The Relationship Between Your Diet and Migraines
One thing I really enjoy doing on occasion is going out to eat somewhere. I enjoy the good times and conversation with my wife and/or my friends. There is one particular friend that I enjoy going out to eat with, but its rather difficult to find just the right place to eat.
My friend in question suffers from migraine headaches. While she has dealt with this problem most of her life, it began to worsen after menopause. It was around this time that she began to notice certain foods were more likely to set off migraines than others.
I asked her to write out a list of the foods that trigger the migraines; the list was quite long. Im always curious about health problems and I strive to find a way to help cure them naturally. This friends reaction to the foods and the migraines that followed wasnt technically a food allergy, the result might as well be.
Within the last twenty years, the occurrence of migraines in both children and adults has increased dramatically. One of the theories that try to explain this is the change in diets.
While everyone has a different trigger food, or a different amount of them, there is a list of food triggers that have been known to set off migraines. These are: Aged cheese, citrus fruits, chocolate, nuts (especially peanuts), cured meats, fatty foods, fried foods, ice cream, yogurt, sour cream, pork, seafood, seafood, alcohol (especially red wine), food additives such as MSG, asparatame (found in many diet soft drinks), food dyes, vanilla flavoring (due to the alcohol), and caffeine. Caffeine can cause migraines also by stopping the intake of it if you’re a routine caffeine drinker.
Like I said before, everyone is different but there is a way to find out how your migraines are caused, if it’s food-related. Try eliminating a certain food from your diet and then re-introducing it several days later (longer if your headaches aren’t very frequent). If your migraines return, then that food item is quite possibly your “trigger food.”
So, we know which foods can cause migraines, but which foods can actually help them? Research has shown that eating a diet consisting primarily of unprocessed foods can help to keep those migraines away. While this is not a cure to migraines, it certainly can help them.
Foods such as ginger, peppermint, fish (and fish oils), calcium rich foods (kale, broccoli, spinach), oatmeal, wheat and garlic do show promise in the fight against migraines.
Always remember “all things in moderation” when changing your diet, whether it is for helping migraines or anything else. Never dramatically change your diet.
Getting a full eight hours of sleep a night is a good way to ward off migraines. Also, daily exercise is another good idea as it delivers oxygen-rich blood to your brain. Oxygen deprivation in your body is thought to be the cause of most headaches.
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