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Online Quiz Identifies Headache Sources, Triggers, and Treatments
RealAge targets headache sufferers for National Headache Awareness Week, June 1–7
San Diego, CA, June 3, 2008 -- When your next headache hits, turning to the Internet -- not the medicine chest -- may be your best strategy. For National Headache Awareness Week, June 1–7, RealAge.com, the leading health and wellness Web site, has teamed with the National Headache Foundation, inviting sufferers to get specific about their headache pain and prevention methods by taking an online quiz.
Whether you are regularly incapacitated by migraines, or suffer only occasionally from tension headaches, RealAge’s Headache Health Assessment at http://www.realage.com/health_guides/headache/introduction.asp?cbr= can help. After all, headache is the most common pain condition resulting in lost work time, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. While taking a pain reliever may be effective the first time, 45 million Americans experience recurring headaches and could benefit from preventive measures.
RealAge helps consumers pinpoint which kind of headache they’re prone to -- tension, migraine, or cluster. Want to stave off the next attack? RealAge offers these tips:
- For tension headaches: Sleep, eat, and exercise regularly. Learn to manage stress and confront underlying depression or anxiety.
- For migraines: Get regular sleep -- not too much or too little. Avoid chocolate, caffeine, monosodium glutamate (MSG), and red wine. Don’t skip meals or hang out in smoky places.
- For cluster headaches: Although they can’t be prevented, consumers can reduce their frequency and intensity with medication and other physician-recommended strategies.
For more information, visit www.RealAge.com, or contact Meredith Wade, RealAge PR, at 858-200-7497.
About RealAge.com
RealAge.com is a healthy-lifestyle Web site that inspires its members to "Live Life to the Youngest" and to pursue their health and wellness goals by making their RealAge younger. The site offers the patented RealAge Test, the most widely used method for measuring overall health, and is the official online home of the YOU Docs, Michael Roizen, MD, and Mehmet Oz, MD, and their best-selling RealAge and YOU books. Over 20 million people have measured their RealAge by taking the RealAge Test and have received a personalized plan to make their RealAge younger. This leading healthy-lifestyle Web site also features more than 65 additional health-risk assessments, as well as health tips and information, all backed by current, valid science. RealAge.com is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst Magazines, a division of the Hearst Corporation.
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