I remember when my school & college friends used to call me "American" due to my sometimes biased opinions about the United States. Ironically I have a truly American disease ... I've had Migraine since late 1996. And mine is predominantly triggered by food as I'm otherwise extremely careful of the other 2 probable triggers viz, bright/flickering lights & sleep deprivation. But food is something that's marvelously deceptive; you can’t tell which food item can cause a migraine. Though I do have a black list which has helped me reduce the average frequency from once per week to one every 3/4 months.
I wish Tom Cruise had migraine, guess he’ll realize in the worst possible manner all about chemical imbalance!
Anyways I’ve had a chance discovery in fall last year, i.e. coffee is a wonderful beverage. It seems it has probably more medicinal value than tea… well atleast in the case of migraine. At the first glimpse of the Aura if I take one tablet of Vasograine and a very strong cup of coffee I’ve had success in escaping from the torturous headache and waste of productive hours. I hope somebody who’s researching into a cure for this awful disease study the affect coffee has! And perhaps come out with a cure.