Headache Cause Food and Stress Triggers for Relief

Are you smack in the middle of headache-ville?

Wouldn’t it be nice if something, anything, can be done to keep those darn headaches at bay.  Perhaps there is something you can do.

Your headaches may be caused by stress, as well as biological and environmental conditions. Some of these triggers may be under your control.  While others, well, aren’t.

Some common triggers of headaches are:

  • fatigue
  • certain foods
  • changes in the weather
  • glaring or flickering lights

How does eating harmless foods result in a painful migraine headache, for example:

  • nuts
  • yogurt
  • lima beans

Some scientists believe that these foods, and several others, contain chemical substances, such as tyramine.  These substances constrict arteries, which is the first step of the migraine process.

Other scientists believe that foods cause headaches by triggering an allergic reaction in susceptible people.

Either way, consider the foods you eat before an attack to help determine if there is a pattern between a food and your headaches. If so, your relief is through not eating it.

While a food caused migraine usually occurs soon after eating, other triggers may not cause immediate pain. Some headaches may result from a delayed reaction to stress.

You might consider incorporating stress management into your lifestyle for some headache relief.

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