The Trigger Factors In Migraines The Many Ways In Which Foods And Environment Can Bring On Migraine Headaches Recipe

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• When such a person encounters a trigger, the trigger provokes activity in a part of the brain behind the eyes (hypothalamus) to send signals to the brainstem, which affects breathing, digestion, blood circulation, and pain perception. The neurotransmitters serotonin and noradrenaline are involved. shopping list
• Common Triggers of Migraine shopping list
• * Stress, worry, anxiety shopping list
• * Menstruation shopping list
• * Oral contraceptives shopping list
• * Hunger, lack of sleep shopping list
• * Glare, dazzle shopping list
• * Temperature changes shopping list
• * Fatigue shopping list
• * Trauma to the head shopping list
• * Hormone replacement therapy shopping list
• * High humidity shopping list
• * Excessive or too little sleep shopping list
• * High altitude shopping list
• * Overdose of vitamin A shopping list
• * Drugs: nitroglycerin, estrogens, Apresoline (hydralazine), Zantac (ranitidine) shopping list
• * Pungent odors shopping list
• * Cold foods (ice cream) shopping list
• Common Triggers of Migraine in Foods shopping list
• * chocolate, cocoa, alcohol, diet drinks containing aspartame. shopping list
• * Meat, fish, poultry -- especially pickled and preserved. shopping list
• * Dairy products, including all cheeses; excessive caffeine (cola, coffee). shopping list
• * bread, especially fresh homemade yeast bread; crackers; sourdough breads and rolls. shopping list
• * vegetables, such as beans (pole, lima, Italian fava, navy, pinto, garbanzo), snow peas, sauerkraut, raw onions, olives, and pickles. shopping list
• * fruits, such as raisins, red plums, figs, papaya, and passion fruit. shopping list
• * Soups, canned. Watch out for monosodium glutamate (msg) used to enhance flavor in soups. shopping list
• * Desserts: chocolate ice cream, pudding, cookies, mincemeat pies, carob. shopping list
• * Miscellaneous: pizza, cheese sauce, yeast (and extracts), meat tenderizers (Accent), soy sauce (those that contain a form of msg), seasoned salt (which may also include msg), frozen dinners, cheese blintzes, nuts, peanut butter, and marinated foods. shopping list
• Foods Containing msg shopping list
• Partial list of foods containing monosodium glutamate: shopping list
• * Frozen foods, such as dinner entrees. shopping list
• * Canned and dry soups. shopping list
• * potato chips and prepared snacks. shopping list
• * Many diet foods and weight-loss powder. shopping list
• * salami, bologna, pepperoni, and all cured and luncheon meats. shopping list
• * tomato sauce in cans; barbecue sauces in jars and cans. shopping list
• * Most salad dressings and mayonnaise. shopping list
• Misleading Terms for msg shopping list
• (Approved by the Food and Drug Administration for identification on food labels.) shopping list
• * Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) shopping list
• * Hydrolyzed plant protein (HPP) shopping list
• * Natural flavors shopping list
• * Flavoring shopping list
• * Kombu extract shopping list
• The above categories contain 10% to 30% monosodium glutamate. Tests conducted among migraine sufferers when msg was omitted from the diet resulted in a decreased frequency of headache. shopping list
• Lactose Intolerance shopping list
• The inability to digest dairy products is a very common genetic disorder occurring-in more than two thirds of American blacks, American Indians, and Ashkenazi Jews and in 10% of whites of Scandinavian ancestry. shopping list
• The most common symptoms of lactose intolerance are abdominal cramps and flatulence after drinking milk and ingesting other dairy products. shopping list
• How lactose intolerance triggers migraine in adults and children is uncertain. shopping list
• The Double-Edged Sword shopping list
• roasted coffee beans contain about 1/4 ounce of caffeine per pound. About 3/1000 of an ounce of caffeine is present in an average five ounce cup of coffee, and it can cure or cause a headache. shopping list
• Caffeine constricts blood vessels, easing headaches caused by enlarged vessels. But coffee addicts develop tolerance to constricted vessels; when they reduce their caffeine intake, they suffer headaches as vessels enlarge. shopping list
• Nitrates and Nitrites shopping list
• These compounds received a fleeting bit of notoriety when, a few years ago, bacon and preserved meats were implicated as being capable of causing cancer. Some people temporarily gave up their morning bacon, and others passed up their lunchtime hot dog or pastrami sandwich "on the go." Without nitrate-nitrite preservatives, bacon, ham, and hot dogs would be a dull gray or dark brown. These compounds may cause cancer and a very sever migraine headache as well. shopping list
• Rating Drinks and Hangovers shopping list
• On a scale of 1 to 9, brandy heads the list of alcoholic drinks that can give you the biggest hangover and the worst migraine episode you ever endured. red wine follows close behind, and rum and sherry are close contenders. Scotch, whiskey and beer are just about half as potent. white wine and gin are close. vodka, rated about 1, is hardly in the running. The reasons for the high and lower ratings, scientists believe, are the chemical called congeners -- by products of fermentation and distillation. shopping list
• Women Suffer Headache Incidence More Than Men shopping list
• Women suffer more from headaches than men, a survey by the National Center for Health Statistic has revealed. The statistics also show that headaches are more frequent in early to middle years and decrease sharply in later years shopping list