Avoid going without food for long periods of time.
• Also, make sure you eat something after prolonged exercise.
• Eat three well-balanced meals a day.
• Never neglect your breakfast.
• The below foods are known to cause migraine in some people. Try and avoid them:
- Cheese
- Vinegar
- Nuts
- Citrus fruits and juices
- Pulses
- Bananas
- Plums
- Raisins
- Avocados
- Fresh bread
- Processed meats like sausage, bacon and salami
- Chocolates
• Some drinks known to cause migraine that you could avoid are:
- Red wine
- Champagne
- Drinks containing caffeine, like tea, hot chocolate and cola drinks
- Some people can tolerate decaffeinated drinks, but they may pose a problem for others.
• Avoid foods that contain chemicals like:
- Monosodium Glutamate, which is present in Chinese food as well as many processed foods.
- Nitrates and nitrites present in many cured and processed meats.
- Tyramine present in red wine and cheese.
- Aspartame, tartrazine and other food additives.
• Add fresh root ginger to your food.
• Frequent headaches could indicate you are low in important vitamins and minerals.
- Low levels of niacin and vitamin B6, for instance, can cause headaches. Protein rich foods, like chicken, fish and peas, milk; and peanut butter are good dietary sources of both niacin and vitamin B6.
• Minerals like calcium and magnesium work together to help prevent headaches.
- Good sources of calcium are dairy products, tofu, dark green leafy vegetables -- like kale or broccoli and peas.
- Magnesium can be found in dark green leafy vegetables, wheat germ, seafood.
• Fresh garlic bulbs eaten in a salad helps clear headaches.