You Hear What You Eat!
Over the next 5 newsletters we’ll look closer at how food can prevent Hearing Loss…
There are a multitude of ways to maintain healthy hearing. Protecting your ears from continued hazardous noise exposure and keeping ear infections at bay are certainly fundamental. However, a healthy lifestyle with plenty of exercise and a balanced diet can do its fair share to prevent or delay hearing loss.
In this newsletter we looked at the first of 5 foods how we can ultimately impact “how well you hear.” Keep an eye on the following ingredients next time you serve yourself that magnificent meal:
Omega 3 Fats & Vitamin D and Hearing Loss Prevention
The high levels of omega 3 fats and Vitamin D generally found in fish, such as salmon, tuna, trout or sardines, can have highly positive effects on hearing loss. Studies have shown that adults who ate fish twice a week had a 42% lower chance of facing age-related hearing loss than non-fish eaters. The main reason, researchers claim, is that Omega 3 fats strengthen the blood vessels in our ear’s sensory system. Fish is your ear’s friend; stack up on it.