Migrane: Treatment, Diet and Home Remedies

Food and Nutrition

Foods to be taken
  • Rice, especially brown rice
  • Cooked green vegetables, such as broccoli, spinach, Swiss chard, or collards
  • Cooked orange vegetables, such as carrots or sweet potatoes
  • Cooked or dried non-citrus fruits: cherries, cranberries, pears, prunes
  • Drink 6-8 glasses of water every day
  • Modest amounts of salt, maple syrup, and vanilla extract can be well-tolerated.
Foods to be avoided
  • Dairy products, chocolate, eggs, citrus fruits, meat, wheat (bread, pasta, etc.), nuts and peanuts, tomatoes, onions, corn, apples, bananas
  • Alcoholic beverages (especially red wine), caffeinated drinks (coffee, tea, and colas)
  • Foods that increase migraine like Cheese, chocolate, paneer, chinese food, ajinomoto, nuts must be strictly avoided

Yoga and Exercise

  • Exercise can improve the quality of sleep and reduce the frequency and severity of migraine headaches. Indoor cycling exercise is beneficial to migrane sufferers
  • Cardiovascular exercise is an excellent way to help to break up the stagnant "stuck" feeling that many migraine sufferers feel before an attack
Yoga

Music and Meditation

  • Choose a gentle soothing meditation music that you enjoy, sit and listen while conscious relaxing your body on each out breath.
  • Deep breathing meditations help relieve migraines by bring more oxygen into your body

Home Remedies

  • Donot smoke
  • Reduce emotional stress
  • Eat meals and snacks at about the same times every day, and get enough sleep at night
  • Follow your headache treatment plan as suggested by the doctor
  • Avoid bright or flashing lights and wear sunglasses if sunlight is a trigger
  • Identify and avoid foods that trigger headaches




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