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Stress yourself out!

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Stress yourself out!

Are you feeling calm, cool and collected?  Sure, you may still be getting migraine attacks, perhaps a few less tension headaches…but did you ever consider that you could make things worse with a little stressful living?  With a lot more poorly handled stress, you can enjoy those attacks so much more.  And if you’re going to get a tension headache, might as well make it a BIG one, right?  We’ve got to help all the big drug companies earn their profits.

In light of all this, I thought this would be a great time for us to enhance our stressful living skills.  You think you’re tense now?  Just wait until you give these 5 Ideas for Stressful Living a try.

(Obviously I write tongue-in-cheek here, but it’s worth checking out this article (which is also tongue-in-cheek), even if you don’t agree with every point.  And be sure to check out the comments people left.)

Splash it on

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Here’s a quick tip if you can’t sleep.  You know, you wake up with a headache or you’re just feeling restless, and you’re feeling hot.  You try and try, or you just try not to try, but you can’t get back to sleep.  The tip?  Try water.

No, don’t drink it.  Splash it on your skin – your legs, your arms, your stomach, wherever.  Nice cool water.  Not a gallon, just enough to get wet.  Seriously!  Splashing water onto your skin will cool off your skin, and will actually make it easier for you to get back to sleep.  You may even find that you can avoid the painkillers, or the warm milk (which after all might cause another trip in the night!).  Give it a try next time you wake up hot and restless.

Take a break!

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No, I’m not talking about a vacation.  I just mean a break from – well, whatever you’ve been doing for the last 2 hours!

You see, many of us get stuck doing the same thing all day – repetitive motions, sitting all the time, standing in a certain position, lifting things in the same direction, and so on.  No, I’m not just talking about computer users – even “active” jobs can be repetitive.

In the “natural” world, you tend to have a lot more variety.  In our fast paced, “efficient” world, we try to block out interruptions and put everything close at hand.  But in reality, that can make you less efficient over time.

So, I’m just checking in to repeat what you’ve heard many times.  Take a break!  Stretch, and do something different.  If you’re concerned about efficiency, consider building in these changes and breaks.  Plan to do a variety of things, instead of just focusing on “getting that report done today” or “just painting the bedroom”.  Plan to do one thing for an hour, then another.  Take a 30 second break to stretch.  There are a lot of things you can do.

I’ve written before on this topic – read this post particularly for computer users.  One of the best resources for keeping those joints and muscles healthy day to day is The Posture Prescription by Dr Arthur White and Kate Kelly (review).  I was reminded of this topic because of this study of office workers [link no longer available].

Don’t want to take a break?  You’re asking for migraine triggers, tension type headache, back pain, and a mind that’s not quite as sharp.  But maybe you’re too far gone to recognize good advice when you hear it!  🙂

Alka-Seltzer Gold for migraine?

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Alka-Seltzer Gold for migraine?

I’ve heard from more than one place that a quick fix to the stomach can often lead to a quick migraine fix.  Dr. Robert Milne has found in his practice that some patients can find relief from a migraine triggered by certain foods.  The trick?  Simply dissolve two tablets of Alka-Seltzer Goldicon in a glass of water, and drink.

Alka-Seltzer Gold contains the antacids sodium citrate and potassium citrate, specially treated sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, and citric acid.  Notice that, unlike the original Alka-Seltzer, it doesn’t contain any aspirin.  So it seems that the effect on the stomach is somehow stopping the symptoms before they get too far.

Alka-Seltzer works to neutralize stomach acid via chemical reaction.  There are other antacids that are not based on sodium bicarbonate, such as Tums (calcium based), Amphojel (aluminum based) and Rolaids (a combination of ingredients).

Do you have a similar story?  Leave a comment!

Community article – getting to sleep with migraine

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To give you an idea how it all works, I posted some of your comments on getting to sleep with migraine.  This is our first community article, still in progress but already very helpful.  Thanks to so many of you from all over the world who stopped by to leave your comments!  More of you are welcome to come by and comment.

For those of you who don’t know what this is all about, Community articles are a new feature here at the website.  I ask the question, and you give your advice for all our visitors to read.  Together, we can fight migraine, cluster, tension, and all those headaches out there – too many to mention.

For more information, or to leave your own comments, visit the Community articles section.

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