Some people are moderates and who can not help it. The coffee, as well as a rite, a pause may be a need like the cigarette since, in some way, caffeine creates a kind of addiction. But caffeine may precipitate sudden headache occasionally. Yes, no, maybe ... I rather conflicting suggestions emerging from a new study conducted by Norwegian researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Study coordinated by dr. Knut Hagen, Faculty of Medicine, have been analyzed data collected from 50,483 people who had to complete a questionnaire about their consumption of caffeine and on episodes of migraine.

The data were part of a larger study called the North-Trøndelag Health Survey (HUNT 2) conducted between the years 1995-1997. The analysis has highlighted as among the people who reported the highest consumption of caffeine there was an incidence of cases of sudden and occasional headaches.
But at the same time, and surprisingly, among those who instead took low doses of caffeine there was an incidence of cases of chronic migraine.

The Hamlet question that the researchers have set themselves and then was whether caffeine makes good or bad for your head. Anyway, it is also true that many common medicines containing analgesics just caffeine.

Many studies have also shown controversial results: some emphasize the fact that too much caffeine causes headaches, others have found no link.

What appears from this new study is that a link between headaches and a large intake of caffeine (500 mg) per day by people showed only 18% of cases, compared with those taking only 125 mg per day of caffeine.
However, warn the researchers, since this is a cross-sectional study that is part of a larger study that was not focused on finding a link caffeine / headache, it becomes difficult to establish a connection and determine that a high consumption of caffeine cause sore occasional head. As it becomes even more difficult to explain why just the chronic headache is not widespread among the major consumers of caffeine.

What, when, they feel they suggest is that people can plug their headaches intake of caffeine, should tone down their use. While those who suffer from chronic headache may benefit from greater use of caffeine, but this is only a hypothesis.
The study was published in the journal: "Journal of Pain."

ls Your Diet Causing Your Headaches?

Fortunately,there has been an explosion in the amount of knowledge about the role of nutrition and health, including headaches, in the past decade. But why is the relationship between headaches and diet not yet universally recognized? As with any newer information, how can a person judge whether it's Fact ur Fiction?

One test of the validity of a health claim is to check the scientifics studies that back up the claim. Therefore, it is important to know the reputations of the scientistisl who conducted the study and wherher the study is published in a reputable scientific journal. These journals do not pubIish a study unless it has been reviewed and passed by other researchers.

Medical breakthroughs are broadcast and published in both the scientific and popular media and press.The rernainder of this chapter report reputable studies regarding the connection between headaches and nutrition from both types of publications. Their sources are also given so you can read the original reports.

Investigating Migraines and their Causes

According to Taher's Medical Dictionary, rnrgraine is defined as an attack of headache usually accompanied by disordered vision and gastrointestinal upset... and may be the result of vision of the cranial ( brain ) arteries... and may be precipitated by allergic hypersensitivity or emotional disturbances.

This 1985 definition is broader than many previous reference that found no relationship between headache and allergic hypersensitivity. Emotional or physical disturbances. causing stress, had been widely accepted as a cause of headache: most practitioners now accept that hereditary is also an important factor.

Still, “headache can be triggered by what you eat." says john Brainarel. M.D., in the 1979 book. Control of Migraine. Five years later, another medical doctor, William j. Stump. contributed to a headache cookbook in which the main emphasis was on diet and the role food played in causing headaches.

Neil Solomon. MD., a former Los Angeles Times health columnist, advised in I990 that headaches might be helped by diagnosis and treatment involving food, chemical, mold, and yeast allergies for hypersensitivities. In one of his colums. Dr. Solomon pointed out the individuality of headache sufferers; men and women respond differently to the same drug ( or food ) so “it is possible a different medication or diet would be prescribed for each." Airplane food, in particular, earned Dr. Solornon's caution: "If you are subject to food induced headache attacks, it would also be
a good idea for you to bring along some food of your own on air travel trips. The in-flight Food ordinary contain a number of additivies for flavor and these chemicals can precipitate a headache".

ln 1988, Enviromental Nutrition, a professional newsletter of diet, nutrition, and health. printed an article titled. 'Can Migraines be managed Through Diet? Foods that May Be to Blame". It reported that while the exact causes of  headaches rernain unclear. at large number of experts believe that certain cornponents of the diet may trigger headache. "Food additivies and sorne naturally-occuring substances in food could be the culprits .... "

Anorher rnedical practitioner. Loraine Stern. in the popular magazine Women's Day, wrote in the rnagazine's Medical Facts Guide that certain foods may contribute to  migraines most notably foods containing the chemical tyramine, which is present in many types of cheese, especialIy ripe cheese such as Camembert, Cheddar and Blue cheese.

