your knock-out-the-migraine grocery list…

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MIGRAINES……ugh.  Just the word sends me into a tizzy!!

If you have them, you know that there are certain foods that trigger those horrible headaches.  You know, so now let’s look at the flip side.

 THIS is a list of foods that have high levels of nutrients such as, riboflavin, magnesium, and omega-3 fats, so we can knock out those nasty migraines!

FRUIT

• apples (green and yellow, not red)
• berries
• cantaloupe
• cherries
• cranberries
• honeydew
• mangoes
• nectarines
• peaches
• pears (brown and green only, not red)
• watermelon

VEGETABLES

• artichoke (fresh, not canned)
• asparagus
• beets
• beans, starchy (black cannellini, garbanzo, kidney and white)
• bell peppers
• broccoli
• broccoli raab
• brussel sprouts
• carrots
• cauliflower
• celery
• corn
• cucumbers
• dark leafy greens
• lettuce
• mushrooms
• potatoes
• pumpkin
• rhubarb
• spinach
• squash, summer
• squash, winter (acorn and butternut)
• turnips
• zucchini

LEAN PROTEINS

• fresh beef (organic, grass fed lean cuts)
• fresh chicken (organic, free range)
• eggs (organic, free range)
• fresh turkey (organic, free range)

NUTS AND SEEDS

• chia seeds
• flaxseeds
• pumpkin seeds (raw)
• sunflower seeds (raw)

WHOLE GRAINS

• amaranth
• bulgur
• cereal, whole grain
• bread, whole grain
• crackers, whole grain (no MSG)
• millet
• oats
• pasta, whole grain
• popcorn, air-pooped
• quinoa
• rice, brown and wild

Some of these foods might be a trigger for YOU.  Keep a food  diary and try a one month long elimination diet by eating foods from this list.  Slowly introduce potential trigger foods one at a time so you can determine which foods to avoid.

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