Abstract

Headaches are general and some out of them are worse than others which are defined as migraines. Migraine headaches are one of the most common problems owing to alterations in the brain and surrounding blood vessels and may exist from four to seventy two hours. Over a lifetime, only one percent of us escape headaches altogether. Over a year, it is estimated that ninety percent of the population get at least one headache. About sixteen to seventeen percent of the population get a migraine headache sometime in their life – that is to say over a billion people worldwide at some point get migraine. Migraine may bring a suffering phase in an individual’s schedule yet it can be handled with the familiarity of some self-care remedies and by making simple modifications in the routine lifestyle. Depending upon the severity and occurrence of the attacks, it becomes essential to take migraine medications on a temporary basis or long duration. However, natural care along with appropriate drugs, if need be may expedite the healing process. In fact, holistic approach may even avert the happenings of migraine episodes in the first place. During adolescence migraines become more common among women and this carry on for the rest of the lifetime, and two times more common among elderly females than male.  In women migraines without aura are more common than migraines with aura, however in men the two types happen with similar rate of recurrence. On the whole, maintaining a healthy weight, regular and healthy meal routine, regular sleeping schedule, exercise and lastly positive and stress-free attitude towards life may facilitate to pave the clear way to recovery and make things easier for migraine management.