Hot Sauce in the Nose for Cluster Headaches?
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2013-07-24

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DESCRIPTION: Daily application of capsaicin, the burning component of hot peppers, into the nostril on the affected side of the head of cluster headache sufferers results in an 80% therapeutic response rate.

This extraordinary finding reminds me of the findings in Lavender for Migraine Headaches (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/lavender-for-migraine-headaches/).

Headache sufferers may also want to experiment with avoiding potential triggers such as aspartame (see my video Diet Soda and Preterm Birth, http://nutritionfacts.org/video/diet-soda-and-preterm-birth/). Saffron may also help with headaches (Saffron for the Treatment of PMS, http://nutritionfacts.org/video/saffron-for-the-treatment-of-pms/) as well as avoiding certain parasites (Pork Tapeworms on the Brain, http://nutritionfacts.org/video/pork-tapeworms-on-the-brain/ and Avoiding Epilepsy Through Diet, http://nutritionfacts.org/video/avoiding-epilepsy-through-diet/). A note of caution, though: Pregnant migraine sufferers seeking natural remedies should be wary of advice they may get (Dangerous Advice From Health Food Store Employees, http://nutritionfacts.org/video/dangerous-advice-from-health-food-store-employees/).

Those eating healthy diets are less likely to be on pain medications in general (Say No to Drugs by Saying Yes to More Plants, http://nutritionfacts.org/video/say-no-to-drugs-by-saying-yes-to-more-plants/). See, for example:

• Flax Seeds For Breast Pain (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/flax-seeds-for-breast-pain/)
• Cholesterol and Lower Back Pain (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/cholesterol-and-lower-back-pain/
• Plant-Based Diets For Breast Pain (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-diets-for-breast-pain/)
• Potassium and Autoimmune Disease (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/potassium-and-autoimmune-disease/)
• Fibromyalgia vs. Vegetarian & Raw Vegan Diets (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/fibromyalgia-vs-vegetarian-raw-vegan-diets/)
• Fibromyalgia vs. Mostly Raw & Mostly Vegetarian Diets (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/fibromyalgia-vs-mostly-raw-mostly-vegetarian-diets/)

Might the consumption of hot peppers also successfully desensitize the gut? Find out in Friday's video of the day Cayenne Pepper for Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Chronic Indigestion (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/cayenne-pepper-for-irritable-bowel-syndrome-and-chronic-indigestion/).

Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/hot-sauce-in-the-nose-for-cluster-headaches/ and he'll try to answer it!

Image Credit: Swamibu via flickr, btarski via Wikimedia, and Wikiphoto.

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