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Cause of Headache
First and foremost we should find out if headaches are the symptom of any disease developing in the body. Women are generally more prone to headaches than men. Sometimes they complain of headache when menstrual flow stops due to cold. Besides this, constipation, indigestion, vayu complaints, anemia, excessive labour, mental stress, staying up till late hours, etc, are some other reasons, which cause headache.
When blood gets infected due to malaria, meningitis, pneumonia, stomach or liver diseases it could also cause headache. In case of sleeplessness, heart disease and other reasons, the blood does not reach the brain sufficiently and could lead to headache. Many people also suffer from migraines. Headache sometimes can also be the beginning of nervous disorders developing in the body.
You must have noticed that headaches are the symptom of many diseases. In case of persistent headache, a natural and yogic cure can be helpful because they relieve the root problem through a natural cure.
Tips to Relieve Headache
Dip the feet in hot water for 20 minutes. Then take bath with fresh water and scrub the body nicely.
Wake up early in the morning and go for a morning walk, then practice Yoga and pranayam
Nature cure therapy tips
Apply salt on an apple and eat it early in the morning, drink lukewarm water and after sometime drink lukewarm milk. This overcomes headache.
Peel one or two garlic pods and chew them. This relieves headache after a few minutes.
In case of chronic headache, grind almond kernel and roast in clarified butter. Mix in hot water and eat. This relieves chronic headache.
If headache is due to gastric trouble or giddiness then drink lukewarm lemon juice.
Diet to Relieve Headache
Fruit diet and milk is the best diet for a patient with headache. Take fruits and vegetable juice for the first week. Take milk additionally. Take two spoons of myrobalan juice with half a of spoon honey.
Take fruit juice or carrot juice at 8 a.m. Take seven to eight raisins, dry dates, figs, and almond kernels. Along with cardamom, take one glass milk boiled with ginger. Take fruit juices or fruits at 12 noon. Take salad, vegetables, green leafy vegetables, curd and chapatti.
Take fruit in the evening around 5 p.m. and fruit along with vegetable soup at 7 p.m.
