| US companies are losing $13 billion dollars a year | | | | (combined symptoms that affect them more |
| because of the different types of headaches that | | | | than 15 days per month). |
| are affecting the work force. This figure is lost | | | | Migraines and headaches not only have an |
| through actual time off and lower productivity | | | | economical effect on society they also can take a |
| while at work due to impaired function. | | | | great toll of relationships. Migraine sufferers |
| Headaches in their various forms affect nearly | | | | particularly fall into this category with as many as |
| half the world's population making it a universal | | | | 70% claiming to suffer from depression and |
| global condition. The World Health Organization has | | | | short-term memory loss. |
| claimed that they fall within the five most | | | | What treatments are available |
| debilitating conditions that affect women. | | | | Over the counter medicines are a seemingly quick |
| Men are more fortunate than their female | | | | solution and are readily available from almost |
| counterparts as the W.H.O. claim that headaches | | | | anywhere but taking this type of medication on a |
| occur within the 10 most debilitating conditions for | | | | too frequent basis can lead to unexpected |
| them. | | | | problems of their own. |
| Cluster headaches and migraine are classed as the | | | | Some of the side effects to over the counter |
| most intense, severe headaches. These types of | | | | medications can be drowsiness, lack of |
| headaches have been known to bring on vomiting | | | | concentration and even more unwelcoming is the |
| and nausea however the severity and frequency | | | | fact that they can lead to an 'overuse headache' |
| is unique to each individual. | | | | which is often more severe and painful than the |
| Although tension headaches are not classed as | | | | original headache. |
| intense as cluster or migraine headaches the | | | | Synergistic Treatment Approach |
| disability caused by these less severe headaches | | | | Different types of headaches can be prevented |
| is in fact greater due the the increased number of | | | | and treated very simply with a synergistic |
| people that suffer from them. | | | | approach. They can, more often than not, be |
| There are roughly: | | | | treated more effectively and without the need |
| * 11% people who suffer from migraine | | | | for medication. This type of treatment usually |
| * 42% of people who suffer from tension | | | | involves looking at your lifestyle and learning a |
| headaches | | | | few natural healing techniques that can have |
| 3% of people who suffer from chronic headaches | | | | amazing results. |