D Home Page Directory Articles Newsletter Stopping Headaches the Easy Way by Elizabeth Barhydt, Ph. Almost everyone experiences a headache at one time or another. Sometimes we may take one of the many pills or nostrums displayed on the druggist's shelf or advertised with great conviction on television. Other times we may want to kick the pill habit and try to ignore it, and eventually the headache may disappear spontaneously. Headaches can vary tremendously in intensity from the barely noticeable to the real banger that can put you in bed for hours if not days.
Most headaches are the result of unresolved tension in the body, either mental or muscular.
The headache will quickly disappear once that tension is released. In most cases headaches can be released by a very simple exercise. Our community was planning a Thanksgiving dinner in the clubhouse. As the day approached, one of our neighbors had been in bed for several days with a disabling headache and was not expecting to be able to attend. These attacks occurred from time to time and after a few days cleared up.