Is Your Migraine in Your Face?

What I mean is… are migraines part of your genetic facial blueprint? Can you tell just by looking at people whether they are migraine sufferers?

I decided to find out and look up face readers and came across a video about a lady who can tell you your life’s purpose just by looking at your face.

She says that your blueprint is indeed written all over your face and if you knew how to decipher it, your face will reveal to you your life’s purpose. She also claims that face reading will give you an immediate understanding of your client, boss, coworker, friends and family. Her name is Naomi Tickle and has been on CNN, NBC and Good Morning America talking about Personology. It’s a fantastic tool to validate yourself and to understand other people better, she says.

I was intrigued (I love to learn) and the skeptic in me decided to give her the benefit of the doubt. I was also curious to see if she would talk about specific conditions, such as migraines. The lecture was very interesting and for the most part illuminating for me, personally.

She talked about what the size and shape of the head, ears, eyes, nose, and forehead meant in terms of your personality and admitted that she only touched on general characteristics in an hour which if she were to go in details, would be 92.

For example she talks about how people with eyes that are closely set don’t like tardiness, are detail oriented and are a bit intense while those with a wide set eyes are very easy to get along with and more relaxed. Exposed eyelids when your eyes are open means that you are a person that cuts to the chase and will interrupt or get irritated if whoever you are listening to, takes too long to get to the point. While she quickly pointed out that when she worked with one set of clientele for example in prisons, there are no features that are common to ‘criminals’, it is possible to tell if someone is competitive, wants harmony, is unpredictable or if someone had an ear for music.

Here’s the link to the lecture I listened to.

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I found myself wondering if these were the set of features for migraine sufferers?

I browsed through her website (what else would you be doing on a Sunday?) to see if she writes about migraines.

Nothing on migraines but I found out that face reading is indeed a very ancient skill. Aristotle had one of the first known system for understanding faces. Since then the skills have been rediscovered many times during the past 4000 years.

According to Naomi, I have one of those noses that like to get to the bottom of things, so I sent her an email to ask her that very question, not really expecting a reply until possibly sometime next week by one of her staff. To my surprise she answered in less than 20 minutes and here is an extract of what she wrote:

Hello Sile,
There is no feature in the face that indicates some people may suffer from migraines. It may be people with close set eyes focus on situations until they are bigger than life. Plus they find it hard to turn off from the anxiety. The close set eye could indicate you tend to worry more on that side. This would also indicate one of your parents is less tolerant than the other.

I also noticed your teeth slant inwards which indicates someone who keeps their feelings to themselves. This is a habit that is formed when people shut themselves off. Orthodontists have tried to correct this, but until the behavior or thinking pattern has changed then the teeth will stay that way. The latter is a developed trait.

You might observe when people share with you they suffer from migraines, if they have close set eyes. My daughter suffers occasionally from migraines and she has close set eyes and a big worrier. She takes after my husbands side of the family and I believe my sister-in-law who has the same trait also suffers from migraines. One would have to do a study of at least 100-500 people before coming to any conclusion.

Ok, so no conclusive evidence but maybe there is something to Personology. What do you think? How closely set are your eyes, how much of a perfectionist are you, how much do you worry in a week? Please leave a comment below and let’s get a discussion started.

One thing for sure is that I am now a fan of Naomi who has the best customer service of any celebrity/expert I’ve seen so far!

For more information on Naomi Tickle and personology, here’s her website http://www.naomitickle.com

Is Your Medication Giving You Migraines?

When you feel that throbbing pain on one side of your face, the first thing you do is reach for your migraine medication, certainly not natural migraine relief products. After all, you think that migraines medication will get rid of your migraine faster than anything else and you certainly don’t want to waste a day cowering in pain. But if you’re experiencing migraine headaches more often or your migraines are getting steadily worse, your pain relief pills could be to blame.

