| The causes of headaches are many and varied. | | | | alcohol hangover is the dehydration. |
| But one that is commonly overlooked is the | | | | Most processed foods contain high amount of salt |
| headache which is caused by food. | | | | or sodium alternatives such as MSG, this leads to |
| For migraine sufferers this is not a revelation, | | | | dehydration and headaches. Excess consumption |
| many of them know they must avoid foods such | | | | of caffeinated drinks causes the same problem. |
| as chocolate and cheese plus many of the amine | | | | Many people who overeat at night can have a |
| and salicilate foods. But you may be having more | | | | disturbed sleep as their digestion struggles with |
| headaches than are necessary because of your | | | | the large amount of food it is being asked to |
| diet. | | | | process. The digestion is often incomplete causing |
| Most young people have very good digestions. I | | | | discomfort in the gut, liver stress from the fat, |
| know when I was twenty I could easily eat a | | | | broken sleep and consequently headaches. |
| family size pizza, but now a few slices is more | | | | This kind of headache is not just restricted to |
| than enough. | | | | older people with poor digestion; it is now quite |
| Young people produce sufficient levels of | | | | common in younger people because of the |
| hydrochloric acid and digestive enzymes. Enough | | | | volume and type of foods being consumed and |
| to handle all kinds of dietary excesses. | | | | the trend towards drinking energy drinks with high |
| But from about our late thirties on average we | | | | levels of caffeine. |
| gradually produce less and less of these essential | | | | Here are some tips to avoid the food hangover |
| digestive chemicals. The problem is compounded | | | | headaches. |
| by two things. Firstly we western world seems to | | | | 1. Slowly reduce the amount of food you are |
| run on antacids. | | | | consuming. |
| These drugs lower our acid levels even further | | | | 2. Increase your intake of fruit and |
| which has an effect of poor protein digestion in | | | | vegetables-good for your liver. Reduce your |
| the stomach. And secondly as a population we | | | | processed and junk food consumption-bad for |
| are eating much more than just a couple of | | | | your liver. |
| generations. The calorie serving for French fries is | | | | 3. Increase water intake and reduce or better still |
| now three times the amount that it was in the | | | | avoid energy drinks. The water will provide you |
| 1960's. And guess what they weren't starving | | | | with plenty of energy by making your cells more |
| back then. | | | | efficient. |
| So what do we have, an aging population eating | | | | 4. Avoid antacids; use a natural supplement if |
| more food than ever and taking medications to | | | | necessary. Ingredients such as Gentian, Pepsin and |
| stop the side effect, while only making our | | | | betaine hydrochloride will mange most heartburn |
| digestions worse! | | | | without any side effects. The herbs chamomile, |
| Now we see the rise of the food hangover, which | | | | fennel and meadowsweet will also help a lot. |
| can cause headaches. One of the causes of an | | | | |