Nutrition - Foods to Help Boost Your Hearing

As you go about your journey to improve your overall health, it is important you take into account all elements of your health: hearing included. Unfortunately hearing loss impacts many people with as high as 15% of individuals over the age of 18 reporting some degree of hearing struggle.

While the most common cause of hearing loss is simply getting older, with the greatest number of people who struggle being those in their later years, don't discount the impact of your lifestyle choices. 

If you are always blaring loud music, especially through headphones, this is going to take down your hearing a notch. All of this said, what you eat can influence your hearing status. Many people do not consider the foods they have on their menu as foods that would impact hearing - but it does.

Here are a few of the top food choices to consume if you want to get your hearing back on track...

1. Salmon. 

First, you have salmon. Salmon is beneficial for a wide variety of reasons - too many to list here today. Salmon helps...

• to lower inflammation,
• prevent disease and can help you
• ward off depression.

And now it appears it may also assist in combatting hearing loss. The omega-3 fatty acids found in salmon are going to help prevent degradation of the nerve tissue inside your ears which are responsible for helping with the process of hearing.

 Without sufficient fatty acids in your diet, you will suffer in some way or another. Most people are not getting enough omega-3 fatty acids, so consider adding salmon to the picture to help overcome this.


2. Eat More Spinach. 

 Of all the vegetables you could include in your eating plan it is spinach. Spinach is...

• rich in nutrients,
• low in calories, and
• high in antioxidants.

You simply cannot go wrong.The folic acid found in spinach, in particular, is of fundamental interest for those who are hoping to manage their hearing. Folic acid can help to combat free radical damage which can then go on to disrupt the natural hearing process. Oxidative damage caused by free radicals can be quite severe, yet many people completely overlook this factor.

If you cannot stomach the thought of spinach and are not a fan, consider other greens rich in this nutrient. Collard greens, broccoli, and asparagus are all great sources.

3. Serve Up Some Pumpkin Seeds. 

 Zinc is another nutrient that plays a vital role in keeping your hearing intact. Research has illustrated 82% of those who supplemented with zinc each day for two months noticed reduced symptoms of tinnitus, which is a buzzing or ringing sound in the ear.

Men are at an increased risk of being deficient in zinc as they lose some each time they have sexual intercourse, so they are advised to focus on getting more of this nutrient. Foods rich in zinc include...

• pumpkin seeds,
• oysters and
• liver.

If you are not eating many zinc-rich foods, consider adding a supplement instead.

 4. Munch On Crisp Carrots. 

 The last food you may want to add to your eating plan on a more regular basis is carrots. Carrots are loaded with vitamin A, which is another nutrient crucial to keeping your immune system strong and as such, for keeping your hearing in check.

Those who consume adequate vitamin A or who choose to supplement with vitamin A tend to reduce their hearing loss by almost 50%, illustrating just how powerful this nutrient is.
If you are not a fan of carrots, other excellent sources of vitamin A include...

• sweet potatoes,
• dark leafy greens,
• winter squash,
• dried apricots,
• cantaloupe,
• bell peppers,
• tropical fruits, and
• fish.

Choose any one of these and add them to your eating plan.There you have some of the top foods to consider adding to your menu to help keep your hearing in check. Don't take your hearing for granted:

 when the hearing starts to decline, it impacts your quality of life in quite a significant way.

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