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Headaches

Headache complaints run the gamut from tension-related temple-squeezers to blinding migraines. Before resorting to prescription or over-the-counter pain relievers (with all kinds of side effects), turn toward natural solutions.

Learn how simply changing your diet or adding supplements can work wonders.

Quick Reads

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Work Out Your Headache

Regular exercise may be a great headache treatment.

Q. I get headaches when I try to go vegetarian. Help!

Going vegetarian can increase the risk of anemia, but you can avoid the side-effect.

BALANCE: Yoga RX

Three easy yoga poses can tame that pounding headache.

Get Ahead of the Pain

The following vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients help prevent headaches. If pain is often your problem, consider adding these to your daily diet.

Low-Pressure Flush

If sinus pressure is clouding your mind, perhaps you could use a good flush.

Massage Away that Migraine

Headache sufferers—especially those with migraines—need lots of options for finding relief like a nice migraine specific massage.

Headache hotties

Forget about “Not tonight, Honey.” That time-tested headache excuse has taken a serious hit from a study linking migraines with increased sexual desire.

Fevers and Headaches

Questions for the doctor include treatments for children's fevers and frequent, tension headaches using homeopathic treatments such as belladonna, pulsatilla, nux vomica, and bryonia.

Headache Help

If you have a headache, homeopathy may help. However, to keep your head painless from the get-go, look to the following tips:

Headache Help

If you have a headache, homeopathy may help. However, to keep your head painless from the get-go, look to the following tips:

Stop and Smell the Butterbur

Although flowers often trigger seasonal allergies, at least one flower, butterbur, may cure them.

Migraines Demystified

When sinuses throb and ache, you might think it’s a sinus headache. But migraines cause sinus pain, too.

Acupuncture Accolades for Migraines

Acupuncture can help reduce the frequency and intensity of migraines.

Migraines Bow to Butterbur

Butterbur, a plant long used in Europe to head off migraines, now has some scientific backing.

Rubbing Out Migraines

Even the terminology of chronic headaches can make you cringe: migraine, tension, cluster.

Migraines: Fight Back with CoQ10

Anyone who suffers from frequent migraines will be thrilled to hear about a possible new way to prevent...

Lighten Your Liver’s Load

If there is one organ that rarely gets the attention or recognition it deserves, it’s the liver.

Acupuncture’s Heady Perk

In the largest randomized study on acupuncture and chronic pain, the therapy proved remarkably helpful for headache sufferers.

The Poison That Heals

A tiny dose could kill you, but a teeny tiny dose may kill your pain instead—leaving you unharmed

C’mon, Forgive and Forget

Holding a grudge? Better let it go if you want to live a long and healthy life:

Read All About It

This section delves deep into the heart of the matter. Click below to read in-depth investigations, article features, cover stories, and the inspirational journeys of others.

Natural Remedies for Migraine Relief

Head Case

Knowing what type of headache you have can help you treat it.

Stop Making Scents

What are the hazards of synthetic fragrances?

Nine Must-Have Remedies

Nine must-have Traditional Chinese medicines for your common ailments like colds, headaches, and the blues.

Web Exclusive—Head massage for Sinusitus

For millions of winter cold sufferers, the virus itself is a breeze compared to the headaches, congestion, and exhaustion of sinus pain.

RX-Yoga and PMS

A daily yoga practice and a few lifestyle changes can help mitigate the effects.

Alternative Medicine Cabinet—End Sinusitis Naturally

End the pain of sinusitis using holistic methods including acupuncture, herbs, diet and homeopathy.

Personal Journey—End the Migraine Pain

End the pain: One woman’s (brief) journey with migraines.

High Anxiety

With a little understanding and a few coping techniques, like biofeedback, deep breathing, and diet changes, you can corral galloping worries.

May the Force Be With You

Electromagnetic devices are gently zapping away migraines, insomnia, and chronic pain, and leaving even skeptics convinced.

