Natural Headache Remedies: How to Relieve the Chronic Pain

With All That We Have on Our Plates, It’s No Surprise When We Feel a Headache Coming On. Call It the Cost of Womanhood: We Are a Staggering Three Times More Likely Than Men to Report Being Bothered “A Lot” by a Headache in the Last Three Months, According to a New National Survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. and While Genetic Factors Play a Huge Role, Especially When It Comes to Migraines, Hormonal Shifts Are Also a Major Trigger, Asserts Neurologist Laurie Knepper, Md, Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. “Many of Our Patients Have Had Migraines Since They Were in Elementary School and It Typically Runs in Families, but It Tends to Get Worse When Puberty Hits, ” She Says, Adding That the Role Estrogen Plays Is Complicated and Not Yet Fully Understand, Though There’s a Clear Correlation.