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This article is from the Natural Migraine
Cures FAQ, by an588@freenet.carleton.ca (Catherine Woodgold)
with numerous contributions by others.
7.4) Nutritional Supplements
There are many vitamins and other essential nutrients which can
have an effect on the complex hormonal processes that cause
migraines.
The following supplements, taken regularly, can help:
-- vitamin C (is needed to convert tryptophan to serotonin)
-- vitamin B6 (also needed to convert tryptophan to serotonin)
-- niacin (see side effect warning under section 2)
(is a form of vitamin B3; dilates blood vessels)
-- choline
-- tryptophan (is converted to serotonin in the body, when needed)
-- omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFA's), e.g. unrefined, cold-pressed,
uncooked flax seed oil, nuts, seeds, wheat germ, some fish
(EFA's are used by the body to make prostaglandins)
-- chromium? (See section 6.2.)
-- magnesium; as much magnesium as you take calcium
(magnesium deficiency can also cause a craving for chocolate.)
-- someone says melatonin and B6 at bedtime treats a headache.
(melatonin affects the daily sleep rhythm and should only
be taken at bedtime; it may cause the body to make less
of its own melatonin, leading to a dependency effect.
Melatonin aids sleep and causes drowsiness.)
-- someone says sublingual vitamin B12 helps.
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