Sooner or later, nearly everyone gets a headache, but to about 20% of us that are under a “stress overload”, the headaches are chronic and recurrent.
What causes headache? For the most part, headaches are a result of either a chemical stress (like caffeine withdrawal), emotional stress (like being too self-critical) or a physical stress (like muscle tension) that the body has been unable to properly adapt to.
Surprisingly, a headache is not a brain ache. So, what puts the ache in headache?
The pain of sensitive structures of the head are the culprits. Americans spend more than $2.5 BILLION on aspirin, ibuprofen and acetaminophen (Tylenol) every year. These drugs, apart from their many side effects, treat the symptoms while ignoring the cause of the headache.
While stress, certain foods and alcohol may be culprits, a frequent and overlooked cause of headaches may be the misalignment and malfunction of spinal bones and nerves in the upper neck.
What does a bone out of place have to do with headaches? When spinal nerves and associated tissues and structures are compressed, stretched or otherwise irritated, they can produce abnormal body function with headaches a common effect of that abnormal, stress induced state. While over the counter drugs may cover up these warning signs that the body is malfunctioning, they do nothing to correct the underlying cause of the headache or the associated bodily malfunction.
Because headaches are so common, many people believe that getting a headache is a normal part of life. Headaches are usually a sign that something is wrong. Neither stress nor headaches are caused by have too little aspirin in your blood.
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