Discovering the cause of a migraine can be tricky. Triggers are not only difficult to find but often lead nowhere. A new study finds that certain heavy metals are linked to migraines, along with deficiences in certain minerals.
It is unfortunate that most people continue to rely on universities researchers to come up with the same conclusion as did Dr. Paul Eck, founder of Nutritional Balancing, 40 years ago. In fact, Drs. Paul Eck, D. P. Harrison and others have written that excessive accumulation of copper in body tissues can contribute to migraine headaches.
To bring the point home, a study was conducted at Yuzuncu Yil University, Turkey, from May to July 2013, and comprised migraine patients and an equal number of healthy controls.
International Headache Society classification was used for diagnosing migraine. Serum of heavy metal toxicity such as, copper, zinc, lead, iron, cadmium, cobalt, manganese, and magnesium levels were measured in both groups. Metal concentrations were assessed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry.
Researchers have found that there seem to be no specific "trigger" that causes migraines and as a result so many physicians are at a loss for how to help patients who suffer from them. The latest science shows that trying to identify a trigger might be the wrong approach. For many migraine sufferers, migraines could be indicative of a metabolic abnormality that requires a dietary or supplemental approach to healing.
While identifying and addressing the various triggers of migraine headaches might provide temporary relief for many patients, this approach focuses on alleviating symptoms rather than dealing with the root cause. Looking for metabolic diagnostic indicators, on the other hand, creates a framework for developing a comprehensive healing approach that will provide lasting health benefits for migraine sufferers.
HEAVY METAL DETOXIFICATION AND MINERAL SUPPLEMENTATION COULD ALSO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR MIGRAINES
Maintaining a proper mineral balance, which includes both "microminerals" (minerals that the body requires in small amounts) and "macrominerals" (minerals that the body requires in larger amounts), is crucial for good health.
Based on the findings of this study, migraine sufferers tend to not only have mineral imbalances and deficiencies but also excess levels of harmful elements inside their bodies. Such abnormalities can lead to hormone imbalances, neurotoxicity, or in this case, excruciating head pain in the form of migraines.
The human body requires just the right amounts of trace minerals to perform necessary functions such as nutrient metabolism and enzymatic breakdown, all of which are critical in maintaining homeostasis. When these levels are thrown out of balance, bodily tissue can become inflamed, resulting in a host of chronic diseases.
"Interestingly, when the body is deficient [in] a particular type of mineral, our metabolism will typically substitute another type of mineral for that function -- one with a similar atomic configuration," writes Case Adams for GreenMedInfo.
"This substitution often leads to suppressed metabolism – which can result in greater amounts of inflammation and greater fatigue, stress -- and now we can say -- a greater risk of migraines."
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You can learn a lot about your health from a hair mineral analysis. It is a very accurate test and worth having it done, especially since no other tests can really reveal your mineral levels and toxic metals as good as this biopsy.
Sources for this article include:
Lawrence Wilson MD
NCBI.NLM.NIH.gov
GreenMedInfo.com
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