Drug-Free Headache Relief

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There’s nothing like a headache to derail your whole day—or several days if you suffer from ones that last longer. While you have your literal headache, you do things that give you a figurative headache once you’re better. You pick fights that you need to patch up. You make mistakes on work that you have to fix later. Just like there is maternity leave, you wish there was such thing as “headache leave” because you really can’t function when it feels like a little person is inside of your skull, hammering away. If your headaches are quite frequent, then you might not like the idea of taking Advil and similar painkillers every time you feel that pounding begin. This is especially true if you make a point to only put natural and pure things in your body. Taking a pharmaceutical just doesn’t fit into your holistic lifestyle. Luckily, there are drug-free ways to cure a headache.

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Try acupuncture

Acupuncture is a technique from traditional Chinese medicine that has gained popularity around the world. Focused on correcting energy imbalances in the body, it has been found to be as effective as medication in those with migraines