Managing Migraine - Migraine Food Triggers. Trigger identification and management is an essential part of Migraine disease management. Migraine triggers are physical things that bring on a Migraine attack when a Migraineur is exposed to them. There are a wide range of Migraine triggers—some avoidable, others not. Once triggers are identified, it's sometimes possible to reduce the frequency of Migraine attacks by avoiding those triggers.
One type of trigger that can be identified and avoided is food triggers. Potential trigger foods Foods that can be Migraine triggers include: It can be frustrating to manage food triggers. To make things easier for you, I've prepared a workbook of sorts with a complete check list of potential trigger foods. Formula for life - find foods. Interactive DRI for Healthcare Professionals. Nuval. Health | Tongue test identifies 'super-tasters' A simple tongue test can tell people if they are a "super-taster" or not. Around 35% of women are super-tasters, compared with just 15% of men, US research has shown. The study found some people are born with more taste buds than others, meaning they are better able to distinguish between tastes.
While those with too few taste buds may not be able to tell the difference between cheap plonk and fine wines, those with more taste buds are more likely to become professional chefs or wine tasters. Now there is a taste bud test people can do at home, based on the Yale University research. Pink dots To test your taste buds, you need some blue food colouring, a piece of paper with a 7mm-wide hole punched through it, and a magnifying glass. Swab some of the food colouring onto the tip of your tongue. Put the piece of paper on the front part of the tongue and, using the magnifying glass, count how many pink dots are inside the hole.
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