Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Hi Candy I want to thank you and B. in Japan for your suggestions. You both have given me something to seriously think about. Truly, both of you, Thank You. K Cheers! Kathleen Petrides The Woobey Queen Our Candles are the Cat's Meow! http://www.fatcatcandleco.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 You are welcome, Kathleen. I sure hope you are doing better. Migraines are some kind of serious pain. I've had 2 big babies (10 pounders) .....and many other health problems..... But I don't think that I have ever had anything to feel as bad as some of my migraines do. I truly sympathize. Hopefully you will find something that will help, and that you feel comfortable using. If I could find a natural solution to my migraines, I'd certainly use it. But until then.... Take good care, Candy > Hi Candy > > I want to thank you and B. in Japan for your suggestions. You both have given > me something to seriously think about. > > Truly, both of you, Thank You. > > K > > Cheers! > Kathleen Petrides > The Woobey Queen > Our Candles are the Cat's Meow! > http://www.fatcatcandleco.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 This is from another newsletter I receive on line -- this is just part of it as I sent to a coworker who also suffers from migraines -- thought it might be interesting to share Dear Reader, Many years ago I worked with a woman who had migraine headaches so bad that when they came on suddenly she would have to lay on the floor under her desk with a sweater over her face to block out the light. Back then I sometimes suspected that my co-worker was over doing it a bit. But like many people, I knew very little a about migraines. I thought they were simply very bad headaches. In fact, a migraine is just one symptom of a larger problem - a neurological and vascular disorder with additional symptoms, such as nausea, auras (flashes of light or blurred vision), vomiting, limb numbness and speech impairment. And if migraines go untreated, they can sometimes lead to more serious conditions, including permanent loss of vision, strokes, aneurysms, coma, and even death. Now new research reveals that a key enzyme may provide an effective way to significantly reduce the frequency and severity of migraines. ----------------------------- Cellular connection ----------------------------- This past April, Swiss researchers presented a migraine study at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology. In their introduction, the researchers observed that migraine headaches may be triggered by a breakdown in the production of cellular energy. Their objective: Expand on previous research indicating that coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) may help prevent migraines by promoting proper respiration in the powerhouses of the cell: the mitochondria. Researchers enrolled 42 migraine patients to receive either 100 mg of CoQ10 three times each day, or a placebo. For one month all of the subjects received the placebo. Then, for the next three months, 21 received CoQ10 daily, while 21 received placebo. Subjects agreed to not use any other methods to prevent migraines during the study period. The results were dramatic. Researchers found that migraine frequency, total days with migraine, and total days with nausea were all significantly reduced in the CoQ10 group, compared to placebo. Overall, the incidence of migraines was almost cut in half in the CoQ10 group, while the reduction of migraines in the placebo group was less than 15 percent. One subject dropped out of the study after an apparent allergic reaction to CoQ10. But no other side effects were reported. ------------------------------ Cutting down the down time ------------------------------ David Dodick, M.D. - an associate professor of neurology at the Mayo Clinic - told the Los Angeles Times that if larger clinical trials confirm the Swiss results, migraine patients may find a natural alternative to migraine prevention drugs. Of course, this cautious viewpoint is expected from the scientific community. But the Swiss study isn't the first research to show that CoQ10 safely helps prevent migraine headaches. In a 2002 trial at Philadelphia's Thomas Jefferson University, 32 migraine patients each received 150 mg per day of CoQ10 for three months. In the month before the study began, the group experienced an average of more than seven days of migraine each. But by the end of the study that monthly average had dropped to just under three days. About 60 percent of the subjects reported that their incidence of migraines was less than half of what it had been before the study. No adverse side effects were reported. ------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Hi, everyone, I have awful migraines too--been thru the whole routine, was even on a blood pressure medication to try to prevent them. What I found that works for me is a solution I saw in a heath food store here in town...once I'd seen the ingredient list I knew I could put it together myself, and did. It's 5% peppermint EO, 5% lavender EO and the rest Isopropyl Myristate. I put it in a roller bottle and apply to temples, under the nose and sometimes on a wrist so I can inhale it too. I've only had to go to ER once in the last year, a huge change from once a month or so. As always, I don't say this is a substitute for a doctor's care, but it does work for me. HTH, Serra " C. Lucas " wrote: > You are welcome, Kathleen. I sure hope you are doing better. Migraines are > some kind of serious pain. I've had 2 big babies (10 pounders) .....and > many other health problems..... > > But I don't think that I have ever had anything to feel as bad as some of my > migraines do. I truly sympathize. > > Hopefully you will find something that will help, and that you feel > comfortable using. If I could find a natural solution to my migraines, I'd > certainly use it. But until then.... > > Take good care, > Candy > -- There's still Smelly Jelly crystals available--contact me today!! Order is being placed TOMORROW email serraangel http://www.angelicprovidence.