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Diet Therapy for Migraine
It is essential to undertake a thorough cleansing of the
system and adopt vitality-building measures. To begin with,
the patient should resort to fasting on orange juice and
water for two or three days. If the orange juice does not
agree with the patient, juices of vegetables such as carrots,
cucumber, and celery may be taken. After the short juice fast,
the patient may adopt an all-fruit diet for about five days,
taking three meals a day of fresh juicy fruits. Thereafter the
patient should follow a well-balanced diet consisting of
seeds, nuts, grains, vegetables, and fruits. This diet should
be supplemented with milk, yoghurt, buttermilk, vegetable
oils, and honey. Further short periods of the all-fruit diet may
be necessary at intervals of a month or two, according to the
requirement of the case.
Foods which should be avoided are white flour products,
sugar, confectionery, rich cakes, pastries, sweets, refined
cereals, greasy foods, tinned or preserved foods, pickles,
condiments, and sauces. The patient should eat frequent
small meals rather than a few large ones. Overeating should
be avoided. Copious drinking of water is recommended.
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