Natural Fixes for Headaches

Most headaches are often caused by a lack of sleep, dehydration,or both, so if you constantly find yourself having headaches make sure your getting enough sleep each night and drinking plenty of water throughout the day. There are many natural solutions to curing your minor and major headaches so don't jump to any over the counter headache medicine before you try these homemade remedies.

When applied to the hairline and bottom of neck peppermint oil creates a cooling sensation that eases the stress and pain caused by headaches in the neck and head muscles.Lavender oil also works like peppermint oil or ginger and calms to tension in your body and relaxes you into an easy-going state. Ginger tea is a great way of ridding your headaches with its anti-inflammatory healing properties. The most important thing to do when naturally healing yourself of headaches is to just relax. Lie down in bed and try not to concentrate too hard on one task this can cause your eyes to strain making the headache worse. Try not to watch much T.V. or look at any screens for a while, play calming music and massage the temples. Stretch your neck by slowly rolling it from side to side and back and forth while breathing naturally. Lighting candles and dimming the lights will help immensely and will work even better when combined with a hot bath. Wet a cloth with some warm water and place this over your forehead and eyelids to reduce the ache with warmth.

Eating almonds works just as effectively as taking a pain killer because of the amounts of salicin it contains. Salicin is an agent found in the majority of over the counter pain relievers. Chocolate is very well known to cause headaches so make sure your eating less chocolate and junk food when trying to rid headaches.