Clear your mind of migraines. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may help you manage migraine headaches:

What You Need To Know:

• Find your migraine triggers
A specialist can help you learn if your diet, environment, or lifestyle helps trigger your migraines

• Try magnesium
Taking 200 mg of this mineral in a well-absorbed supplement two or three times a day may help you have fewer migraines

• Check out feverfew
Take a standardized herbal extract providing 250 mcg of parthenolide a day to help reduce the frequency, severity, and length of migraine attacks

• Consider seeing a chiropractor
A qualified practitioner may be able to correct spinal problems that may cause some migraines

• Try acupuncture
See a qualified practitioner for help with stopping a migraine in its early stages or preventing future attacks

These recommendations are not comprehensive and are not intended to replace the advice of your doctor or pharmacist. Continue reading the full migraine headache article for more in-depth, fully-referenced information on medicines, vitamins, herbs, and dietary and lifestyle changes that may be helpful.

 

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