My 5 year old boy came home after lunch yesterday and was complaining he had a headache. I asked where. He said, everywhere his whole head.
I had just finished lunch and we still had half a pitcher of fresh raw newly opened coconut juice. So I immediately filled my adult glass to half and gave it to my 5 year old boy. He quizzically expressed his doubts as to what good is that supposed to do.
I taught my boy that most headaches are mere signals of dehydration. You may not feel thirsty, but indeed you are thirsty. If you have been drinking water, it is pointless and ineffective usually because it is of the incorrect structure. My 7 year old illustrates with his body that when he drinks regular water, it merely makes a stop over at his stomach and heads straight to be urinated. But when he drinks coconut juice he feels the coconut juice dispersing throughout his body and he does not feel like urinating it. The innocent observation of a 7 year old is what we should be listening to.
Back to my 5 year old, in about 2 minutes of drinking that half glass of coconut juice his headache was gone and I got a big kiss. Very simple solution, great rewards!
For those who live in a place where there are no coconuts? Squeeze a lemon, an orange, or any citrus in water and wait 5 minutes to give it structure. Drink this. Better yet, open a hydrating fruit like water melon and eat.