Mr. Tea

Let's Talk About Ceps
coffee is cure for my girlfriend's migraines. i don't understand the phenomenon at all or even know what a migraine is since i've never had one. even when people complain of headaches i kind of stare at them blankly because i think i simply don't get them ( not even hung over)

When you have a headache, you're in pain in tha membrane.
With a migraine, you're in pain in tha brain.


(seriously, that's how it works)
 

3 Body No Problem

Well-known member
coffee is cure for my girlfriend's migraines. i don't understand the phenomenon

That's not surprising, because nobody does.

at all or even know what a migraine is since i've never had one. even when people complain of headaches i kind of stare at them blankly because i think i simply don't get them ( not even hung over)

I'm the same, I never get headaches, even when hungover. Peculiar!
 

3 Body No Problem

Well-known member
re: time between eating - generally it's better for you to eat smaller meals more regularly. as mentioned it helps to maintain steady levels of insulin, avoids surges & crashes energy.

You are right about different peoples' bodies functioning differently, but I wonder if it's not advantageous to learn to get accustomed to these surges and crashes of whatever chemicals cause food cravings. After all the population of developing countries and all our ancesters managed to deal with it.

Finally, I find eating large portions of normal (i.e. partly unhealthy) food hugely emotionally gratifying and don't want to miss out on it. Small portions of health food doesn't compare for me.

But it's all anecdotal, I won't claim that my experience can be universalised. If I were a researcher into addiction, in particular dietary addictions, this would be an object of my study.
 

3 Body No Problem

Well-known member
It's weird I've heard conflicting information about this. It could also just be the vasodilation from consuming food after going hours without it?? Not the specific foods?

Could all be the case, I have no idea. I once imagined myself being Deaf and went to quite a lot of specialist doctors who all told me that i was hearing admirably well. Took about a month before the symptoms dissapeared. Sounds crazy, but true story.

I can say without a doubt that if I eat banana or capers I get a migraine within about 20 minutes...but maybe it's just psychological because I'm so afraid of getting one? They're so awful.

Have you attempted a statistically significant number of double blind tests that this is indeed the case? Should be easy to conduct with the help of friends/families.
 
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padraig (u.s.)

a monkey that will go ape
lol at the dude saying the thread had been "derailed" cos we were talking about health.

You are right about different peoples' bodies functioning differently, but I wonder if it's not advantageous to learn to get accustomed to these surges and crashes of whatever chemicals cause food cravings. After all the population of developing countries and all our ancesters managed to deal with it.

no, it's not. or perhaps it would be useful as an evolutionary adaptation but that's not how our bodies work now, so, no. it's a moot point anyway, since you can't "adapt", beyond a certain point, how your body processes food. if you eat more, smaller meals you will have a more consistent level of energy. it is a simple truth. "managing to deal with it" obv implies a less than optimal situation. aside from which that's a dubious claim about "our ancestors" - who ate (& still do, in various spots where hunter-gatherers still live) a much healthier diet than most people now.

Finally, I find eating large portions of normal (i.e. partly unhealthy) food hugely emotionally gratifying and don't want to miss out on it. Small portions of health food doesn't compare for me.

well, again "normal" vs. "health" food is a BS distinction. probably about 95% of what I eat is vegetables (tons & tons), fruits, lean proteins (chicken, egg whites, tempeh, etc.), oatmeal, nuts, etc. is that health food? are vegetables "health food"? & I eat actually as much or more than most people (talking about the % of the world pop that has access to an abundance of food) cos w/my level of physical activity I need to replace more protein, calories, etc. I just space it out differently.

tbc I'm not claiming, nor would I ever, that what I do is "better", merely that it is more efficient. of course you may have reasons other than efficiency - i.e. emotional, as you mention - that cause you to make different choices. which is fine, no one has to justify anything.
 

nomadthethird

more issues than Time mag
Certain foods, if I eat them, within an hour or two I feel like half of my head and my right eye is going to more or less explode. I don't know if it's necessarily "caused" by food, but I've tried every treatment modality that exists for migraine, including "acute care" triptan injections and nothing works except--surprise, surprise--the same medications that I'm already prescribed for seizure and bipolar disorder*, as a "preventative care" measure. Of course, these started after 20 years of untreated neurological illnesses so I don't think they're "primary" if you know what I mean...

*and street drugs

P.S. I'm pretty sure neurologists understand migraines quite well. They're just difficult to define over and against regular headaches in simple terms for laypeople, without the aid of CT scans and further physician analysis.
 
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nomadthethird

more issues than Time mag
Speaking of urban outfitters...

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nomadthethird

more issues than Time mag
Is LSD actually good for migraines I wonder.

That's what the Hoff was researching isn't it?

I think LSD makes me feel happier than anything else...not just "high" or strung out but more of an ecstatic feeling...I would take some now if I had some.

Ecstasy on the other hand...uggghhh
 

Mr. Tea

Let's Talk About Ceps
Sophie Marceau:

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More like Sophie Marce-oh!

Panda-eyes never looked so good...

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