Headache Help

Not everyone gets constant headaches.  I have wondered some times if they know how lucky they are.  I can remember being aware of a morning headache coming on about 4 am.  By the time I was to get up, my head was pounding.  I would drag myself to the bathroom, take a half of an Excedrin, and then go back to bed until I was feeling half way human again.  This went on for years.

As I learned more and more about natural ways to deal with pain and found better and better ways to be healthy, I went to a chiropractor at least once a month.  One chiropractor taught me how food burns in the body as it creates fuel that keeps the muscles moving and energizes the body.  Some food creates alkaline ash and some creates acid ash.  In order to be healthy the body must be alkaline not acidic.  So if one’s diet were primarily creating acidic ash, the body would look for ways to alkalinize itself because death could result from too much acidity.  The body might even take calcium from the bones to buffer this acidity.

Acidifying foods seem to be much of what the diet is these days.  For example, fats of all kind, grains (so this means bread), dairy, nuts, meat, pasta, drugs, alcohol, sugar, and beans burn in such a way to create acidic ash.  As I began to convert my food intake, I ate more vegetables and fruits and less meat.  I still ate nuts and occasionally bread, but I paid attention to what created more and more body alkalinity.  Soon, I found that my headaches had lessened.

I also found that certain additives such as monosodium glutamate could bring on a severe headache.  Reading labels became a common practice.  Any foods that had ingredients I couldn’t pronounce were best left at the store.  I also prepared as many foods as possible with fresh ingredients.

As I paid attention to my symptoms, I realized that stress could bring on a sudden headache.  Tension in the back of the neck and in the shoulders eventually created tension in the forehead along with pain.  This has led me to do stretching exercises every morning.

Along the way, I learned to meditate and I discovered that breathing and visualizing a sequence of colors dissolved stress and even pain.  I was amazed.

Over the years, I have turned that practice of breathing and visualizing colors into an alternative health modality.  Focused breathing is one of the best ways to reduce stress and breathing, along with color, can actually move energy that has been held so tightly that it keeps the body stagnant and the muscles bound up.

An added benefit that comes with this practice of breathing and visualizing colors in pairs is insight.  If you have ever had a problem you couldn’t solve, walked away from it for awhile, and then come back to find that the solution was right in front of you, then you will understand what the vibration of color does.  When color moves the vibration of the thought that was stuck, the body relaxes and new solutions arise.

Only you can find the way to be free from constant headaches.  Only you can be the sleuth who looks for the right solution for you.  It could be herbs, acupuncture, a supplement, chiropractic, counseling, or even color therapy.  But don’t give up, there’s an answer out there for you.

Arlene Arnold specializes in color therapy.  She teaches classes in how to use the vibration of color to enhance your life and keep yourself healthy.  Her Color Therapy Center also offers practitioner training and certification.

For more information about Arlene and what color can do for you go to www.ThePowerofColor.com