After almost a year of avoiding the topic of foods triggering headaches, I broached the subject last week. One of the reasons I haven’t talked about it for so long is that there’s a perception—among patients, some doctors and the media—that everyone can control their…
I’ve never had much faith in food triggering headaches. Too many seem like coincidence rather than cause and effect. Chocolate, for example, is not only not a trigger for me, but studies haven’t shown a clear link between headache and chocolate. And the medical community…
I don’t care if it’s a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup or the Trader Joe’s version of this popular candy, peanut butter cookies with a Hershey’s Kiss in the middle, or a spoonful of Jif with chocolate chips stuck on top, any combination of peanut butter…