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5 Foods That Can Trigger Migraine Headaches

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Ever wonder why it seems that all of sudden you get a headache, almost out of nowhere?  Well, your body is trying to tell you something.  Sometimes its stress. Sometimes it’s your body telling you that you need to get rid out toxins in your body.  And other times, it’s just simply what you ate.

Depending on the ingredients of what you ate, your body is telling you to leave those foods alone.  Take a look at the top 5:

1. Processed Meat: Meats like sausage, hot dogs, and sandwich meat all contain sodium nitrate, a preservative linked with headaches.

2. MSG: Monosodium glutamate or MSG has gotten a bad rap over the years for links to obesity. It’s a current health trend to cut out MSG-rich foods from your diet. Here’s another reason to: it’s linked to migraine headaches.

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3. Aged Cheese – Okay, some of us think we’re from France and love cheese so old it has enough mold on it to be thrown away in most circles. The stinkier the better…right? Well if a little (or a lot) of mold on cheese doesn’t bother you, the possibility of a migraine forming may. Aged cheese

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