MY JOURNEY THROUGH THE MIGRAINES
May 23, 2011 by admin
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MY JOURNEY THROUGH THE MIGRAINES
By Julie Piatt
Today marks day 30 of my experiment using ASEA – a new and revolutionary product that harnesses the power of redox signaling molecules to optimize cellular health. My husband Rich Roll has been using this product as part of his endurance nutrition and wellness program for some time now – in fact it has become a key component in his training preparation for the Ultraman World Championships in November. He even flew to Salt Lake City to learn about the science of the product and the inner workings of the company.
For a detailed run through on the science behind ASEA, and Rich’s first hand experience with both the product, the people behind the company, and his visit to ASEA HQ in Salt Lake City a few months back, please read his blog post on the subject HERE.
Long story short – Rich believes in it, has experienced positive results in his athletic performance as a result of consistent usage and so I thought it was high time I check it out myself.
Unlike Rich, I’m not an endurance athlete. Nor am I one to cram my head with a ton of scientific details. My brain is quite full as it is. Rich loves the science. He needs it. But my style is quite different. My approach more intuitive. I like to feel things out, monitor how I feel, and make adjustments accordingly. This has been my approach to vegan nutrition, and in fact to most everything in my life.
As for some personal background, I have suffered from severe migraine intensity headaches consistently over the last 15 years. I have tried all the prescription migraine medications and have even visited a variety Neurologists in an effort to find some relief. But I have yet to find anything to fend off or cure this debilitating malady that has often leaves me bedridden for days at a time.
The migraines have been worse at certain times in my life, like during my four pregnancies. And migraines are almost ALWAYS triggered monthly around my menses. Some months are easier than others but I almost always get some version of a severe headache at a minimum every four weeks. I used to take Imitrex. But it did little beyond some mild pain management and making me feel very lousy for days. So I no longer use prescription medications. Over the last couple of years, I generally treat them with at least 8 Advil, an ice pack and a strong Coca Cola to take the edge off. It provides some mild pain management, but its hardly a cure. And I have never been able to find anything to help me eliminate them. Its been a reactive process of simply trying to minimize the damage when I feel one coming on.
These headaches affect my entire system and I can feel it connected to some activity in my sacrum. In short, my entire spinal column is rattled and my nervous system is stressed. I usually have to retreat to bed for several hours to get the pain under control.
I am an avid yogi. Meditation and yoga poses are an integral part of my daily life. But even with this practice, the headaches kept coming. Yoga did free me from being attached or associated with the pain precipitated by the migraines. Instead, I have become “an observer” to them. I also can use some powerful healing techniques including my own meditation program which I practice daily, which assists me in non-identification with the pain. I know they are energetic openings that are related to the glandular system, which is directly connected to the hormones. All this has really given me emotional freedom. But not physical freedom. They just keep coming.
Like I said, Rich has been drinking ASEA for several months now and has been noticing an increase in his training performance and recovery between workouts. After he returned from his trip to ASEA headquarters, he was very very enthusiastic. Not just about the effects of ASEA on athetic performance, but on overall cellular heath and wellness. This got my attention as he is not interested in pushing products, and had declined previous opportunities to become involved with an MLM company.
Later that week. I felt a migraine coming on. I had 8 Advil in my hand and suddenly I remembered, ASEA. So I put the Advil back and drank a 4 oz dose of ASEA. I figured I’d try it and then take the Advil in 20 minutes. Then I went to get the kids ready for school. An hour later, I suddenly noticed that my migraine was 100% GONE. That was pretty remarkable. In my experience, once I feel the onset of a migraine, it ALWAYS and INEVITABLY comes on like a tsunami. What it doesn’t do – EVER – is just disappear, Advil or no Advil. Imitrex or no Imitrex.
Wow, no headache. Amazing! Following that episode, I had a second experience where I diverted the migraine altogether by drinking ASEA.
At this point, I decided I had had enough positive experience to start drinking the ASEA daily as directed – a 4oz dose in morning and a 2oz dose at night. Today is my 30th day drinking ASEA daily and guess what? Not one headache in four weeks! That is really nothing short of a miracle for me.
I am really pleased and grateful. So, I’m going to embark on month two.
I will continue to meditate and practice yoga and eat healthy vegan as is our way of life. This keeps me strong, balanced and authentic to my creative SELF. Having ASEA as a support to this lifestyle of wellness will free me from physical suffering that I really don’t need to experience any longer. Even if in the end it helps me to avert even half of the migraine episodes, that is a huge life enhancement. I’ll be sure to report back after month two. And in the meantime, maybe I’ll read the science?
If you are interested in learning more about ASEA or to order some for yourself, click HERE.
In deep love and respect for all life,
I wish you JAI or Victory in your life!
Julie
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