How to Stop Headaches Using Science Based Approaches | Episode 113
Main Takeaways
- Different types of headaches can arise from different tissues of the head and neck.
- Tension headaches are usually caused by psychological stress and lack of sleep, and felt around the top part of the head.
- Migraine headaches are recurring and debilitating, with a prominent aura and photophobia.
- Cluster headaches are felt on one side of the head and are deep and excruciating.
- Hormonal headaches in women are caused by changes in gene expression when estrogen and progesterone are lowest.
- Headaches from hits to the head and traumatic brain injury show up days, weeks, months, or years after the hit.
- Raise the baseline of health to reduce the risk of headaches, by improving sleep, sunlight exposure, nutrition, exercise, and social connections.
- Supplements such as creatine monohydrate and omega-3 can alleviate headaches from TBI and hormone-related headaches, respectively.
- Avoiding activation of cells that trigger photophobia can offset migraine headaches.
- Understanding the types of neurons helps to identify how to target headache pain, through medication and behavioral approaches.
