Migrane: Treatment, Diet and Home Remedies

Food and Nutrition

• Rice, especially brown rice
• Cooked green vegetables, such as broccoli, spinach, Swiss chard, or collards
• Cooked orange vegetables, such as carrots or sweet potatoes
• Cooked or dried non-citrus fruits: cherries, cranberries, pears, prunes
• Drink 6-8 glasses of water every day
• Modest amounts of salt, maple syrup, and vanilla extract can be well-tolerated.

• Dairy products, chocolate, eggs, citrus fruits, meat, wheat (bread, pasta, etc.), nuts and peanuts, tomatoes, onions, corn, apples, bananas
• Alcoholic beverages (especially red wine), caffeinated drinks (coffee, tea, and colas)
• Foods that increase migraine like Cheese, chocolate, paneer, chinese food, ajinomoto, nuts must be strictly avoided

Yoga and Exercise

• Exercise can improve the quality of sleep and reduce the frequency and severity of migraine headaches. Indoor cycling exercise is beneficial to migrane sufferers
  
• Cardiovascular exercise is an excellent way to help to break up the stagnant "stuck" feeling that many migraine sufferers feel before an attack
  

• Balasana (Child Pose)   watch video
• Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend)   watch video
• Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (Bridge Pose)   watch video
• Halasana (Plow Pose)    watch video

Music and Meditation

• Choose a gentle soothing meditation music that you enjoy, sit and listen while conscious relaxing your body on each out breath.
• Deep breathing meditations help relieve migraines by bring more oxygen into your body

Home Remedies

• Donot smoke
• Reduce emotional stress
• Eat meals and snacks at about the same times every day, and get enough sleep at night
• Follow your headache treatment plan as suggested by the doctor
• Avoid bright or flashing lights and wear sunglasses if sunlight is a trigger
• Identify and avoid foods that trigger headaches