Red wine with chocolate - a romantic evening?
Neurologists at Headache Journal warn: tyramine in chocolate and tannins in wine cause spasms of cerebral vessels.
Dr. Mark Winters said on the Brain Health podcast:
"This combination is a migraine trigger for 60% of my patients."
Victoria from St. Petersburg wrote in the Telegram channel “Health without pills”:
"After a glass of merlot with dark chocolate, I had a migraine for 2 days. The neurologist advised me to replace the wine with pomegranate juice."
A study by European Neurology confirms that pomegranate polyphenols improve blood flow, reducing the risk of headaches.
A gourmet alternative: pair chocolate with rooibos tea.
Head sommelier Elena Sidorenko notes:
"Rooibos contains aspalathin, which increases dopamine production without the risk of migraines."
Recipe from New York restaurant Death Chocolate: 85% cocoa bar + rooibos tea with vanilla.
Author: Sergey Tumanov