Diet and Headaches: The Short Response If your goal is to be headache free, and you want to do so without a daily prescription, then I hope your headaches respond to dietary change. Why is that? I don't have any medication that reliably eliminates nearly all your medications. On the other hand, in those patients who have food as the cause of their headaches, many of them can become almost completely headache free within a few months. Not everyone is diet responsive, but don't you think it’s worth a try? I suggest trying a low-fat vegetarian diet first. If the vegetarian diet doesn't work, or you’re opposed to the idea, then strongly consider a full or partial elimination diet which you’ll find on this page below. Dietary Approach to Headaches: In More Detail Try this website for education on a low-fat vegan diet: Dr. McDougall at www.drmcdougall.com Watch this Dr. McDougall’s Total Health Solution for the 21st Century Scroll down the page about 2/3 to the bottom. Start with “A Common Sense Program” If you like that segment, then download the other segments Dr. McDougall has a patient success story that is similar to that described by some of my patients. http://www.drmcdougall.com/stars/beth_burns.html Consider making the diet low salt as well. Studies suggest that giving some migraine sufferers a salty meal can predictably cause a headache. I suggest 1,500 mg or less of sodium per day. I have more information and links on my web pages, Dietary Approach to Headaches: In More Detail Moving Toward a Plant-Based Diet and Why Low Sodium Return to Headaches

Diet and Headaches: The Short Response

If your goal is to be headache free, and you want to do so without a daily prescription, then I hope your headaches respond to dietary change. Why is that? I don't have any medication that reliably eliminates nearly all your medications. On the other hand, in those patients who have food as the cause of their headaches, many of them can become almost completely headache free within a few months. Not everyone is diet responsive, but don't you think it’s worth a try? I suggest trying a low-fat vegetarian diet first. If the vegetarian diet doesn't work, or you’re opposed to the idea, then strongly consider a full or partial elimination diet which you’ll find on this page below.

Dietary Approach to Headaches: In More Detail

Try this website for education on a low-fat vegan diet:

Dr. McDougall at www.drmcdougall.com

Watch this Dr. McDougall’s Total Health Solution for the 21st Century

Scroll down the page about 2/3 to the bottom.

Start with “A Common Sense Program”

If you like that segment, then download the other segments

Dr. McDougall has a patient success story that is similar to that described by some of my patients. http://www.drmcdougall.com/stars/beth_burns.html

Consider making the diet low salt as well. Studies suggest that giving some migraine sufferers a salty meal can predictably cause a headache. I suggest 1,500 mg or less of sodium per day.

I have more information and links on my web pages,

Dietary Approach to Headaches: In More Detail

Moving Toward a Plant-Based Diet

and Why Low Sodium

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