The 18 Best Natural Remedies For Headaches

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      American Migraine Foundation: "Migraine and Diet"
    
      American Migraine Foundation: "Magnesium"
    
      The American Journal of Emergency Medicine: "The efficacy of ginger for the treatment of migraine: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies"
    
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: "How Much Sleep Do I Need?"
    
      National Headache Foundation: "Report: Screen Time and Neurological Symptoms Rising Due to COVID-19"
    
      Annals of Medicine: "Prospective cohort study of daily alcoholic beverage intake as a potential trigger of headaches among adults with episodic migraine"
    
      JAMA Internal Medicine: "The Long-term Effect of Acupuncture for Migraine Prophylaxis"
    
      European Neurology: "Lavender essential oil in the treatment of migraine headache: a placebo-controlled clinical trial"
    
      Hawaii Journal of Medicine & Public Health: "Randomized Controlled Trial: Targeted Neck Cooling in the Treatment of the Migraine Patient"
    
      Mayo Clinic: "Migraines: Simple steps to head off the pain"
    
      Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: "Riboflavin – Vitamin B2"
    
      Harvard Health Publishing: "Headache: When to worry, what to do"
    
      Mayo Clinic: "Tension Headache"
    
      National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: "Headaches: What You Need To Know"

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Eating or drinking ginger may help your headache go away.

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Regular Eating
Magnesium
Ginger Tea
Water
Sleep
Yoga
Screen Time
Alcohol
Caffeine
Massage
Acupuncture
Essential Oils
Cold Compress
Warm Compress
Avoid Gum
B2 Vitamins
Supplements
Journal
When to See a Doctor

Spinach is a rich source of magnesium, which might just help with headaches.

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Plain old H2O is one of the tried-and-true home remedies for headaches.

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Breathing out your stress during a yoga flow could help get rid of a headache.

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People respond differently to alcohol, but it can cause headaches for some.

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Acupuncture can target headache relief pressure points.

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Cold therapy is one of the oldest home remedies for headaches in the books.

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Eggs are a good source of vitamin B2.

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      American Migraine Foundation: "Migraine and Diet"
    
      American Migraine Foundation: "Magnesium"
    
      The American Journal of Emergency Medicine: "The efficacy of ginger for the treatment of migraine: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies"
    
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: "How Much Sleep Do I Need?"
    
      National Headache Foundation: "Report: Screen Time and Neurological Symptoms Rising Due to COVID-19"
    
      Annals of Medicine: "Prospective cohort study of daily alcoholic beverage intake as a potential trigger of headaches among adults with episodic migraine"
    
      JAMA Internal Medicine: "The Long-term Effect of Acupuncture for Migraine Prophylaxis"
    
      European Neurology: "Lavender essential oil in the treatment of migraine headache: a placebo-controlled clinical trial"
    
      Hawaii Journal of Medicine & Public Health: "Randomized Controlled Trial: Targeted Neck Cooling in the Treatment of the Migraine Patient"
    
      Mayo Clinic: "Migraines: Simple steps to head off the pain"
    
      Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: "Riboflavin – Vitamin B2"
    
      Harvard Health Publishing: "Headache: When to worry, what to do"
    
      Mayo Clinic: "Tension Headache"
    
      National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: "Headaches: What You Need To Know"