The TCM Food Rules for Headache

In Chinese dietetics, food is the first prescription and herbs are the second. For headache, the kitchen changes come before anything from the pharmacy.

Foods that help

Regular meals, less alcohol and cheese triggers, chrysanthemum tea for heat-type headaches

The daily rhythm matters as much as the menu

Screen breaks with eye exercises, neck warmth, earlier nights

Why cooked beats raw in this pattern

The spleen in TCM likes warmth and dislikes cold and damp. Raw, chilled and iced food asks the digestion to spend energy warming things up first, which is the opposite of what a weak pattern needs. Soups, congee and stews are not comfort choices here, they are the delivery system.

Start low, watch how your body responds, and give it a fair run of a few weeks before judging. If something feels wrong, stop; that feedback matters more than any article.