This book is good to find out correlation between migraine headaches symptoms and diet, If you have a diet program but headache too so recommended to read this book. * Note : This article is copyrighted material and only use to promotion purpose of this book

Before we delve more deeply into the details of what causes Migraine headaches disease, symptoms of migraine, types of  migraine and treatment for migraine, it will help no have some background information about how many people are affected by Migraine disease and. headaches, and some basics on the different kinds of head pain disorders will give us a base to build upon.

"Not only is headache painful, but headache disorders are also disabling. Worldwide, according to the Worldl Health Organization, Migraine alone is 19th among all causes of years lived with disability. Headache disorders impose recognizable burden on sufferers, including sometimes substantial personal suffering, impaired quality of life and financial cost.

Repeated headache attacks, and often the constant fear of the next one, damage family life, social life, and employment. For example, social activity and work capacity are reduced in almost all Migraine sufferers and in 60% of TTH {tension-type head-ache} sufferers."
—Frorn the Worid Health Organizatio

"Migraineurs required 3.8 bed rest days for men and 5.6 days for women each year, resulting in a total of 112 million bedridden days. Migraine costs American employers about $13 billion a year because of missed workday and impaired work function: close in $8 billion was directly due to missed workdays. Patients of both sexes aged 30 to 49 years incurred higher indirect costs compared with younger or older employed patients. Annual direct medical costs for migraine care were about $1 billion, and about $100 was spent per diagnosed patient. Physician office visits accounted for about 60% of all costs: in contrast, emergency department visits contributed iess than 1% of the direct costs."
—Hu XH et al.
"Burden of migraine in the United States: disability and economic costs." Archives of Internal Medicine.

The Human and Ecunnmlc Impact ut Migraine Headaches Disease 

The preceding statistics are strartling for more than one reason. Not only do they show how much time Migraineurs lose to Migraine, but when carefully examined. the $100 spent per diagnosed patient makes it clear that must Migraineurs aren’t getting the care we need and deserve. Think about it. That $100 will barely cover one office visit. That substantiates something we already know—Migraine is a very underdiagnosed and undertreated disease.

Here is more information about how many people are affected by Migraine headaches disease and the economic impact:

• Tension-type headaches and Migraine disease are the two most cornmon head pain disorders.
• Of the people who consult their primary care physician for head pain, 94 percent have symptoms of Migraine headaches disease or Migraine type headache.
• More than 90 percent of patients who go to their doctor for what they think are sinus headaches actually have Migraine headache disease.
• Migraine headaches disease affects 18 % of women and 6-8% of men. Those percentages convert to the following statistics:

* Nearly 33 million Migraineurs in the United States. This is more than the 32 million sufferers of asthma, diabetes. and coronary heart disease combined.

* More than 7.5 million Migraineurs In the United Kingdom.

* More than 4 million Migraineurs in Canada.

• In developed countries, tension-type headache affects two-thirds of adult males and over 80 percent of females. Once again. let's see some numbers from those percentages;

* Nearly 200 million people in the United States.

* More than 43 million people In the United Kingdorn.

* More than 23 million people in Canada.

• Migraine attacks result in 112 million bedridden days per year for U.S. Migraineurs alone.
• The best estimate is that the cost to US. industry of absenteeism and reduced productivity due to Migraine is $ 13 bilIion per year.

Migraine headaches symptoms vary for each person, from feeling tired to sensitivity to light or experiencing some tension or slight discomfort over your eyes. Even slight nausea or blurred vision, or a general feeling of tiredness can be tell-tale symptoms. For more serious effects the symptoms of migraine headaches can be  such pain in the jaw area, pain in eye sockets, even a throbbing in the head which feels as if it might burst. Some sufferers have difficulty in speaking or stringing sentences together while others can't even think and feel exceedingly tired and weak.

Migraine headaches are usually very intense one side of the head headaches and the intensity make you know it is no ordinary headache fast!.  Everything can make it worsen even slight movement and Migraine headache can attacks in several time in a period. Especially for women, migraine headache prefer to attacking you!!

Here are the most commonly symptoms of migraine headache :


Flashing lights

Many migraine sufferers report seeing flashing lights, zigzag lines of light or bright spots prior to the onset of a migraine headache. This may or may not be accompanied by light sensitivity.  Most sufferers will feel slightly better if they lay down in a dark, quiet room.


Unilateral headache

Does it feel like a throbbing or pounding pulse is going off in your head? This is one of the main symptoms of migraine headaches.
Duration of migraine
No response to pain relief medication

The migraine headache typically doesn't respond to regular over the counter pain medication.  While there are several prescription medications that are given for migraine headaches, they often have little effect as well.

Nausea or vomiting
Cold hands or feet

You may feel your hands or feet become cold right before or during the onset of a migraine.  This may be due to circulation changes that occur because of restricted blood vessels in the head.

