Conditions We Treat

At one time or another, we’ve all suffered from a headache. A headache is a chronic functional problem where you suffer pain, pounding or pressure in your head for no apparent reason. Other names for this condition include chronic tension headache, migraine headache and cluster headache. While over-the-counter pain relievers are a simple form of relief for many headaches, it is more beneficial to utilize a comprehensive whole body treatment for migraine headaches and chronic tension headache. This is where the help of holistic headache treatment from Michael Rothman MD, is so valuable.

Headache Causes

Headaches may seem like a simple nuisance that pass quickly, but in reality headaches are a symptom of an imbalance in your body chemistry. These imbalances can be dangerous in the long term and that is why headaches can be associated with other chronic degenerative diseases like high blood pressure, heart disease, arthritis, depression, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia and diabetes.

The truth is that whatever imbalances are causing your headaches are also injuring other parts of body. Some of the contributing causes of conditions like chronic tension headache and chronic migraines symptoms may be high levels of oxidative stress, malnutrition, vitamin deficiencies, poor bowel health, hormonal imbalances, metabolic imbalances , food allergies, poor sleep habits, excessive stress, sinus problems and poor glycemic control. Often times, high estrogen, low progesterone ratios, is contributory as well.

Holistic Headache Treatment

Symptomatic treatment for chronic headaches is almost always unsuccessful because treating your symptoms does not fix what is wrong. Only finding and treating the root cause of problems like chronic tension headache and chronic migraines symptoms will lead to a successful outcome. Michael Rothman MD believes that a wholesome diet and a healthy lifestyle are crucial to improving and restoring your health. This is the essence of holistic headache treatment.

If you’re suffering from mild headaches, chronic tension headache or chronic migraines symptoms, you must pay very close attention to your diet.

• Avoid fried foods, food additives, neurotoxic agents (MSG, aspartame, nitrates, nitrites), which can act as triggers which can over stimulate your autonomic nervous system and lead to excessive blood flow to the brain.
• Pay attention to your blood sugar levels, which is one of the primary culprits involved in headaches. Fluctuating blood sugar levels will wreak havoc on your autonomic nervous system. These unstable blood sugar levels stimulate the release of various hormones in your body which can activate your parasympathetic nervous system, causing the blood vessels feeding your brain to over dilate. Many headache drugs actually work by constricting the blood vessels to your brain.

Michael Rothman MD can offer holistic headache treatment with a whole body approach for your headache problems. We believe that all chronic conditions are related to imbalances in your body’s systems. When it comes to chronic migraines symptoms and chronic tension headache, we take the approach of “find the cause, fix the cause,” rather than just treating your symptoms.

To learn more about Michael Rothman MD and our holistic headache treatment, contact us today by calling (732) 268-7663 or emailing [email protected].

Dietary Recommendations

• Avoid toxins in the diet
• Eat a balanced diet
• Prostaglandin diet