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What causes that flash of pain when you eat something cold too quickly?
Eat cold foods slowly to avoid adverse effects
You’re happily sipping on an ice-cold smoothie or eating an ice cream cone on a hot summer’s day when your head is suddenly gripped by excruciating pain. You’re experiencing what’s commonly known as brain freeze.
When ice-cold food touches nerves in the roof of the mouth, it can initiate a cycle of blood vessel contraction and dilation as the body works to warm the area. It’s this action that causes the blinding pain in the forehead and behind the eye.
To avoid brain freeze, eat frozen foods slowly and pause between bites so your mouth doesn’t get too cold. Also try moving cold foods to the side of your mouth, away from the nerves in the roof of your mouth.
Originally published in Wellness Matters, Canada Wide Media’s quarterly newsletter on health and wellness.