TREATING HEADACHE WITHOUT DRUGS

There are many natural and alternative ways of treating headaches without the aid of medication, but the first thing to do is to investigate the cause and then treat accordingly.
1. Take a walk
Getting close to nature as much as possible is one of the best way to treat headaches
2. Sometimes taking a nap is good medicine for the head, it relieves tension, and stress
3. Applying ice pack to ease the throbbing in the head by placing it on the fore head, temples or the back of the head to help relax muscles and relieve pain
4. Having a relaxing bath and shower treats stress and tension headache
5. Clear your mind of all disturbing taught and do breathing exercise
6. Eating healthy meal if your headache are often caused by hunger
7. Drinking lots of water is essential for treating headache because dehydration can cause reduction of blood and oxygen flow to the brain
8. Always stay away from noise pollution and too much if lighting
9. Avoid headache inducing substances like nitrates and nitrites, these are found in meats,  monosodium glutamate (MSG) caffeine and alcohol
10. Use clove, ginger, turmeric and galic  to treat your headache by preparing a soothing drink with each
11. All aromatic herbs like holy basil, pepper mint etc are of great benefit for treatment of headaches
12. Make a hot drink with cinnamon and add a pinch of apple cider vinegar to help ease headache
13. Eat lots of apples because it helps alleviate headache, it has nutrients that helps balance the alkaline and acidity levels in the body
14. Giving yourself a head massage (acupressure) to apply pressure on the part of the head that is arching or on the acupoints for headache.

15. Acupuncture is the best way to treat all types of headache, but this involve the use of needles on certain points of the body by a trained acupuncturist to bring about holistic healing to the individual or simply apply pressure on the points, this process is called acupressure.
The diagram above is the best acupoint to treat pain and ache, it is called large intestine 4 (Li4)

If your headache persists investigate the cause and seek medical attention.