The Migraine Relief Diet: Meal Plan and Cookbook for Migraine Headache Reduction

There is alot of information here. For that I would give it 5 stars. The organization that went into meal planning and grocery lists is very helpful. The reintroduction of foods is spot on, and in agreement with what I've read from many other sources on finding foods you are reactive to. If you have migraines now and then, this could help you find your food triggers. For someone who is energetic and feeling ready to take on a new project, I would recommend the book.I gave the book 3 stars because I have suffered with chronic daily migraine(defined as >15 per month) for 2 years, being treated by a neurologist specializing in migraine. I'm not very energetic, and often nauseated. For a person who needs to cook for herself, I would like something easier. I simply do not have the ability to cook 3 times a day. Assemble, yes. Make in bulk to freeze for another meal, sure. Leftovers are my friend because some days are better than others. At times I cook something nice and love to. For now, I need the least amount of stress possible, so would appreciate an eye toward providing options that would allow migraineurs the ability to continue the program when we aren't well.I am glad to have this in my library for when and if I feel well enough to follow the plan, but that's just not now.

I want to start today with a confession; I suffer from chronic (sometimes called complex) migraines. It's more than just a typical migraine; these headaches are severe enough that I was hospitalized for them and the doctors thought I had a stroke. I've suffered from this now for over a year, and it's robbed me of my life I used to live.To be me again, to grow and change I tried everything I could to fix it. I noticed that no combination of medication was working correctly, and if I did find something, the cost of medicine was too high to keep using it. I needed to go back to the drawing board for myself and find out what would work for me without medications.Why do I tell you guys this? Regarding this book, it's important to know why I purchased it and why I am using it. Now, going into it, I already had a vast knowledge of what my triggers were and what would, or would not work, as far as my diet. I've been suffering for over a year when I purchased the book. That said, there were things in here that helped me to explore the topics more and try some things I'd not considered to be sure if an ingredient was or was not going to trigger a migraine.The Migraine Relief Diet is an excellent book if you are someone suffering from migraines and want to try something outside of just medication and doctors appointments. I highly recommend this as a first step. If you are an expert of sorts of your head, you may consider the cleanse and the early parts of the book to be abrasive and frustrating. I do suggest though, you read through it anyway. Not everything is going to work for you, most of it is suggestions, but the way the recommendations are essential. You can learn a lot from this book, not just about what works for you, but about how to approach the triggers that give you migraines.For me, dairy is a huge migraine trigger, as are environmental factors like weather. I cannot eat beef anymore, and anything with red meat fat can cause an episode. The manual states it is going to presume caffeine is a trigger, and for some folks it is. For me, it is not a trigger, and I use it medicinally to curb my worst symptoms when I feel an attack coming.This book is a beacon of hope if you live with migraines as I do. Again, it's not going to be a one for one perfect fit for you personally, but use it and learn from it. The recipes are tasty, the ideas are sound, and for the most part, it's a great and healthy alternative to other methods of treating migraines.

Lots of great recipes, but for a person having migraines , it is not a realistic plan. Unless you have someone to cook for you, the prep time is undoable. I’m not going to be able to stick to it.

I've had migraines for nearly my entire life. This year, they changed in frequency and type. I only knew of one food trigger, but thought it couldn't hurt to do the diet and see what other ways I could prevent these monsters, while waiting to get in to see a neurologist (a 2 month wait) for treatment. It was easy to follow and recipes weren't at all difficult on days I was okay, but they were tough for days I had a migraine, so I just stuck to the basic rules. I found three major triggers thanks to this book and have already recommend it to others who suffer migraines. I especially think this would be helpful for parents who have kids that get migraines, even if they don't experience them, themselves. Knowing what to avoid has been a crucial part of my treatment and helped reduce my downtime.

This book gives you a lot of info on triggers with migraines which I loved but the recipes in it were not anything I can really do unfortunately because of my schedule but they look amazing. I've tried many things it mentioned to stop doing and eating in the triggers and it seemed like it might be working for a while but they started back up again so I need to look into everything again. I don't regret this book just because the whole first half taught me so much about migraines that I didn't know and I've suffered with them for almost 20 years now!

As any researcher knows it’s wise to investigate at the very least 3 reliable sources. I gave this 5 stars because even though the cover shows citrus (and apparently citrus is not recommended for migraines in the beginning and could be confusing to the novice migraineur.) this would be my TOP first pick over the other popular migraine books. Best book for your$$$.Despite all the other books you may read other authors personal analogies or experiences with migraines, which can be helpful, The Migraine Relief Diet book is well organized and very informative presenting an accurate picture of what you are dealing with and then moves you into action!Yes I did glean one or two things from the other books but nothing I couldn’t have absorb perusing the internet.The layout for recipes, journaling, shopping lists, are just as you would expect ,easy to follow and best of all vegetarian and vegan options.

I didn’t realize this book was all gluten free or I would not have bought it. I know gluten is not a trigger for my daughter. But it does have some interesting recipes!

This was disappointing although it has some useful information, I was hoping for more down to earth food ideas. Unfortunately the recipes are for the US market so full of ingredients we don't have here in the UK so I didn't use the book in the end. It wasn't what I was expecting.

Great

Helpful book if you, or the person you cook for, is suffering from migraine as it gives you ideas on how to manage it better, especially which foods can trigger attacks

Just loved it highly recommend. And quick delivery

Really poor quality printingBlurry, jumpy which really isn’t helpful when you already have a headache