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Do Rest in a quiet room, in darkness or with dimmed lights. Make sure of getting enough sleep at night. Massage the muscles at the back of neck and shoulder in a gentle circular motion with sesame oil. Then take a hot shower. Try using heat to soothe the pain: fill a hot-water bottle, wrap it in a towel, and rest your head on it. Try aerobic exercise, yoga, or deep breathing or relaxation exercises. If working at a desk or computer workstation, get up and walk around regularly to reduce tension in your neck and shoulders. Have your eyesight checked. Build up physical resistance through proper nutrition, exercise and positive thinking to prevent headache. Avoid this: Avoid drinking alcohol and caffeine in excess, and smoking. Avoid red meat, nuts, and chocolate. Avoid Spices, condiments, sour buttermilk, and oily foodstuffs. Boiling fresh ginger or dried ginger powder in water and then inhaling the steam is also effective. Eat a ripe apple with a little salt every morning o...

For some adults, insomnia may be caused by a fear of the dark, finds a new study by researchers at Ryerson University in Toronto. In the study of 93 students, nearly half acknowledged being afraid of the dark, and they were more likely to poor sleepers than good ones. "We never thought we would see this," says Dr. Colleen Carney, assistant professor of psychology at Ryerson University. "We didn't think people would admit or acknowledge this fear. They would say it's for kids, or be too embarrassed." The participants filled out questionnaires on their sleep behavior, whether or not they had been afraid of the dark as children and they were still afraid of the dark. They also completed an insomnia assessment; based on their responses, the researchers divided the participants into two groups: good and poor sleepers. Following the questionnaires, the participants confirmed the participants' fear of the dark by putting them in either a dark or lit lab r...