Just had some stir fried vegetable and adding MSG was magic.

  • lvysaur [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    chocolate and caffeine as well but not due to glutamate

    I'd imagine it's the same principle. Glutamate, coffee compounds, are both excitotoxic, and I wouldn't be surprised if chocolate was too

    • Hotskytrotsky [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      My money is that if research continues then common migraine sufferers likely have some form of hyper-sensitized or easily excitable series of neuron receptors due to a genetic factor that are connected with migraine formation.

      • lvysaur [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Depends entirely on the context of migraine. I get headaches with glutamates, never have a problem if I avoid those foods.

        • Hotskytrotsky [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          It would likely be just for glutamates since they are a core excitotoxin we as a species consume the most and which can propagate cell responses that might not be good for certain people, still though there's not enough research to really nail stuff down besides glutamates being a factor in cell death when overabundant.