I wouldn’t claim to eat very little. As I said, this diary doesn’t include portion size—in particular, the word “candy” might mean several handsful over the course of a day, “ice cream” might be just a little or two bowls, etc. etc.
I’m just looking at what you’re reporting and seeing a trend of someone who eats worse than I ever did, except for a very short time when I was in school and not working and would eat a plate of rice and soy sauce for lunch, with maybe a bagel and cream cheese if i had extra money, and then dinner would be half a pound of baloney and some french bread. Breakfast was caffeine.
And yeah, I had a LOT more headaches back then, and would just not bother to go to class on some days. meaning not leaving the house. When my finances got better...no, when my fiancee moved in and started insisting on “real” food (what, mac-n-cheese and hotdogs is real food!) things got a bit better.
I realize there’s individual differences, but try to track not only what you’re eating, but how many calories you’re getting. If it’s less than 1500 a day (which is fairly low, but you live in a moderate climate and don’t get much exercise) I’d suggest adding aiming for 1800-2000 calories of “quality” food (vegetables, fish or chicken, more eggs (especially pastured eggs if you can afford them). Also nuts are a good source of proteins, fats and longer lasting starches.
Also, if you’re on hormone therapy for either cycle stabilization or pregnancy prevention...No, it started way earlier than that, so that’s not the cause. OTOH there was a study some 20 years or so ago linking use of birth control hormones with stroke, so if you’re getting worse headaches consult your doctor to see if those risks are still relevant (this shouldn’t have to be an office visit, merely a call to the clinic should do).
Pescetarian. Not going to eat chicken. I can eat more salmon, tuna, and trout, though. I already eat what seems like a ridiculous amount of eggs; I’ve been on this egg kick. Didn’t use to eat them much.
I actually took magnesium supplements during part of the logged period (I was trying to fix my annoyingly high levels of fasciculation). They didn’t have any effect on anything.
Sorry, the definition of Pescetarian I read said “fish but no meat”. Since fowl is neither fish, nor “meat” in some circles, and you ate eggs, I thought the full grown chicken/turkey was ok.
How long did you take the magnesium? Week, two weeks? Sometimes this stuff takes days or weeks to ‘load up’. My wife started taking B for some memory issues (she was tested low in B something or other) and it took a couple weeks for me to notice an improvement. She never noticed it, but that’s because she was the one forgetting.
I wouldn’t claim to eat very little. As I said, this diary doesn’t include portion size—in particular, the word “candy” might mean several handsful over the course of a day, “ice cream” might be just a little or two bowls, etc. etc.
I’m a pescetarian.
So up your intake of fatty fish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oily_fish) and chicken (chicken is cheap) and (mother)try to get more fresh vegetables.(/mother).
I’m just looking at what you’re reporting and seeing a trend of someone who eats worse than I ever did, except for a very short time when I was in school and not working and would eat a plate of rice and soy sauce for lunch, with maybe a bagel and cream cheese if i had extra money, and then dinner would be half a pound of baloney and some french bread. Breakfast was caffeine.
And yeah, I had a LOT more headaches back then, and would just not bother to go to class on some days. meaning not leaving the house. When my finances got better...no, when my fiancee moved in and started insisting on “real” food (what, mac-n-cheese and hotdogs is real food!) things got a bit better.
I realize there’s individual differences, but try to track not only what you’re eating, but how many calories you’re getting. If it’s less than 1500 a day (which is fairly low, but you live in a moderate climate and don’t get much exercise) I’d suggest adding aiming for 1800-2000 calories of “quality” food (vegetables, fish or chicken, more eggs (especially pastured eggs if you can afford them). Also nuts are a good source of proteins, fats and longer lasting starches.
My wife’s doctor recommended magnesium supplementation for her headaches. Magnesium levels weren’t tested, but the doctor said it may help, and some “real” studies seem to agree (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9523054?dopt=Abstract).
Also, if you’re on hormone therapy for either cycle stabilization or pregnancy prevention...No, it started way earlier than that, so that’s not the cause. OTOH there was a study some 20 years or so ago linking use of birth control hormones with stroke, so if you’re getting worse headaches consult your doctor to see if those risks are still relevant (this shouldn’t have to be an office visit, merely a call to the clinic should do).
Pescetarian. Not going to eat chicken. I can eat more salmon, tuna, and trout, though. I already eat what seems like a ridiculous amount of eggs; I’ve been on this egg kick. Didn’t use to eat them much.
I actually took magnesium supplements during part of the logged period (I was trying to fix my annoyingly high levels of fasciculation). They didn’t have any effect on anything.
I am not on hormones for anything.
Sorry, the definition of Pescetarian I read said “fish but no meat”. Since fowl is neither fish, nor “meat” in some circles, and you ate eggs, I thought the full grown chicken/turkey was ok.
How long did you take the magnesium? Week, two weeks? Sometimes this stuff takes days or weeks to ‘load up’. My wife started taking B for some memory issues (she was tested low in B something or other) and it took a couple weeks for me to notice an improvement. She never noticed it, but that’s because she was the one forgetting.
I took the entire bottle; I think it was about a month.