Headaches can be triggered by stress, fatigue, allergies, eyestrain, poor posture, alcohol or drugs, low blood sugar, hormones, constipation and nutritional deficiencies. Your body is telling you that something needs to change, so begin to heed those signals. You may be wondering, how do you make a headache go away? To find headache relief, use these 10 headache remedies, which include herbs, vitamins, posture correction, diet changes and more, to fight headaches in a natural and healthy way.

Types of Headaches

Although there are 150 different types of headaches, there are four types that are most common. The most common types are:

Tension:

This is the most common type of headache among adults and teenagers. Tension headaches are also known as stress headaches, chronic daily headaches or chronic non-progressive headaches. Causing mild to moderate chronic pain, they come and go over time.

Cluster:

These headaches are the most severe, but least common type. The pain is intense and can feel like a burning or piercing pain behind the eyes. Cluster headaches occur in groups over a period of time lasting from a couple of weeks to a couple of months. They may go away for months or years, but then come back.

Sinus:

Inflamed sinuses can cause pain in your cheeks, forehead and bridge of your nose. Usually other sinus symptoms, such as a runny nose, fever, pressure in the ears and facial swelling, occur at the same time.

Migraine:

Migraine headaches can last from a few hours to a few days and usually occur one or more times a month. People usually have other symptoms with migraines, including: sensitivity to light, noise or smells; nausea or vomiting; loss of appetite; and upset stomach or belly pain. A child experiencing a migraine headache may turn pale, feel dizzy, have blurry vision, a fever and an upset stomach.

Mixed Headache Syndrome:

This type of headache is also known as a transformed headache and includes symptoms of both migraine and tension headaches. Adults and children may both experience mixed headaches.

Headache Causes & Risk Factors

You may be wondering what causes headaches. In general, headaches occur due to a combination of nerve signals sent from the blood vessels and muscles in the head. What causes these signals to turn on is still unknown. Headache(2) triggers can include:

Illnesses such as sinus infections, colds, fever or throat infection.

Stress

Eyestrain or back strain

Environmental causes such as secondhand tobacco smoke, smells from chemicals or perfumes

Heredity as headaches tend to run in families, especially migraines

Food allergies

Hormone imbalance

Vitamin or mineral imbalance

Aspartame

Top 14 Natural Headache Remedies

1. Magnesium
2. Gluten-Free Diet
3. Peppermint & Lavender Essential Oil
4. Chiropractic Care & Posture
5. Herbs: Feverfew & Butterbur
6. B-Complex Vitamins
7. Stay Hydrated
Try adding these nutritious fruits and veggies to your diet in order to stay hydrated throughout the day:

cucumbers
celery
radishes
green peppers
cabbage
zucchini
cauliflower
eggplant
spinach
watermelon
strawberries
grapefruit
cantaloupe
oranges



8. Detox Bath to Reduce Tension
9. Stretching and Moving
10. Reflexology
11. Acupuncture
12. Rest
13. Cayenne Muscle Rub
14. Compress

Home remedies for headache

Take Ajwain or Carom Seeds and roast them to make poultice. You can use this to make a hot fomentation on your forehead to relieve headache. It also helps you to deal with sinusitis. Use for 15 minutes at once and repeat the procedure for 2 to 3 times during a day.

Steam inhalation is another effective way and wonderful home remedy for headache. Boil water in a pan and add few leaves of Tulsi in it. Inhale the steam and for sure you can see immediate benefits. Tulsi tea is another way to have it. Drink 1 cup with a gap of 3 to 4 hours during migraine attack of simple headache. Can be prepared with or without milk.

Make paste out of few Garlic Pods and apply over your forehead. You can cover this with a cloth and leave for 15 to 20 minutes.



Pound few Garlic Pods in lukewarm mustard oil in a bowl. Massage neck, forehead and side of head with this for 5 to 10 minutes.

If headache is due to fatigue/weakness or due to lack of vitamins and minerals, drink Wheat Grass, daily 1 cup – 1 glass for couple of days. Wheat grass is full of nutrients required for healthy body.

Pound fresh Coriander Leaves with water to make a fine paste. Apply over forehead and keep for some time. This is simple home remedy for frequent episodes of headaches.



Another amazing headache home remedy consists of fine paste of pure and best quality of Sandalwood or Chandan powder. Apply a fine layer over forehead. One can mix Rose Petals Extract or gulab arka also along to get fast relief.

Cow Ghee as nasal drops is well advised by ayurveda experts in all types of headaches. It’s very effective and quick result giving home remedy for headache. 2 to 3 drops in each nostril for 3 to 4 times daily on regular basis for couple of days is suggested to take.

Locally Clove oil mixed with Olive oil is also used for local application to get rid of headache.



Drink an herbal tea made form seeds of Cumin, Coriander, Fennel, Carom, Fenugreek and Black cardamom (Jeera, Dhaniya, Saunf, Ajwain, Methi and Badi elaichi). Drink two cups daily.

Boil grated Ginger in 1 cup of water for 5 minutes on low flame. Filter and drink sip by sip. You can add honey if required.

Also take Marigold Flower Petals and boil in 2 cups of water. Boil until 1 cup remains. Filter and drink later. This helps to lower body heat and gives positive results in dealing with frequent headaches.

Mint chutney (pudina) is also very useful in all sorts of pain whether its headache or abdominal discomfort. Mint leaves can be pounded well and add lemon juice, roasted cumin seeds. Mix properly. Add salt if required. This helps you to enhance your body channels and stimulates senses in turn provides relief from headaches due to sun heat.



Regular use of Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) herb nourishes entire nervous system and makes you to get rid of chronic headaches. This is well known herb in Ayurveda to boost mental health and enhance healthy blood circulation.