Migraine Diet

Painkilling drugs may give temporary relief but they do not remove the cause.



The patient soon gets addicted to strong drugs, which also lose their effectiveness in course of time. The best treatment for migraine is to prevent it.

A lowered energy level, however, is the chief factor, which contributes towards migraine. Any successful treatment for this ailment should, therefore, aim at a complete toning up and revitalisation of the whole organism. To achieve this, it will be essential to undertake a thorough cleansing. Of the system and adopt vitality-building measures.

Diet for Migraine:

To begin with, the patient should resort to fasting on orange juice and water for two or three days. The procedure is to take the juice of an orange in a glass of warm water every two hours from 8 a.m. To 8 p.m.



alternatively, juices of vegetables such as carrot, cucumber and celery may be taken. A warm water enema may be taken each day while fasting to cleanse the bowels. After

The short juice fast the patient may adopt an all-fruit diet for about five days taking three meals a day of fresh juicy fruits such as apples, pears, grapes, grapefruits, oranges, pineapples, peaches and melons. No other foodstuff should be taken during this period otherwise the value of the whole treatment will be lost.

After the all-fruit diet the sufferer should follow a well-balanced diet of three basic food groups namely seeds nuts and grains vegetables and fruits. This diet "should be supplemented with milk yogurt butter-milk vegetable oils and honey. Further short fasts or periods on the all-fruit diet may be necessary at intervals of a month or two according to the needs of the case. If constipation is habitual all steps should be taken towards its eradication.

The foods which should be avoided in future are white flour products sugar confectionary rich cakes pastries sweets refined cereals flesh foods rich heavy and greasy foods tinned or preserved foods pickles condiments and sauces.



Too many cereals should also be "voided. The patient should eat six small meals rather limn a few large ones. Overeating should be avoided.

Niacin especially has proved helpful in the treatment of migraine. It is however necessary that when taking any of the separate B vitamin factors the entire B- complex should be taken in some form as too much of one factor can throw the other factors into imbalance. This may result in other undesirable problems. In fact I lie entire B-complex range is beneficial in the prevention of migraine.

Drinking lots of water, hot footbaths, fomentations over the stomach and spine cold compress (40°F to "0° F) to the head and towels wrung out of very hot water and frequently applied to the neck will go a long way in relieving migraine headaches. The patient should also undertake plenty of exercise and walking in fresh air.

TREATMENT CHART FOR MIGRAINE

A – DIET

I. Take carrot and orange juice diluted with water on 50:511 for three days and cleanse the bowels daily with wanl1 water enema this period.

II. An all-fruit diet for further three days. With three meal a day at five hourly intervals.

III. Thereafter, gradually adopt a well-balanced diet on the following lines:-

1. Upon arising: 25 black raisins soaked overnight in water along with water in which they are soaked and water. Kept overnight in a copper vessel.

2. Breakfast: Seven almonds kernels, after removal of the skin, milk sweetened with honey and fresh fruits.

3. Lunch: A bowl of freshly prepared steamed vegetables.

4. Mid afternoon: A glass of carrot juice or coconut water.

5. Dinner: A large bowl of fresh green vegetable salad with lemon juice dressing, green gram bean sprouts and cottage cheese or nuts.

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Bed time snacks: A glass of milk sweetened with honey or one apple.

Avoid: Tea, coffee, alcoholic beverages, flesh foods, condiments, highly flavoured dishes, sugar and white flour products.

B - OTHER MEASURES

1. Drink at least eight glasses of water daily, but do not take water with meais.

2. Apply frequently fomentations over the stomach and spine, cold compress to the head and hot towels to the neck.

3. Take footbath at the time of severe headache.

4. Yogic asanas, plenty of rest, and fresh air and deep breathing.