| Headaches are a common problem. About 12%
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| | use fresh or powdered ginger when you
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| of the population suffers from migraines;
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| | cook, eat crystallized ginger, or put
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| counting sinus, tension, and cluster
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| | fresh-grated ginger in a drink. Ginger is
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| headaches, that number probably
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| | useful for migraines as well as other
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| approaches 100%. While over-the-counter
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| | headaches, and also eases nausea.Honey is
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| and prescription headache remedies often
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| | a natural sugar, pre-digested by bees,
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| are appropriate, the expense and side
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| | that has been used since Bible times. It
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| effects can be problematic for some
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| | contains potassium and magnesium, which
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| people.These problems may be avoided with
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| | will help relax the arteries and allow
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| any of a wide selection of herbal and
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| | more blood to flow to the brain. Try
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| mineral supplements. Here are some you
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| | taking a couple of teaspoons if you feel
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| can try; they're listed in alphabetical
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| | a migraine coming on; it also might help
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| order, and, as always, you should check
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| | with a hangover. Try boiling equal parts
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| with your health care provider if you
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| | of honey and apple cider vinegar and
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| have any questions.General precautions:--
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| | inhaling the steam.Lavender reduces pain
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| Some are not recommended for pregnant or
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| | and relaxes. Massage or sniff as with
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| nursing women or children under age two.
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| | eucalyptus oil.Lithium, a salt that is
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| -- Don't take any of these with Coumadin
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| | used to treat bipolar disorder, can help
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| or other blood thinners without
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| | those suffering from cluster headaches.
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| consulting a doctor or pharmacist.
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| | It is available at the health foods
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| -- Don't take them if you have kidney
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| | store.Marjoram eases muscle
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| problems without consulting a doctor or
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| | tension.Menthol preparations can be
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| pharmacist.Butterbur. Sold under the
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| | helpful in relieving tension headaches.
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| brand name Petadolex, it should be taken
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| | Massage the oil into your
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| regularly, as a preventative; you may not
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| | temples.Magnesium. Headache sufferers
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| be able to find it at the health foods
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| | sometimes have underlying magnesium
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| store (if not, do an Internet search),
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| | deficiency. Following the recommended
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| and it's not inexpensive.Cayenne. Cayenne
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| | dosage on the label, take with meals, but
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| dilates your blood vessels, improving
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| | not with dairy products--magnesium
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| circulation; it is also a natural
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| | interferes with calcium absorption.Milk
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| analgesic. You can buy cayenne capsules
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| | thistle, like feverfew, has been subject
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| and take them regularly as a
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| | to many clinical trials that clearly
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| preventative; or you can take cayenne on
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| | demonstrate its effectiveness. It is
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| an as-needed basis, and if you have
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| | frequently recommended to counteract the
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| cayenne (red pepper) in your spice
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| | harmful effects of alcohol and other
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| cupboard, it'll do. Put some in a glass
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| | drugs on the liver. Silymarin, a powerful
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| of water, or a cup of tea, coffee, or hot
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| | anti-oxidant, is largely responsible for
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| chocolate. How much is effective without
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| | the medical benefits of this
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| being overpowering is something you'll
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| | herb.Mustard. Soak your feet for 10-20
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| have to experiment to discover; start
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| | minutes in a hot foot bath to which you
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| with 1/8 teaspoon and work your way up.
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| | have added 2 teaspoons of powdered
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| You may be able to tolerate a whole
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| | mustard. The heat and mustard will work
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| teaspoon--but you may find relief from a
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| | together to ease your headache, and
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| lot less.Celery seeds. You can find these
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| | mustard powder is available at the
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| at the grocery store. Soak the seeds in
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| | grocery store.Passiflora incarnata, a
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| hot water, strain, and sip like
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| | tropical herb, has been used since the
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| tea.Chamomile. Chamomile tea is calming
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| | 19th century for nervous conditions.
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| and soothing, and readily available at
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| | Clinical trials have demonstrated the
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| the grocery store.Cinnamon reduces
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| | relaxing and calming effects of
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| stress, loosens tight muscles, and lowers
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| | Passiflora; it is often recommended to
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| blood pressure--all of which ease a
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| | treat anxiety and reduce
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| headache.Co-Enzyme Q10 acts on energy
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| | tension.Peppermint reduces pain and
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| production within the mitochondria in the
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| | tension. Massage or sniff as with the
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| cells.Eucalyptus oil. This is an
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| | other oils. (Warning: keep the peppermint
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| essential oil; put a few drops of this in
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| | oil away from your eyes!) This may be
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| a carrier oil (vegetable, olive, etc.)
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| | beneficial for tension headaches. Drink
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| and massage into your forehead to help
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| | peppermint tea, available at the grocery
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| with tension headaches. Also, try putting
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| | store.Riboflavin (vitamin B-2), like
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| a few drops on a handkerchief and
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| | CoQ10, acts on energy production within
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| sniffing it.Feverfew and ginkgo reduce
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| | the mitochondria; see package for the
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| migraines and vascular headaches by
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| | recommended dosage.Rosemary. Rosemary oil
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| reducing blood vessel dilation and
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| | helps keep blood vessels dilated; rub a
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| spasms. They also have anti-inflammatory
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| | few drops of it into your temples. Or
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| properties; ginkgo, in addition, relieves
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| | make a rosemary tea using one teaspoon of
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| dizziness often associated with
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| | rosemary in a cup of hot water; cover and
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| headaches. You can try chewing feverfew
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| | steep for 10 minutes; strain and
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| leaves, although they are very bitter; or
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| | drink.Valerian reduces tension and pain.
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| get a tincture or capsules. This is a
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| | It's available in capsule form at the
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| good remedy for migraine or cluster
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| | health foods store.White willow bark will
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| headaches. Feverfew appears to be better
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| | give you results similar to aspirin, but
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| at prevention than treatment of
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| | is much gentler on the stomach. This is
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| migraines, so you may want to take it on
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| | the natural ingredient from which aspirin
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| a regular basis. Both are available at
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| | is made. Capsules or tincture can be
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| health foods stores.Ginger relaxes blood
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| | found in health foods stores.So, if you,
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| vessels in the head and reduces swelling
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| | like many people today, hesitate to spend
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| in the brain, and activates natural
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| | the money--and take the risk--sometimes
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| opiates in the brain that relieve pain.
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| | associated with traditional medications,
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| It can be taken in the form of tea or in
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| | try these first. For most headache
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| tablets available at health foods stores;
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| | sufferers, it can't hurt.Lisa J.
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