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The Economic Impact of Migraines

A recent study conducted by IM Consulting in Falls Church, VA, USA considers the burden of migraine in the US. There is a major economic impact made by migraines, and it affects everyone in the country on some level. Millions of Americans are migraine sufferers, usually during what should be the most productive period of their lives. This in turn has an impact on the value or quality of daily life, and works its way out to impact the workplace and economy as well(1).

Under-diagnosis and use of nonspecific medications keep migraine from being taken seriously as a chronic health condition, and employers as well as individuals pay the price. The average yearly cost of treatment for a migraine patient is $2,571 - and the employer has to carry not only some of that burden but take into account the lost productivity of the affected employee. The consequences for self employed individuals are even more severe(2).

Migraines disrupt not only the lives of the migraine sufferers, but the lives of the people around them; the employers, families, friends and many others. It has been suggested that migraines can be considered a never-ending and even possibly an evolving disease.

Consider the wasted time that the migraineur has to deal with—not only work time, but personal, too. Not only is their work efficiency shot—and this affects their relationships with their employer and their co-workers—but any downtime that they might have scheduled is also lost.

As the migraines continue to occur an unsympathetic employer may view the affected worker’s dependability in an extremely poor light. This affects their desire to keep the employee on, or even give a decent reference in good faith, knowing of the difficulty.

In the meantime, the sufferer fights an uphill battle just for diagnosis and treatment - which can be costly, and without insurance may be impossible to obtain. Even with the newer treatments available, many victims of migraines still are out of commission a large amount of the time.

Doctors and hospitals having to write off bad debts because of high unreachable costs is a prime example of why migraines, diagnosis, documentation, treatment and the ability to work can turn into a vicious circle. Finding reliable ways to diagnose, treat and control migraines of all types is the only way to help minimize their economic impact.

References:
1) Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Medscape 572401_5
2) Hazard E, Munakata J, Bigal ME, Rupnow MF, Lipton RB. PubMed 18671771.

Homeopathy for Specific Migraine Symptoms

Migraine sufferers can experience a wide array of symptoms associated with their headaches. Many of these are not addressed by conventional prescription medications, and some may even be made worse by ingesting the strong drugs commonly recommended for headache.

Homeopathy covers treatments for a much broader range than just pain, and delves to the very root of the cause aiming to eradicate the reason for the condition rather than masking the outward effects.

Many people with migraines report very distinct symptoms outside of the standard ones investigated by medical professionals. Nausea, dizziness and vomiting, sensitivity to light and sound and extreme pain are commonly associated with headaches, but other less common indicators that occur in conjunction with your specific migraine can point the way to more specific treatment.

Over the next few weeks I'll be including some symptoms that may respond best to specific homeopathy remedies.

The first of these is that if you usually experience chills when a migraine is starting, cannot seem to get warm, feel sick and experience pain that settles over one eye, silica may be the best choice of homeopathy for you.

But rather than taking a hit-and-miss approach yourself, consider the advantages of an on-line / telephone consultation with our qualified and registered homeopath. For more details, visit: http://www.natural-migraine-alternatives.com/homeopathy.html

Research provided by Grace Alexander

Acid/Alkaline Diet

My ebook mentions the importance of the acid-alkaline food diet, without going into extensive details. Here I just found a great site with an extensive acid-alkaline food chart, recipes and guide. The site explains how a high alkaline foods diet works and why eating alkaline foods is recommended.

If you don't know much about an alkaline diet, it is highly recommended for giving you a dramatic increase in energy levels along with restoring radiantly good health. It's well worth a try if you suffer from migraines.

If you haven't tried this yet, I highly recommend you do now. Download everything here:

PS. The recipes are delicious ;-)