“If MSG is so bad for you, why doesn’t everyone in Asia have a headache?” That headline sure got my attention and the article has me questioning the validity of MSG as a headache or migraine trigger — or its link to any other health…
Tofu was the latest test subject for determining which legumes are headache triggers for me. I won’t bother trying to replicate this study. The answer is as clear as it was for peanuts, sunflower seeds and black beans. It seems obvious that I should simply…
I’ve finally tested beans as a food trigger and the results aren’t good. The culprit was a delicious black bean breakfast burrito from a meal delivery service. I enjoyed it so, but my head sure didn’t. In the words of the 80s hair band Poison,…
In response to Trigger-Happy, Christina pointed out that she saw a pattern in my triggers. Peanuts aren’t actually nuts, they are legumes. Beans are also legumes, so it may follow that legumes are the culprit. Epicurious defines legumes as: Any of thousands of plant species…
Red wine, aged cheese, chocolate, beans, grapes, avocado, fresh-from-the-oven bread. . . . The list can practically go on forever. The “short list,” which I’m sure most of you can recite in your sleep, is included in nearly every migraine news story you read. Yet…