During menopause many headaches are caused by our fluctuating hormones. Oestrogen can cause blood vessels to dilate, while progesterone causes them to tighten. This can cause pressure changes in the head, resulting in headaches and migraines.
They can also be made worse by dehydration, especially if you suffer from frequent hot flushes, which can cause even further dehydration in the body due to sweating.
Not only that, but other research points to mineral, salt and electrolyte deficiencies being the cause of troublesome headaches and migraines during this time.
So, how do you give your body enough minerals, salt and electrolytes at the same time?
Well, drink coconut water or drink water with added himalayan sea salt, a pink salt that has 84 minerals, electrolytes could bring relief.
These two options will not only help to hydrate you but to give your body adequate levels of minerals and electrolytes which are crucial for alkalising your body, balancing the pH and removing excess toxicity that may cause strain, stress and headaches.
Finally, if you want to take all of this to a completely new level and really make sure you prevent and stop your headaches in their tracks, you need to make sure to detoxify your liver faster. This can be done by adding fresh lemon juice to the water (or therapeutic grade lemon essential oil)
Lemons do an amazing job at filtering and removing excess toxicity from the liver, which is very important for healing your headaches. The Liver has over 600 functions in the body including purifying the blood, removing toxicity and importantly for us, regulating hormones. When the liver is not working properly the blood becomes less healthy, leading to headaches and further menopausal symptoms.
Try this mixture to help relieve your headaches:
2 teaspoons Himalayan crystal salt
1 cup fresh lemon juice, together with the lemon zest (use organic lemons) or 2-3 drops lemon essential oil
1 cup of water. (You can supercharge this by using pure, unpasteurised coconut water).