Headache natural treatment consists of various remedies like yoga, meditation, ice packs, topical application of herbal or ayurveda balms, aromatherapy and many more.
The ancient practice of peppermint oil is a tried and tested method.
Each culture has its grandmother remedies for treating headaches the natural way, which works.
The Chinese resorts to acupuncture treatments, the Indians have their yoga asanas, ayurveda balm, and meditation to fall back on.
Other holistic treatments of headaches are available in Siddha, and homeopathy medicine.
It is very easy to pop in an analgesic and relieve yourself of the pain.
But, be warned that these over the counter medications, could lead to side effects, over a period of time.
One should find natural means of treating the headache and this would begin by analyzing the trigger.
Natural treatment refers to remedies without the use of drugs.
Causes for headaches are varied and if it is frequent, and then it is a sign of some serious disorder, which should be diagnosed, at the earliest, and not ignored.
Generally headaches are attributed to various trigger factors like stress, sinus, cold, tension, hunger, dehydration, allergy reactions, etc.
Identifying the trigger helps to a certain extent in treatment be it in Allopathic treatment or natural treatment.
Essential oils have found to be very successful in the natural treatment of headache like Eucalyptus oil, and pepper mint oil.
Massage on the temples, with a balm is also quite effective.
Basically, a natural treatment boils down to what works for an individual, as he will be able to analyze the cause, triggers, avoidance of such triggers to an extent possible, and natural remedies that relieve his pain, without using analgesics as far as possible.