Migraine The Missing Piece

Migraine Risk Factors, The propensity to get migraine headaches may be genetic. Research is underway to identify the genes involved in migraine headaches that run in families. Essentially, if members of your immediate family (mother, father and siblings) suffer from migraine, you are at risk too.

Migraine headaches may be precipitated by a variety of factors called "triggers":    

Triggers:

Hunger (Are You missing meals)

Drinking alcohol (especially red wine)

Eating foods containing monosodium glutamate (MSG), or that are high in caffeine (coffee, tea, colas) or nitrates and nitrites (preserved meats), or contain tyramine (aged cheeses)

Menstruation or oral contraceptive use

Getting too little or too much sleep

Stress in your work and personal life

Factors in the environment, such as glaring lights, strong smells, weather changes or high altitude.