The Vitamin Cure for Migraines

by Steve Hickey

Overview

Nutrition should be the first line of defense for a migraine sufferer. This book describes nutritional approaches to both prevention and treatment, based on orthomolecular medicine.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781681628318
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	06/01/2010
Series:	Vitamin Cure
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Steve Hickey has a B.A. (math and science) from the Open University, membership of the Institute of Biology by examination in pharmacology, and is a chartered biologist and a former member of the British Compute Society. He did research into ultra-high-resolution computerized tomography (CT) body scanning, leading the physics team in Europe's first clinical magnetic resonance (MR) imaging unit at Manchester Medical School. He has over 100 scientific publications, covering a variety of disciplines. Currently, he is a member of the biology department of Staffordshire University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments v

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 The Migraine Experience 7

Chapter 2 A Search for Causes 19

Chapter 3 Diagnosing a Migraine 43

Chapter 4 Avoid Junk Food 55

Chapter 5 Preventing a Migraine with Nutrition 69

Chapter 6 Supportive Nutrition 91

Chapter 7 Stopping an Attack 115

Chapter 8 Physical Therapies for Migraines 131

Chapter 9 Get Your Life Back 143

Conclusion 157

References 161

Index 193

About the Author 201