I'm going on day 4 of celery for my almost daily migraines - and so far I'm thrilled with the results. I cooked the ends and leaves and made a celery broth to refridgerate, eating the good looking stalks throughout the day - next step if this positive result continues - A Vegetable Juicer. Celery has something in it that helps with inflammation of the brain.
Here's a couple articles about Celery/Migraines
Curing Migraines with Celery
"I have discovered a cure that starts within 30 minutes for migraine headaches."
That compelling comment comes from an HSI member named Menken who has posted her migraine therapy on the HSI Healthier Talk forum titled "Headaches/Migraine." Menken writes: "I juice up a bunch of celery and take 2 oz of juice whenever I feel a migraine coming on. Then I lay down and within 30 minutes my migraine starts going away most of the time."
If her migraine doesn't go away, step tw o in Menken's regimen calls for another helping of celery juice, this time doubled to four ounces. The result? "I have never had to take a third dose."
Besides the fact that this natural treatment seems to work wonders for Menken, her comments also serve as a sobering reminder of just how debilitating migraines can be. In her posting she mentions details such as having three migraines in four days, flashes of light in her field of vision, and one migraine so intense that she couldn't lie down.
http://www.hsibaltimore.com/ealerts/ea200503/ea20050310.htmlJuice Therapy
Celery juice is rich in coumarins, substances that have a soothing effect on the vascular system and that may benefit those prone to migraines, says naturopathic physician Michael Murray, N.D., author of The Complete Book of Juicing. Fresh celery juice may be drunk alone or combined with other vegetable juices, such as carrot, cucumber, parsley and spinach. Dr. Murray says to drink an eight-ounce glass of the juice twice a day as a preventive, in conjunction with proper medical treatment.
http://www.mothernature.com/library/bookshelf/books/21/156.cfmCan Celery Help Cut Brain Inflammation?
Study Shows Antioxidant in Celery Has Potential in the Fight Against Alzheimer's
By Kelli Miller Stacy
WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
May 20, 2008 -- A compound found in celery and green peppers may help protect against inflammatory brain conditions.
The compound, called luteolin, is a potent antioxidant known for its anti-inflammatory properties. Luteolin belongs to a family of plant molecules called flavonoids, which are found in various vegetables, fruits, and beverages, including chamomile tea.
Researchers have rigorously studied the potential health effects of flavonoids for more than a decade. Previous studies have shown that flavonoids can help counter dementia caused by brain inflammation.
For the current study, Saebyeol Jang of the division of nutritional sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and colleagues investigated how luteolin acts on cells called microglia taken from mice. Microglia are scattered throughout the central nervous system and are principally responsible for the brain's immunological defense. Excessive production of inflammatory molecules produced by microglia in the brain can worsen neurodegenerative changes seen in animal studies on Alzheimer's disease and an inflammatory brain condition called Creutzfeld-Jakob disease.
Jang's team exposed mice microglia cells to bacteria and then treated them with the luteolin. Their experiment showed that luteolin reduced the inflammation triggered by the bacteria. The researchers also learned that the celery compound blocked a "promoter" to the gene that coded for an inflammatory signaling molecule.
http://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20080519/can-celery-help-cut-brain-inflammation