Migraine diet

Many people know first-hand what the “migraine” is. About 30% of the adult population of the world is familiar with this raging headache. Quite often this disease has a hereditary predisposition. Migraine is known for a long time, for the first time it was described by ancient healers in 3000 BC, but it owes its name to the ancient Roman physician Claudius Galen, who suggested the name “hemicrania”, which means “pain in one half of the head”. Later the word “hemicrania” has already been transformed into the term “migraine”, which is familiar to us.

It is noticed that active, purposeful, perfectionistic, inclined to strong emotional experiences and engaged in mental work people are most often affected by migraine. In addition, there is an obvious relation with the human food preferences, so it is not without reason that migraine is called a “gourmet’s disease”.

It is not always possible to change your own character; but you can for sure correct your diet.

It is easy to guess which foods should be excluded from the diet: all those that are considered delicacies. These products contain tyramine, histamine and serotonin (amines that cause a sharp contraction and dilation of blood vessels).

In addition, a taste enhancer monosodium glutamate, a preservative sodium nitrate, aspartame sugar substitute can cause pain. Also, do not forget about caffeine! There is evidence that gluten increases headaches, so be careful with gluten-containing foods!

Here is the list of products that can provoke a migraine attack:

1. Aged cheese (Cheddar, Parmesan), blue cheese (Roquefort, Brie, Camembert), pickled cheeses (Mozzarella).
2. Smoked meat, canned fish, sausages, fast food and products of Chinese restaurants.
3. Alcohol (especially red wine and beer), soft drinks, cola.
4. Tea, coffee, cocoa, chocolate, nuts.
5. Olives, sauerkraut.

Some fresh vegetables and fruits: raspberries, bananas, tomatoes, sea-buckthorn, gooseberries, eggplants, cucumbers, avocados, pineapples, citrus fruits, corn, beans and mushrooms.

And it will be useful to use foods rich in magnesium (seaweed, broccoli, bell pepper, parsley, melon, buckwheat, oatmeal) and containing unsaturated fatty acids (corn, olive oil, almonds), pomegranate (be careful with a stomach ulcer and high acidity! ).

If you follow these simple recommendations on nutrition, you can significantly simplify your life and reduce the number of migraine attacks without medication.