Any suggestions on how to “hack” headaches?

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This is short write up on a question in a Facebook group that I am member of.

Q:
Any suggestions on how to “hack” headaches (likely caused by muscle tension) ? Been suffering for almost 2 years, nothing helps. Have tried physiotherapy, osteopathy, zonetherapy, acupuncture, red light therapy, cryo, massages, floating, different medications. what would be a biohacker’s approach?

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My general answer there, based on teachings of dutch Wim Hof Iceman and the russian professor  Buteyko

My answer:
I would suggest 20 minute holding your breath exercise. Why? To my understanding - headache means constricted blood vessels and reduced blood flow to the brain (i.e. low oxygenation). Low oxygenation / mitochondrial ATP production, to my understanding, is the base to all issues, not just headache.
For example stress, with increased shallow breathing, would deplete CO2 in the blood. Which will constrict blood vessels on one hand, and bind O2 to the haemoglobin on the other (i.e. cannot release it to the tissue, in this case the brain.)
That is the theory. The practice - 20 minutes breath exercise. Hold your breath as much as possible. Preferably at least 40 seconds. There should be effort towards the end. Breath 1 minute as slow and as soundless as possible. Hold breath again and so on. 
Be careful. Do not do this in water. Have somebody else with you in the room. You should not be pregnant. You should not drive nor operate heavy equipment. This is common sense and I am not a doctor - this is just how I do it.
If you fight the urge to breath in the breadth holding - you should one of or many of: increased salivation, increased temperature, heart rate.
Let me know if it helps at all
 

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