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          An exercise that will help you get rid of a tension related headache. This is an exercise that is usually done by an expert but I assure you that it is perfectly safe to do it on your own as well.

1.           Place your right hand on the top of your head or let it rest on your forehead.

2.           Now gently turn your head towards the right. This will clear the left side of your neck so that your left hand can have easy access to it.

3.           Now place the palm of your left hand on the back of your neck and let your fingers try to sense out any muscle that is particularly taut.

4.           For this, all you have to do is let your fingers creep along your neck like the legs of a spider but with a little more force.

5.           When you have found a tight muscle, gently apply pressure on it using the soft balls of your fingers.

6.           As you apply pressure, breathe in air and hold the air for ten to twenty seconds.

7.           As you hold the air, the application of pressure must continue.

8.           Concentrate on the releasing of the tension of that muscle.

9.           Convince your mind that all the toxins that were pent up in that muscle have now been released.

10.      When you feel that the muscle has relaxed, release your grip and at the same time breathe out through your mouth, feeling that all the toxins have been released from your body.

11.      Repeat the exercise on the same side of your neck and try to find another muscle.

12.      In this way continue till all the muscles on the left side are done.

13.      Now repeat this exercise with right side of your neck and using your right hand this time.

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          Measure your migraine.  Your migraine can be measure in terms of the following criteria

 §         Frequency:  How often do you get the migraine?

§         Intensity: How severe is the pain? You can measure this yourself using a 5-point scale. 0 stands for no pain at all, while 5 means that you have the worst pain that you have ever had.

§         Duration: How long does the pain last. Does it go by itself or you have to get a deep sleep before you get any relief.

§         Medication: Do you have to take any medicines before you get any relief from it and if you have to do how many medicines do you take and in what quantity?

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Here are some more exercises for that tension headache...

          You have to understand that the tension headache comes purely from tight cervical and neck muscles. When muscles become tight, what actually happens is that lactic acid gets accumulated in them.

          Under ordinary conditions, when a muscle works, glucose gets converted into carbon dioxide and water. The blood easily removes these two waste materials.

But when a muscle has to work for too long or for tow hard the energy demand is too high that the cells do not get time to convert glucose fully into carbon dioxide and water. Instead the glucose is converted into another substance that is lactic acid.

          The problem with lactic acid is that it restricts further movement of the muscles and this results in muscular cramps. In such conditions application of a little bit of pressure can help the muscles release the pent up lactic acid.  When the cervical and neck muscles get accumulated with lactic acid, it often results in a headache. The exercise that is described below can prove to be very effective.

1.     Turn on the shower and direct the flow of the stream of water onto the back of your neck

2.     Now turn your head as if you are trying to see who is behind you.

3.     Stand like this for one or two minute.

4.     Then repeat the exercise but looking in the opposite side this time. 

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          Take a 20 minute power nap during your lunch break.  You will wake up refreshed and without as many worries.

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          Eat organic foods.  Many foods, especially produce and meats contain pesticides and hormones that are not good for the body.  More and more stores are carrying organic foods that are safer for your body and reduce the number of foreign chemicals entering into your bloodstream.  If your local grocery store does not carry any of these food items, check to see if your city has an organic store somewhere else.