Outwitting Headaches

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Outwitting Headaches provides all the information needed to stop headaches in their tracks and, better yet, to avoid or prevent them entirely. After a lifetime of suffering from splitting migraine headaches that were merely aggravated by attempts to subdue them with prescription drugs, Mark Wiley had had enough pain and frustration. treating headache. Working by personal experience through all the Western pharmaceuticals, all the useless psychotherapy, and all the alternative therapies of the month, he moved on in desperation to Asia to test the traditional remedies of Chinese and other indigenous medicinal traditions. His travels took him to the mountains of Malaysia, the barrios of the Philippines, and back-alley healers of Japan, Singapore, and Taiwan. He tried bonesetters, shamans, faith healers, acupuncturists, qigong masters, energy healers, herbalists, and massage therapists. He studied and practiced various mind-body methods of qigong, yoga, meditation, and martial arts. Nothing worked - at least, not for long. The headaches still struck with the sudden savage fury of a lightning bolt. Then, at long last, like Newton and Archimedes, Mark had his Eurekal moment. And, of course, it was simple and self-evident. rather than reactive treatment of symptoms. Outwitting Headaches sets out systematically the non-invasive methods Mark has developed to avoid the chemicals, drugs, drinks, foods, and even behaviours that serve as triggers for headaches, while removing from the personal environment as many of the immediate causes of headache as possible. In addition, this book teaches how to quickly restore the balance necessary to live headache free when there is inadvertent exposure to triggers or causes

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction
• Part 1 Understanding Headaches
• 1 A History of Headaches and Their Treatments
• The Setting
• The Western Bio-Medical Approach
• Alternative Medicine Approaches
• Mind/Body Approaches
• 2 Understanding Headaches
• Types and Categories of Headaches
• Headache Causes and Triggers
• The Effects of Chronic Headaches
• In Search of Headache Relief
• 3 When Will the Madness End?
• The End is Near
• A Lifestyle Change is the Way
• An Integrated Approach is the Solution
• Part 2 Outwitting Headaches
• 4 The Psycho-Somatic Equation
• The Power of the Mind
• Calm the Mind and Center the Emotions Changing
• Conditioned Responses
• 5 Toxicity and Headache
• How Toxins Cause Headaches
• The Many Poisons We Absorb
• Detoxifying the Liver and Colon
• 6 Dehydration and Headache
• How Dehydration Causes Headaches
• The Healing Power of Water Not All
• Water is Safe to Drink
• How Much Water Is Enough?
• 7 Diet and Headache
• How Certain Foods Cause Headaches
• Dealing with the Headache/Food Dilemma
• A Responsible Eating Program
• 8 Oxygen and Headache
• How a Lack of Oxygen Causes Headaches Stop Holding Your Breath!
• Self-Regulating Breathing Exercises
• 9 Stress and Headache
• How Stress Causes Headaches
• The Relaxation Response Taming the Monkey
• Mind Dealing with Stressors
• 10 Musculo-Skeletal Problems and Headache
• How Skeletal Misalignment Causes Headaches
• How Tight Muscles Cause Headache
• Exercises for Re-aligning the Body
• Stretches for Loosening the Muscles
• 11 Inactivity and Headache
• How a Sedentary Lifestyle Causes Headaches
• Why Walking is the Best Exercise Standing Still Is Great, Too!
• 12 Sleep and Headache
• How Poor Sleeping Habits Cause Headaches
• The Power of Restorative Rest & Sleep Overcoming Insomnia
• Part 3 What to Do When a Headache Strikes
• 13 Riding the Storm
• Calm the Mind and Emotions
• Breath Deeply and Fully
• Using Aroma Therapy
• Using Hydro
• Therapy Using Pressure Point
• Therapy
• Afterword
• References
• Cited Suggested Reading
• Index