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Magnesium deficiency and migraines

If we asked the classic “you can take only one non-drug therapy for migraine to a desert island” question, the answer would easily be magnesium.  Magnesium activates hundreds of enzymes, plays several key roles in nerve and smooth muscle physiology, and is known for its calming effect on both muscle and nerve.  For those with migraines, a magnesium deficiency may: -cause…

Riboflavin: a simple nutrient that can reduce one of America’s most common pain problems by 50%

Migraine headaches are one of the most common pain problems in the U.S., affecting 18% of women and 6% of men.  There are several underlying factors that predispose to migraines.  One of these is an underproduction of energy in the mitochondrial ‘power plants’ in brain cells. Several clinical studies, the first dating back as far as 1946, have shown that Vitamin…