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How to Beat Headaches: Prevention Tips

Did you know that 50-75% of adults experience at least one headache each year? Among those, roughly 30% have reported migraines. And as many as 4% of the world’s population are afflicted with headaches for 15 or more days every single month.

While most people focus on treating headaches after they happen, we’d like to offer some preventative tips to help you stop headaches from starting in the first place. In fact, we’ve helped many patients overcome headaches and migraines naturally through focused and gentle chiropractic care.

Here are a few ways in which some of the most common types of headaches are described and some tips for beating them.

Cluster headaches: One of the most painful types of headaches, a cluster headache is typically felt on one side of the head near the eyes and lasts anywhere between 30 – 90 minutes on average. If you’re prone to cluster headaches, potential triggers may include bright lights, foods with nitrates like deli meats, a sudden altitude change, and alcohol or smoking. Try avoiding these triggers to see if your headaches improve.

Tension headaches: This type of headache doesn’t always throb, but instead feels like tightness or tenderness in the head and neck. To prevent a tension headache, take note of what you did for the hours (or even days) before the headache occurred. Sometimes, stress is a trigger, so practicing mindfulness or breathing exercises regularly may help.  Stress also comes in the form of poor posture, and this is a leading contributor to muscle tension and resultant headaches.

Migraine headaches: Most research around migraine headaches points to environmental triggers, hormones, and genetics as major culprits. Making sure you stay hydrated, avoid foods high in salt, chemical triggers like drugs, caffeine, artificial sweeteners and flavour enhancers, and sticking to a regular sleep schedule may help lessen their frequency. Other triggers may include exposure to fluorescent lighting and strong smells.

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