When you’re the unsuspecting victim of a headache, the pain can be so intense, it feels as though it’s penetrating your brain. Here, registered nutritionist Dora Walsh explains the typical types of pain associated with headaches and migraines, and how what you eat and drink can help soothe them. Tension headacheLook out for a pain on both sides of the head (Thinkstock/PA)“The most common type of headache is called a tension headache,” says Walsh. “Scientists have discovered that hormones, serotonin and oestrogen, may cause inflammation of blood vessels, leading to the pulsing pain,” says Walsh. The types of food that bring on pain can vary completely from person to person though.

Source: Irish Examiner October 29, 2018 08:26 UTC