Natural Migraine Prevention

If you suffer from Migraine disease than you know how difficult it can be to manage the fears that accompany your illness. How you approach your fears can make a big difference in your ability to achieve Migraine pain relief.

The following are 7 tips to support you in achieving greater relief from Migraine Disease. Each tip can help you decrease the emotional and physical stress accompanying Migraines. Though some of these tips are quite simple please do not underestimate the positive role they can play in Migraine prevention and relief.

Practice making these strategies a part of your preventative plan for Migraine pain relief.

Breathe: The fear that comes from living with Migraine disease can literally take your breath away. Living in fear makes you tense and anxious. Tension and anxiety leads to restricted breathing, and this restricted breathing leads to further tension and anxiety.

Don’t forget to breathe. Migraine pain relief becomes significantly harder to achieve when tension, anxiety and irregular breathing habits are present.

Being able to think clearly and follow a decisive plan for achieving Migraine pain relief means you will need to give your mind and body the oxygen it needs to perform the way you want it to and help you be proactive in your quest for Migraine relief.

Becoming more aware of your breathing and practicing breathing calmly and regularly is a necessary habit for Migraine prevention and relief. I know it sounds like a simple thing to do but when we experience fear and stress, calm and regular breathing habits tend to escape us.

Practice paying greater attention to your breathing. Check in with your breathing throughout the day.  And learn more about natural migraine relief breathing techniques so you can take greater charge in your path towards healing. 

Does your breathing feel calm and regular?
Are you forgetting to breathe?
Is your breathing shallow or full?
Are you breathing into your belly?
Does your chest or belly feel tight?

Slow Down: You cannot out run a Migraine. However, you can slow down enough to support the balance of your Nervous System which is a very important skill for any Migraineur. Learning to slow down, relax and breathe will help you avoid overwhelm and anxiety. Slowing down will give your body a more favorable environment to restore itself to balance so that it can become far less vulnerable to Migraines.

Deepen Your Appreciation: Even though living with Migraine disease can feel overwhelming and unbearable at times, remember to practice appreciating the parts of your body that are free from symptoms and pain.

The greater your sense of appreciation is for all the systems, cells and functions of your body that are working to create health and harmony the more peace and confidence you will experience on your path towards achieving Migraine pain relief.

Cheer your body on for being able to recover from these crazy electrical storms called Migraine! Love your body as if it were your dearest friend. The more evidence you have that your body is working hard to support you the less you will feel betrayed by your body.

Spend more time appreciating everything that is good and great in your life (and in your body). This focus will help you soothe your fears and gather greater confidence to reach your goal for Migraine pain relief. Let the feelings of appreciation help you relax, breathe and restore yourself to greater health.

Love Your Body: If you suffer from Migraine disease fleeing your body can sound like a great idea. I know. I’ve been there myself. But the truth is that disconnecting from your body will only hurt your chances of achieving greater relief from Migraines.

You must listen to your body like you’ve never listened before so you can better understand what it needs from you. I know this can feel hard at first—maybe it will even feel a lot like being nice to someone who has betrayed you, but right now it is important that you create an allied force with your body.

Take time daily to acknowledge how your body feels so you can get better determine how to support your body in feeling better.

How does your body feel right now?
Do you sense any tension, pain, anxiety, or exhaustion?
What does your body want you to know right now?
What would your body like you to do right now?

Learn to acknowledge the early cries for support that your body may be giving you so you can better avoid a Migraine attack. Love your body! You already know what it sounds like when it’s screaming with a Migraine. Now is the time to listen for the whispers that come before the screams.

Acknowledge Your Fears: It takes a lot of energy to run away from your fears—energy you’ll want to reserve for being proactive in managing Migraine disease. If you don’t face your fears and move through them they can compound the challenges you already experience with Migraine disease.

Be honest with yourself about your fears, and share them openly with those who can support you in moving past them. Acknowledge your fears, write them down, and take action towards getting past them.

Avoiding or suppressing your fears will only lead to greater stress and this stress can significantly attribute to your weakened resistance to Migraines. Take your fears seriously and know that healing your relationship to fear will be a huge step towards taking better care of yourself.

Practice Living in the Present Moment: Commit to daily practices that bring you into the here and now. Stay away from the habit of indulging in negative “What if?” thinking. What if’s create confusion, overwhelm, and a lack of direction. They steel your time, focus, energy, and ability to move forward proactively and decisively.

The more you practice being present you’ll find that it becomes a tremendous help for cultivating peace of mind and developing action plans that work for you.

Deepen Your Mind/Body Relationship: Your illness may have you feeling powerless at times but you can play a very powerful role in your health and healing—one that makes you feel more in control than you imagined you could be.

Indulge in daily activities that help you de-stress emotionally, mentally and physically. In doing so you will find that with practice you can positively influence your experience with Migraine disease.