Beyond painkillers, what else can you do when you have a headache? And what about prevention—are there ways to stop headaches from happening in the first place?
In this two minute video, I discuss some of the natural things you can do to treat and manage headaches, plus common headache triggers and how to keep a headache diary.
A small cloth covered my eyes and I felt myself gliding backwards into the large metal cylinder. I heard a soft hum and then rhythmic clicking. I focused on the sound of my own breathing.
I was having a CT scan of my head. This was two weeks ago.
At the time, the thought circulating through my head—yes, the one that was being radiologically sliced and imaged and analyzed—was this: being a patient really kinda sucks.
Kids have been back in school for a while now, which means, of course, lots of shared germs. And (unfortunately)...critters, too! Yes, head lice is a common thing for many school-aged kids. If your little darling comes down with a case—what do you do?
Fact is, kids typically catch 6-10 colds per year. And while they may not share every virus with you, there's a good chance you'll partake in some of those sniffles.
But don’t despair—if you’ve picked up a cold or the flu, there are lots of things you can do (and lots you can do to help those sneezing kids of yours, too).
