It’s common knowledge that certain foods can be a trigger for migraine. Do you know if YOU have a dietary trigger? Not just one (or more) foods, but could it be something in your lifestyle and how/when you eat?
Your problem may not become obvious unless you are keeping a food diary, that can help you uncover patterns in your diet that you may not previously have suspected.
Although the context of slimming is probably where most people will have first encountered this tool, it would be a mistake to think of a food diary as just relevant for weight loss. If you have any condition that can be triggered by food (such as migraine or IBS) you will find it invaluable to keep a record of your day to day food intake, at least for three weeks.
Check out this blog article on using a food diary for healthy eating, but as you read it, think of it in relation to your migraines. Possible applications of a food diary to preventing migraine could be:
- Use it to check out if you are eating foods that could cause high/low blood sugar swings.
- Are you may eating regularly enough?
- You may have an unsuspected dietary trigger that only surfaces when you look at a food diary in conjunction with a record of when your migraines happen.
The blog article suggested above gives tips on keeping a food diary that are mainly relevant for weight loss. I have suggested ways for you to adapt your thinking towards migraine. But even if you don’t discover any migraine related problems, you might be surprised at other eating patterns that emerge when you study it. After all, a healthy diet is one of the key-stones of a healthy, migraine-free life.
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