| Herbalists tend to regard the headache as
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| | typically preceded by visual disturbances
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| a symptom of some underlying disorder
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| | jagged lights to the edge of the visual
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| rather than an illness in its own right.
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| | field or a sense that there is a strange
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| Those that seem centered behind the eyes
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| | out of focus area in what one sees.
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| suggest a digestive disturbance while
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| | Occasionally the attack may simply
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| headaches that seem to start at the back
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| | comprise these visual upsets, although
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| of the neck and creep forward are
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| | more typically a severe headache will
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| generally tension headaches. Pain and
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| | follow, with increased sensitivity to
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| sensitivity around the eyes or above the
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| | light so that sufferers want simply to
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| nose can be due to a sinus problem.
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| | lie down in a dark room. Migraines can be
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| Muscle strain in the shoulders and neck
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| | associated with gastric disturbances or
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| can also contribute to head pain. Sitting
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| | pins and needles in one hand or arm.
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| or working awkwardly hunched over a desk
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| | Foods can often trigger an attack or an
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| or computer keyboard can easily lead to
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| | attack can be associated with stress or
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| headaches. Massage neck and shoulders
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| | bright sunlight. Flickering lights, as
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| with a mixture of 5 drops each of thyme,
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| | when driving past trees on a bright sunny
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| lavender, and juniper oil in 1 tablespoon
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| | day, can also trigger an attack. Many
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| of almond oil. Take a 600 mg tablet of
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| | sufferers find that chewing feverfew
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| Siberian ginseng each day to improve
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| | leaves can help prevent attacks. Try two
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| stress tolerance and thus reduce the risk
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| | to three leaves in a daily sandwich or
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| of tension headaches and try yoga or t'ai
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| | else use a strong lavender oil rub (1
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| chi classes to improve relaxation skills.
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| | teaspoon of lavender oil with 2 teaspoons
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| Some sorts of headaches are best relieved
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| | of almond oil ) massaged into the temples
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| by a hot towel on the head in these cases
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| | at the first hint of a migraine. Drink
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| use a massage of 10 drops of rosemary oil
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| | cups of lavender and St. John's wort
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| to 1 teaspoon of almond oil on the
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| | infusion (1 teaspoon of each to a cup of
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| temples and forehead. Migraine is
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| | water) during attacks.
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