Migraine / Headaches

Definition: A severe throbbing headache that may or may not be accompanied by nausea, visual disturbances and other symptoms.

Typical Complaints: Severe throbbing pain on one or both sides of the head, nausea, flashing lights, tiredness, changes in mood, poor memory, alteration in one or all five senses, speech problems.

Candida relationship: When Candida becomes systemic (it buries through the gut wall and enters the blood stream) it leaves tiny holes in the gut wall which then allow product and fungus from the bowel into the blood stream. This is what doctors call gut disbiosis. This sets our body’s alarm bells ringing as product from the bowel has entered the sterile environment of the blood stream and the risk of contamination becomes the primary focus. In addition to this emergency, the holes also allow tiny food particles from the intestines to pass into the blood which we know can produce food sensitivities or intolerances, which in turn provoke an inflammatory response in the body. It is this response which we believe can be responsible for Migraine headaches.

Healing: Aswell as following a Candida program you should undertake a food intolerance test. You could be intolerant to one or several types of food. The most common are wheat and dairy, but it could be virtually anything. Eliminate any foods which appear in your test, plus yeast, sugar, garlic, and mushrooms for eight weeks. In conjunction with your elimination program we heal the gut wall to ensure its integrity and thus stop the transition of product from the bowel into the blood stream and thus the Migraine headaches cease to be a problem.

Step 1: Candida Treatment Program

Step 2: Food Intolerance Test

Step 3: Migraine Programme:

Migraine Formula can be used alongside the Candida program. This herbal blend contains Feverfew which is a known herb for controlling migraine attacks, Devils Claw as a natural anti-inflammatory, Black Cohosh and White Willow for pain and spasm, Passiflora to help calm the nervous system and Mistletoe.

Magnesium is responsible for helping muscles to relax, and is lost through stress.