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Headaches are different kind and most of the time they are painful and disabling. Radiating pain from neck originates from joints or muscles surrounding the neck. These are the normal type of headaches. More serious pulsating headache often on one side of the head, with recurrent pain and nausea is migraine. Certain foods like dairy products and also foods containing sulphites and nitrites, sometime cause dilation of blood capillaries and increase the flow to the brain.
Some of the home remedies to get relief from headache

Ginger tea: Prostaglandins are known to cause muscle contractions that leads to headache. Ginger root is known to block prostaglandins and taking one or two cups of ginger tea made from 2-4 grams of ginger, in the morning relieves the pain.

Essential oils: Inhaling essential oils like rosemary, lavender also gives soothing effect and relieves pain. Using sesame oil as nasal drop also relives pain. Three to four nasal drops to put in the nostrils once a day and inhale. Fragrance of peppermint herb relives pain caused by headache.

Massage: Massage on forehead with paste made of nutmeg powder will relieve the pain and leads to sleep.

Yoga: Yoga also can calm the mind and leads to relaxation of blood vessels. Pranayam, a yoga technique is highly helpful in relieving the pain.

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