Hey, I am a 15 year old girl living in the UK and i need your help. I've been having constant headaches for the past few months. Below, is quite a detailed description of my diet and various other things.
I drink about 4 or 5 pints of water a day, and it's mostly while i'm eating. I dont do much exercise, just about half an hour of walking a day. On the weekends, i do a bit of yoga (breathing exercises), accupressure and stretching exercises.
I hardly eat any meat or fish, and eat quite a lot of vegetables. My diet is not too bad but not too good either. For example yesterday i ate : Bran flakes (cereal) with milk for breakfast
2 crisps for snacks
Veg sticks for snack - consisting of cucumber, carrot and big peppers (Capsicum)
spicy potato with indian bread (chappati / roti) for lunch
and minced lamb curry with rice for dinner
I went to sleep at about 11.30pm and woke up at about 8pm. Some days i sleep a little bit later due to coursework and revision.
I've always thought that my headaches were due to not drying my hair properly after washing them, due to eating potatos, and not getting enough sleep. I also think i need to improve my
consumption of water. I hardly have any fruit, although i have improved that over the last few weeks. i have had one fruit most days.
I've thought about keeping a headache diary. i do have a diary, but i dont get time to write anything in it, otherwise i would write in it. This year hasnt been very good because of GCSE's and coursework. i have to admit, i have been constantly working hard to get good marks and i've been getting stressed out. it felt like i had no time whatsoever for myself. But the most upsetting part was that even after all that hard work, i didnt get the good marks i hoped for. i got quite good in my coursework though. Maybe the cause of my headaches is stress or tension, but i dont think i got THAT stressed, but i was under quite a lot of tension.
I'm open to all suggestions and advice/tips, although i mostly cure my illnesses with ayurvedic medicines and accupressure. I would like to hear from anyone and everyone who might know how to cure this or help with my headaches.
I appreciate all help :D
Thank you