Many people believe that they are suffering from a bad cold or the flu when in fact they may really sinusitis. The typical cold and flu symptoms like nasal congestion, a sore and scratchy throat, high fever, fatigue, and of course the headache, are all symptoms of a sinus headache as well. (more…)
Originally posted 2007-05-21 23:27:31. Republished by Old Post Promoter
The obvious first step to sinus headache relief is to share your sinus condition with your doctor. You want to rule out a more serious condition. You also want to determine the severity of your allergies. Depending on how serious your condition is will determine how you will seek the best sinus headache relief.
Now, in addition to a visit with your doctor I would like to also suggest that you take a serious look at your diet. If you consume a lot of sugar, whether directly like in your coffee or indirectly in the processed foods you eat, then you won’t get much sinus headache relief. Sugar destroys the effectiveness of your immune system and probably also feeds your allergies. You can also find relief by eliminating sugar from your diet, which takes away the food source of allergies and keeps your immune system strong.
Effective Sinus Headache Relief
If you don’t know what is causing your allergies then you need to do an experiment to see if it has to do with something you eat. Also, no matter what you are allergic to, if you take a lot of sugar in any form then it very could be exacerbating your allergies and giving you headaches.
So, the first step to sinus headache relief is to do a detox cleansing. My brother-in-law has serious eczema and asthma. He went on a detox cleanse and it cleared up his eczema and improved his asthma greatly. Now, many people have trouble staying on these kinds of diets. But that’s ok. Your purpose is subsist on just a few natural food items and then slowly introduce new foods you like every 3 days or so.
After a few days on the diet you should see some sinus headache relief. Then as you add new foods pay close attention to your allergies and congestion. If you start getting congested and getting headaches, then you’ve found the culprit.
Another great sinus headache relief method is EFT. The EFT approach sees allergies as having a psychological aspect to it. That’s not to say that your mind is completely responsible for your allergies, but it seems to play a part. EFT uses the pressure points that acupuncture does. You tap on them with your fingertips. Many have found EFT to be very successful at eliminating various kinds of ailments.
Originally posted 2007-06-21 02:54:05. Republished by Old Post Promoter