I have been a migraine headache sufferer for most of my adult life. It always seemed like when I had a day off of work, or a day where I could simply relax, I could not really do so because that's when I was most apt to have a migraine. Now if that doesn't stink to high heaven, I don't know what does... An article from March of 2014 has recently helped me to understand why this has been the case. A study conducted at Yeshiva University concluded that persistent stress followed by relaxation is actually a trigger for migraine headache. The study authors came to this conclusion after examining headache diaries of migraine patients. According to study authors, this finding emphasizes the importance of stress reduction and healthy lifestyle habits for migraine sufferers. In the US there are reported to be 37 million migraine sufferers, of which almost 5 million experience attacks at least once monthly. More women are affected than men, and the average age of these
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