I get migraines. Bad ones. For years I’ve sought relief from the searing pain, missed time at work, the feelings of frustration for missed social events, and the helplessness. Doctors gave me strong medicine to relieve the pain after it started, but there weren’t any cures for getting them in the first place, and I didn’t like the idea of taking so many pills. I needed a better approach to migraine headache relief.

That better approach started to take shape when I learned that although there were no cures, I could educate myself on how to prevent migraines and relieve them more quickly once they had set in.

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i am careful of what i eat,mostly organic,natural fruits and veggies,i excercise,drink water…but i still have the worst migraine and tension headaches constantly…i don’t like pills…does anyone know any trigger points or pressure points to help get some relief? or anything natural to help?

There seem to be many headache cures available for those that take the time to do the research. Many include various medications one can take. Additionally there are many non medicinal headache cures. One non medicinal cure that is mentioned often is to pinch the headache pressure point. This is the nerve cluster that is located in the webbing between the forefinger and thumb. It is recommended to pinch this pressure point until the ache ceases. In doing this you will have found headache relief though this simple form of a cure.

The Japanese often use a method called Shiatsu. This is done by using a knuckle or hard object such as a massage stone. This object is applied with a certain degree of force at the center of a persons hairline approximately two inches above the natural hairline.

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