| Migraines
and
Liver Disharmony
BY
Sarah Judith Cole
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It is entirely possible to get rid of
Migraines for good. I know I had them from a small child, and I used to get
several a month. I haven't had one in years.
From a traditional Chinese point of view,
Migraines are part of a liver disharmony pattern--specifically Liver yang
rising, and also stagnant liver chi.
In Chinese medicine the liver functions
are:
1. stores blood
2. liver rules flowing and spreading
3. Maintains free-coursing of chi
4. Governs muscles, tendons, ligaments
5. responsible for bile secretion
6. Promotes the functions of all organs,
primarily
stomach and spleen
7. influences emotional balance
8. in involved with the ability to sort and
plan
9. the liver expresses through the
fingernails and toenails
10. Opens to the eyes.
As we all know from a western point of view
the liver is responsible for 1000's of things. Virtually everything that comes
into and onto your body goes through the liver. The liver is also important in
the free-flowing, in movement, of our bodies, our emotions, our ability to be
mentally concise, plan and with it's companion organ the gallbladder, carry out
those plans, and the opening of our spirits to Joy. So the liver really works
all the time. For some people there seems to be a "constitutional family
weakness" of the liver that may contribute to having migraines. For others,
sometimes life plays a big part.
The things we choose to participate in,
such as alcohol and drugs, and also relationships can contribute to straining
the liver. Whether it be unresolved childhood issues, current problems in life,
or just unresolved anger,this tends to stop the free-flowing of the liver chi.
The natural movement of liver chi is upwards, and sometimes it gets
"stuck" in the upper part of the body. Some of the other symptoms of
liver chi stagnation and yang rising are:
1. headaches
2. pain in the abdomen
3. swelling of the breasts
4. belching (I have seen chronic belchers,
they were literally belching their anger out)
5. sighing
6. depression
7. anger without a cause
8. sounding and looking angry even when
not-such as talking in a loud angry voice, the eyes look angry, the face may be
red
9. feeling of having a lump in the throat
10.menstrual difficulties, PMS, etc
11.lumps in the body including uterine, and
breast fibroids when the disharmony is more severe there may be the
further symptoms of:
1. bitter taste in the mouth
2. violent outbreaks
3. tinnitus
4. hearing problems
5. vision problems
6. insomnia,
7. constipation
8. symptoms of premature aging such as
graying of hair, dryness of the sinews and tissues of the body.
9. Many consider that cancer is part of a
liver disharmony pattern. Some consider cancer to be extreme rage congealed in
one place
As you can see from the above, liver
disharmonies can be part of alot of health and emotional problems. Because of
our modern way of life, we have so many stresses that strain the liver energy.
To one degree or another we all have some liver disharmony. For migraine
sufferers who cares what started the disharmony lets just find a way to get rid
of the pain. There is a way to get rid of the pain naturally.
1 The Essential Oil blend M-grain plays a
very important part. Some people use it on a daily basis, whether they have a
Migraine or not. I agree with this.Application would be to the temples and back
of the neck. In Chinese medicine when someone comes to us with a migraine, it is
where there is too much energy in the top of the head, (caused from the liver
disharmony). The first thing we want to do is bring that excess down and help to
recirculate the energy. One of the ways we do this is by working the feet,
either with massage, moxa, or needles. You can do this yourself easily.
Apply the Essential oil Blend Valor first
to the feet being sure to get it behind the back of the big toe, then apply
M-grain the same way.
for Migraine sufferers, I recommend finding
a good massage therapist or someone who does shiatsu, or reflexology and getting
this done at least once or twice, so then you can begin to do it for yourself
and know how it feels. If you can afford to, go back for more. Also when
massaging your feet be sure and massage the liver vitaflex area well. Also on
the top of the big toes, (on the vitaflex chart this is the brain area and also
above the brain area and above the nail) press on this area quite strongly
several times. If you have a headache, you may be surprised at how just doing
this alone will help. It will probably be tender on everyone, because almost all
of us have too much energy in the top of our bodies. Another area is on the top
of the foot, bring your finger in between the big toe and the toe next to it and
come up towards the ankle running your finger between the bones. Where your
finger meets the bones coming together is a point.(this is called Liver 3 if you
have an acupuncture chart) Press in on this, it will probably be tender on about
everyone. This is a good place to also apply M-grain and also Juvaflex.
2. I recommend using the blends of Valor,
M-Grain, Juvaflex, Release and Acceptance. Alternate putting Juvaflex on the
feet one time, and Release on the liver itself , then adding in acceptance
Occassionally, go back and forth with these
blends, alternating putting on feet then liver.
3. Cleansing the liver is very important as
is cleansing the whole body. Juvaflex is a good start, but I also recommend
Juvatone, as well as the cleansing trio. As mentioned above the liver has an
impact on the muscles and sinews of the body. Sulferzyme will help to nourish
this aspect. Also Powermeal and or Vitagreen would be good
Of course, if someone came to me with this
problem there would be other things addressed, because the body and the body's
energies are a whole, and where there is disharmony in one area it is creating a
disharmony elsewhere as well. For instance, where there is an excess there is
somewhere else a deficiency.
In the case of liver chi stagnation and
liver yang rising there would also be some liver yin deficiency. The above oils
and supplements address this aspect as well, without you having to come to me,
or overloading you with far more information than you want. The Vitagreen and
Sulferzyme supplements will help to nourish the yin, and the Powermeal will help
to bring Chi to the whole body. All this would begin to relieve symptoms and
bring the body into balance.
Dr. Young found in testing that when people
had migraines, the frequencies of the left and right brain lobes were off. When
M-grain was applied it brought the frequencies into balance. An excess of liver
energy in the head would cause this inbalance of the frequencies in the brain.
For further information on the Essential
Oils and supplements mentioned in this article, feel free to email at the below
email address.
Infinite Vital Heart Center
Swanlady@infinitevitalheart.com
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