Tension Headaches: Why the Head Goes "Cottony"

When your head aches, it's worth remembering: there can be very many different causes, and not every pain means a "breakdown" in the brain. Unlike more specific conditions, tension headache is often born from our own day — from what we eat, how we fast, and how much stress we accumulate. The method suggests not guessing, but looking at concrete processes.

Many causes — not one diagnosis

The doctor stresses: the head can ache for the most varied reasons. That doesn't mean every pain hides a specific pathology with "broken neurons." So the first step is to calmly examine your own day, rather than rushing to a complex diagnosis.

"If, say, the head aches, there can be very many different causes."

Sugar and "glucose spikes"

Special attention goes to sugar. After it come sharp glucose spikes that destabilize mood and overall state. A short joy turns out costly: for "15–20 minutes of pleasure" you pay with your condition — including heaviness in the head.

"It immediately gives you glucose spikes, and your whole mood, everything else gets shaken loose."

Fasting: when the head goes "cottony"

The doctor shares his personal experience of prolonged fasting. By his observation, the first day and a half is still bearable, but further on — by the second, third, fourth day — the head goes cottony, there's no energy. That's "not the right state." So he doesn't recommend long fasting, but offers a gentle intermittent routine instead.

"The head goes cottony, there's no energy — yes, that's not the right state."

Stress that "rings through" every system

The method sees stress as a chain: it affects cells, then neurons, and then rings through all the body's systems. If you don't understand the cause, you lose quality of life. The head is just one of the places where this accumulated stress announces itself.

What the method actually measures

Instead of guessing, the team observes the person: a glucometer, a watch (pulse, blood pressure, sleep phases), and tracking the day. Within a couple of weeks, the glucose spikes reveal what exactly triggers stress and what doesn't. That's the method's view: making the invisible causes of head heaviness visible.

Practice

A gentle checklist in the method's logic (before changing any routine — consult a specialist):

1. Watch your sugar: note when sweets are followed by mood swings and heaviness in the head.
2. Don't slide into long fasting — after about a day and a half the head often goes "cottony."
3. Try a gentle intermittent routine: for example, eating twice a day, morning and evening.
4. Link headache episodes to stressful moments of the day — look for a concrete cause, not a general diagnosis.
5. Before changing your routine or taking any medication — calmly study the information and consult.