Does your head hurt? Tell me where and I’ll tell you why

For traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), pain is a sign that something is wrong. It is not an enemy to beat, but the expression that something is wrong. Our organism has become unbalanced and this is their way of informing us. A bit abrupt, unpleasant and sometimes long-lasting.

Basically, it only asks us to let’s interpret their language and let’s get down to work so that it doesn’t happen again or get worse.

The headache pain map

The distribution of pain in the head it helps us to interpret what happens to us.

at the vertex, top of the head: situation of excess. The balloon is going to explode. Moving relieves it.Unilateral. It can be on the left or right side. The first symptoms are ocular. They tend to be repetitive. You have to treat diet and habits.Pain in the occiput. It is born at the end of the vertebrae and goes up. Symptoms of exhaustion for a long time. You have to stop. You need tonics.pain in the forehead, which may extend to the maxillary sinuses. Dull and chronic, not throbbing, and is usually worse in the morning. Check if you consume too much sugar or dairy.

Causes of headache

Succinctly the headache Can you tell us three things? very basic: my head is too full; I have it empty because I have little food in my body; or it is still empty even though I have nutrients, but they don’t reach the head because there must be some obstacle in the way.

Like a balloon: excess

we imagine that our skull is a globe: let’s tighten it. If it’s too full of air and we press it, it won’t like it and it may explode. This is how our head is. We can’t even touch it, the pressure bothers us and we can also notice heat.

The eyes or skin may be red. The color red tells us about excessof fire, of heat. TCM tells us that there is too much chi (energy) in the upper part of the organism. Of all the discomforts, this is the one that has the best solution with medication.

Since there is excess, any “anti” will eliminate it in the short term. But, what happened?

We are like a pressure cooker and someone has put it on too big a stove. any emotion as rage, frustration or anger can trigger it. Other times it is a external stimulantsuch as wine, coffee or a copious meal.

If these pain crises occur regularly, you have to look for ways to discharge excess of fire”.

movement is perfect to deflate the balloon. We can run, or we can open the field of vision and include amateur theater, walking in healthy environments or doing yoga. Enjoy what you do, without demands. Our goal is to deflate the balloon.

We do not have to put another obligation on ourselves. In order to achieve that, when everyday life “gives” us a new angerthis does not turn into a sharp and pounding headache.

I lack food!

The balloon is now too empty. What do you need? The food and oxygen that comes through the blood.

For TCM, for example, the symptoms appear with the menstrual blood loss. Or on the weekend or on vacation: if I relax after a week of stress, the body does not pump with the same force.

If we observe ourselves we can understand what our case is. Sometimes caused by something as simple as lack of fluid. Drinking two glasses of water can be an infallible remedy. Although we are in front of a generally more complex case.

What can we do? Medication is not capable of bringing blood that does not exist. The most important is review the diet and our habits. Have a good breakfast. Adding a miso soup will charge us with energy. Eat hot and nutritious: whole grains, legumes such as azuqui or beans. And we can always look for some tonic in the herbalists.

Regarding habits, physical activity only if it is light.

If the problem is food, you can lie down with your legs slightly raised. The path to the brain is less costly for the heart to pump.

obstacles in the way

It’s a halfway situationor between the two previous assumptions: I have food, but I am not able to make it reach its destination.

The path between the heart and the brain tapers at the neck. There it is very normal to suffer muscular contractures. It is as if all the tension were placed near the cervicals and hindered the transport of nutrients.

The pain appears together with the muscular discomforts. Cupping by a therapist is a quick fix, but only in the short term. I should find out why I’m tensing so much and fix it.

There are not always stiff muscles. The concept of “humidity” appears, more linked to people no muscle tone. Sometimes overweight or accumulation of fat in certain parts of the body. Usually around the waist: hips for women and tummy for men

It is also more common in people who think a lot, “ruminants”. go around the same it makes food no longer nutritious. They are not digested and accumulate as fat, everything moves slower. The oxygen and nutrients that go into the blood as well.

And these thinking people still spend more sugars for your brain. Again his head complains, well, his hungry tissues.

solutions are slow in this case. A light but energetic diet. Movement to eliminate that accumulated fat and lean on the purifying action of plants. The help of a professional here is essential.