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5 Natural Headache Relief Tips

By Laura Ng

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What triggers your headache? If your headache stems from insufficient sleep, you just need to catch a good night's sleep once you get back home today. If your insufficient consumption of water leads to headache, you just need to make sure you ingest plenty of water from today onwards to cope with the scorching weather. But what if you don't get enough oxygen for your brain to "breathe", what should you do?

This type of headache is often caused more by the office environment you're working in than anything else. It makes you lose concentration and thus, productivity. But wait, before reaching for that painkiller, give these 5 natural headache relief tips a shot. They should help reduce, if not eliminate your headache completely.

Natural Headache Relief Tip 1 - Fresh Air Alleviates Headache

Most office buildings are enclosed and air-conditioned where you don't get good supply of fresh air. To make matter worse, you can easily breathe in harmful chemicals released from the air-conditioning system, air fresheners, insecticides, pesticides and the pollutants already existing in the building. No wonder you get such an intense headache.

What you can do is try to open the office windows near to where you sit at some intervals to allow fresh air to flow in. This could regulate the air quality in your working environment and help you and your colleagues breathe better and reduce headache problem.

Natural Headache Relief Tip 2 - Relieve Your Eyes to Reduce Headache

Did you know that overstraining your eyes can also induce headache? That's because when you strain your eyes, the muscles around the eyes may get cramps, which will in turn stress the optic nerves connecting to your brain.

You should try to turn away from your computer screen or documents after every 30 minutes to give your eyes a break. For better results, look into a distance from a high place for 5 minutes to let your eyes take some breather. This should help to reduce your headache. However, if the problem persists, it's probably high time for you to get a new pair of glasses.

Natural Headache Relief Tip 3 - Mind Your Sitting Position

How do you sit at your office desk? If you bend your back and wrists while typing the keyboard, or you grip the phone between your shoulder and ear to talk on the phone while your hands are still on the keyboard, over time your blood may not flow well to your brain and thus trigger headache. That's because you're straining your muscles for a prolonged period.

Now, keep your sitting posture correct by always keeping your head aligned with the spine when you sit, and your wrists straight and aligned with the forearms when you're typing. Make good use of your chair's ergonomic design which provides good support for your back to avoid slouching.

Natural Headache Relief Tip 4 - Stress is the Killer

Don't you realize that most of the time when stress hits you, headache comes along? I know, you can't avoid stress completely in a working environment, but you definitely can do something to "spread out" your stress in order to relieve headache, such as stopping your work for a minute and crack some jokes with your fellow colleagues to ease tension, or enjoy a 10-min tea break at the pantry sipping your favorite coffee or tea. Sometimes, a little distraction can benefit your health.

Natural Headache Relief Tip 5 - DIY Acupoint Massaging

Rest your hands on top of your head at each side and spread your fingers. Using your fingertips, knock lightly from the top and to the sides, for at least 10 times on each area. When you reach the sides of your head, slowly massage the areas with your fingers to ease the pressure. Perform this massaging for at least 10 minutes or till you feel relaxed. This is actually a way to massage the acupoints on your head to help relieve headache.

One tip may not show significant result, how about combining all 5 natural headache relief tips and applying them over time? Your headache should improve dramatically and who knows, you need no painkiller anymore.

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