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Migraine headaches have very specific symptoms. Migraines are also called vascular headaches, because they are believed to be caused by changes in the flow of blood in the vessels of the head.

Symptoms of a migraine include throbbing pain on one or both sides of the head and sensitivity to light or noise. Because migraines may also cause nausea or vomiting, they are sometimes called "sick" headaches.

Although the headache comes on quite suddenly, it is sometimes preceded by visual disturbances, such as zigzagged lines, called an aura. Dizziness and numbness on one side of the body may also precede a migraine. The headaches last from a few hours to a few days, and recur from several times a week to once every few years.

Migraines are more common in women. The headaches may begin during childhood, but most begin during the teens and early twenties.

Prevention

Keep a diary of your headache symptoms. Once you know what events, foods, medications, or activities bring on a headache, you may be able to prevent or limit their recurrence.

Migraine headaches are often caused by unstable blood sugars, gall bladder dysfunction, misalignment and hormones. Avoid bad fat (animal fat) increase good fat. I recommend, before spending a lot of money, that you consider some natural products. Use a product called E-7 (Seven Essentials), to equalize blood sugar. A natural product called Cleanzyme should be used to clean the system of toxins and fortify the gallbladder. Everlasting, a product for joint pain that has helped many lower their blood pressure. Pain may be eased due to the products tendency to lubricate the blood and ease the resistance as the blood flows through restricted veins and arteries. This is also the way the product may lower blood pressure.

Migraine headaches have very specific symptoms. Migraines are also called vascular headaches, because they are believed to be caused by changes in the flow of blood in the vessels of the head.

Symptoms of a migraine include throbbing pain on one or both sides of the head and sensitivity to light or noise. Because migraines may also cause nausea or vomiting, they are sometimes called "sick" headaches. Some women find that their headaches improve if they stop taking birth control pills. Experiment with a nonhormonal form of birth control.

Home Treatment

• Lie down in a darkened room at the first sign of a migraine. Relax the entire body, starting with the forehead and eyes and working down to the toes.

• Many people find aspirin, acetaminophen, or ibuprofen helps relieve a migraine. Be careful with Vioxx and Aleve. They can cause heart attack and stroke.

• If a doctor has prescribed medication for your migraines, take the recommended dose at the first sign that a migraine is starting.

• If you use over-the-counter or prescription headache medications too often, they may actually make the headaches more frequent or severe. If this occurs, call your doctor for advice.

• Most migraine headaches will require professional diagnosis and treatment.

• If you suspect your headaches are migraines. Professional diagnosis and treatment can help decrease the impact of migraines on your life. Discuss relaxation and biofeedback techniques, which help many people prevent migraines.

• If you wish to use an alternative natural supplement, you may see and read about the supplements referred to above at the .com website healthier-harvest. Or, call 888-834-9811.

Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by the presence of an excess of glucose in the blood and urine. In juvenile diabetes, this condition prevails as a result of an insufficient production of insulin by the pancreas. In most cases of adult onset diabetes the amount of insulin produced is normal, but the body's ability to use it is not. Insulin is the hormone essential for converting carbohydrates (sugars and starches) into glucose, the body's most important fuel.

Although the basic cause of diabetes is still unknown, the condition can be controlled if treated correctly. The full name of the disease is diabetes mellitus, roughly translatable from the Greek and Latin as "a passing through of honey."

According to the American Diabetes Association, the number of people with diabetes is increasing, with approximately 14 million Americans being affected at this time. Of this number, 10 million are aware of having the disease and are under treatment; the other 4 million are unaware of their diabetic condition or are not being treated for it. Adult onset diabetes is the direct cause of at least 40,000 deaths a year and is considered to be the indirect cause of an additional 300,000 deaths because of cardiovascular and kidney complications. Thus, it can be considered the third highest cause of death in the United States.

Recently, there has been an alarming increase in diabetes among children. Children eat too many snack foods of sugar and starches. Also, children are growing in at a dangerous rate in obesity. Obesity is the stepping stone to diabetes.

Symptoms of the disease are easily recognized, and once the diagnosis has been confirmed, most people with diabetes, given the proper treatment, are able to live normal lives. The increased life expectancy of diabetics, particularly in the case of women over 30, is largely due to the discovery of insulin by two Canadian scientists in 1921-22. This hormone, produced by the pancreas, regulates the body's use of sugar by metabolizing glucose and turning it into energy or into glycogen for storage for future use. An insufficiency of insulin or other abnormalities not fully understood results in the diabetic's inability to metabolize or store glucose, thus leading to its accumulation in the bloodstream in amounts large enough to spill over into the urine. This metabolic aberration causes the characteristic symptoms of diabetes: frequent urination due to the abnormal amount of urine produced to accommodate the excess glucose that the kidneys filter out of the blood, chronic thirst, an excessive hunger. Dramatic weight loss occurs because, being unable to use glucose, the person with diabetes must use body fat and protein as a source of energy. In order to reach the proper balance of insulin production and glucose conversion, which is constantly being regulated by the normal body, each diabetic must be individually stabilized through a controlled regimen of medication, diet, and energy output.

