How acupuncture can help:
- Providing pain relief
- Reducing inflammation
- Reducing the degree of cortical spreading depression
- Modulating extracranial and intracranial blood flow
- Affecting serotonin (5-hydroxytriptamine) levels in the brain
Source: British Acupuncture Council
Treatment
Acupuncture for migraine will move stagnant energy, providing pain relief and allowing you to feel “normal” again.
Allergy testing will test for food triggers, commonly known to induce headaches or migraine, including:
Tyramine (in red wine, aged cheese, smoked fish, chicken liver, figs, some beans, MSG or nitrates including bacon, hot dogs and salami)
Also, chocolate, nuts, peanut butter, avocado, banana, citrus, onions, dairy products and fermented or pickled foods.