Food and Diets: A Nutritionist’s Take On How They Affect Migraine
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Key Questions
- Which foods are well-established migraine triggers?
- Why do many research publications get food triggers wrong?
- How much attention should we pay to food triggers?
- Why can it be counterproductive to try to identify our food triggers?
- How accurately do people with migraine identify their food triggers?
- Is it worthwhile to purchase a kit to test for our food sensitivities?
- Why don’t we know a lot about food sensitivities?
- What has recent research revealed about omega-3 and omega-6 fats and migraine?
- Which foods are high in omega-3 fats, and which foods are high in omega-6 fats?
- Should we take omega-3 supplements?
- Is there any evidence that taking probiotics helps migraine?
- How important is gut health for a healthy brain?
- Is there good evidence that a ketogenic diet helps with migraine?
- Does dietary gluten contribute to migraine?
- Should we avoid dairy products?
- Does a vegan diet help with migraine?
- Would an intermittent fasting diet help with migraine?
- What should we do if we have both IBS and migraine?
- How long do we need to follow a new diet to see whether it helps with migraine?
Interview Notes
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Treatments Mentioned
- Balancing dietary omega-3 and omega-6 fats
- Behavioral practices
- Diet
- Exercise
- Fish oil supplements
- Ketogenic diet
- Probiotics
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Margaret Slavin, PhD, RDN
Associate Professor of Nutrition & Food Studies
George Mason University
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