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--frequent migraine pain;
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Fighting Heart Disease
and Stroke

pain in the neck could lead
to a nagging headache, ac-
cording to the current is-
sue of HeadLines, the
newsletter of the National
Headache Foundation. And your
job or favorite hobby could be to
blame.
Apparently, holding your head
in one position for hours on end
— while sitting at a computer ter-
minal, doing assembly work,
reading or even bird-watching —
can cause neck muscles to tense,
which in turn creates a tension
headache.
"Although there is no evidence
that these spasms of the neck
lead to a tension-type headache,
both episodic and chronic tension-
type headaches involve tender-
ness of the muscles that go from
your neck to the base of your
head," writes physical therapist
Bob Niklewicz.
It can take hours for the pain
to surface, after which time many
people fail to make the connec-
tion between neck tension
brought on by a particular activ-
ity and the tension headaches
they experience. Obvious symp-
toms include a stiff or tender
neck, but some people experience
burning eyes or blurred vision,
and even pain in front of the ear
or in the jaw. This last symptom
sends many people to the dentist
in search of relief.
Sometimes it takes creative de-
tective work on the part of a doc-
tor or physical therapist to
pinpoint the source of tension
headaches, but relief can be as
simple as relaxation exercises or
posture therapy.

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"One of the best exercises is
deep breathing," Niklewicz sug-
gests.
Breathing from the diaphragm
"decreases the stimulus to the
neck and therefore decreases the
tendency to hold neck muscles
tight," says Niklewicz.

Put The Blame
On Your Parents

You may have thought holiday

feasts loaded with cholesterol-
rich gravies, stuffing, desserts
and other goodies were akin to
eating a heart attack on a plate,
but the genes inherited from your
parents are more likely to in-
crease your risk of heart disease.
"Most people believe that high
cholesterol is the primary con-
tributor to heart disease. Hered-
ity, not high cholesterol, is the
No. 1 risk factor associated with
the No. 1 killer in America today
- that means grandmother, not
her gravy, is where we need to fo-
cus our attention," says Dr.
Robert Swift, president and chief
executive officer of Berkeley
HeartLab.
Yes, smoking, poor diet and
lack of exercise contribute to coro-
nary heart disease risk, but Swift
points out that these factors are
controllable, whereas heredity is
not. People can quit smoking, eat
better and start moving, but
hereditary risk is unchangeable.
Half of men with heart disease
have small, dense LDL choles-
terol that is more of a risk than
large, buoyant LDL - and half of
the their offspring will inherit the
same risk factor. Moreover, one-
third of heart patients have ge-