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Do you know that tension headaches are caused by anxiety, nervous tension, eyestrain, poor seating position, or tight muscles in the shoulders and neck? And do you know migraine headaches are caused by expansion of blood vessels in you head. Headache can also be caused by colds or flu, or even digestive problems. Ouch. Not to worry, here are 5 effective remedies to chase the headache away easily.

To tackle tension headache, massage your temples with some lavender essential oil. Also, you can place your fingers at the top of your spinal column, where your neck meets the skull. Then move your fingers out 5cm along the base of your skull until you find a small little indentation on either side. Apply firm pressure with the pads of your fingers, making a small rotating motion with your fingers. You will feel slightly tender as you apply the pressure. It would be better as you massage deeper. Breathe deeply while you massage, and let yourself relax. Do this for one to three minutes. Repeat as often as you like.

Here is an herbal tea mix that can smoothen the tension in you. Take 250ml water, 1 teaspoon fresh chopped ginger root, and simmer the ginger in water in a covered pot for five minutes. Next add 1 teaspoon dried chamomile and 1 teaspoon dried linden flower and steep for another ten minutes. Strain and drink it hot. Sweeten the tea with brown sugar if desired.

Lavender is one great thing to tackle headache as it can ease mental and physical stress. Add five drops of lavender and five drops of marjoram essential oil into a basin of cool water. Then soak two towels in the water and wring it lightly. Lie down on a bed and apply one towel to your forehead and one to the back of your neck. Rest for 30 minutes and you will feel relaxed afterwards. Valerian helps to relieve the pain of tension or migraine headaches. Take half a teaspoon of valerian extract and dilute in warm water. Drink a cup every 30 minutes till the pain is gone. But make sure you can only take up to 3 teaspoon a day of valerian.

Lastly, try immersing your feet in a bucket of hot water for 15 minutes. Make the water as hot as you can withstand. At the same time, wring out a towel in ice water and apply cold compress on your forehead, temples, back of neck, or where the pain is concentrated at. This will increase blood flow to the feet and at the same time constricts blood vessel in the head, reducing blood flow and hence reduce pain.

And so here are the 5 easy natural ways to curb the annoying headache. You do not necessarily need to see a doctor or take pain killer to stop your headache. Home remedies such as these are also great and easy ways to keep the pain at bay. To find out more about different headache causes, check out http://headache.greenhealthinformation.com