Relieve migraine pain with a coal miner’s secret remedy When migraine headaches hit, they can incapacitate you for four hours to four days. The pain is so severe it can cause temporary blindness, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light and sound. And finding relief is your top priority. Most painkillers won’t stop a migraine. So the best way to treat a migraine is to avoid it altogether. But a coal miner in Britain may have found the secret to treating and avoiding these extremely painful headaches in a simple herb.

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Did you know that the cost of treating cancer has more than doubled in the last two decades? In 1987, the U.S. spent $24.7 billion on cancer treatments. Compare that to $48.1 billion per year in 2005. And the price has gone up even more since then. The main cost, of course, is drugs. But more and more people are getting the disease, so that’s driving up the cost too. Wouldn’t it be great if all these people could treat this disease for just pennies a day? Well, it might be possible. More and more research is showing that the inexpensive hormone melatonin is extremely effective at treating cancer. According to these studies, melatonin’s cancer-fighting ability comes from its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits. Armed with these abilities, it not only inhibits the growth of cancer cells, but can actually kill many different types of tumor cells.

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Powerful vision supplement  also lowers cholesterol It’s not unusual for supplements to supercharge more than one part of your body. In fact, just a few weeks ago, I showed you how lycopene can shrink a swollen prostate in men and protect bones at the same time. Now a new study shows that a powerful eye-protecting supplement also can lower your cholesterol. You’ve probably heard of lutein before. It has a well-deserved reputation as an eye protector because it can prevent macular degeneration — the number one cause of blindness. Lutein, as you may know, is a plant carotenoid with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant abilities. These benefits can lower your oxidized LDL cholesterol and protect your heart and arteries from disease.

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I love folk medicine. My mom was the daughter of an itinerant farm worker. So money was scarce as she grew up. Her family relied heavily on natural means to treat illness. And she passed much of that on to me. She grew up in Oklahoma and Texas, where there’s a large population of Native Americans. As a result, her family used many folk remedies from the Natives. And I had a deep love of the Native culture. So when I find folk remedies from their culture, I get excited — especially when they work so well.

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If you’re like me, you probably take omega-3 fatty acids every day. They’re a great way to fight heart disease, stroke, dementia, and many other health problems. But did you know there’s a simple way to make these supplements work even better? There’s an underappreciated vitamin that works with omega-3 fatty acids to help your brain stay young and healthy and your arteries to remain soft and supple. That underappreciated vitamin is vitamin K.

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