HEADACHES

- Most painful alarm signals of the body.

- signs of physical or psychological overload

- A common cause of headache is tense muscles in the head or neck.

- May also be symptom of stress, caffeine withdrawal, allergies, certain infectious disease or the result of too much of alcohol.

- Constricted or expanded blood vessels, as well as altered pressure in the head (which may occur when the weather changes), can also produce headaches.

There are four types of headaches:

1. Simple headache:

Location: Center of the skull

Signs: Hammering, buzzing and pulsing in head

Causes: Stress, sensitivity to weather or changes in atmospheric pressure, high blood pressure, fever or lack of oxygen.

2. Tension headache: 

Location: Forehead

Signs: Dull, oppressive pain occurring in the temples. Begins at the back of the head and neck or in the forehead and spreads throughout the head.

Causes: Muscular tension or bad posture.

3. Migraine Headache:

Location: On one side of the head

Signs: Nausea,vomiting and vision problems

Cause:  Hereditary factors or circulating disturbances in the brain.

4. Cluster headache:

Location: Above the eyelashes

Signs: Piercing, burning pain which occurs on one side of the head only and always in the same place.

Cause: The exact cause of cluster headaches is unknown, but cluster headache patterns suggest that abnormalities in the body's biological clock (hypothalamus) play a role.

NATURAL METHODS  INCLUDE:

1. Relaxation exercise

2. Massage

3. Listening to soft music

4. Taking steam

5. Hot water bath

6. Soaking your feet in luke warm water with 2-3 drops of eucalyptus oil(nilgiri oil) will divert the blood supply from your head to feet . After 10 mins shift your feet from luke warm water to cold water . put on wool socks and  lie down for about 20 minutes.

EXTRA TIP:

This time-tested home remedy can provide quick headache relief.  

Put a few drops of fresh lemon juice into a cup of black coffee and drink it in small sips.

WARNING:

This is not for people with sensitive stomachs!