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Top 12 Heath and Dietary Habits that Contribute to Headaches! Continued
The Top 12 Heath and Dietary Habits that Contribute to Headaches! Continued
3. A diet that contains too much Monosodium Glutimate (MSG), Nutrasweet, Aspartame, diet sodas causes headaches.
Researchers discovered that certain chemicals, especially MSG added to Chinese food is a strong headache trigger in many people.
Foods that contain MSG might not necessarily list “MSG” or “monosodium glutamate” on the label. Instead, you’ll see: hydrolyzed vegetable protein, natural flavorings, sodium caseinate, yeast extract, hydrolyzed yeast, hydrolized oat flour, calcium caseinate, hydrolyzed plant protein, hydrolyzed protein. Protein isolates of any type may contain MSG, even soy protein. If you eat processed foods, it will be rare for you to see a label without one of these! Every fast food chain uses it in their food ingredients.
4. Low blood Sugar from eating too many carbohydrate foods in a meal causes headaches.
Carbohydrate foods are foods such as breads, pasta, cakes, cookies, candy, muffins, rice, beans, whole grains, tacos and tortillas. Starchy vegetables such as peas, corn, potatoes, acorn squash, and other winter squashes also contain high levels of carbohydrates. Milk products are another good source.
It’s okay to have carbohydrate foods in your diet, but limit them to a maximum of 3 or 4 servings per meal.
5. Low Blood Sugar from not eating regular meals causes headaches.
When you don’t eat regular meals, you get energy from stored fats and carbohydrates. This happens automatically in response to low blood sugar from not eating. Keep a journal of your diet and look for a pattern of headaches that appear when you don’t eat breakfast, skip lunch or dinner, or go to bed hungry.
The best diet you can eat is one that supplies you with three meals a day and snacks between.
6. Low blood sugar from not eating enough protein in the meal or in the diet causes headaches.
Many people believe that it’s not a good idea to eat red meat, so they eliminate it from their diet. Grass-fed red meat is am excellent source of nutrients, including omega-3 fats that prevent headaches! The problem is that when many people eat less meat, they don’t substitute other protein foods for the red meat. Other protein foods include fish, chicken, turkey, wild meats, eggs, cheese and dairy products.
Look for our next blog that will contain more of the TOP 12!
Until then, give our office a call and we can get YOU started on the headache free path!
Dr. Jake Morgan & Dr. Kendra Chowning
