Headaches and Magnesium / Riboflavin / Hydration Associations

Tension-type headaches, migraine, sinus issues, caffeine withdrawal, jaw tension, and meds overuse all sit in the differential. In migraine-prevention education, magnesium and riboflavin (vitamin B2) sometimes appear as studied adjuncts, under clinician guidance, not as DIY cures. Hydration and irregular meals are everyday triggers people notice in diaries. Associations ≠ “your headache is a magnesium bug.”

Non-dietary red flags

Thunderclap onset, vision loss, weakness, confusion, ER territory.

Associated nutrients / factors

Factor	Note	Guide
Magnesium	Discussed in migraine prevention literature/education	/nutrients/magnesium/
Riboflavin (B2)	Appears in some migraine adjunct education	ODS Riboflavin
Fluids / meal timing	Common self-reported triggers	Log patterns; not a cure

ODS: Magnesium.

Food patterns

Skipping meals, alcohol binge weekends, ultra-low magnesium food weeks, excess caffeine then crash.

How CalBuddy helps

Snap meals to correlate intake timing with how you feel (your notes, not the app diagnosing migraine). Micronutrient gap glances + buddy alerts keep logging consistent enough to spot patterns with a clinician.

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