in the past and will continue to do so in the future. I have shown people the empty bottle to help them recognize and locate this product. And what I like is that there is no foul odor from the tablets, they are tasteless and they don’t repeat on me like many vitamins do.

~ As a migraine sufferer for over 30 years, my neurologist recommended Migrelief. After I tried it, I went from 15-20 migraines a year, to 2 or 3 a year. I buy a 3 months supply and when I get near the end of the last bottle, I reorder. I could never be without them again. Anyone who has ever suffered with migraine headaches, knows that the pain is torture. I am so grateful that I found “Migrelief”

~ I have had migraines since I was 16 years old. My Headache Specialist, Dr. Ready (the best) recommended your product about a year ago, and it has been a God send! MigreLief has reduced my headaches by at least half. When I don’t take it– like if I run out, I am MISERABLE (like right now). I have tried taking the vitamins separately– doesn’t work. MigreLief is the way to go. I still take a couple of scrips, but in 20 years I have never had the success that I am having now with your product!

Each story we receive and every letter of heartfelt gratitude reinforces our mission to help migraine sufferers in all corners of the world regain quality of life.  If you are a chronic migraine sufferer, consider MigreLief as a safe nutritional option to side-effect prone medications and a life time of suffering.

If you were searching for the world’s most effective nutritonal migriane supplement, guaranteed to change your life… you have found it, MigreLief.

With our new launch into CVS Pharmacy stores nationwide, we have decided to also use “MIG123.com, an easy to remember, easy to type website destination url.

It is hard enough for migraine sufferers with excruciating head pain to type out ”Migraine”  while online,  much less “MigreLief.”     Many people searching for information on migriane headaches, get as far as “Migra” and then stop, hoping Google will fill in the blank.  For MigreLief, it’s “Mig…”

According to Google, there are many misspellings for MigreLief, nevertheless this  has not kept migraine sufferers from finding www.MigreLief.com the official website of AKESO HEALTH SCIENCE’S #1 non-prescription supplement for chronic migraine sufferers.

Here are just a few mispellings (according to Google:)

• MigraLief
• MigreLeif
• Migra Lief
• MigraLeaf
• Mig Relief
• MigraLeif
• MigraRelief
• MigReleif
• Migraleif
• Migrilief
• Migre Lief
• Migra Life
• MigreLeaf
• Migrailief
• MigreLif
• MigraLif
• Migrarelif
• Mig-relief
• Migrelieve

No matter how you spell it, you are likely to end up at Migrelief.com when searching for for the best alternative to suffering a life time of migraine pain.

~ The MigreLief Team%