Hey Doctor Scott ...

What's the deal with headaches? - 96% of people get headaches at some point in their life.  The other 4% are probably just liars. - There is an International Classification of Headache Disorders in case you ever feel like giving yourself a headache.  ( It's actually a pretty nice site ) - Everyone worries that their headache is due to a brain tumor but in truth, less than 1% of brain tumors show up as headaches.  The ones that should prompt you to call me sooner than later are if you've never had one before and you're over 50, the headache is at its most painful as soon as it starts, it only comes on with exercise or straining, it wakes you up from sleeping at night, or you have anything else going on in your body - fever, stiff neck, rash, weakness, cancer, prenancy, etc.  Those are the times we worry about something else going on - it's not always the case, but those are more concerning. - You can divide headaches up into primary (tension headaches and ...

Have you been practicing mindfulness or meditation?  I think it is a wonderful resource for treating a lot of different medical conditions including Pains, including low back pains , headaches , stress and anxiety  and can even help with your weight loss efforts . There are a few resources I like for this (needless to say, I have gotten no kickbacks from any of these places) - The Headspace App is pretty good as an intro to meditation and you can do a free 10 day trial here - Breathe 2 Relax is another app that's nice for working on deep breathing exercises: - If you like books, I got a free copy of One Moment Meditation at a Wellness event and actually really like it.  You can check it out on amazon and probably from your local library too