Daily Fit Tip: Keep a headache diary

If you suffer from frequent headaches, health experts recommend keeping a headache diary for three months. Finding out what triggers a headache can be tricky, especially if there are multiple causes. A headache diary can help you and your doctor find a pattern so that you can avoid triggers or seek preventative treatment.

Seventy five percent of people who suffer from frequent headaches named changing barometric pressure as a common trigger. Other triggers named included:

• cigarette smoke
• loud music
• time spent in front of a computer screen
• strong odors
• altitude changes
• bright or flickering lights
• stress
• not eating

You can't avoid the weather, but knowing what kinds of conditions cause your headaches can help you control them, so they don't control you.