Blueprint for a Healthy Home

Toxic cabinets. Chemical-laden carpets. Killer caulk. Here’s how to avoid nine common mistakes that can turn home improvements into health hazards.

Cool Relief for Headaches

Cutting-edge therapies for migraines, fibromyalgia, and arthritis.

Unusual Touch Therapy Gains Fans

A new type of touch therapy for pain; oral chelation to protect your heart.

Balancing Act—More Than One Life to Live

Back to the past: Can rediscovering a former life help you live this one better?

Natural Beauty—Treat Your Nails Right

What’s wrong with nail polish—and what’s right about the new natural versions.

The Juice on Java

A small coffee habit can help prevent many major illnesses including Parkinson's, Type 2 diabetes, and gallstones. But don't go overboard especially if you're trying to get pregnant.

Making Peace with Pain

What do you do when you’ve tried everything medicine has to offer—both conventional and alternative—and nothing works?

Alternative Makeovers

Meet three run-down New Yorkers who reduced their stress levels and achieved better health through herbs, nutrition, mind-body medicine, and stress and time management.

Diagnosis: Mercury

All that fish you’ve been feeling so virtuous about eating may mean your mercury level is high. We tell you how to get tested and how to get the poison out of your body.

The Massage that Lasts

For knotty aches and pains that won’t go away, consider Rolfing. Gentler than it used to be, it may just bring you permanent relief.

Ask The Doctor

Everyone can use good advice. Below, we've gathered top queries and answers for you. Don't see the answer to your question? Email us and our team of experts with respond!

Ask The Doctor: Dizziness

Low blood pressure could be to blame for your dizziness.

Managing Mononucleosis

My doctor just told me I have mono—in my mid-40s, no less—and prescribed antibiotics. I thought mono was a virus and the only cure was rest. Why would I need drugs for this?

How to Decipher That Rash

I try not to overreact every time one of my kids gets a rash, but it still freaks me out. How can I tell if it signals something serious?

An Ayurvedic Solution to Sinus Trouble

I have had a series of sinus infections, and my doctor says I have become resistant to the antibiotics used to treat the infection. How can ayurveda help?

Tame Your Child’s Fever

My poor little girl gets fevers whenever she’s sick. Is there anything I can do besides give her Tylenol?

Fevers

Treatments for children's fevers.

Tension Headaches

Questions for the doctor include treatments frequent, tension headaches using homeopathic treatments such as nux vomica and bryonia.

Chiropractic Stroke myth

Dispelling the myth that chiropractic adjustments cause strokes.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Traditional Chinese Medicine's solutions for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Preventing Altitude Sickness

Chinese herbs for PMS

How Traditional Chinese Medicine treats PMS.

Migraine Prevention

Stopping migraines before they start.

About Women’s Health: Evening Primrose

About Women: Evening primrose for hot flashes, menstrual cramps, and more.

Recipes

Isn't it wonderful that your food can be your "medicine"? All the recipes below include ingredients that act positively on your body for this condition. The bonus? Each one is delicious!

Grated Carrot and Apple Salad

These delish, super healthy recipes contain no known food or additive triggers and are suggested for headache sufferers

Spice Rub Chicken With Savory Stuffing

These delish, super healthy recipes contain no known food or additive triggers and are suggested for headache sufferers.

Cinnamon Rhubarb Crisp

These delish, super healthy recipes contain no known food or additive triggers and are suggested for headache sufferers.

Summer Coffee Coolers Cinnamon Delight

A small coffee habit can help prevent many major illnesses including Parkinson's, Type 2 diabetes, and gallstones. These summer coffee coolers make your caffeine fix even tastier.

Mint Mocha Frappuccino

A small coffee habit can help prevent many major illnesses including Parkinson's, Type 2 diabetes, and gallstones. These summer coffee coolers make your caffeine fix even tastier.

Snow Mocha

A small coffee habit can help prevent many major illnesses including Parkinson's, Type 2 diabetes, and gallstones. These summer coffee coolers make your caffeine fix even tastier.

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