Don’t forget – there’s still time to enter the giveaway and receive a free box of LipiGesic® M from our friends at PuraMed BioScience®!
While you’re waiting to see if you’ve won, check out this video about a trial that was done using LipiGesic M. The doctor explaining the procedure is Dr. Roger Cady Co-Founder and CEO of the Headache Care Center in Springfield, Missouri.
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There is still time to enter the giveaway to win a free 8 count box of migraine-fighter LipiGesic® M!
LipiGesic M is a treatment for migraine which uses two well-researched supplements – ginger and feverfew. But why these two?
Well, for one thing there is almost no incident of adverse effects with these two treatments. That already gives them an advantage over many drug treatments.
However, there are some very specific ways in which these two fight migraine symptoms.
Feverfew is one of the best-recognized herbs used for migraine treatment. Feverfew is actually a member of the daisy family. It was long used for treatment of migraine before modern science began to confirm that it really does work.
Feverfew has been used both as a preventative for migraine and an abortive (as in LipiGesic M). For some migraineurs, it not only reduces pain but also other migraine symptoms, such as sensitivity to light or noise and even nausea.
Even more good news: Feverfew is an anti-inflammatory, may stop spasms in the blood vessels, and one study (Monica Guzman, PhD, of the University of Rochester Medical School and research team, 2005) even suggested it may have leukemia-fighting properties!
No wonder feverfew has helped so many migraineurs!
Over the last few years there has been an increased interest in ginger specifically as a nausea-fighter. Some researchers have suggested that it be taken after some surgeries and during cancer treatments. It’s also been used for motion sickness, and morning sickness during pregnancy.
But not only can ginger stop the nausea of migraine, it can have a part in killing the pain. Ginger also has anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties, and is often taken for muscle pain and migraine pain.
So what are you waiting for?
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We’ve talked more than once about the complexities of using Botox for the treatment of chronic migraine disease. Whether or not Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) will be helpful seems to depend on many factors – how experienced is the doctor? Where is Botox being injected? How often? And, of course, even if everything else is equal, every patient is still very different.
(Also see Botox for Migraine – how does it actually work?)
Neurologist Dr. Stuart B. Black, member of the International Headache Society and founding member and director of the Dallas Headache Clinic, recently wrote about Botox. His article reminds us how much things have changed and how far we have to go.
Here are some of the challenges that he mentions (with some addition thoughts of my own):
Dr. Black also mentioned the changes that are being made in which injection sites should be used. I would add that this is still a huge issue for Botox. Although we continue to change how injections are done, based (hopefully) on the best evidence, we still know very little about how different types of migraine and different people may react to different injection sites. The time and cost involved in such research is staggering. But it leaves a lot of questions about how well Botox will work for you.
Read Dr. Black’s full article from Clinical Neurology: Weighing Botox’s Migraine Benefits Against Costs
I have some great news! The good folks at PuraMed BioScience® – makers of LipiGesic® M – are sponsoring a giveaway for all our guests from the United States!
(Before the rest of you get too grumpy, remember there is currently a worldwide giveaway taking place – just share a recipe here!)
What is LipiGesic M? Well, we have talked about it before, but it’s been awhile, so let’s review.
LipiGesic M is an over-the-counter migraine fighter containing feverfew and ginger. These two ingredients are well known by researchers as treatments for migraine and migraine symptoms. But LipiGesic M is different in a number of ways.
For one thing, we know that when it comes to migraine treatment, the whole is more than the sum of its parts. That’s why it’s often helpful to take two ingredients together in a specific ratio, such as ginger and feverfew.
Also, LipiGesic M is sublingual, which allows it to get into your system faster and easier than some other methods might. Just squeeze one sachet under your tongue as early in the attack as possible, let it absorb for 60 seconds, then swallow. Five minutes later, squeeze another one under your tongue and hold it for another 60 seconds. (Makers of LipiGesic M suggest that, for maximum absorption, you not eat or drink anything for 15 minutes.)
We’ll talk more about the two natural ingredients, feverfew and ginger, later. But first, a little about the contest.
The makers of LipiGesic M have generously offered to send their migraine-fighting product to 10 winners! Each winner will receive an 8-count box of LipiGesic M, typically enough to treat four headaches. Simply enter following the instructions below. You will have the opportunity to give yourself more than one chance to win.
The contest will be open to all US residents for two weeks – closing on the 22nd of October.
Before you enter, check out this testimonial from one person who has been helped by LipiGesic M.
The IceOtherm is a product for treating pain from Saringer Life Science Technologies Inc in Canada. It is a non-drug, non-evasive treatment for various types of pain including joint pain and headache.
This is basically a very high tech hot/cold treatment – in other words, it’s much more than a glorified ice pack.
One thing that makes IceOtherm unique is that it actually uses heat and cold at the same time. The result is that pain messages to the brain are effectively scrambled.
Although the product hasn’t been heavily marketed toward headache sufferers, I think that this type of product holds a lot of promise. Not only does it have the potential to block certain types of headache pain, it could also block headache triggers.
For example, many people have related face/jaw pain. You can go to a doctor or dentist and get similar treatments. There are non-invasive treatments like this, but there’s also surgery and even Botox treatments that attempt to cut down pain in the face and neck.
This treatment may do some similar things, but you can use the treatment right away, whenever you need it.
Though it’s not a cheap device, if it can replace some of the treatments you’re already getting at the doctor, and maybe even do a better job, it would be worth the investment.
Watch the video for more. The product can be purchased online at the IceOtherm website.