Common Sense Commentary: It is interesting to me that headaches are not mentioned in the Bible except for the one case of headache, due to injury, in 2 Kings 4:19, where the son of the Shunammite woman fell and injured his head. He died that same day of the injury. That is not to say that headaches or migraines did not exist in those days, but if they did, they are not mentioned. It would seem that if migraines were as common back then as they are today, there would have been some mention of it such as a migraine sufferer coming to Jesus for healing. There do seem to be possible indications of headaches in ancient Egypt, indicated by skulls unearthed with holes cut in them and by written records such as an early description consistent with migraines. One of which was found in the Ebers paprus written about 1500 BC. Another, which was written about 200 BC, in the famous
Hippocratic School Of Medicine, which showed a partial relief of these headaches, by vomiting.
If, in fact, vomiting gave some relief to migraines, that could also indicate that some migraines may be caused by what the sufferer has ingested. If that is a clue, to at least some migraines, it is also consistent with recent studies on the subject. Migraines are more common today than at any time in recorded history which would seem to prove that they may be caused by the environment or by something we eat or drink. Could it be that the extensive use of certain additives in plastics, used in food and water packaging, preparation and serving is the cause of the increasing incidence of migraines? RB
Migraines link to plastic cups and bottles: 'Gender-bending' chemical in packaging may trigger the attacks
- New study suggests Bisphenol A (BPA) may cause debilitating headaches
- Migraines afflict one in seven adults in the UK
- Researchers urge sufferers to cut their potential exposure to BPA by not using plastic microwave trays, bottles and office water coolers
- BPA has already been linked to obesity, infertility and heart attacks
Drinking water from plastic cups or bottles could be giving millions of Britons headaches.
New research shows that a controversial ‘gender-bending’ chemical in synthetic packaging may trigger migraines.
Bisphenol A (BPA) has already been linked to a range of heath problems including obesity, infertility and heart attacks.
Now the latest study – published in the journal Toxicological Sciences – points to BPA causing the debilitating headaches which afflict one in seven UK adults.
The authors urge sufferers to strip out potential sources of contamination from their daily diet, which include plastic microwave trays, bottles and office water coolers.
Their report states: 'A previously performed study using a "fresh foods" dietary intervention demonstrated a significant decrease in urinary BPA (66 per cent reduction) in patients after just three days.
'These findings combined with our results suggest that a clinical trial to decrease BPA exposure and levels in migraine sufferers...may reduce headache frequency and/or severity, revealing strategies that may increase the quality of life of migraineurs.'
The University of Kansas study emulated human exposure to BPA in the laboratory.
Researchers observed the behaviour of rats, half of whom were administered the chemical once every three days.
Within half an hour of the dose, those exposed to BPA became less active, steered clear of loud noise and strong light, were easily startled and showed signs of tenderness to the head
The rats’ brains also gave off telltale signals of an influx of oestrogen.
Migraines have been linked to sudden changes in levels of the female sex hormone, which BPA mimics.
The report states: 'The behavioural measures used [were] designed to model many of the symptoms humans experience during a migraine attack.
'Rats exposed to BPA demonstrated significantly augmented migraine-like behaviours.
'These results imply that BPA has the ability to amplify symptoms that are used to diagnose the disorder in human patients, suggesting that exposure to BPA would increase both the incidence and prevalence of this disorder.'
Around five million Britons suffer from migraines though women are three times more likely to have them.
Neurologist Dr Fayyaz Ahmed, of the Migraine Trust charity, said: 'We know Bisphenol A is used in materials such as food packaging, plastics and tins.
'In most sufferers, attacks are genetically linked and the triggers only generate them in those who are predisposed.
'But if BPA is implicated in the genesis of migraines than this would certainly be a milestone in headache research.'
Bisphenol A is so commonplace because of the range of products it’s found in, everything from car dashboards to shower curtains to till receipts and cosmetics.
Countries across the world – including EU member states, Canada and China - have moved to ban the chemical from baby bottles.
The previous study which tested a ‘fresh foods’ diet picked families from San Francisco who ate canned food and were exposed to BPA through at least two of four other sources: drinking from personal water bottles; drinking from office water coolers; eating meals away from home and eating eating meals microwaved in plastic.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2516645/Migraines-link-plastic-cups-bottles-Gender-bending-chemical-packaging-trigger-attacks.html#ixzz2mKIvzoke
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