If you have any of the above symptoms you should take steps to ease your pain and gain your comfort back. Go to the doctor to gain right informations the cause of your headache and rule out any potential underlying problem. Most migraine headaches sufferers learn to recognize how the symptoms of migraine headaches starting so read the symptoms of migraine headaches above carefully and learn your own symptoms.

Data from Barcelona’s researchers deserves to be explored is that of the 7 million Italians suffer from headaches, nearly 5 million are women. In detail, the female population suffer from violent attacks of pain from 3 to 4 times a month. The target preferred by headaches are housewives aged between 35 and 44, married, with children and suffer an average of 3 attacks per month.

According to a survey Eurisko in 60% of cases the disorder affects the working lives and leisure. The women most affected are those of working age and beyond to housewives (34%) to suffer the most are employed and teachers (19%). Almost all (84%) described the pain as strong enough to seriously affect the quality of their life for over half the sample (60%) migraine prevents the normal course of daily activities, compromises the study or work, limited social life.

Also according to the survey, the disease also affects the lives of torque (for 54%), particularly on couples with children (55%), come well as in those where the woman is very busy professionally as entrepreneur and self-employed (72%).

Culturally there, however, a lack of awareness in being able to distinguish between generic headache and migraine. 74% of the sample is not aware of treatment to prevent attacks. Also as regards the 'headache: 46% asked for a solution to the doctor, 16% was addressed to a specialist in neurology, and a very low percentage (3%) turned to a center for headaches.

What’s your opinions?

Alcohol, climate change, stress, diet, insomnia and menstrual cycle are the main sources of headache. Dr. Brian Grosberg, professor of neurology and director of the program on hospital headache center Montefiore in New York, suggests 11 home remedies to be implemented by state and weak temporary headaches.


Any suggestion is not valid for all cases, but no indication of a general nature:

• Drinking water: Dehydration can be a cause of headache, "said the professor.
• Drink Caffeine: Caffeine has two aspects "may restrict the blood vessels and decrease the pain, but can also trigger headaches in some people. If someone is using too much caffeine may cause a relapse of headache, exacerbating the pain present. "
• Bandaging his head is an ancient practice, devoid of scientific evidence, but some people can work.
• Fish oil: the proponents of this therapy claim that the positive effects are given by the reduction of inflammation and narrowing of the blood vessels of the temples. There is no evidence of its effectiveness, but it is a solution that can be traveled.
• Peppermint oil: in this case there is no documentary evidence, however, the effectiveness and spread the oil on the sore can be a good remedy.
• Ginger food or in capsules: "Nobody really knows how it works," Grosberg says, "It 'clear that reduces the nausea, but other than that ..."
• Magnesium: Studies show that, in doses of 400 to 600 milligrams per day, magnesium is effective for menstrual migraine with aura. Precautions: Excessive doses can cause diarrhea.
• Vitamin B2: in doses of 400 mg daily, vitamin B2 can also prevent migraine. But it brings some people to urinate more frequently or darken the color of urine, in these cases the dosage should be adjusted.
• Coenzyme Q: Taking 300 mg / day was shown to be effective in reducing pain in the head. L'aspetto negativo è il costo. The downside is cost.
• Farfaccio: one of the best alternative remedies. Its effectiveness is demonstrated for asthma, allergic rhinitis and stomach cramps.
• Bag of ice or hot water: this is another remedy that no one knows it to work. "It’s hard to study something like that," Grosberg said. "You can have a placebo effect, or may have an effect of distraction for the patient." But many patients find relief with these methods.

The headache has tension features repeatability and is felt especially during periods of increased stress. In general, the pain can last from 30 minutes to several days and becomes a chronic problem if repeated at least 15 days a month.

Usually, the pain of a tension headache is not particularly severe and can be easily cured without compromising their work or social life. However on people predisposed pain is very strong and last.

Symptoms of a mullet tension include:

• A headache with constant pain and no pulse
• Usually , you feel pain or pressure on both sides of the head.
• A very strong pressure, similar to the effect of a vise that tightens the head.
• Pain in the temples or the back of the head and neck.

There are some things that we must take to avoid a headache tension.

• Learning to manage stress.
• Sure that sleep, exercise and meals are regular.
• Controlling posture.
• Not strain your eyes , When you use the computer.
• Properly treat any anxiety or depression.
• Trying to keep a diary of headaches. Whenever you experience a headache, write down the date, time, and what you were doing before it began.

Keeping a diary is not something trivial, can help to understand that kind of headache you have and how to treat it also allows the doctor to find out what is causing the headaches.

Most people can fight a headache tension through analgesics that you buy without a prescription. However, in chronic cases, or when these headaches occur more than 3 times per week, an action of this kind is not enough. In the case of chronic headaches tension it is good to consult your doctor to take a medication more powerful.