Chemotherapy is the chemical treatment of cancer, given in accordance with an individual's treatment plan. It may be given in a hospital, a clinic, a doctor's office or at home. The dose may be given over several days, once a week, or once a month, with treatment lasting anywhere from several weeks to several years. The medication used can greatly help cancer patients. But the side effects of chemotherapy can be powerful. Below I have listed some of the more common side effects of chemotherapy (side effects will vary with the type of medication used for chemotherapy), and provided some recommendations on herbal remedies for treating these side effects.

Many people suffer from migraine headaches, including myself. Migraines tend to run in families and are more common in women then men. In fact women are three times as likely to get migraines than men.

Symptoms

Pain on one side of the head, can be severe or mild.

A short period of depression, irritability and/or loss of appetite

Sensitivity to light and sound

Nausea/Vomitting

Seeing an aura.

You may experience one or more of the symptoms , and it is possible to have symptoms not listed above.

Possible Triggers

The underlying cause of migraines is not known. Were it known, there would more likely be a cure. However, various researchers have discovered possible triggers of migraines:

Low levels of seratonin

Certain foods

Stress

Not enough sleep

Bright light

Various changes in the weather

When you have ailments, the medicine or drugs that you take for them often have side effects and can often be worse for you than the ailments themselves. There are so many medicines that are being recalled, many people are starting to question if taking medicines are safe. Chinese herbal remedies are alternatives that many people turn to. Do we know if Chinese herbal remedies are effective, or more importantly, are they safe?

While I think there is a place and time for medicine and drugs, I always try to look for more natural cures when I have a problem. I think that putting to many different foreign and man created substances in our bodies can't be good for it. I always try herbal remedies first. Many herbal remedies are foods and other natural things that won't effect our bodies the same way traditional medicines would.