CHOCOLATE FOR MIGRAINE RELIEF???
Headache? Try the blue M&Ms
08/01/2009
We long have held that M&Ms, taken in moderation, are health food. Now comes science suggesting that's true.
The chemical compound Brilliant Blue G, used as a food dye in blue M&Ms and blue Gatorade, among other products, has been shown to help repair spinal cord injuries in laboratory rats. The studies were performed at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center.
The good news: Rats treated with BBG were able to resume walking, albeit with a limp. The bad news: Their skin turned a little blue, albeit temporarily.
Even more good news: Anecdotal reports from migraine sufferers suggest that drinking blue Gatorade and other sports drinks helps relieve their symptoms. Science Central, a blog at The Times of London website, suggests that "blue cures" may result from BBG's ability to cross the "blood-brain barrier." That allows BBG to block the effect of a chemical that causes inflammation after an injury.
The experiment wasn't as simple as feeding the rats M&Ms. They were injected with BBG immediately after injury. And, as noted, the evidence linking BBG with migraine relief is purely anecdotal.
Still, migraine sufferers couldn't be blamed for experimenting. Wash down a handful of blue M&Ms with a bottle of Gatorade Cool Blue and see what happens. As mom said about chicken soup, it can't hurt.
WHAT I HAVE TO SAY....
the next time i need migraine relief, i won't be grabbing a pain killer. i'd be grabbing a handful of blue m&ms and gulp it down with gatorade blue. i hope this works as migraine relief. chocolate as migraine relief is certainly more fun than 500mg of mefenamic.
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