Lifestyle Changes That Can Help with Headaches

Could setting your alarm ward off a headache? What about stopping your soda habit? Lifestyle changes can play a role in reducing the amount of headaches you experience.

Practicing these habits can reduce the number of migraine attacks:

• Avoid or limit triggers
• Get up and go to bed the same time every day
• Eat healthy foods and do not skip meals
• Engage in regular physical activity
• Limit alcohol and caffeine intake
• Learn ways to reduce and cope with stress

When combined with other treatments such as medication, lifestyle changes can be a powerful punch to combat headaches including migraine headaches.