In addition to the previously mentioned symptoms, other symptoms that indicate the possibility of diabetes are drowsiness and fatigue; changes in vision; repeated infections of the kidneys, gums, or skin; intense itching without a known cause; and cramps in the extremities. Any woman with symptoms suggesting diabetes should have a urine and blood sugar test. There is also a simple laboratory procedure, the glucose tolerance test, that can identify pre-diabetics, thus alerting the doctor and patient to the possible onset of the disease.

Blood sugar levels are often controlled by the ingestion of a natural food product called Risotriene (Life Solubles) which is the primary ingredient in E-7 (Seven Essentials). E-7 is a complete nutritional supplement that includes all major vitamins and minerals and is conducive to the restoration of health throughout the entire body.

When medication is essential to maintain normal blood sugar levels, the amount of insulin needed is determined initially by the level of glucose in the blood. Thereafter it usually can be determined by the level of glucose in the urine, which is tested regularly by the patient. Variations in the results of the urine tests are the guide to necessary adjustments in diet, medication, and exercise. The use of oral drugs that stimulate the pancreas to produce its own insulin may be recommended with or without an insulin supplement. This procedure requires constant monitoring by the physician.

For more information about natural supplements, specifically E7 (Seven Essentials), that may control glucose levels and diabetes, go to the .com site of healthier-harvest and see and read about this product

Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in their newsletters worth noting... This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer, especially breast cancer. Don't freeze your plastic water bottles with water as this also releases dioxins in the plastic.

Dr. Edward Fujimoto from Castle hospital was on a TV program explaining this health hazard. (He is the manager of the Wellness Program at the hospital.)

He was talking about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers.

This applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat and plastics releases dioxins into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body.

Dioxins are carcinogens and highly toxic to the cells of our bodies. Instead, he recommends using glass, Corning Ware, or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, without the dioxins.

So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware or ceramic containers. To add to this, Saran wrap placed over foods as they are nuked with the high heat, actually drips poisonous toxins into the food, use paper towels.

Pass this on to your family and friends and those that are important in your life.

Children's headaches rarely indicate a serious problem. They are more frequent in children whose parents often discuss their own headaches. Children tend to imitate their parents, so it is wise to mention headaches as infrequently as possible.
Emotional tension is the most common cause of headache in children. Often, a parent can discover the cause of stress and help relieve it. Many times, just talking about a problem may help a child. Some children try to do too much, or are pushed by family or school to do too much. Even fun activities can be overdone and cause fatigue and headaches. Encourage your children to talk openly about problems and stress at school. Tension headaches (see page 129) are common in teens, and are generally caused by emotional stress related to school, sports, or relationships. Hunger can also cause headaches
in children. A daily breakfast and a nutritious after-school snack may prevent them. Eyestrain may also cause headaches. Headache is also common with viral illnesses that cause fever, such as colds.
Home Treatment
• Talk to your child. Try to discover the source of the headache and deal with it. Let the child know you care. Tension headaches are sometimes "attention" headaches.
• Play quietly with the child, or read stories together.
• If the headache is still present, have the child lie down in a darkened room with a cool cloth on the forehead.
• With quiet time and extra attention, most tension headaches in children can be managed without pain relievers. If non-drug treatments do not relieve the pain, try acetaminophen. See page 300 for the proper dosage. Avoid creating the pattern of using a pill for every pain. Do not give aspirin to children.

Obesity in the workplace costs money and lots of it. Obesity in the home costs a lot of money, too. Obesity causes early death, heart disease, diabetes and about any other bad thing you can think of.

We don't exercise. We set at a computer or behind the wheel of a car. As addicts, we ingest fast calorie food of oversized portions 6 to 8 times a day. We constantly swig on a sugar laden soft drink in a container that requires it be held by two hands.

One reason we eat so much and so often may be because our food suppliers never let the land rest. They continue to bleed the soil and send us food with less and less nutrients. Consequently, people become overweight trying to eat enough to satisfy their hunger.

Crop rotation is one way for the land to restore itself. Even the Bible mentions resting the land for 7 years and planting it every 7 years.

With current high priced land, our large food suppliers are probably not interested in that formula. The planting of legumes, alfalfa and any number of nutrient replacing crops could build up the nutritional value of food to the extent that the consumer might be more satisfied with smaller portions.

One bright spot is the news of Hoodia Gordinii, the African cactus plant that curbs the appetite by making the brain think it is not hungry. Many good results are coming from the weight loss products that contain this plant.

We have to do something. There are too many at risk. There are too many suffering because of obesity.