How
to get rid of headache
Been
hitting your head against the wall too much? By releasing endorphins,
you can stimulate your body's natural painkilling ability and stop your
headache. Here are eight tips to get rid of a headache naturally.
Eight tips
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Feel the top ridge of your eye socket under the eyebrow. You will discover
a small groove in your skull about the centre of the top of the eye
socket. In this groove is a nerve which is very sensitive to pressure.
If you compress this nerve, it will be very painful. However, the pain
will stimulate the pituitary to release endorphins immediately. The
endorphins are the body's own natural painkillers and are more powerful
than morphine.
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To stimulate the nerve, push hard against it for about 10 seconds.
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Lean your head over and hit the back of it with medium pressure.
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Repeat about 20 times and then rest to see if enough endorphin was released
to stop the headache.
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A similar method for releasing endorphins is to take 10 teaspoons of
cayenne pepper in a glass of water. This is not harmful. When the cayenne
hits the stomach lining, endorphins will be released by the brain to
stop the pain.
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Try putting a cold compress on your forehead or behind the neck. Many
headaches are caused by tense neck muscles. Conversely, use a moist
hot pack to loosen up tense muscles - see which works best for you.
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Massage the ears and ear lobes.
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Similar in concept to the endorphin release - nerve stimulation through
acupressure can offer some relief of symptoms. Search for "Do-in" or
"acupressure" on the web.
More Tips
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Another option is to get a bottle of magnesium citrate at the chemists.
Take 5 fluid ounces of the magnesium on an empty stomach and the
headache will go away. The magnesium citrate is sold as a laxative,
however,5 fluid ounces will not have this effect. Magnesium citrate
hydrates the gut - it is not a true cathartic laxative.
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Get off the computer and go to a light, quiet room and read.
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Grab the sternoclediomastoid muscle (the muscle that sticks out in the
front of your neck if you turn your head to either side) between your
thumb and index finger. If you work up or down the muscle you find tender
points. Hold a tender point for 5-10 minutes as hard as you feel comfortable
but definitely enough to feels some discomfort. The pain may refer up
into the temples then you know you hit a good one.
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If you have a headache that last more than a day, consult your Chiropractor.
Your headache may be caused by a subluxation of the vertebrae in your
neck.
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Massage the "crown" of your head. There is a ring of muscles that circle
the head where a crown would sit. Once the muscles have relaxed, your
headache will disappear!
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