Do you suffer from migraines? The increasing link between your gut to your brain is becoming increasingly supported in research. There may be a number of prevention strategies that you use to reduce your risk of enduring the horrible sensations of a migraine. One which you may not have considered is probiotics.
An overview of research suggests there is a strong link between the health of your gut and incidence of migraines. A healthy gut microbiome may play a key role in reducing your risk of developing a migraine. A healthy gut microbiome is unique to you. It is having an optimal amount and variety of these health supporting microbes. These play many important roles including supporting optimal gut barrier function. This is important in stopping the pro-inflammatory, migraine promoting signaling molecules.
If you suffer from intestinal disorders like celiac disease, irritable bowel syndrome or irritable bowel disease, or inflammatory conditions like asthma, obesity, metabolic syndrome, or allergies or take certain medications, suffer from frequent stress, consume a high fat diet or even certain exercise intensities may mean that your gut barrier is weaker. As a result, it is less able to stop migraine causing and pro-inflammatory signaling molecules. These then readily enter your blood system, travel to your brain, and cause a migraine.
The answer to relieve your risk or frequency of suffering from a migraine could be with probiotics. Heavily studied varieties which may support an increase in gut barrier function and reduce an inflammatory state in your gut may include the species:
In addition to these specific strains of probiotics, a healthy lifestyle habit can be to include two to three serves of probiotic foods or drinks a day. This can include foods and drinks like:
All the above foods and drinks contain a different array of probiotics. These will provide different health benefits to your gut and its overall function.
Take home message: Take on board the growing trend of probiotics and enjoy the many potential health benefits which they may provide. This may include helping to reduce the frequency and intensity of a migraine.
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