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Chocolate
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Dairy Products
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Red Wine
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Nitrates and Nitrites
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Tyramines
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Foods Containing Copper
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Caffeine
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Aspartame
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Vitamin B2
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Vitamin B12
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Magnesium
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Essential Fatty Acids
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Tryptophan
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Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium)
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Petasites hybridus
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Homeopathy
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Sleep Pattern
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Biofeedback
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Regular Exercise
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Hyperbaric Oxygen
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