"A report by a physician whose wife suffered from persistent migraines revealed a serendipitous result. Apparently the woman went on a reduced calorie diet consisting of low-carbohydrate protein shakes to lose weight after two pregnancies. Not only did she lose the desired weight, she also 'lost' her migraine headaches. They didn’t return even when she assumed a more conventional diet."
My wife has seen an improvement in her migraines since going primal/paleo. My migraines were much less frequent, and fortunately not painful, so I'm not really sure if there's been any change. My first migraine, like most of my maladies during the last five years, occurred during ski season, a time when I was consuming lots of wheat and veggie oils.
Lots of folks report an improvement in their migraine symptoms on a primal diet.
Coming to this post late (via the keto article posted today), but I can relate. I lost ~50 pounds in the last year and the frequency of my migraines has dropped to near zero. I actually had a match of my meds expire the other day! I haven't been doing the full-on paleo thing, but I've certainly been eating muuuuuuuch healthier (and running a ton).
ReplyDeletePS: Please post a diet cure for IT band pain. My knee is killing me. :)
"PS: Please post a diet cure for IT band pain. My knee is killing me. :)"
ReplyDeleteToo funny. I've been battling IT band pain for the last couple of months. It's the result of a sprained ankle mountain biking, that still hasn't properly healed.
Unfortunately my improved diet has done nothing for it. :)
Barefoot running seems to help strenghten the ankle, and it doesn't allow me to continue to compensate.