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Entries in headaches (2)

Sunday
Dec122010

A Headache is Never Caused by...

a lack of aspirin in the body.

However, killer headaches can often times be triggered when we neglect to drink enough water.

I tell my patients to try to drink half their body weight in ounces on a daily basis.  So a guy weighing 180 pounds should tank down 90 ounces of water (soda, juice, etc. do not count).  Seems like a lot, but if you sip a little here and there throughout the day it's totally doable.

And on a side note, high blood pressure is never caused by a shortage of beta blockers in the blood.

Friday
Sep252009

Localization and Prevention

“Localization: the determination of the points at which functions or pathological conditions originate.” (pg. 207)

                                                      --Lippincott’s New Medical Dictionary

When a patient receives a migraine medication, like RELPAX or Imitrex, has the problem truly been localized?  Nope.  The drug is prescribed to cover up the pain, not to eliminate the cause of the headache.  In fact, in most cases, the exact cause of the migraine is never discovered.

The obvious problem with focusing only on alleviating the symptom instead of going after the cause is that the source of the problem remains ignored.  So why do most patients accept the omission of localization from their doctors?  Simply because the drugs make it feel like things are getting better.  The pain is relieved and without the pain indicator, many are fooled into thinking the source of the symptom has been taken care of... but in reality, the cause of the pathological condition persists.  And often times worsens day by day.

If the migraine is caused by a subluxated atlas, correct that subluxation!

You can take all the prescription medications you want, but no matter how many pills you pop, the drugs will never ever move that misaligned vertebra back into place.

It is interesting that this principle of localization applies to most of the problems we encounter in life-- whether these problems be physical, financial, or even spiritual.  We need to be aware of the root cause of whatever crisis we are in and work to correct that root cause instead of desperately searching for quick fixes to eliminate the pain.

The higher principle of localization is, of course, prevention.  Successful prevention of a painful crisis occurs when we determine a pathological condition way before that problem elicits any suffering.  This is the wisdom behind wellness, wealth and inner peace.

"There is a time in the life of every problem when it is big enough to see, yet small enough to solve."

                                                                                --Mike Leavitt