- A scientific paper described a man suffering from a migraine that suddenly disappeared.
- It said that the 60-year-old man no longer had debilitating headaches after changing his diet.
- He hasn’t had a migraine for seven years. The doctor has a theory to explain the reason.
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A 60-year-old man with 12 years of severe migraines no longer had migraines within three months after switching to a diet rich in green leafy vegetables.
According to a case study, the patient has suffered from severe migraine for more than 12 years and has not had headache for more than 7 years BMJ Case Reports will be released on Thursday.
The authors of the study said the man showed the longest-documented case of chronic migraine that was resolved after changing his diet.
Based on one case study alone, it is impossible to conclude that changing diet can cure chronic migraine. There are other factors that may affect the patient’s symptoms, including his HIV positiveness.
Patients sometimes Track “trigger” food Minimize the intensity of headaches. But so far, there is no decisive link between migraine and specific foods. According to the Migraine Research Foundation.
According to the study, the patient, who did not want to be named, had more frequent migraines in the six months before the visit. He reported six to eight migraines every month.
In a brief testimony in the case report, he said that migraines were “debilitating” and some lasted up to 72 hours.
He said that the migraine would become so severe that he “may be lying in bed in a fetal position.” He said that when the migraine did not appear, he would spend a few days recovering, which made his work as a photographer “almost impossible.”
After the migraine stopped, he said: “I am no longer a prisoner of my body. My life is back.”
Patients are advised to follow the following recommendations:
- Eat at least 5 ounces of raw or cooked dark green leafy vegetables such as spinach, kale, and watercress every day.
- Drink a 32-ounce glass of green smoothie every day.
- Limit the intake of whole grains, starchy vegetables, oils and animal protein, especially dairy products and red meat.
Although scientists did not have the ability to control whether he strictly followed his diet, the patient still kept a food diary.
According to research, after the switch, patients even stopped taking migraine medications.
According to the study, patients have tried other lifestyle interventions and medications, including the elimination of chocolate, cheese, nuts, caffeine and dried fruits, which he believes are potential “triggers.”
According to research, none of these interventions worked
According to the American Migraine Foundation, studies have shown that migraine is a genetic disease, but lifestyle, diet and environmental factors The frequency of migraine headaches.
The foundation warns patients to “be careful” when trying extremely strict diets that can lead to nutritional deficiencies.
The authors of the case study provided a possible mechanism of action: leafy green vegetables are rich in β-carotene and other nutrients, which they said in the study have anti-inflammatory properties.
The study reported that although the man had a balanced diet, adding green leafy vegetables would increase his serum β-carotene level.
It is not clear whether their theories about the possible causes of the changes are correct. Other factors can explain changes in symptoms other than diet.For example, the man is HIV positive Linked The authors say in the study that the risk of migraine is increased.
According to the study author, the man’s allergies also improved after changing his diet, which may be related to this.
According to David M. Dunayev, New York Nutritional Medicine and Lifestyle Intervention Specialist As the authors of the study, “several” unnamed other patients found that their migraines became less frequent within three months after changing their diets.
