| Muscle strain in the shoulders and neck can also | | | | comprise these visual upsets, although more typically |
| contribute to head pain. Sitting or working awkwardly | | | | a severe headache will follow, with increased |
| hunched over a desk or computer keyboard can | | | | sensitivity to light so that sufferers want simply to lie |
| easily lead to headaches. Massage neck and shoulders | | | | down in a dark room. Migraines can be associated |
| with a mixture of 5 drops each of thyme, lavender, | | | | with gastric disturbances or pins and needles in one |
| and juniper oil in 1 tablespoon of almond oil. | | | | hand or arm. Foods can often trigger an attack or an |
| Take a 600 mg tablet of Siberian ginseng each day | | | | attack can be associated with stress or bright |
| to improve stress tolerance and thus reduce the risk | | | | sunlight. Flickering lights, as when driving past trees on |
| of tension headaches and try yoga or t'ai chi classes | | | | a bright sunny day, can also trigger an attack. |
| to improve relaxation skills. | | | | Many sufferers find that chewing feverfew leaves |
| Some sorts of headaches are best relieved by a hot | | | | can help prevent attacks. Try two to three leaves in |
| towel on the head in these cases use a massage of | | | | a daily sandwich or else use a strong lavender oil rub |
| 10 drops of rosemary oil to 1 teaspoon of almond oil | | | | (1 teaspoon of lavender oil with 2 teaspoons of |
| on the temples and forehead. | | | | almond oil ) massaged into the temples at the first |
| Migraine is typically preceded by visual disturbances | | | | hint of a migraine. Drink cups of lavender and St. |
| jagged lights to the edge of the visual field or a | | | | John's wort infusion (1 teaspoon of each to a cup of |
| sense that there is a strange out of focus area in | | | | water) during attacks. |
| what one sees. Occasionally the attack may simply | | | | |