I see a lot of patients, women mostly, with migraine headaches.

Traditional Chinese Medicine is very effective for treating migraine headaches, which by and large, have some roots of imbalance in the functions governed by the Liver and Gallbladder and their respective regions of dominance in the body.

What does that mean? It means the Chinese mapped out a system of energy lines or “meridians” that symmetrically flow through the body, carrying vital energy from internal organs to various parts of the body. The Liver meridian, for example, goes through the reproductive organs, through the breasts, to the throat, up to the eyes and to the top of the head.

The Gallbladder meridian carries energy from the Liver meridian, back down the neck, over the shoulder and down the side of the body.

Migraine headaches, because they typically affect the vision, present around or behind the eyes (or back of the neck) immediately raise suspicions that the Liver energy is somehow blocked or congested, manifesting as a headache.

Acupuncture treatments can move the Liver and Gallbladder energy, helping to reduce or eliminate migraines, althogether.

If, on the other hand, you are not near and acupuncturist, and need to find some home remedy to defeat migraines, you may try this remedy, which comes from the article as it appeared in the New York Times.

This study found that migraine sufferers found relief by stirring 1/4 teaspoon of ground cayenne pepper into four ounces of warm water. Dip a cotton tipped ear cleaning swab (Q-tip) into this solution and apply it to the inside of you nostrils. Odd as it sounds, once the burning subsides, your migraine should be much better!

Give that a try.

P.S. And if you want to get your Liver in tip-top shape, I recommend protecting your liver enzymes with an eight week course of daily milk thistle capsules, in combination with one or two cups of warm water with a 1/4 fresh lemon juice squeezed right in. Your liver will love you for it.

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I have been out raking leaves, putting away the garden and otherwise wrapping things up outside for our rapidly encroaching winter.

If you are like me, you “over-do” it a little here and there, lifting a little more than you should, maybe thinking that you are about ten years younger than you are at any given time?!

The result?

Sore muscles, muscle pain, back pain and aches in places you’d forgotten you owned.

Here’s what you can do about it.

Hot pepper extract is known to block pain signals in the body by interrupting a nerve’s ability to either fully conduct or fully receive the pain signals your nervous system is trying to relay to your brain.

This good news for you, because you perceive fewer pain signals and your brain interpret that to mean you feel better, have fewer aches and aren’t so uncomfortable.

I recommend NatuRelieve Natural Pain Relieving Gel for all your muscle aches, strains, sprains, and sore muscles. It has hot pepper extracts, camphor, menthol and all kinds of botanical ingredients to help you feel better, fast. In fact, if you don’t think NatuRelieve works wonders for you, just return the jar for a full refund. No questions asked. Find out more about how NatuRelieve can help your sore muscles feel better, fast.

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