Friday, March 19, 2010

Types of Headaches

When I get headaches, I pretty much just concentrate on surviving it. When I began researching about headaches, I was surprised to find out that there are types of headaches. Now, I know why there are so many natural headache remedies available. If there’s more than one kind of headache, then you’ll also need different types of treatments. There are basically two types of headaches: primary headaches and secondary headaches.

Primary Headaches
Primary headaches are headaches that affect your quality of life. Although they are not life-threatening, they can cause a lot of pain. Some may have occasional headaches, but others may have headaches that are so devastating that their daily activities are hampered. Primary headaches consist of migraines, tension headaches, and cluster headaches.

Secondary Headaches
Don’t let the “secondary” label fool you. Secondary headaches are more serious and severe than primary headaches. Secondary headaches may arise because of structural problems in the head or the neck. Secondary headaches might be caused by tumors, head injury, or a medical condition such as meningitis, dehydration, high blood pressure, or stroke.

Understanding the different kinds of headache will help you make informed decisions on which natural headache remedies you might want to try. If you feel like your headache is veering towards the secondary headache category, seek medical help immediately.

I take HeadacheFree every day to help prevent most headaches.

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Natural Headache Remedies That Work

Headaches come and go, but when it comes, it feels like an unwanted visitor that will never leave. Before you reach out for over-the-counter headache medicines, try these natural headache remedies first. This might banish headaches better without worrying about the chemicals you are introducing to your body:

Ice pack. Grab an ice pack and place it on the painful area. This generally could be the temples, the back or your neck, or your forehead. You might find more relief by putting an icepack on your forehead AND the back of your neck.

Relaxation. Most headaches are the result of stress, so try to take a nap or a walk to relax. I usually take a warm bath or Extress Natural Stress Remedy to get rid of the symptoms that go with stress. Rest in a dark and quiet room to release the tension that has gathered on your back, shoulders, and neck.

Massage.
You can have someone give you a neck or back rub to soothe the headache away. Another trick that I’ve learned is to apply some steady, but gentle pressure using my index finger and thumb. Rotate your fingers for a few seconds keeping the pressure steady and release. Doing this with the Badger Organic Headache Balm works wonders for me. If money is not a problem, go and treat yourself to a professional massage.

Try these three natural headache remedies and you can ease yourself away from your dependency on over-the-counter headache medicines which could be harmful to your health or addictive.

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