Natural relief from the unnatural pain of migraines

A few years ago, as a teenager, I experienced daily migraines that made me want to bang my head against a brick wall. I was desperate to find a cure. For those of you who have experienced this pain, I can sense you silently nodding in agreement, while for those of you who have not endured this affliction, it is by no means an exaggeration to say that the experience is excruciating.

I had tried everything. Ibuprofen only made the pain a bit more bearable; osteopathy as a holistic approach to medicine only stopped my migraines for a week; and homeopathic medicine, which to this day has been the only medicine I have found that can help avert a migraine once it has just started. Unfortunately, nothing worked as a continuous remedy for my unfortunate chronic condition.

In my hopelessness, my father told me to try acupuncture, which he had undergone once in Hong Kong. It had helped heal his lower back when no other forms of therapy or medicine had worked. I had never experienced traditional Chinese medicine before, except Tiger Balm and the pectoral syrup called Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa, both of which I would frequently use.