Elimination Of Food Migraine Triggers

We can eliminate some of our most common migraine triggers, by keeping track of what we eat. Using an elimination diet is the very best way to determine the food triggers of your migraine attacks. The basis of this diet, is to eliminate all possible foods and then, add foods back one at a time. As you add items to your diet, you will find the foods that cause you problems. Food triggers are not all the same for every migraine sufferer. Here are three things you can use to help you determine your food triggers and keep track of them;  * Note ~ There are a lot of links in this post. Take the time to check them out. You'll be glad you did.

Keep a diary of what you eat every day. This can help you identify problem foods.

• You can keep an online diary, create charts and lists of triggers at www.migraineliving.com
• The Online Diary at www.my-diary.org
• Penzu is an online diary and journal website at penzu.com
• Open Diary is another online diary or blog site, www.opendiary.com 
• You can also use Twitter to log your food intake. See this article from my technology website Plain Answers to Geek Questions - Using Twitter To Keep A Diary.
• Use computer software like Journler, LifeJournal, MacJournal, or The Journal

Learn about elimination diet by reading about it. The following is not an exhaustive list. There are other good books out there as well.

• Heal Your Headache: The 1-2-3 Program for Taking Charge of Your Pain by Dr. David Buchholz 
• The Elimination Diet Cookbook: A 28-Day Plan for Detecting Allergies by Jill Carter and Allison  Edwards.
• Food Allergies and Food Intolerance: The Complete Guide to Their Identification and Treatment  by Jonathan Brostoff M.D., Linda Gamlin.
• Allergy-free Cooking: How To Survive The Elimination Diet And Eat Happily Ever After  by Eileen Rhude Yoder

Visit web sites that provide migraine information for determining your triggers and how to get rid of them.

• Heidi Gunderson has a cookbook (Go Here) and a blog called Migraine-Free Cooking filled with wonderful recipes that follow an elimination diet plan.
• Headache and Migraine News at http://headacheandmigrainenews.com is produced by James Cottrill, and provides daily news on migraine medicine.
• Take a look at trigger information at mymigraineconnection.com a part of healthcentral.com.
• Visit Somebody Heal Me, by Diana Lee for informative articles on causes and remedies.

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