{"id":2059,"date":"2019-03-01T13:21:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T20:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rockymountainearcenter.fm1.dev\/?p=2059"},"modified":"2022-11-30T13:15:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T20:15:31","slug":"heart-health-through-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rockymountainearcenter.com\/heart-health-through-food\/","title":{"rendered":"A Feast for the Ears: Supporting Your Hearing Health Through Food"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

March is National Nutrition Month<\/a>, and that makes this an especially great time to talk about hearing wellness and nutrition. Never thought about food in relation to your ears? You\u2019re not alone. But considering food is a critical source of elements crucial to healthy skin, muscles, organs, and more, it\u2019s no wonder that nutrition and hearing are connected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take children and hearing loss, for instance. Did you know that a lack of adequate nutrition early in life could mean problems with hearing later on? A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition<\/em><\/a> in February 2018, for example, found that young adults who experienced poor nutrition in their preschool years had double the risk of hearing loss versus their better-nourished counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though the research focused on a population with ongoing malnutrition issues and limited health care access, the study adds to the body of research linking nourishment \u2014 broccoli, anyone? \u2014 and hearing health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of broccoli: Selected vitamins and minerals in your food can contribute to protecting your hearing wellness, according to HealthyHearing.com<\/a>, so feast your eyes \u2014 and ears \u2014 on these examples to jump-start your healthy-hearing nutrition:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clams, Cod, and Rockfish<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These delights from the sea not only please a discerning palate but can provide potassium, an important mineral for regulating blood and tissue fluid levels \u2014 including in the inner ear, which plays an important role in hearing and balance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Okra, Asparagus, and Spinach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Choices abound when it comes to sources of folate, which studies have linked to healthy outcomes<\/a> such as decreased risk of hearing loss among older men. Whether you\u2019re into dark green veggies, broccoli, avocado, escarole, or edamame, you can find folate-rich foods to match your tastes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leafy Greens, Whole Grains, and \u2014 Hey \u2014 Dark Chocolate!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yep, dark chocolate\u2019s on our list of foods containing magnesium, which \u2014 combined with vitamins A, C, and E \u2014 can help thwart noise-induced hearing loss<\/a>. Other magnesium sources include pumpkin seeds, kidney beans, chicken breast, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lentils, Split Peas, and Navy Beans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Serve them mashed, whole, in a soup, or in a salad bowl \u2014 whatever your delight! Lentils \u2014 along with other legumes and foods such as beef, oysters, and dark-meat chicken \u2014 offer zinc, which supports the immune system and may help fight tinnitus<\/a> or ringing in the ears. Healthy eating is important year-round, so keep these helpful tips in mind for National Nutrition Month and beyond. Want to learn more about hearing wellness and nutrition? Contact us<\/a>! We\u2019re happy to answer your questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

March is National Nutrition Month, and that makes this an especially great time to talk about hearing wellness and nutrition. Never thought about food in relation to your ears? You\u2019re not alone. But considering food is a critical source of elements crucial to healthy skin, muscles, organs, and more, it\u2019s no wonder that nutrition and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rockymountainearcenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rockymountainearcenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rockymountainearcenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rockymountainearcenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rockymountainearcenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rockymountainearcenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2059\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rockymountainearcenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rockymountainearcenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rockymountainearcenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}