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

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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.

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.

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!

This book was very helpful. Although many of the recipes contained trigger foods, it was very clear to the reader to watch for or substitute for these foods if they were a problem. I would recommend this book to anyone who suffers from migraines.

Lots of good info if you are trying to sort out migraine triggers. With the help of this book and others I am almost migraine free.

This book perpetuates and exploits the myth that foods cause or trigger migraines. No food has ever been demonstrated to cause, promote, precipitate ("trigger") or aggravate migraine. Beyond a placebo effect, dietary restriction is ineffective as a treatment for headache. (The exceptions are foods containing caffeine or alcohol, both of which are more properly regarded as drugs.) Migraine patients should eat a healthy, varied diet, and not deprive themselves of freedom, enjoyment and nutrition because of an outdated and mistaken belief.