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A migraine headache is a form of vascular (blood vessels) headache. Migraine headache is caused by a combination of vasodilatation (enlargement of blood vessels) and the release of chemicals from nerve fibers that coil around the blood vessels. During a migraine attack, the temporal artery enlarges. (The temporal artery is an artery that lies on the outside of the skull just under the skin of the temple.) Enlargement of the temporal artery stretches the nerves that coil around the artery and causes the nerves to release chemicals. The chemicals cause inflammation, pain, and further enlargement of the artery. The increasing enlargement of the artery magnifies the pain. The above results in periodic attacks of headaches on one or both sides of the head. These may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, increased sensitivity of the eyes to light (photophobia) with visual disturbance and flashes (aura), increased sensitivity to sound (phonophobia), dizziness, blurred vision, cognitive disturbances, and other symptoms. Some migraines have these symptoms but do not include headache, and migraines may or may not be preceded by an aura.

The difference between a migraine headache and a tension headache is that while a tension headache involves the muscles and fascia of the scalp and neck tightening and causing pain, a migraine involves a large chemical change that affects the entire body. Blood vessels in the brain become wider, serotonin is lowered, and nerves misfire – causing severe pain – along with a host of other symptoms like those mentioned above that usually do not occur in non-migraine headaches.

MigreLief (formerly Migre Health and MigreLieve) is nutritional, non-drug, dietary supplement that has been used by hundreds of thousands of migraine sufferers and recommended by top headache doctors for more than a decade.

MigreLief is the first dietary supplement that assists in the nutritional status of migraine sufferers. Research shows that migraine frequency and duration can be related to nutritional status, among other factors. MigreLief provides a new, “Triple Therapy™” approach.

MigreLief combines 3 dietary ingredients, each of which has been shown to be strongly associated with dietary issues linked to migraine sufferers. With MigreLief, you are more likely to get a dietary supplement that can help you take control of your migraine nutritional status.

Riboflavin is involved in energy production in every cell, and studies suggest it can have a dramatic benefit. A deficiency of cellular energy has been observed in some persons with migraines, and Riboflavin can help correct that deficiency.

Feverfew has been safely used for centuries in Europe by migraine sufferers. Puracol Feverfew is a proprietary combination of a specific Feverfew extract PLUS a whole leaf feverfew.  This combination assures a broad range of  the phytochemicals found in the plant.

There have been a number of independent, double blind clinical studies done on magnesium, riboflavin and feverfew. In addition, prominent physician experts have had hands-on experience with MigreLief with hundreds of patients. More information on MigreLief can be found in a Time Warner book entitled “What Your Dr. May Not Tell You About Migraines” by Dr. Alexander Mauksop M.D. & Barry Fox, PhD.

Potential side effects though rare can be: 1 – An individual being allergic to any of the ingredients in MigreLief. If you are allergic to any of the ingredients, cease taking the product. 2 – Some individuals may experience transient diarrhea when ingesting magnesium. 3 – Some individuals can experience gastro-intestinal upset when taking dietary supplements. 4 – Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2) can cause urine to become bright yellow. This is normal and harmless. 5 – Though rare, some people can feel achy, tired and experience a headache if they abruptly stop taking feverfew. It is recommended that you stop gradually cutting the dose from one daily to once every other day for a week and then stop.

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