I used to never get headaches. But lately, I have at times been desperate for a natural headache remedy. My search for natural headache remedies started when I caused myself severe eye strain. Then, of course, there was the day a few weeks ago when Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
Ouch.
Natural headache remedies
A few of the more common ways to get rid of headaches without using drugs include:
- Putting a cold compress on your forehead.
- Cutting back on caffeine.
- Using relaxation techniques.
- Sleeping enough and keeping a consistent sleep schedule.
My favorite natural headache remedy
A cold compress feels good while it’s on your head, but doesn’t make the pain go away. I don’t consume caffeine.
Me? RELAX?
Anyway, relaxing does little to nothing when the cause of your headache is eye strain.
Although a dramatic barometric pressure drop will bring on a dull headache, I typically don’t have headaches from not getting enough sleep.
My natural headache relief comes in the form of a little bottle of essential oil. Undiluted essential oil of peppermint, to be exact. Both my husband – who is much more used to getting headaches than I – and myself find it usually to be as effective as popping a pill.
Only, without the potential side effects and certain toxicity to our bodies
We apply the oil to both temples, the forehead, and the back of the neck. Within minutes, the ache begins to fade, and soon disappears.
The peppermint oil worked wonders the day of my encounter with the concrete. But for some reason the pain was even worse the next day. I referred to my essential oil desk reference and found that eucalyptus oil is anti-inflammatory.
I put one drop of peppermint oil and one drop of eucalyptus oil in a glass of water and chugged it down.Within fifteen minutes later, not only had the pounding stopped but the pain was almost non-existent.
Whew!
Want to avoid using drugs for headaches, but don’t want the pain? The combination of UNDILUTED (be careful; most E.O. companies dilute their oils) peppermint and eucalyptus worked wonders for me. Best of all, it’s inexpensive and one dose can last up to several hours!
Hope you feel better soon!
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Acerola Cherry is use as natural remedy of headache but I;m not familiar with that plant. Aspirin is what I’m using since I have an headache. Maybe ask your doctor about your condition because there are instances that simple headache cause to migraines.
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Thanks for the advice, Pauline!
When I made this video I was getting frequent headaches b/c of Computer Vision Syndrome. As long as I’m careful about my computer time, now I have headaches much less frequently and they seem to be related to hormonal fluctuations, barometric pressure changes, or the full/new moon.