Your daily iron needs double during pregnancy, so it's important to include plenty of iron-rich foods now. If you don't have good iron stores, you're more likely to feel tired, warns Jo Ann Hattner, RD, a dietitian in Palo Alto, California. Meat delivers a form of iron that's easily absorbed by your body.
There are several potential reasons you get headaches after yoga. Here are some possible causes and what you can do to get more enjoyment out of your next yoga session. Dehydration is a leading cause of headaches after any type of exercise, and it's most common among hot yoga practitioners. The most important thing you can do to prevent the onset of a yoga headache is drinking plenty of clear fluids in the hours leading up to your class. Avoid soda and caffeine as caffeine can trigger headaches.
Tension and Other Muscle-Contraction HeadachesâSymptoms and Diagnosis. 1  Tension: Ninety percent of all headaches are tension headaches. They are brought on by stressful events and involve the tightening or tensing of facial and neck muscles. 2  Chronic: Chronic muscle-contraction headache may last for weeks or months. The pain is often described as a tight band around the head or a feeling that the head and neck are in a cast. It feels like somebody is tightening a giant vise around my head, says one patient. Pain is steady, and usually felt on both sides of the head. Chronic muscle-contraction headaches can cause sore scalpsâeven combing one's hair can be painful.