Headache, including migraine are extremely common problem. Common causes of headache include stress, migraines, restlessness, sinus problems and lack of sleep, tension & dehydration. These problems or reasons are totally affecting your head to think so much, skipping a meal or from using the computer for a long time without taking breaks. Many people don’t realize the most common cause of a headache is dehydration. In the research center says more than 47 million Americans have experienced a severe or debilitating headache in the past three months and migraines alone affect 9 percent of the US.
There are many non useful medicines available in the market to get rid of headache. But all of them have potential side effects and can cause other health problems. Please don’t use unwanted chemical products or medicine. However, you can get instant pain relief using some easy and natural home remedies.
Water
Headaches are a sign that tell us that something is wrong. If the cause of your headache is dehydration, you can get relief from the pain by rehydrating your body. Drink a glass of water at the first sign of a headache and continue taking small sips throughout the day. When suffering from a heavy headache, please stay away from drinks like alcohol that can dehydrate your body.
Massage
Doing some light massage (getting into neck, back, head or shoulder) can distract you from the pain as well as improving circulation and reliving tension. Just massage away a headache, perform circular motion with the fingers and thumbs around the ear tissue, you can get relief from the pain.
Lemon Juice
Lemon is very effective and powerful ingredients help to cure headache pain. Lemon has enriched with excellent source of vitamin C (Vitamin C is one of the main antioxidants found in food and the primary water soluble antioxidants in the body) helps to cure migraine.
Drink warm water mixed with juice squeezed from one half of a lemon will reduce the intensity of a headache and it is also beneficial for headache caused by gas in the stomach.
Betel Leaves
Betel Leaf is the leaf of piper betle and belongs to the piperaceae or pepper family. Betel leaves contains tannins, chavicol, phenyl, propane, sesquiterpene, cineole, alkaloid, sugar and some essential oil. Betel leaves are known for their analgesic as well as cooling properties, which can effectively alleviate a headache within a few minutes.
Take 3 to 4 fresh betel leaves in a mixer grinder to make a fine paste and apply this paste in your head. Leave it on for 20 to 30 minutes. Soon you will get relief from the intense of pain.
