13 ways the experts cure headaches

When your head starts to pound, it’s natural to just reach for a painkiller. But according to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), over one million people in the UK are suffering constant, crippling headaches because they are taking too MANY painkillers. So how else should you banish pain and what “cures” have you been getting totally wrong? This expert advice should cure your achy head…

1 Regular exercise

It not only eases stress, a major cause of tension headaches, but research shows that regular exercise can help reduce the frequency and severity of migraines too. Mild, regular aerobic exercise – such as a brisk half-hour walk or swim five days a week – is best. Exercise stimulates your body’s natural painkillers (endorphins) and antidepressants (enkephalins). If you find that exercise actually triggers a migraine, as it does in