Headaches: A Basic Discussion

[Radu Cornea]

I placed this discussions under "habits" for a very specific reason, and that is, I think there are certain things one does out of nervosity, while stressed, bored, at work (or not), consciously or unconsciously, that trigger a severely aching head.

As such, I posit that there are habits we entertain, which we can actually control - skip that ibuprofen tablet - and make our life that much better.

So this thing plagues basically everyone. What causes headaches, and what can you do to get rid of them?

I know the following things cause most of my own searing headaches:

1. Bright reflections / Staring at a computer screen non-stop;
2. Inhaling polluted air / Inhaling dust & smoke;
3. Bad posture / Holding your head in your hand / Neck spine tension;
4. Shallow breathing;
5. Bad oral hygiene / Tooth decay / Un-cared-for teeth;
6. Using certain (usually strong) perfumes;
7. Rubbing dirt and dead cells into the pores instead of washing them off. (This is when the headache started from another cause, and semi-consciously you think a bit of massage would relieve it, but it only manages to make things worse);
8. Dehydration / Malnourishment / Consciously eating bad/altered food;
9. Toxin build-up / Forced ignoration of your body's natural cycles;
10. Biting and chewing my skin & nails (when I get nervous, my lips and fingers are under siege, and obviously, germs&toxins get free entry into my system).

So these are a few of the ones I identified on myself. The solutions to these seem pretty obvious, when you list them like this, isn't it? :) What's more, that pain tablet might even take away some symptom that affects you on a pretty severe level.

So I'd like to hear from you guys, what affects you and what solutions have you found to these buggers?

[Muhammed Gouda]

13. Over Smoking (happened to me a couple of times)
14. Hunger (if i spent a whole day without eating My head aches like hell)

[Radu Cornea]

yeah, I can back up #14, hypoglycemia (low sugar levels in your blood) can do that to you.

[Mvision]

I have a serious headache right now.
I have them once in a while. Apart from the computer screen thing I don't think I am failing at the stuff you listed.
I usually don't take meds. It makes me slow, and takes away my focus.

[peanut]

Some messy cluster of veins in my head causes migrains for me, and maybe headaches too, although I'm not too sure if that definitely is the reason.

[Radu Cornea]

Do some blood tests (blood pressure, HDL/LDL) and check the resulting levels. You may want to lower your LDL intake, see if that helps with the migraines. ;)