What is a natural way to cure a headache?
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The common causes of headaches are allergy, emotional reasons, eyestrain, high blood pressure, hangover, infection, low blood sugar, nutritional deficiency, tension, the presence of poisons and toxins in the body, and migraine. Allergy is an often-unsuspected cause of headache, vary in different individuals. The foods to which some people are allergic and which can trigger headaches are milk and milk products, chocolates, chicken liver, alcohol, and strong cheese. Sneezing and diarrhoea are further indications of an allergy.
Intense emotions often cause headaches. Many people who outwardly appear to have a pleasant disposition may actually be simmering about a job, or may bear resentment towards a person or something. This hidden hostility may manifest itself as headache. It is important, therefore, that negative feelings should not be bottled up, but should find some safe means of expressions.
Eyestrain is a common cause of headache. In such cases, an eye specialist should be consulted and proper treatment taken. Simple eye exercises such as moving the eyes up and down and from side to side, palming, rotating the head, with neck outstretched, forward and backward three times, then thrice clockwise and thrice anti-clockwise, can relieve eye-strain. High blood pressure can cause pounding headaches. The headache usually starts at the back of the head on getting up in the morning. A safe method of treatment for this is to immerse your legs to calf-level in a tub of hot water for 15 to 20 minutes. This draws the blood away from the head and down to the feet, giving relief from the headache.
Many people get a severe headache after consuming alcohol in excess. Alcohol causes the blood vessels to swell, resulting in a painful headache. The best treatment for this is to avoid excessive consumption of alcohol. A hangover headache can be avoided by taking a vitamin B-1 (thiamine) tablet with the drink.
Headaches may occur if there is an infection, such as a cold, virus and fever. Here, it is the infection that should be tackled. Vitamin C therapy is the best all round method. For a cold, high doses of vitamin C should be taken at hourly intervals with the appearance of the first symptoms like a sore throat, runny nose, etc. Vitamin C has worked miracles, and is considered a natural antibiotic.
Low blood sugar is one of the causes of irritability and headache. Sugar is not a cure for low blood sugar, though it may raise the blood sugar temporarily and make one feel better for a while. Low blood sugar is the result of an abused pancreas which over stimulates the production of insulin in the body. It can be controlled by eating smaller meals at short intervals rather than the standard three large meals daily. The intake of carbohydrates should be cut down to the minimum and coffee should be eliminated as it over stimulates the pancreas.
A lack of iron, resulting in anaemia, is a common cause of headache. The headache sometimes appears before the onset of anaemia, due to a chronic iron deficiency. Brewer’s yeast is an excellent source of iron and anaemia can easily be prevented by taking a few teaspoons daily. Headache can also be brought on due to the deficiency of B vitamins, namely pantothenic acid, B-1 (thiamine) , B-12 and B-6 ( pyridoxine) and can be cured by taking these vitamins.
B-complex range to one’s diet in some form such as Brewer’s yeasts, liver, wheat germ, etc., otherwise too much of one factor can throw the other factors into imbalance, resulting in other problems. Actually, the entire B complex group itself serves as protection against headaches, including migraine.
Tension headaches are probably the most common of all, and are caused by emotional conflicts which result in stress. Stress causes the muscles of the shoulder, neck and scalp to tense unconsciously. Persons who are irritable, tense and lose their temper quickly usually get this type of headache. It increases gradually and passes off with the release of tension. One should try to relieve the stress which produces the headache.
Poisons and toxins admitted into the body through food, beverages and water, as well as through breathing, polluted air, can cause any number of disturbances. A headache may be the first warning that a poison has entered the body. Additives in foods and in many cases, cosmetics, skin and hair products are also serious offenders in bringing on headaches. In addition, there are toxic air contaminants which are too numerous to mention.
Migraine Headache: Migraine is an ancient and formidable malady. It bothered such distinguished persons as Caesar and Freud. It has assumed alarming proportions under modern conditions of living and is now believed to afflict about 10% of the world’s population.