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Hi all, I have a tendency for migraines too, and what works for me, is to inhale Lavender Hi Alp (Lavandula angustifolia) - at the first sense of a shift. I bury my nose in the bottle, and a couple of deep sniffs really does it. mary Well, Naturally http://www.wellnaturally.com At 10:34 AM 7/5/2004 -0400, you wrote: >Hi, everyone, >I have awful migraines too--been thru the whole routine, was even on a >blood pressure medication to try to prevent them. What >I found that works for me is a solution I saw in a heath food store here >in town...once I'd seen the ingredient list I knew I >could put it together myself, and did. It's 5% peppermint EO, 5% lavender >EO and the rest Isopropyl Myristate. I put it in a >roller bottle and apply to temples, under the nose and sometimes on a >wrist so I can inhale it too. I've only had to go to ER >once in the last year, a huge change from once a month or so. >As always, I don't say this is a substitute for a doctor's care, but it >does work for me. >HTH, >Serra > > > > " C. Lucas " wrote: > > > You are welcome, Kathleen. I sure hope you are doing > better. Migraines are > > some kind of serious pain. I've had 2 big babies (10 pounders) .....and > > many other health problems..... > > > > But I don't think that I have ever had anything to feel as bad as some > of my > > migraines do. I truly sympathize. > > > > Hopefully you will find something that will help, and that you feel > > comfortable using. If I could find a natural solution to my migraines, I'd > > certainly use it. But until then.... > > > > Take good care, > > Candy > > > >-- >There's still Smelly Jelly crystals available--contact me today!! >Order is being placed TOMORROW >email serraangel >http://www.angelicprovidence.com > > > > > > >Step By Step Instructions On Making Rose Petal Preserves: >http://www.av-at.com/stuff/rosejam.html > >To adjust your group settings (i.e. go no mail) see the following link: >/join > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 What is Isopropyl Myristate? I have a friend who gets migraines and I would like to try and make her one. Kathy - Serra 7/5/2004 10:32:53 AM Re: Kathleen - Migraine Relief Hi, everyone, I have awful migraines too--been thru the whole routine, was even on a blood pressure medication to try to prevent them. What I found that works for me is a solution I saw in a heath food store here in town...once I'd seen the ingredient list I knew I could put it together myself, and did. It's 5% peppermint EO, 5% lavender EO and the rest Isopropyl Myristate. I put it in a roller bottle and apply to temples, under the nose and sometimes on a wrist so I can inhale it too. I've only had to go to ER once in the last year, a huge change from once a month or so. As always, I don't say this is a substitute for a doctor's care, but it does work for me. HTH, Serra " C. Lucas " wrote: > You are welcome, Kathleen. I sure hope you are doing better. Migraines are > some kind of serious pain. I've had 2 big babies (10 pounders) .....and > many other health problems..... > > But I don't think that I have ever had anything to feel as bad as some of my > migraines do. I truly sympathize. > > Hopefully you will find something that will help, and that you feel > comfortable using. If I could find a natural solution to my migraines, I'd > certainly use it. But until then.... > > Take good care, > Candy > -- There's still Smelly Jelly crystals available--contact me today!! Order is being placed TOMORROW email serraangel http://www.angelicprovidence.com Step By Step Instructions On Making Rose Petal Preserves: http://www.av-at.com/stuff/rosejam.html To adjust your group settings (i.e. go no mail) see the following link: /join Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Hi, Kathy, Here's the description I got from Jen Welch of www.lotioncrafter.com and Caprabella...not endorsing her site but I feel she knows what she's talking about and I do like dealing with her. IPM is Isopropyl Myristate. It is the ester of isopropyl alcohol and myristic acid. Myristic acid can be obtained from the distillate of fatty acids from either coconut oil, palm kernel oil or nutmeg. Esters can be formed from almost all acids and any alcohol. Technically, although they are neither waxes or oils, usually they are oily or waxy in physical appearance. With esters, you can create many types of skin feel. They are used in your products like oils. According to the technical bulletin from Rita Corp on IPM: " Its use in cosmetics has become nearly universal. Its skin feel, its dry emollience, its skin penetration and clear miscibility with vegetable and mineral oils are just some of the sought after formulation properties. " HTH, Serra RICHARD L HOHLER wrote: > What is Isopropyl Myristate? I have a friend who gets migraines and I would like to try and make her one. Kathy > -- Heaven on Earth http://www.angelicprovidence.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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