Food Triggers

• Aged Cheese
• Alcohol/Red Wine
• Chocolate
• Vinegar (except white vinegar)
• MSG (monosodium glutamate)
• Nuts, peanut butter
• Hot fresh breads, raised coffee cakes and doughnuts
• Lima beans, navy beans, and pea pods
• Canned figs
• Bananas
• Pizza
• Pork
• Processed meats (hotdogs, bologna, sandwich meat)
• Food dyes
• Sauerkraut
• Caffeine
• Artificial sweeteners
• Citrus fruits
• Sour cream, yogurt

Lifestyle Triggers

• Change in sleep patterns or sleep deprivation
• Skipping meals
• Change in physical activity

Environment Triggers

• Weather changes
• Bright Lights
• Odors/Pollution

Hormonal Triggers

Estrogen Level Changes
• Rapid fluctuations in estrogen levels, such as menstruation, hormone replacement therapies, birth control pills, menopause
• Puberty

Stress Triggers

• Work
• Family
• Home
• School work
• Excess number of extra-curricular activities

Stress Letdown Triggers

• Discontinuation of Work
• Weekend/Vacation
• Ending of Project or Stressful Task

Physical Triggers

• Injuries - Head Trauma
• Overexertion - exercising when out of shape or in the heat