MIGRAINE

• A migraine is type of headache.

• It may occur with symptoms such as

  • nausea

  • vomiting

  • or sensitivity to light

  In many  people,

  • throbbing pain is felt only on only one side of the head.

• Some people who get migraines have warning symptoms, called an aura,

  • before the actual headache begins.

  • An aura is a group of symptoms, including

    • vision change.

  An aura is a warning sign that a bad headache is coming .

• A migraine headache is result of abnormal brain activity.

• This may be triggered by many things.

• Migraine headache usually tend to appear between age of 10 to 45 and sometimes late in life.

• It is seen more in women are then in men.

• Most common food that triggers migraine headaches.

  • chocolate

  • dairy foods

  • baked goods

  • food with monosodium glutamate (MSG)

  • Food with tryamine, which includes

    • aged cheese

    • smoked fish

    • red wine

    • chicken livers

    • figs and

    • certain beans

  • Fruits

    • banana

    • avocado

    • citrus fruits

  • meat containing nitrates

    • hot dogs

    • salami

    • bacon

    • cured meats

  • onions

  • Processed,  fermented, pickled, or marinated foods

  • Peanuts, nuts and other seeds

• The headache usually

• A typical migraine headache is usually

  • unilateral and

  • pulsating in nature.

• Starts as a dull ache and

  • gets worse within minutes to hours.

• Are

  • throbbing

  • pounding or

  • pulsating.

• Are worse on

  • one side of the head with

  • pain behind the eye or

  • in the back of the head and neck.

• Last for 6 to 48 hours.

• nausea

• vomiting

• Increased sensitivity to light.

• Increased sensitivity to sound.

Yoga Therapy

  Asana 

• Suryanamaskara

• Shvasana

  Pranayama: 

• Ujjayi

• Anuloma-Viloma

  Meditation 

• Om Mantra chanting

Diet and Lifestyle

  DO'S:  

• light diet

• rest

• relaxation

  DONTS: 

• Spicy food

• heavy

• cold

• oily foods

• avoid exposure to wind and sunlight.