Taking too many pain medications too often – as little as three times a week or 10 times a month – can put your migraines in a rebound cycle. Your body becomes accustomed to the pain medication being in your system, so when it wears off, you start to get another headache – prompting you to take more medication. Any painkiller can cause rebound headaches, though doctors think that drugs containing caffeine, aspirin and acetaminophen, and ergotamines and triptans carry the most risk.

Migraines on the rebound!

How can you tell if you’re suffering from rebound headaches? Most patients with rebound migraines experience low-grade headaches almost continuously. Many wake up with their head already hurting. Some find that their headaches get worse within a few hours of taking medication.

If you’re experiencing frequent migraines while taking pain medication, your best option is to go cold turkey – stop taking painkillers, and you will break the rebound cycle. Of course, giving up pain medication makes many patients nervous. Migraines are excruciating, and facing them without medication can seem like a terrifying prospect.

However, some all-natural remedies can provide relief without creating the rebound cycle caused by over-the-counter and prescription medications. Lipigesic-M, a migraine pain reliever, uses a unique sublingual delivery method to send its medicinal ingredients into the bloodstream quickly for fast relief. The individually packaged dosages contain migraine-fighting ingredients, including feverfew and ginger. Best of all, none of the ingredients are associated with rebound headaches, so you can relieve your migraine pain without worrying about making your headaches worse.

For more information, visit www.lipigesic.com.

Yes You Can Get Rid of Your Migraines. I Did.

Let me ask you this…

How long have you struggled with Migraines?

How many years have you settled for less than you desire?

How many times have you given up on and ignored exploring how to manage your migraines because the thought of being Migraine-Free was ‘Just Fantasy?

I know you are finally ready to transform your life, but if you are like most people out there, you feel overwhelmed and don’t know where to start.

Chances are you that you are sick of your migraines and feel like you have tried everything but have only ended up with no results, your health is worse off and yes, you have less money?

And in this day and economy you are probably scared of scams just take your money and leave you hanging with no one left to trust?

I know your frustration, I know your fear – I’ve been there and was living a life, caged in by my migraines, that seemed to just happen to me until I made the decision to live my life on purpose and advance to the life I REALLY wanted – 1 step at a time.

Most people put their lives on hold…

I know how easy it is to do that…

I know how easy it is to tell yourself that once this or that happens, then you are going to change your life…

I know how easy it is to push exploring how you can manage your migraines back just a few weeks more and more and more…

Because of that, this post isn’t for everyone…

It may not be for you…

And that’s ok…

But, if you honestly feel like you can’t wait to start any longer, then this is for you.

And if you are really ready (and please be honest) then I am ready to go all in with you!

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Listen, I know this course will give you the tools, knowledge and accountability you need to get a massive jump start to living your best Year – one without migraines!

But that doesn’t matter if you aren’t ready to start now and forever say goodbye to ‘Later’.

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Here’s the deal…

I know that if you start now you will be unstoppable, I know you can’t afford to wait any longer for the

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Imagine how it will feel to have access to the strategies

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To your migraine-free life!
Love,

Sile

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Can Magnets Melt Away Migraines?

Firstly it’s been a while since I posted on my blog – the main reason has been my book which I’m writing and rewriting and rewriting… I’m told I suffer from another much under discussed debilitating condition called ‘perfectionism’ which has had me hum and haw over every sentence… but I think I’m getting better… and naturally so too!

I’ve promised myself and some friends that asked me that I’ll have the book out on this website by the end of this month. Yay!

Back to Magnets…

I’ve read in numerous articles how magnets can help migraine sufferers naturally. Since I haven’t tried it myself, I was wondering if anyone out there has – and can tell me about it so that I know if it is worth blogging about for everyone, from a personal perspective.

On the subject of magnets, I’ve taken an excerpt from another migraine blog (www.migraine.org.uk) on a study published recently in the journal The Lancet Neurology, and it suggests that a hand-held device that fires a magnetic pulse to the back of the head may offer new hope to migraine suffers.

