Migraine Headaches and the Foods You Eat: 200 Recipes for Relief [Paperback]

Agnes Peg Hartnell (Author), G. Scott Tyler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 20, 1997

This book offers a revolutionary way to manage and prevent migraine and otherheadaches through diet. Readers will learn which foods can trigger headaches, how to determine which ones affect them, and how to prepare meals that reduceone's chances of getting a migraine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (December 20, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471346861
• ISBN-13: 978-0471346869
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,040,050 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 Authors Should FollowTheir Own Rules, June 6, 2006

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This review is from: Migraine Headaches and the Foods You Eat: 200 Recipes for Relief (Paperback)

This book was a disapointment! I have suffered with migraine headaches for years. And I usually make two different dinners each meal--one for my family and one for me. I was hoping to find some recipes I could make that everyone would be able to eat. This book starts out identifying foods that possibly "trigger" headaches, ie., citrus, broadbeans, raw onions, caffeine, etc. You are then informed to avoid these foods. Then the authors print out recipes THAT HAVE THESE SAME FOODS AS MAIN INGREDIENTS!
What a waste of my money this book was. I am disgusted.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, August 2, 2002

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This review is from: Migraine Headaches and the Foods You Eat: 200 Recipes for Relief (Paperback)

I bought this book thinking I would be getting more of a variety of meals to help prevent migraines and better planning of meals. What I found in my opinion was a lot of receipies with questionable migraine-triggering ingredients. There were VERY few recipes using just the "foods allowed" section. I found about 10 without any yeast, vinegar or other questionable items such as canned or jar ingredients. When you are at the elimination diet stage after being first diagnosed with migraines, this is the diet you need most. At my next Dr. appointment, I plan on bringing in the book to get his opinion. I did find the food purchasing guide helpful.

36 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally! This book has been needed for a long time!, April 25, 1998

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This review is from: Migraine Headaches and the Food You Eat: 200 Recipes for Relief (Paperback)

This book explains in simple language how the selection of foods can help avoid migraine headaches. Most books describe how migraines begin, but this book goes to that next, most important step...what you can do about it! So many migraines begin with foods that "trigger" the onset of the migraine. This book provides lists of all the foods to avoid, and helps you eliminate the ones that are a personal "trigger" for each individual. It's easy to figure out what not to eat, and through choosing from all the recipes, grocery store shopping lists, charts, etc., it's such a relief to know WHAT to do, finally!

Anyone who suffers from migraines should have this book!