Vitamin/mineral deficiency, toxic exposure, food allergies all can cause migranes
Areas to investigate for migraines:
1) vitamin/mineral deficiency especially B's (all B's), D, Magnesium, folic acid, Cooper & Iron. get tested asap for these vitamin/mineral deficiency along with full panel.
Migraines could be triggered by vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Before taking additional supplements to treat your migraines, speak with your primary health-care provider.
Deficiencies of folic acid and B-12 are associated with headaches and migraines. Deficiencies of folic acid and B-12 cause pernicious anemia. When severe enough, it can trigger migraines as a symptom, in addition to fatigue, memory loss and irritability.
It is estimated that 1 in 3 adults are deficiency in B's, D, and magnesium without even knowing it or end up with a wrong diagnoses from a doctor when in fact they are only vitamin/mineral deficient.
Symptoms of vitamin B deficiency that also occur with migraines include:
Painful tingling and numbness in the extremities, including the hands, fingers, legs, feet, and tongue
Chronic fatigue
Brain fog
Headaches
Dizziness or vertigo
Depression
Anxiety
Muscular pain
Muscle spasms or twitches
Vision impairments
google: migraines vitamin deficiency
epson salt baths is one of the way to get magnesium back into your body (check with a doctor before trying the epson salt baths/epson salt can be purchase in your health/beauty section of your grocery store/very cheap to buy). Veggies/nuts/seeds are the best way to flood your body with vitamins ie vegan diet for a month.
2) hormonal imbalance. It's a myth that only women experience hormonal changes starting at around 35 years of age and old, men too experience hormonal changes/imbalance with age. Hormonal changes/imbalance causes headaches/migraines. Hormonal imbalance can be caused with age, continual stress and poor diet (ie pilot's travel life style). Get tested for hormonal imbalance. Balancing hormones again is easy with a healthy diet change and possible hormonal replacement.
google: hormonal imbalance headaches (then with migraines)
3) toxics in the body can cause migraines...from food to chemicals. Exposure to house hold cleaning products, molds, new car, paint, working in a hair salon, lawn chemicals all can cause brain & body issues. One of the first signs of exposure to toxics is a headache or continual migraines. Get tested for mold exposure also as it is a major toxin to our body. The best and most effective way to eliminate toxicants in your body and eliminate all of your health issues is through a vegan diet. There are countless books at your library/big book store on how toxics make you sick and how to detox your body of these very harmful toxins.
4) **Food allergies. This is the most common cause of headaches/migraines. Four, sugar, wheat, orange juice, wine, etc are the most common food allergies for people. A vegan diet for a month will detox your body and flood it with much needed vitamins/minerals. Dr Fuhrman, flemington, NJ is extremely knowledgeable about detoxing your body with a healthy diet if you are looking for a doctor, he has article on the net regarding this area. Celiac disease is one of the most common food allergies issues, there is countless reading material on this subject on the net plus countless books on how to change your diet at your library/book store. European descendants have a high rate of Celiac disease. The fix is to change the food you eat.
4) bacterial/viral infection..such as strep throat. Some people do not develop full symptoms of an infection but do develop headaches...have a doctor do a culture of your throat/ear. Pilots/cabin crew are exposed to high levels of bacterial/virus just like doctors/nurse can can become carriers of health issues like tb, strep etc without full developing all symptoms until their immune system becomes compromised ie stress, poor diet, lack of sleep etc.
5) Adrenal Fatigue. Poor diet & continual stress (pilots life style at work) causes issues with our adrenal glands including fatigue. Our adrenal glands regulate our blood pressure, blood sugar, cortisol & adrenal levels and over 50 hormones including all the male/female hormones. They are a big deal but are often over looked by doctors as the root cause of health issues. To heal your adrenals you need a good clean diet, plenty of rest & relaxation and sleep. It is estimated that 80% of adult will suffer from adrenal fatigue sometime during their adulthood.
google Adrenal fatigue symptoms.
6) Thyroid issues. Thyroid issues/adrenal fatigue go hand in hand. Changing your diet can help improve this condition greatly.
7) Ear issues see ear, nose & throat doctor. Ascending & descending week is hard on our ears so it needs to be investigated. A crystal in the ear that has become unseated due to infection, aerobatic flying or position change such as turning over on a pillow or as extreme as biking on a rough trail. This is actually very common and one of the signs is the feeling like you are car/sea sick.
8) Altitude sickness (sign of Hypoxia) If you are experiencing headaches/migraines while flying then the cabin altitude could be affecting you just like people who get headaches by going on a ski vacation in the mountains ie altitude sickness. What does a pilot do about this? Get back in shape...ie exercise, loss weight, breath the on the oxygen mask.
Keep a journal of when you get your headaches, migraines ie what food you eat, does it happen a flying vs home, while under stress at work (ie bad weather, atc delay) or not. Over a months time of keeping a log you should be able to determine the pattern of when you are experiencing your headaches/migraines but most importantly what is causing them.
Last edited by Irish21; 17th Apr 2014 at 05:46.