M. came to visit

I will call my migraines M. for short, and because I don't want to repeat the word too often. So M. came to visit. It started in the afternoon and I always know when M. is coming because I get visual disturbances. I have to really stress my eyes to see normally, and it takes a lot of effort and concentration. I also feel very sensitive to noises and I must admit I get irritable too. So I did what i always do at this stage and popped my Migraleve pills. This time I also drank two glasses of lemon water (water to which natural lemon juice have been added). I kept drinking water and at night went to sleep early. In the morning I had to take to more Migraleves, but I felt this migraine was on its way out. I am happy to report that this was a short visit, and I am very grateful for that.

There are some things I need to try regarding my M. visits, or better said, to avoid them.

1. Drink WAY more water. Not juice, not sodas, not coffee. Plain water. Tap water. I just bought this book "Your many cries for water" and started to read it. It sounds too good to be true, but I lose nothing trying it. I read the first pages only so far, but it says there that basically we are just dehydrated, and we need to drink more water to get rid of a big list of pains, aches, and even diseases. It sounds too good to be true, but I have nothing to lose by trying, except nasty migraines, and that's a very good thing to lose :)

2. Tapping. I need to remember to tap more often on migraines (for detailed explanarions on this visit my other blog EFT Mama.

3. Go on detox, again. I tried not long ago an elimination diet for a month. I quited sugar (all sugars, including white, brown, raw, honey, agave, everything), wheat (white, whole, and everything containing even a trace of it), and dairy (bye bye ice-cream). It was tough, but I felt very good while on it (it was a month-long detox). I had less migraines and more energy. I just need to willpower to go back to it... The only thing I kept from the detox month is my lemon water in the morning, upon getting up. Juice half a lemon and add hot water to it to fill a glass. Drink every morning before breakfast.

So, what are the things that help you ward off migraines? Any tips you can share? I, for one, want M. to stop visiting me, so any tips and info are very welcome.

Have an M.-free day :)