Migraine sufferers know this all too well: It isn’t just a headache. Migraines tend to be more severe and may also include nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light and noise. While medications may be necessary and beneficial for some, others may not tolerate these medications or their potential side effects. Fortunately, there are alternatives, including the well-studied herb feverfew, which is found in MygraFew. With regular use, MygraFew, from Nature’s Way, may help reduce the number and severity of headaches experienced.

Feverfew and Migraines
A cousin of the sunflower, feverfew has been used for centuries in Europe. And, as the name implies, traditional uses include reducing fevers as well as treating minor aches and pains and menstrual disorders. But it has been its effect on headaches and migraine prevention that have garnered the most interest and attention.

Numerous studies, including some double-blind clinical trials discussed in the British Medical Journal, the Lancet, and Phytotherapy Research, have found using dried, powdered feverfew leaves to be very effective in easing migraine-related symptoms while also reducing the duration and overall number of attacks. In these studies, migraine sufferers reported a reduction in pain, nausea, and vomiting, and were less sensitive to light and noise. The part of the feverfew plant used is important. Effective studies have made their preparations from the dried feverfew leaf, which is the form found in MygraFew.

Nature’s Way MygraFew
Laboratory studies have found feverfew may work against migraines by preventing the release of chemicals that cause blood-vessel constriction and inflammation, which contribute to headaches. The compound in the feverfew leaf that is given the most credit for these effects is called parthenolide. Nature’s Way MygraFew uses a standardized extract of dried feverfew leaves that contains 4 percent parthenolide, or 600 micrograms per 15 mg tablet, which is the dose recommended by British and Canadian health officials.

Standardized
You may be wondering what this all means and why it’s considered better. To begin with, MygraFew is standardized, which means you will receive a specified amount of the desired active compound, in this case parthenolide, every time you take it. You won’t get more in one dose and less in the next one. It will be the same amount, every time, in every pill.

One Pill a Day
Many other feverfew products provide much less parthenolide per dose, which means you could be taking up to 6 pills per day. Because MygraFew provides 4 percent parthenolide, or 600 micrograms per dose, only one tablet is needed per day. When fewer pills are needed, this usually means better compliance and, ultimately, better results.

GMPs
Nature’s Way, the company that makes MygraFew, was the first to be recognized by the National Nutritional Foods Association as a GMP (good manufacturing practices) facility, which means its products are monitored for quality.

MygraFew Tips
Best results are achieved after four to six weeks of consistent use, so just taking MygraFew here and there won’t get you the results you want. Since only one a day is needed, pick a time of day that will be easy for you to remember and always take it at that time. And because MygraFew is intended to aid in the prevention of migraines, it won’t work against an acute attack. Finally, do not take MygraFew if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, and do not give it to children who are under two years old.

—M. Witt