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nervous system
headache: nonvascular
nutrition
dietary guidelines
therapeutic considerations:
For headache due to common cold or influenza, see Influenza, Wind-Cold, or Wind-Heat
Check alignment of cervical spine and evaluate ergonomics
eating principles:
Short fasts are recommended to rid the body of toxins (5-7 day fasts)
fresh juices:
Carrot, celery, spinach, and parsley (Walker, p. 140)
Carrot and spinach (Walker, p. 140)
Carrot, beet, and cucumber (Walker, p. 140)
Celery (Walker, p. 140)
therapeutic foods:
Chrysanthemum flowers, mint, green onions, ginger, oyster shells, buckwheat,
pearl barley, carrots, prunes, celery (Ni, p. 130)
therapeutic foods:
» Liver headache:
Increase Liver foods and Cooling foods
specific remedies:
If headache is in left side, squirt carrot juice into left nostril; if on right side, squirt into right nostril, if both sides affected, squirt into both nostrils (Ni, p. 130)
Lemon juice and 1/2 tbsp. baking soda mixed in glass of water and drink (Ni, p. 130)
2 p.m. headache or evening headache: increase Potassium foods
Xue Xu (Blood Deficiency) headache: honey in water in morning before eating, see General Sample Diet
avoid:
Spicy foods, alcohol, excess stimulation, coffee, caffeine, chocolate, fried foods, stimulating foods
supplements
Vitamin B-complex
Vitamin C 1 g per day
Vitamin E 800 IU per day
Calcium (Kirschmann, 1984)
Magnesium 800 mg per day
Vitamin B3 500 mg per day
Vitamin B6 100 mg per day
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