There is a big difference between a regular headache and a migraine. The symptoms of a migraine include a throbbing pain on one side of your head, seeing spots or flashing lights, temporary loss of vision, nausea, and dizziness. Migraines are no joke at all. I suffer from them and had to be put on prescription medication for migraines.

I was put on Propranolol and it seems to help quite a bit. I used to get four or five migraines every month where I would have to lie down in a dark room with no sounds at all. It was terrible. I would have to stay in that dark and quite room until the migraine was gone and sometimes I would get up, thinking it was gone, and as soon as I moved my head the pain was still there, throbbing.

As you continue to clean out your garden beds for the end of the season, consider using some of the yarrow that you are cutting back for not only your compost pile but also for your skin. [For more about the advantages of growing yarrow in your garden, see Yarrow, the plant doctor.] (It so happens that the yarrow in my own gardens is still doing quite well. In fact, the 'Oretal Petals' even has some blooms, and it is now October.) Yarrow has excellent astringent qualities that makes it a good choice for cosmetic purposes. These astringent qualities make its use very effective for those individuals with oily skin. When yarrow is combined with nettle - an herb that cleanses and improves circulation - a cleanser for oily or problem skin can easily be created.