Take Control of your Headaches with a Natural Approach

Everyone that has headaches knows that dealing with headaches is no fun. When it comes to headaches, it is very important to understand the type of headache that you are experiencing. Below are 5 different kinds of headaches you may be experiencing:

1. Tension Headaches

These headaches commonly are headaches that wrap around your forehead and can be very painful. These headaches have a sensation of a dull achy feeling that is causing pressure all around your head. This pain can also be commonly found in your neck muscles and can spread all the way to your shoulders.

The number one trigger of these headaches is stress. When our body does not have the ability to adapt to the stressful environments around us it can cause many health issues such as type 2 diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, anxiety and headaches. 

2. Sinus Headaches

These headache are most commonly found when a inflammatory process is taking in place in the body due to allergies, dry weather, or cold weather. Symptoms of these headaches include pressure around the cheekbones forehead, runny nose, and built up mucus.

3. Migraines

These headaches are debilitating headaches that 12 percent of Americans deal with daily. When suffering from a migraine, oftentimes people find themselves leaving work early or going to lay down in a dark room.

Typically, people can know that they are going to experience a migraine with an aura. Symptoms of these headaches are dizziness, vomiting, nausea, and fatigue. There are many things that can cause migraines such as loud noises, smell, and stress.

4. Cluster headaches

These headaches cause a burning pain that can be found on one side of the eye. Symptoms include, one-sided face dropping, facial swelling, nasal congestion, and tearing of the eye. These headaches can be caused by lack of sleep and stress. 

5. Hypertension Headaches

These headaches occur when you have a high blood pressure. A normal blood pressure is 119/79. The patient can experience pulsating on both sides of the head, vision changes, chest pain, shortness of breath, and a runny nose. Many things can cause hypertension headaches such as diet, obesity and stress. 

The underlying cause of all headaches found above is stress. Managing stress is not only critical for headaches but for your health in many aspects of life. As high stress levels can lead to a heart attack, stroke, anxiety, and depression.

There are many ways to manage your stress levels; such as, through exercise, diet, and therapy. But a commonly under utilized way to manage stress is a specific chiropractic adjustment.  

A chiropractic adjustment through research has been proven to reduce stress and allow the body to adapt to the natural environments around it by relaxing muscle, decreasing tension, restoring the body's natural homeostasis, and decreasing inflammation .

When your body is adapting to stress and functioning at its peak performance that is when true health can be achieved, reducing the recurring headaches.

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