Did you react to more of those just-perfect bananas or the exquisite red papaya during a holiday in North Queensland? What about the slightly spicy salt (it was not the usual high-MSG one), or the increased vanilla ice cream in the lovely warm afternoons? What about that strong smell in the rent-a-car? What about the not-very-yellow batter on your fish with plain chips, or the tiny dip into the gravy you asked to be served separately on the otherwise plain roast? Was the meat or fish not as … [Read more...]
Headaches, allergy and food chemical intolerance
Putting up with headaches every day really interferes with living a normally comfortable life, but people with migraines often get more sympathy. Chronic daily headaches are not usually associated with allergy except where sinus problems result from inhalant allergens. But, as you have found, they can be associated with foods as well. The good news is that allergy tests are the beginning of the phase of diet investigation. They show the body is reactive, but not that all the foods need to be … [Read more...]
Chronic daily headaches and diet
Diet can have a role in chronic daily headaches in food intolerance. The diet is not a neat and tidy list of foods. What is right for a particular person can be clarified with diet investigation using the diet detective process which allows each person to develop their own diet. This can be part of the natural cures for headaches. The foods that contribute to the headaches are somewhat different in different people. To make it more complex there are no tests to show which foods may … [Read more...]