Joel Fuhrman - Eat To Live

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15 COMMON MIGRAINE TRIGGERS

sweets

fermented foods

pizza

monosodium glutamate

yeast

dairy and cheese

chocolate

smoked meats

nuts

hydrolyzed protein

salted or pickled foods

vinegar

alcohol

food additives

baked goods

never recover if they don't first detoxify themselves of their addic-

tion to pain medications. These medications may offer pain relief, but

they perpetuate the headache at the same time. Drugs that arc used for

headaches, such as acetominophen (Tylenol), barbiturates, codeine,

and ergotomines, all cause headaches to recur on a rebound basis as

these toxins begin to wash out of the nervous system. Even a little

aspirin can cause a chronic, daily headache syndrome.^41

The first phase of the anti-headache diet is followed strictly for

two weeks. Then if the person is headache-free, I expand the diet to

include a wider variety of fruits and begin to add beans in the second

phase. I usually have the patient avoid nuts for the first few weeks

because these bother some people. Ail dairy and yeast should be

avoided as well.

If dangerous drugs were the only way for a person to gain relief from

suffering, we would be forced to accept the drawbacks of conven-

tional therapy for autoimmune illnesses. The reality is, however, that

dietary and nutritional interventions work for autoimmune diseases

such as rheumatoid arthritis.

Caring for such patients has been a major portion of my work as

a physician for the past ten years. 1 have seen scores of rheumatoid

arthritis, lupus, and connective tissue disease patients recover com-

pletely through these interventions. Many of my patients have also

made complete recoveries from allergies and asthma. Not every pa-

tient obtains a complete remission, but the majority are able to avoid

the use of medication.

The key to treating autoimmune illnesses is to obey the H = N/C

formula. Only then can the immune system begin to normalize its

haywire circuitry.

Autoimmune Diseases and All the Rest