headaches

[loulee]

I have been eating about 75% raw for the last week or so, and yesterday I went 100%, and I ended up with a KILLER headache. The kind where you can't even sleep it off because it hurts to put your head on your pillow. I have pretty bad allergies, and I'm sure there's some detox happening. What's the word on taking tylenol or allergy meds for that matter? A girl's gotta work!

[Kristen's Raw]

Yep...you do have to work. If that's the case, it might make sense to take something, even if it's half of a pill, to help. I know some people might be agaisnt that, but as a former headache sufferer I know you have to be able to function. And unless you have a lifestyle where you can take off from work when you detox, it's hard.

Remember, though, you're pretty much putting a bandaid on the problem and the headache will go away temporarily but it'll probably come back at its next opportunity. That being said...as you eat more Raw, your body will become more alkaline. So, if the headache does come back, it might be as bad.

Hope that helps. Good Luck!

[rawlizzy]

I read somewhere that celery juice works great to get rid of headaches. I had a killer one during detox as well and didn't want to take Tylenol so I juiced a bunch of celery. It did curb the pain enough to bear and then went away by the next day.

Cantalope, garlic, collard greens, parsley and ginger root also have qualities that aid in headache relief, juiced or blended.

Good luck