How to Stop Headaches Using Science-Based Approaches

Huberman Lab

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Science, Health & Fitness, Life Sciences

4.8 • 26.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2023

⏱️ 147 minutes

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In this episode, I discuss the causes and treatments of different types of headaches, including tension headaches, migraines, sinus and cluster headaches, as well as menstrual and other hormone-based headaches. I describe how to distinguish between the different headache types and how to select the right treatment, including prescription-based and non-prescription-based treatments, behavioral and nutrition-based approaches. I also explain the evidence and mechanisms supporting the use of omega-3 fatty acids, high dose creatine, peppermint oil, turmeric, acupuncture and more. Additionally, I touch on traumatic brain injury, the causes of photophobia, aura, and the link between spicy foods and thunderclap headaches. By the end of this episode, listeners and viewers will have a comprehensive understanding of headaches, their types and the best way to prevent and stop them. For the full show notes, visit hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1 (Athletic Greens): https://athleticgreens.com/huberman Thesis: https://takethesis.com/huberman LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman Maui Nui Venison: https://mauinuivenison.com/huberman InsideTracker: https://www.insidetracker.com/huberman Supplements from Momentous https://www.livemomentous.com/huberman Huberman Lab Premium https://hubermanlab.com/premium Timestamps (00:00:00) Headache (00:03:51) Sponsors: Thesis, LMNT, Maui Nui, Momentous (00:07:47) Headache Sources: Muscle Tension; Blood Flow & Meninges (00:14:06) Headache Sources: Neurons; Inflammation & Sinus Headache (00:23:21) 3 Neuron Types, Pain, Tension Headaches (00:31:05) Tension Headaches (00:33:25) AG1 (Athletic Greens) (00:34:29) Migraine Headaches, Aura, Photophobia (00:43:10) Cluster Headaches (00:47:47) Hormone-Based Headaches, Menstrual Cycle & Menopause (00:53:38) Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) & Headache, Baseline Health (01:02:08) Tool: Headache Treatment, Creatine Monohydrate & TBI (01:12:22) InsideTracker (01:13:55) Headache Treatment, Omega-3 & Omega-6 Fatty Acids (Linolic Acid) (01:22:14) Tool: Omega-3 Supplementation, Omega-6 Fatty Acids & Inflammation (01:28:11) Hormone Headache Treatment & Omega-3s (01:31:24) Tool: Aura, Photophobia & Offsetting with Red Light (01:44:15) Tool: Tension Headache & Botox Treatment (01:49:43) Tool: Alternative Headache Treatments, Peppermint Oil, Menthol (02:01:35) Tool: Tension Headaches Treatment & Acupuncture (02:05:41) Tool: Migraine & Herbal Treatment, Caffeine Timing (02:13:26) Tool: Migraine Treatments & Curcumin (Turmeric) (02:18:00) Carolina Reaper Pepper & Thunderclap Headache (02:24:21) Zero-Cost Support, Spotify & Apple Reviews, YouTube Feedback, Sponsors, Social Media, Momentous, Neural Network Newsletter Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac Disclaimer

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Huberman Lab podcast where we discuss science and science-based tools for everyday life.
0:08.5	I'm Andrew Huberman and I'm a professor of neurobiology and
0:12.3	Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. Today we are discussing headaches.
0:17.1	Headaches are something that everybody will suffer at some point in their lifetime. Of course, some people suffer from headaches
0:23.0	Far more often than others and for many people headaches can be incredibly debilitating
0:27.6	Limiting their ability to work to socialize to sleep to exercise
0:32.9	Essentially to live life in any kind of normal way as we'll soon discuss
0:37.7	There are many different kinds of headache. We have migraine headaches tension headaches cluster headaches
0:42.6	Today we'll review all the different types of headaches and
0:46.1	What the underlying biology of each and every one of those types of headaches is as well as fortunately
0:51.9	The many excellent treatments that exist for the different types of headache
0:55.6	In fact, what we'll soon discuss is that by understanding which type of headache you have and a little bit about the underlying
1:02.6	Biology of each different type of headache. It becomes quite straightforward to select the best treatment options for you to for instance
1:10.3	Provide relief from frequent and recurring tension headaches cluster headaches even sinus headaches
1:15.4	The sorts of headaches that are associated with sinus infections and colds where the sinuses get clogged up and you experience headache
1:21.7	So while today's episode focuses on all aspects and types of headaches
1:25.2	It will have tremendous relevance for everybody so for those of you that experience headache every once in a while
1:31.3	Or only when you're sick or have a sinus headache or for those of you that suffer from debilitating migraines
1:36.8	Today's conversation actually has a bit of optimism woven into it meaning
1:41.4	There are excellent treatments for each and every one of the different types of headaches
1:45.3	And I was quite impressed and excited to learn when researching this episode that the treatments for headache range from of course
1:52.9	Prescription drug treatments and over the counter medications of the sort of type that most of us have heard about
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