IS IT ALL IN YOUR HEAD?
A new study says higher temperatures trigger headaches


For every allergy sufferer, warmer weather always comes with a hitch (itchy, red eyes; runny nose; blocked airways; etc.). But if higher temperatures seem to be affecting your body in other ways, it may not be all in your head—except for the pain. A new study says higher temperatures influence headaches.

Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, looked at more than 7,000 patients diagnosed with some kind of headache, and found that the risk of severe headache increases about 7.5 percent for each temperature increase of 5 degrees Celsius (about 9 degrees Fahrenheit).

Did you recently take your workout outside? Or park your car in favor of walking or biking to work? Both are examples of warm-weather events that may contribute to headaches.

So don’t jump to conclusions: You’re not in for your worst allergy spell ever, and there’s still a good chance you’ll make it through the season without getting a cold or the flu.

Counter the weather’s effect by stocking your kitchen with all the best foods for men and taking these supplements proven to soothe an aching head. Then snooze like a baby by banning these 14 roadblocks that keep you up at night.

And keep exercising outdoors. The lumpy and bumpy terrain is great training for supporting and stabilizing muscles—and you can’t get that from a treadmill.