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Easy Health Tip #34: Stop Brain Freeze

by Wade Meredith on January 31st, 2007

Press your tongue flat against the roof of your mouth, covering as much as you can. “Since the nerves in the roof of your mouth get extremely cold, your body thinks your brain is freezing, too,” says Ben Abo, an emergency medical-services specialist at the University of Pittsburgh. “In compensating, it overheats, causing an ice-cream headache.” The more pressure you apply to the roof of your mouth, the faster your headache will subside.

via Mofomons Blog