Back when I first started seeing my acupuncturist in November, she told me to cut all wheat, dairy and sugar out of my diet. I balked at first, not wanting to do it. I was raised Italian, after all, and wheat is a staple in my diet. I did cut down my wheat consumption in high school, when I found out I have a strong intolerance to it (and a number of other foods). That's when my mom introduced me to the "rotation diet": I didn't necessarily eliminate any problem foods, just ate them less often. I've more or less followed this diet for the past ten years.

I think the time has come to make the jump and completely eliminate gluten, dairy and sugar. All three intolerances have a strong genetic run in my family (eggs, too). I think it's worth it to give this diet an honest try. If nothing else, I may lose some weight, which would not be a bad thing.

My problem these days is it seems like anything and everything will trigger a migraine. Stackable food triggers (or suspected triggers) currently include: MSG, sugar, soy sauce, salt, wheat, dairy. There are others I can't think of right now. I've already made the switch to organic meat (which tastes a lot better anyway).

I think that I just need to jump in with both feet and give this diet a real chance. I have migraine pain every single day. If cutting out these foods will cut down my head pain even a little, it's worth it to me right now.

Any words of encouragement are appreciated. As soon as I tell myself I can't have something, then it's all I can think about.