Headaches and Migraines: Tell Me What to Eat Tuesday
When I blog on Tuesdays (I like the alliteration) I will include some info from one of my books for you. You see, I wrote a 7 book series that covers an assortment of medical conditions with diet/lifestyle components....It's the TELL ME WHAT TO EAT series. It covers all sorts of topics and the newest is TELL ME WHAT TO EAT IF I HAVE HEADACHES AND MIGRAINES
I don't know about you but this is the time of year when my allergies seem to hit me right between the eyes, literally. I swear it's the neighbor's HUGE pine tree that "blooms" this time of year. And I mean blooms! It has thousands of those miniature pine cone seeds that blanket everything within a 1 mile radius with a thick yellow dust. This yellow dust gets everywhere...And I mean everywhere (don't make me go through the laundry list of unusual places I've found it). Mainly though it gets on your shoes and on your car which means "in" your car eventually. Which is a perfect place for you to suck in that pollen as you breathe, in that self contained environment.
One of the symptoms of allergies (any time of year) can be headaches...So without further ado, here is some info from TELL ME WHAT TO EAT IF I HAVE HEADACHES AND MIGRAINES:
Allergies don't cause headaches per se, but the allergies can cause sinus congestion, and the congestion can lead to headache pain. Keep in mind that treating your allergies will generally not relieve your headache pain; the two must be treated individually.
According to the results of a recent study, the people who ate the most trans oleic acid (a monounsaturated fat found mainly in meat, butter, milk and cheese) were almost three times more likely to have hay fever compared to people who ate the least trans oleic acid. Researchers don't know why this would have an affect on hay fever, but s suspect that this type of fat may increase oxidative stress on the immune system.
The same German study also noted that, particularly in women, hay fever risk decreased as vitamin E consumption increased. High intakes of the fish oil EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) also seemed to lower risk of hay fever as well.
Related Topics: Headaches and migraines, Allergy triggers
I don't know about you but this is the time of year when my allergies seem to hit me right between the eyes, literally. I swear it's the neighbor's HUGE pine tree that "blooms" this time of year. And I mean blooms! It has thousands of those miniature pine cone seeds that blanket everything within a 1 mile radius with a thick yellow dust. This yellow dust gets everywhere...And I mean everywhere (don't make me go through the laundry list of unusual places I've found it). Mainly though it gets on your shoes and on your car which means "in" your car eventually. Which is a perfect place for you to suck in that pollen as you breathe, in that self contained environment.
One of the symptoms of allergies (any time of year) can be headaches...So without further ado, here is some info from TELL ME WHAT TO EAT IF I HAVE HEADACHES AND MIGRAINES:
Allergies don't cause headaches per se, but the allergies can cause sinus congestion, and the congestion can lead to headache pain. Keep in mind that treating your allergies will generally not relieve your headache pain; the two must be treated individually.
According to the results of a recent study, the people who ate the most trans oleic acid (a monounsaturated fat found mainly in meat, butter, milk and cheese) were almost three times more likely to have hay fever compared to people who ate the least trans oleic acid. Researchers don't know why this would have an affect on hay fever, but s suspect that this type of fat may increase oxidative stress on the immune system.
The same German study also noted that, particularly in women, hay fever risk decreased as vitamin E consumption increased. High intakes of the fish oil EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) also seemed to lower risk of hay fever as well.
Related Topics: Headaches and migraines, Allergy triggers
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