The Migraine Cookbook: More than 100 Healthy and Delicious Recipes for Migraine Sufferers [Paperback]

Michele Sharp (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2, 2002

There are over 28 million people in the United States who suffer from migraine headaches, and there are shockingly few resources available to help them alleviate their pain. While there is still no cure for the migraine headache, research has proven that migraines do have physical causes; triggers for many sufferers include diet, stress, menstruation, and environmental changes. In The Migraine Cookbook, Michele Sharp brings together a wide range of carefully selected recipes—from appetizers and main dishes to comfort-food favorites—each complete with information about the trigger-free quality of the recipe, kitchen pointers for preparation, and cooking and serving tips. With over 100 recipes, eight pages of color photos, and sections that address the specifics of this disorder and provide medical information and resource materials, The Migraine Cookbook will prove to be an indispensable resource for every migraine sufferer.

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About the Author

MICHELE SHARP is the director of development and communications for The Migraine Association of Canada and has volunteered or worked in the not-for-profit sector for most of her life. She works with migraine sufferers daily, helping to foster a greater understanding of the disorder through education, support, and empowerment. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press; 80th edition (April 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569245711
• ISBN-13: 978-1569245712
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,209,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Almost every single recipe contains at least one trigger!, December 5, 2006

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M. Eichelberger (Atlanta) - See all my reviews
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I am following the 1-2-3 Migraine Prevention diet (book "Heal your Headache, Buchholz). My entire lifestyle has changed since I have been on this diet (but have cut my migraines almost 80%!)and it has been extremely challenging to cut out all the migraine dietary triggers, so when I found this Migraine Cookbook, I thought it was going to make things a lot easier. However, I don't think I can eat a single recipe in this book! The author even points many (not all) dietary triggers and still continues to use these ingredients in most/nearly all of her recipes. I am quite disappointed and do NOT recommend this book to others trying on this diet.

34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed with content, December 8, 2004

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Melany M. Chase (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Migraine Cookbook: More than 100 Healthy and Delicious Recipes for Migraine Sufferers (Paperback)

Although the recipes in the book look delicious, so many of them have ingredients that are migraine triggers. If you are trying to restrict all suspected triggers as I am, then you don't want to make things with ANY possible triggers in them. There were some good recipes, but there were a lot that I wouldn't use because they had some items considered triggers.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay if you really like to cook, January 3, 2007

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Laura Hughes "no nonsense lady" (Champaign, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Migraine Cookbook: More than 100 Healthy and Delicious Recipes for Migraine Sufferers (Paperback)

There are several recipes but you really have to motivated to cook, grocery shop etc. I want things more simple. I would save my money.