clamped in a vise, you are not alone. Headaches, including the migraine type,
are so widespread that many people consider them a normal occurrence of
human existence.
Headaches are our country's number one pain problem and are one of the
most common reasons why patients visit physicians. The National Headache
Foundation says 45 million Americans suffer from chronic recurring headaches.
A recent study has shown that migraine affects 17.6 percent of women and 5.7
percent of men in the United States.
Headaches are a signal that something is wrong. Typically they result from
retained toxins in the body. When these metabolic waste products are
eliminated, people can regain their long-sought-after freedom from pain.
Most people suffer through their headache attacks using home remedies or
over-the-counter medications (on which we spend more than $4 billion each
year). When they finally consult a physician, further medication is thrust their
way. It is exceedingly rare that the patient will be taught that life-style and diet
choices have brought on this problem and that only the removal of these
inciting causes can resolve the distress.
Typically, patients are encouraged to become drug dependent, forever
popping pills or injecting themselves with drugs in an attempt to control their
suffering. This Band-Aid approach will never restore such patients to normalcy.
It does not attempt to remove the cause.
Many pain syndromes of undetermined cause have similar biological
mechanisms that lead us to feel discomfort. If you are suffering from any type
of related pain, by understanding the concepts explained in this chapter you
should be able to banish these symptoms from your life forever. The chronic
headache patient and the migraine sufferer will be able to throw away their
medications and join the ranks of those who rarely—if ever—experience such
agony.
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