Headache
Is Red Wine Really the Cause of That Day-After Headache?
I KNOW PLENTY of people who experience headaches that they believe are triggered by drinking red wine—including, every so often, me. Red Wine Headache is a common complaint, to the point that it has both an abbreviation (RWH) and its own Wikipedia page, though with a disclaimer taking note of an absence of medical evidence regarding the condition and its causes. As Dr. Alexander Mauskop, director and founder of the New York Headache Center (yes it's a real thing) in Manhattan, stated, "We don't know anything for sure." Wine-related headaches are one of the most common complaints in the center, particularly among migrane sufferers, said Dr....