Migraine can be defined as a paroxysmal affection, accompanied by severe headache, generally on one side of the head and associated with disorders of the digestion, the liver and the vision. It usually occurs when a person is under great mental tension or has suddenly got over that state. Migraine is also known as "sick headache" because nausea and vomiting occasionally accompany the excruciating pain which lasts for as long as three days. Migraine usually gives warning before it strikes: black spots or a brilliant zigzag line appears before the eyes or the patient has blurring of vision or has part of his vision blanked out. When the headache occurs, the patient may feel tingling, numbness, or weakness in an arm or leg.
Migraine sufferers have what is known as a "migrainous personality". They are compulsive workers and perfectionists, who feel that they have to do everything right away. When they complete a task, they are suddenly laid down from a state of temporary tension to a feeling of utmost relief. Then comes the migraine. It is a purely physiological process. The head and neck muscles, reacting to continuous stress, become overworked. The tightened muscles squeeze the arteries and reduce blood flow. When a person relaxes suddenly, the constricted muscles expand, stretching the walls of the blood vessel. With every heart beat, the blood being pushed through this vessels expands them further and causes incredible pain.
When a headache strikes, one should stay on one’s feet in the daytime and do simple chores which do not require too much concentration or walk, move around and get some fresh air. The best remedy to prevent headaches is to build up physical resistance through proper nutrition, exercise and constructive thinking. As a first step, the patient should undertake a short fast. During the fast, citrus fruit juices, diluted with water may be taken six times daily. By taking the load of digestion, the patient will at once save nervous energy which can be utilised for more important purposes. The blood and lymph will also be relieved of a great burden. After a short fast, the diet should be fixed in such a way as to put the least possible strain on the digestion. Breakfast should consist of fruits, both fresh and dried. Lunch should consist largely of protein foods. Starchy foods such as whole wheat bread, cereals, rice or potatoes should be taken at dinner along with raw salads. Spices, tomatoes, sour buttermilk and oily foodstuffs should be avoided. Drinking a glass of water (warm water in winter and cool water in summer) mixed with a teaspoonful of honey the first thing in the morning, is also a good remedy.
Water Treatment: There are certain water applications which help relieve headaches. Copious drinking of water can help, as do the cleansing enema with water temperature at 98.6 o F, the hot foot bath, a cold throat pack, frequent applications of towels wrung out from very hot water to the back of the neck, a cold compress at 40 degrees to 60 degrees F applied to the head and face or an alternate spinal compress. Hot fomentations over the abdominal region just before retiring relieve headaches due to stomach and liver upsets.
Yogic kriyas like jalneti and kunjal, pranayamas like anuloma-viloma, shitali and sitkari and asanas such as uttanapadasana, sarvangasana, paschimottanasana, halasana, and shavasana are useful in the treatment of headaches.
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You could be dehydrated, a lot of head aches are caused by dehydration. Try drinking more water throughout the day.
You have pressure points just above your eyebrow. Pull up a chart and apply pressure as directed.
Depends on what's causing the migraines, but caffeine is a natural headache remedy. (If you don't drink a lot of caffeine normally)
i dont know of anything that will actually CURE it but i have some things that will help (if you dont already do them)
lay down in a dark room with absolutley no noise and drink some water -- idk that usually helps me
Try peppermint oil, someone I know told me about it I was skeptical bc i'm sensitive to smells when I have a migraine it worked for me, can be bought anywhere alternative (herbal) meds are sold. Good Luck
The first thing to do is identify the cause. If you know the cause you can better treat it.
I get headaches for any number of reasons. from hunger to stress to caffeine withdrawal to illness. Pretty much everything. Even when I think too much, think too little, or get insufficient sleep.
But I have dealt with headaches my whole life... I have always suffered from them for every little reason... so I have learned to recognize them. And they all feel slightly different.
- One thing I do to cure them, naturally, is to lay down under a bright light with my eyes closed.
- Two, get natural light. Spend twenty minutes outside in the sun and see if that helps.
- Drink water. You might be dehydrated.
- Drink a cup of coffee.
- Drink a cup of Chamomile tea (natural herbal headache relief)
- Eat something healthy and hearty. Take a vitamin.
- Meditate on clearing the mind of the pain. It works.
