A common headache is already a painful, uncomfortable experience, but a migraine packs enough force to be downright debilitating. Migraines are the 6th most disabling illness in the world, and the 3rd most prevalent with 1 in 4 U.S. households having someone who deals with migraines present, according to the Migraine Research Foundation. The migraine is a much more intense form of a headache that tends to be recurring and chronic, many times affecting people as frequently as once or…

Unfortunately, living with chronic pain is nothing new or rare in our society. So much so that approximately 100 million Americans live with chronic pain of some kind, according to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Pain from a countless number of diagnosed and many times, also undiagnosed, ailments and running the gamut on the severity, seriously lowers the quality of life for those dealing with it. Problems with Conventional Pharmaceuticals In addition to significantly reducing the quality…