The human body is wonderfully made! It is constantly adjusting to environmental changes such as light, sound, stress, motion, hunger, and sleep just to name a few. To think that an average body compensates and handles these changes, for 70 plus years without a break, is utterly miraculous. Just as amazing is how differently some people respond to these certain conditions than do other people. Some people have bodies that are especially sensitive. I refer to them as having sensitive bodies. A migraineur, a person that has migraines, has what I call the sensitive body. If you fall into this category, your body is more easily upset or excited by environmental changes than a person who does not suffer from migraines. Often a patient is quick to dismiss this evaluation of himself by saying I never have bad headaches or I hardly ever have a headache; however, it is important to understand the scope of a migraine. It is much more than the stereotypical pounding headache that sends you to bed.

A migraine develops when the nervous system experiences an upset or disturbance. This disturbance which interferes with