| "Oh, how densely packed your head is, my
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| | CAUTION: Sip your first cup mindfully and
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| sweet," sighs Grandmother Growth. "I'm
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| | slowly, as some folks are allergic to
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| afraid there's no room for new growth. If
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| | primrose. NOTE: The roots of most
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| you could empty your mind, leave off
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| | primroses contain oil-soluble estrogenic
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| worrying and planning for a while, and
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| | factors and cell-softening saponins,
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| give in to the chaos and its random
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| | suggesting use as an ointment for tender,
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| pleasures, just for a short time, I think
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| | dry vaginal tissue.
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| you'd feel less pressure and your head
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| | - Connections between foods and
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| would hurt less. The energy of your womb
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| | headaches are sketchy. There is little
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| now circulates inside you and throbs in
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| | evidence that plants indigenous to the
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| your head. Sit quietly; breathe out
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| | Americas, such as chocolate and
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| through the top of your head and imagine
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| | nightshades (tomatoes, potatoes,
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| the breath falling gently down to earth.
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| | eggplant, peppers, tobacco) contribute to
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| Rest your forehead against the earth.
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| | headaches. I do suspect that chemicals in
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| Place this cool stone on your third eye.
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| | processed foods (such as aspartame, MSG,
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| Your Crone's Crowning comes closer. This
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| | and nitrates) and in some natural ones
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| is the work of your body; let your mind
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| | (aged cheeses, miso, red wine) can
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| rest."
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| | trigger headaches. With other foods,
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| Step 0: Do Nothing
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| | you're the best judge.
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| - Follow your natural instinct: lie in
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| | Step 4: Stimulate/Sedate
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| total silence, in complete darkness, and
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| | - Avoid alcohol. It is a known headache
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| sleep, if possible, until the headache is
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| | trigger.
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| gone.
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| | - Keep cool. Being hot, from hot baths,
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| - Like fatigue, a headache, especially a
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| | saunas, hot flashes, exertion, or air
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| migraine, is a way to get some time
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| | temperature, is the second most common
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| alone. Is finding time for yourself
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| | headache trigger. Stay cool. Stay in the
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| usually a headache?
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| | shade. And just say "no" to hot tubs.
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| Step 1: Collect Information
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| | - Sedate headache pain with tinctures of
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| - Menopause often brings relief to the
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| | skullcap, 3-5 drops, and St. Joan's wort,
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| woman who has had migraine headaches
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| | 25-30 drops. I take them together, as
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| since adolescence. Other women experience
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| | frequently as needed, up to half a dozen
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| headaches for the first time during
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| | times a day. Migraine sufferers take them
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| menopause, usually the result of fatigue,
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| | as soon as the aura begins, before there
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| stress, rapidly changing hormone levels
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| | is pain, and repeat every ten minutes for
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| racing through the liver, and rushes of
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| | 3-6 doses.
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| kundalini moving into the crown area.
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| | - Anti-inflammatory, hormone-rich wild
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| - Menopausal headaches may also be
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| | yam eases the aching heads of menopausal
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| triggered by sudden (and usually
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| | women. A dose of wild yam root tincture
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| short-lived) allergies to certain foods.
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| | is 10-30 drops up to 6 times a day, or
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| - Headaches and migraines are a common
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| | infused, 1-2 teacupsful a day. The lower
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| side effect of ERT/HRT.
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| | dose, taken daily, relieves chronic
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| Step 2: Engage the Energy
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| | headaches. In acute situations, use the
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| - Rub a drop of lavender or chamomile
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| | higher dose.
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| oil briskly between your hands. When
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| | - Soak your feet in cool water scented
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| palms are warm and tingly, place them on
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| | with a few drops of rosemary oil. Breathe
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| the part of your head that aches. (It's
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| | deeply.
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| also wonderful to have someone do this
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| | - Migraines are most frequent between 6
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| for you.)
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| | a.m. and noon. Take headache remedies
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| - If it's tolerable for someone to hold
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| | before bed and on awakening to ensure
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| your head, try this: sit in a chair or
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| | maximum effect.
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| lie down. Lean your head back into your
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| | - To banish simple headaches, soak a
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| friend's hands and allow them to support
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| | handful of fresh lemon balm (Melissa)
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| your head in their palms (fingers
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| | leaves in a glass of wine for an hour, or
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| pointing down, thumbs above the ears) for
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| | drink a tea of dried leaves. If you want
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| up to five minutes. Breathe fully.
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| | sleep as part of your headache cure,
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| - Blinking red lights can relieve
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| | substitute catnip (Nepeta cataria) for
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| extreme or severe migraines, within an
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| | the Melissa.
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| hour, 72 percent of the time. Wear
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| | - Feverfew (Chrysanthemum parthenium) is
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| goggles that restrict side vision for
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| | a much-publicized remedy for migraine. It
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| maximum effect.
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| | is most effective as a preventative
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| - Women with chronic migraines often
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| | measure: eat a sprig of the fresh plant
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| benefit greatly from the help of a
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| | daily. For acute headache, 2-4 fresh
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| skilled feminist therapist.
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| | leaves or a cup of strong tea may help.
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| Step 3: Nourish & Tonify
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| | CAUTION: May irritate mouth.
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| - Tea, infusion, or tincture of garden
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| | Step 5b: Use Drugs
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| sage leaves offers immediate relief from
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| | - Painkillers are many women's first
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| a headache and helps prevent future ones.
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| | thought for a headache remedy. But
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| - Black cohosh root tincture or a
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| | habitual use increases the duration and
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| vinegar of fresh willow leaves will ease
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| | frequency of headaches.
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| a headache with pain-killing methyl
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| | - Taking ERT/HRT? Ease off and see if
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| salicylate. Ten drops of the tincture or
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| | your headaches ease up.
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| one teaspoon/15 ml of the vinegar is
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| | Step 6: Break & Enter
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| equivalent to two aspirin.
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| | Some women say their headaches are so bad
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| - Vervain (Verbena officinalis) was a
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| | that they want to blow their brains out.
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| sacred herb in the ancient matriarchies.
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| | Perhaps menopausal headaches, like
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| Menopausal women use the tincture of
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| | sleeplessness, are part of the physical
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| fresh vervain flowers, 20-40 drops in
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| | "mind-altering" process of becoming a
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| water, before bed and as needed, to
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| | crone.
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| strengthen the nerves, relieve insomnia,
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| dispel depression, treat nervous
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| crone! Try 10-25 drops of the tincture of
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| | writings on health and nutrition. She
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| the fresh herb several times a day to
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| relieve headaches.
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| | approaches with humor, insight, and her
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| - The beautiful spring primrose (Primula
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| | vast encyclopedic knowledge of herbal
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| headaches if taken regularly. The golden
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| carpet of Schlesselblume on Bavarian
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| | engaging and often profoundly
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| pastures and roadsides is one of my
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| | authorities on herbal medicine and
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| grow and gather the blossoms of Primula
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| | natural approaches to women's health. Her
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| officinalis instead; they're also a good
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| | four best-selling books are recommended
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| source of pain-killing salicyn. Make a
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| | by expert herbalists and well-known
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| tea of the dried flowers and drink
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| | physicians and are used and cherished by
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| several cups a day for some months.
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| | millions of women around the world.
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