Many people do not realize the enormous significance of dietary intake in the cause and prevention of migraine headaches. Many chemical substances precipitate migraine headaches. Yes, most migraineurs realize that there are certain triggers. I am not talking so much about these triggers; I am concerned about the process that is significant in migraine attacks.
Many people do not understand the process of inflammation that frequently occurs. What is less understood is the insults to your blood vessels which make you vulnerable to migraine headaches.
I've talked previously about the significant key to migraines is the condition of the blood vessels. Blood vessel spasm alone is a unique component of the migraine process. Hormone changes and certainly chemicals do trigger migraine headaches through vascular spasms.
Long term, there is another factor about blood vessels that has proven itself to be significant, is inflammation. Inflammation disrupts normal function and usually is accompanied by pain.
Excess homocysteine, often a product of red meats, is one culprit. Other inflammatory agents of blood vessels are trans fats, preservatives and unhealthy (toxic) chemicals.
Trans fats are found in poly saturated vegetable oils (shortenings) and all highly heated oils. They become chemically stable and hard for the body to break down.
Trans fats are more inert and unreactive to body chemistry. Trans fats are simply hard to metabolize and eliminate from the body. They are foreign objects.
According to Dr. DeMaria's book: "Dr. Bob's TransFat Survival Guide", the half life is 18 days. Realistically it takes 51 days to purge your body of most trans fats. Frequent consumption of trans fats stockpiles them in your body.
If you eat a lot of French fries or consume a lot of shortening, margarine and preserved foods, you accumulate these harmful trans fats. You tax and overload you body, especially the liver and kidneys.
How do these "fats" work? Trans fats cause inflammation in the body, resulting in aches and pains everywhere. Postglandins, which are natural pain relievers are neutralized. Not surprisingly the body chemistry is disrupted and I'm convinced that future research will co-relate increased migraines due to the blood vessel inflammation from these agents.
Research has already shown that inflammation due to homocysteine significantly increases migraine headaches. I would say ditto to all preservatives and chemical irritants. If you have difficulty in metabolizing and eliminating any irritants such toxic chemicals and preservatives, you can trigger headaches.
I cannot advise you individually what to do, but I find a diet free of anything toxic or inflammatory eliminates 95% of my vascular headaches.
What also helps? A good vitamin B complex supplement that includes B-2, B-6, B-12 and Folic acid significantly reduces migraine headaches in proven studies. For more information on headache relief go to: http://www.migraineheadache-relief.com Denis Van Loan DDS
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