My husband Harry has had Tinnitus most of his life. He has no idea what the world sounds like without a constant hum in his head. It is comparable to sitting next to a refrigerator 24-7.
In December the hum was so loud he could barely hear and he had awful pain in his ears. He also noticed he had very bad jaw pain as well. He had gone to the doctor so many times to no avail that he just suffered through it. He was completely deaf in one ear.
He has valiantly been on this lifestyle diet change with me now for a month.
Today he was jubilant. He said that hum is still there but barely audible. He actually has to be in a quiet room and listen for it to hear it. This is the first time he has had this relief since he was in his teens.
To recap, no sugar, nothing with refined flour, no processed foods, so sodas, no milk and otherwise extremely reduced dairy. We have beef maybe once a month and 3 or 4 servings of chicken or fish a week. We have 6 poached eggs a week. I have switched to cooking with grapeseed oil because it can withstand higher heat than other oils. I use olive or walnut oil in my salad dressings. Every meal I make has at least 3 vegetables but usually more. Most of the vegetables are raw. If I boil them, I use the water for soup so we get all of the nutrients. We have several servings of fruit a day. Lately we have started the morning with a grapefruit or orange. I have added flax seed, sunflower seeds, nuts, and raw grains like barley, bulgar wheat and steel cut oats. We do eat a little bread, but it is the Ezekial sprouted multi grain bread. We also drink a lot of water. We try for 100 ounces a day and probably make it to about 75.
The diet plan, or rather lifestyle change is what we plan to do from now on, with the occasional indulgence of some of my favorite recipes that are decidedly not within the plan. In the summer, I expect our diet will be about 70% raw food as it will be much easier then. Right now I can't help but want some hot meals.
I had some blood work done over a week ago and got it back today. The doctor ran an extensive test to check my vitamin levels. My A and E were very high and I am not taking any supplements. My D was really low 3 months ago and is now mid level. I am taking 4000 IU of D a day and yes that is thousand, not hundred.
For the record my cholesterol is 261. My HDL is 173 and LDL is 61.
My glucose is 101, which my doctor circled. No doubt I was on the verge of diabetes.
Noticing the changes to our health as we embark on this venture is really exciting.
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