Surprising Headache Causes

Don't miss any Bottom Line Secrets. Add our address, bottomlinesecrets@ebls.bottomlinesecrets.com, to your Address Book or Safe List. Learn how here. December 24, 2010 The 10 Biggest and Deadliest Heart Myths Your Headache May Be a Dental Problem in Disguise Did You Know that You Can... Quick Fix for Pinkeye Blast Away High Cholesterol. Lose 67 Points in Just 28 Days Dear healthwellness82@gmail.com, If you’re getting lots of headaches and no help from conventional remedies, here’s a strategy you might want to consider: Call your dentist. Holistic dentist Mark A. Breiner, DDS, author of Whole-Body Dentistry, explains why three of the most common kinds of headaches begin in the mouth. He describes the symptoms and reveals the surprisingly simple dental solution for each. There’s never a convenient time to get conjunctivitis (or "pinkeye" as it’s more commonly known). Ken Haller, Jr., MD, assistant professor of pediatrics at the St. Louis University School of Medicine, shares a treatment trick that typically improves symptoms within hours -- and it doesn’t require a prescription! All the best, Jessica Kent Editor BottomLineSecrets.com The 10 Biggest and Deadliest Heart Myths The number of heart attacks has increased by 27% over the past 20 years, in spite of all the supposed advances of modern medicine. What's going on here? Could we be mistaken about some things? Perhaps we're under some major misconceptions about heart disease. Like... Myth #1 -- Heart disease and heart attacks are an inevitable part of aging. Myth #2 -- Cholesterol is the main cause of heart disease and heart attacks. Myth #3 -- Blood pressure drugs help you avoid heart problems and live longer. Myth #4 -- Aggressive, "type A" behavior increases your risk of a heart attack. Myth #5 -- Low-fat, low cholesterol diets are good for you and your heart. Learn more... Your Headache May Be a Dental Problem in Disguise Mark A. Breiner, DDS Breiner Whole-Body Health Centre I have found in my more than 30 years as a dentist that head pain (including headaches and facial pain) can be linked to problems in the mouth. Example: My receptionist had been getting daily headaches for years. When I removed her impacted wisdom teeth, the headaches stopped. An impacted tooth can cause no local symptoms but still affect nerves and cause chronic headaches. Other dental problems that can lead to head pain... Misaligned bite. It’s among the main causes of "tension" headaches, which cause tightness and/or dull pain in the temples, across the forehead or on the back of the head. What happens: An uneven bite prevents jaw muscles from completely relaxing. Chronic muscle tension produces excess lactic acid, a metabolic by-product that can lead to head pain. Few people have perfectly aligned teeth. For genetic reasons, some people’s teeth are crooked or overlap. The upper and lower jaws might be different sizes or malformed. Poor dental restorations, such as crowns and fillings, also can cause an uneven bite. Dentists can make various types of appliances that fit over the teeth and allow the muscles to relax. I advise patients to wear the appliance for several days. If the headaches disappear, the bite probably needs to be permanently realigned. This usually is done by slightly grinding/reshaping certain teeth. Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) -- formerly known as TMJ syndrome -- can cause severe headaches, often accompanied by pain in the jaw, neck, shoulders or back, as well as dizziness and ringing in the ears. What happens: The temporomandibular joint, in front of the ear, where the lower jaw rests in the skull-bone socket, gets a lot of stress. It moves when we talk, eat or swallow. It experiences even more pressure in those who grind their teeth at night... clench their jaws... have misaligned bites... or chew gum constantly. Continuous pressure can produce chronic pain. Most patients with TMD will require bite adjustments, and sometimes braces, to achieve normal jaw movements and teeth alignment. (A bite appliance, as described above, can enable your dentist to tell if your symptoms are related to TMD.) Also helpful: Natural remedies, such as hypericum (St. John’s wort), magnesium phosphate and calcium phosphate. Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) typically causes sudden severe pain that starts at one side of the mouth and then "shoots out" to different parts of the same side of the face. It lasts only a few seconds and often is caused by previous dental work. What happens: Dental procedures, such as a tooth extraction or root canal, may produce a small hole (cavitation) in the jawbone that can become a repository for pain-causing toxins and inflammatory chemicals -- and a site of persistent infection. A dentist can drill a hole into the cavitation and inject a few drops of anesthetic. The pain will disappear almost instantly when a cavitation is surgically debrided (cleaned). Patients also may improve with the injection of homeopathic remedies into the cavitation. Important: Anyone with chronic head pain should be seen by a doctor to rule out conditions such as high blood pressure and tumors. Bottom Line/Personal interviewed Mark A. Breiner, DDS, a holistic dentist and founder of Breiner Whole-Body Health Centre, in Trumbull, Connecticut. He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology and a member of The National Center for Homeopathy. He is author of Whole-Body Dentistry (Quantum Health). www.WholeBodyDentistry.com. Did You Know that You Can... If you have arthritis, you've probably tried painkillers and heating pads. You may have even tried drugs like Celebrex® or supplements like glucosamine. But here are five little-known remedies that you probably haven't tried. They're safe... they're inexpensive... and they can dramatically curb your symptoms. Sounds like hyperbole, doesn't it? But it's not. This stuff really does exist. Read on... Quick Fix for Pinkeye Ken Haller, Jr., MD Saint Louis University School of Medicine Quick fix for pinkeye -- and worth trying before calling your doctor: Place your thumb and index finger just below the bridge of the nose, where the pads of eyeglasses would rest. Gently massage the area. Then soak a clean washcloth in warm water, wring it out and place it over one eye for 10 minutes. Repeat with the other eye. Do this three or four times a day. These steps can unblock tear ducts so that the body clears up a minor infection itself. Results should be noticeable within a few hours. If the condition does not improve by then, call your doctor. Bottom Line/Personal interviewed Ken Haller, Jr., MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis. Blast Away High Cholesterol. 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