How to Relieve Headaches with Food

If you're looking for a way to combat moderate to migraine headache symptoms, consume foods in your refrigerator or pantry to lessen the pain. Whether you want to avoid additional headache medicine or paying for "miracle" headache cures that may not work, try modifying your diet to include foods known to serve as natural headache remedies. Experiment with different items to find the combinations that stop your headache symptoms or lessen their severity. Consider these natural home remedies to relieve headaches with food.

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  Lessen headache symptoms caused by low blood sugar by eating foods that keep it at a stable level. Relieve headaches with food such as black beans, spinach, kale, Swiss chard, soybeans and sunflower seeds that are all rich in fiber and magnesium to fend off migraine headaches. It's also important to note that excessive caffeine consumption is linked to magnesium deficiency that can lead to headaches.

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  Adding ginger to your diet is also considered one of the most effective headache remedies since it reduces inflammation that can cause headache pain. Try making a weak ginger tea by peeling and cutting fresh ginger into slices, and then adding one tablespoon to hot water. If you don't have fresh ginger on hand, use loose or bagged ginger tea to prepare a cup as a make-shift headache medicine.

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  Combat inflammation that often triggers migraine headaches with foods that are rich in Omega 3 fatty acids. Even three servings of fish like salmon, tuna, shrimp, halibut or red snapper can be effective as a treatment for headaches. Also add foods like tofu, cauliflower, flaxseeds, walnuts and soybeans to your diet for additional Omega 3s.

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  Consider drinking more water, as well, when you're altering your diet to relieve migraine headache symptoms. Go beyond the typical eight glasses a day if you frequently suffer from tension or cluster headaches that can be triggered or made worse by dehydration.

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  Relieve headaches with food by also eliminating items from your diet that are commonly known to trigger migraine headaches. Foods with additives like sodium nitrite and monosodium glutamate (MSG), as well as alcoholic beverages like red wine, for example, can induce headaches or make the headache symptoms worse.