1% Thursday: Migraine-fighting foods?

This week: Try to incorporate migraine-fighting foods into your diet.

First, a word about what migraine-fighting foods are not.  They are not foods that are specifically clinically proven to give you less migraine attacks (that would actually be very hard to prove).  They are not foods that will instantly halt a migraine attack.

I’ve read articles making great claims about certain super-foods, but when it comes right down to it food combinations are complex, and people are complex.  The best way to fight migraine is a healthy, well-balanced natural diet.

That being said, there are certain foods that may be higher in certain vitamins, or contain certain chemicals, that are known to be helpful for migraine patients for various reasons.  And there are foods that are less likely to trigger an attack.  Plus, adding foods to your diet that are natural is a great way to add variety to your diet, and explore.

But remember – you’re an individual.  If you find one of these foods to be a trigger, it’s best to avoid.  Generally speaking, here are some foods you might want to try adding to your diet, the most important being the vegetables and grains:

Peppermint, cayenne pepper, ginger, fish, spinach, broccoli, kale, oatmeal, garlic, duck, cottage cheese.

What is 1% Thursday?

Every Thursday at Headache and Migraine News (weather permitting) we’ll talk about one measurable, practical thing we can do to make our lives just 1% better.  Usually it will be something very easy, sometimes it will be a challenge.  Let us know if you try it, or share an idea of your own – and maybe a year from now we’ll see that things have really changed for the better!