- If something specific has been on my mind lately, but I havent had time to think about it thoroughly... set aside a few minutes to seriously work out the problem. It may alleviate worry and stress. (Realize that there is no use worrying about something you cannot change... acceptance is the cure, here)
- Exercise the mind. If you are a thinker, enjoy certain intellectual activity, but havent done so in a while... pick it up again. (I consider myself a thinker and an intellectual. I get a headache when I watch tv or something mind numbing like that - as I said, thinking too little hurts)
- Thinking too much also hurts. Sometimes my mind is so active that I cant focus on any one thought. One thought jumps to the next and no one thought ever gets thought through all the way. Incomplete ideas all over. (Sometimes I cant get to sleep and fatigue is what does me in)
- Last resort, take a pain pill
I highly recommend identifying and treating the cause before treating the mere symptoms. Curing your headache wont help anything if it comes back or if the cause of it is persistent.
Rum. it works every time.
Everybody is different, and others have already provided some great suggestions. Two non-medicinal remedies that work for me often are coca-cola (but I don't take much caffeine normally, so the caffeine will certainly have more of an effect if it isn't commonly ingested) and resting for about a half of an hour.
There are things that trigger many migraines...tension, caffeine, chocolate, sugar. Avoid these and see if they lesson for you. Good luck.
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lay down in a nice quiet room( No TV) close your eyes.
nice relaxing bath eat something if you haven't 'cause that can sometimes 'cause a H/A. the remedy that my mom (she is 81) said he mom used to do is to wrap a bath towel around her head as tight as she could get it and it worked. good luck and stay off the computer (rest your eyes)
yea like the other person said, try to drink more water and orange juice and hot tea or water helps.
Lavender oil helps with headaches. I'm not sure how well it will work with a migraine. You can also try hot or cold compresses.
One thing you could do is take some psychedelic mushrooms, not that you really would. Another is to make tea from willow bark.
Try alternative therapies. They are natural and will work well. I would try one type at a time and give it 3-7 visits and see if it helps the severity or duration of the head pain episodes. If you have true migraines I would get diagnosed by the experts if your insurance is really good. Xrays to MRI's and CAT scans as well as neurologists are the ticket but they all are expensive but in my opinion are a good way to go to rule out the really bad stuff. The anatomical malposition of vertebra in the neck or upper back influence the muscles and other soft tissues causing a lot of irritation which may lead to the symptoms you are having.
Alternatives I choose are manual structural balancing work that looks at the whole instead of only the parts. I am a Nonforce Chiropractor for 20 years and seen so many with symptoms like yours but accupuncture can be very helpful as well. Good fortune. LP
this may sound a little weird but it you peel a lemon like you would a orange and put the lemon peel on your head... out something like a bandanna to hold it in place and leave it there while you relax for about an hour... i know it is weird but it works.
8 8oz glasses of water is enough. On hotter days, drink enough where you pee at least 3 times a day.
make a migraine diary- this will help you find out what causes them.
Migraine remedies- Feverfew in a pill form or tea, peppermint oil, Extra strength Excedrin, a prescription for a migrains med, and the pressure point in between thumb and forefinger.
Depending on what works for you- hot shower or cold compress on the neck or forehead and a dark room.
With aromatherapy peppermint helps.
With reflexology the pressure point on your foot is your big toe and on your hand your thumb.
I suffer from Migraines often. what works for me..
Stand in the shower facing the faucet. Let the water get as hot as you can stand it, and let it run on your head and neck or wherever the headache is most extreme for about 5 minutes..then switch to cold...as cold as you can stand it and do the same.
also, headaches are caused by the blood vessels on your head constricting...grab a handful of hair, right at the roots and lightly pull.
You also have pressure points between your thumb and index finger..pushing on these points for small periods of time tends to help a bit too.
Hi there
There are some medicinal herbs that have been used for natural treatment of migraine.
The herb Feverfew seems to be an effective way to treat migraine naturally especially when it is used in combination with another herb called Whilte Willow Bark with magnesium and a quality B vitamin containing riboflavin.
If you dedice to use herbal remedies for you migraines keep in mind that only the recommended dosage should be taken.
Read up on the benefits and side effects of each herb and take it from there -
I hope this helps
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