In tests, the single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (sTMS) machine delivered pain relief for up to 48 hours with no noticeable side effects. Researchers used a portable device to apply magnetic pulses to the scalps of volunteer patients suffering attacks with aura.

201 patients were included in the study and were randomly assigned to receive either sham or a real machine treatment. Of the 164 patients who treated at least one attack, 39% from the device group were pain free after two hours compared with 22% from the sham group.

The study was led by Dr Richard Lipton from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.

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What I’d like to know is if anyone has tried it? And to what effect?!

Hugs to you all

How Eram Finally Got Rid of Her Migraines

I love seeing how people achieve what they thought was impossible, like getting rid of your migraines forever and never having to rely on pills ever again.

I am especially grateful to Eram who shares her story with you below.

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I had suffered from migraines since childhood, until only few weeks ago. Migraines were like a part of life, a very strong reality for me that I thought I just have to live with all my life. As a kid I used to really get scared when I had to go to a party because it always ended with a strong headache and nausea for me. This was really tough because I always looked forward to any family gatherings but I associated any gathering of people, with bad headaches. Perfumes have been a major trigger of migraine for me which obviously used to be in abundance in any gathering.

My migraines got really worse during teenage. I had to skip school for 2 to 3 days almost every 3 or 4 weeks. That is when my parents started to take me to doctors and we got to know that I have complex migraines. The doctors gave me a lot of pills which lessened the occurrence of migraines but once it attacked it used to last for 2 to 3 days.

As I grew up more triggers came into play. Boredom and stress being the major ones. I used to get really exhausted with boredom and stress and then I would have a migraine. I have been to a lot of different doctors and have taken a zillion pills, some of which had really bad reactions but nothing got rid of the migraines.

During the last four or five years my migraines became worse as my ability to cope with stress lessened. I used to get a headache on a slight hint of tension. This is when I stopped any treatment and started taking pain killers only. However, I got too desperate to get rid of my stress and looked for ways other than medicines.

This is when I came across the Natural migraine relief website. I signed up for the top 10 tips and amazingly they worked. I started making notes of my feelings, conditions and triggers of migraines. I could figure out more triggers and could avoid them. Increasing my water intake really helped and so did yoga and specially the hand mudras. I actually learned more about hand mudras and now use many mudras regularly for various benefits. The blogs also helped. I started using the ice therapy mentioned in one of the blogs and it so quickly vaporized the migraine. I also became aware of my sleeping habits and started taking proper naps. This not only reduced the occurrence of migraine attacks but also made me less stressful and less anxious.

Then I read the book Living Deliberately (which you get once you sign up for Sile’s top tips) and after being inspired by Sile who is an Avatar master, I went for the Avatar training course.

This is what really transformed my life and helped me in actually getting rid of the migraines. I now have only minor headaches that I can get rid of through Avatar tools but I haven’t had a migraine since the course.

Avatar is truly the most powerful self development course. It surely is a guide to one’s own self. I had a chance to journey through my self and see what troubles me, what causes stress and how easily I can choose not to be stressed.

During this 9-day course I had a chance to look at my beliefs that I had constructed. These beliefs were just there operating my life and causing stress and anxiety in my experiences. The Avatar tools helped me to free my attention and once I realized what believes I was operating with, I began to change them.

The tools made it so easy. I learned how I could dis-create my stress, my fears, my judgments of others and myself, my fixed attentions, my lost concentration, every negativity that was stopping me from loving and experiencing and eventually my migraines.

Even the frequency and intensity of the minor headaches that I am left with is decreasing. Being migraine-free is a huge blessing. Also being medicine-free is a huge blessing.

Love
Eram

Sile’s note: I hope to bring you many more stories about people who are migraine-free in the near future. Question is: do you want to read about it or write about it?! What would your life be like without migraines?

PS The next dates for the Avatar courses are:

May 1-9, 2010 – Berg en Dal, Netherlands

June 12-20, 2010 – Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands

July 3-11, 2010 – Orlando, Florida, USA

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