According to research recently presented at the annual meeting of the American Headache Society in Los Angeles, drinking red wine can trigger migraines, but not for all people and not all the time.
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According to research recently presented at the annual meeting of the American Headache Society in Los Angeles, drinking red wine can trigger migraines, but not for all people and not all the time.
One small study looked at 33 adults in Brazil who considered themselves regular red-wine drinkers and believed that the beverage had caused migraines in the past. All were asked to drink half a bottle of a Malbec, Tannat, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot wine from South America at least four days apart. The wines with the highest content of tannins, which are flavonoids that provide red wine with its rich coloring, triggered migraines more frequently. In this case, that was the Tannat and Malbec.
If you’re the type of person who gets migraines from drinking red wine but you still want to drink it you can, you’ll just need to choose wines with the lowest tannin content. Head to your local wine shop and ask for recommendations; they’ll be able to find you a wine you can enjoy that night and not regret in the morning.
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Although there are lots of things that can trigger a migraine, most have a common denominator in the chemical process that occurs in the body, by understanding the simple rules of triggers, many migraines can be avoided. To read more about this see http://www.tuliv.com/migraine-triggers.aspx
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