tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89558124064242491582011-11-27T15:36:09.357-08:00The daily dietary trials of a man living with Meniere's.Marc Kovachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04750984968113794979noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955812406424249158.post-50565639341534759232009-04-15T09:32:00.000-07:002009-04-16T07:40:31.920-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y2r3Z1OYcqQ/SeYMoaKqWKI/AAAAAAAAAAM/tnUDZm-Gbqo/s1600-h/ishot-1.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 331px; height: 294px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y2r3Z1OYcqQ/SeYMoaKqWKI/AAAAAAAAAAM/tnUDZm-Gbqo/s400/ishot-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324957497770530978" /></a><div>Still working on getting this blog up and running, so this shorty will have to suffice for now:</div><div><br /></div><div>I apparently have Meniere's Disease. You can read all about it <a href="http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/balance/meniere.asp">HERE</a>. Suffice it say that one episode of vertigo was enough to prompt me to quit coffee/caffeine cold turkey and reduce my daily sodium intake to less than 500 mg per day.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thankfully, I've only had one vertigo episode to date. Most days, I have a low level of ringing or humming, reducing hearing a fullness in one ear. Once or twice a week, I usually have episodes or louder ringing or roaring. Both are preferable to hours of spinning and dry heaving.</div><div><br /></div><div>So far, the diet restrictions appear to be helping in controlling Meniere's-related episodes. In this space, I hope to regularly post what I've eaten during a given day and the resulting Meniere's-related symptoms. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Wednesday (not a great one, from a nutrition standpoint):</b></div><div>• Breakfast: An orange, cup of decaf hot tea.</div><div>• Lunch: Homemade granola (oats, wheat germ, walnuts, dried cranberries), cup of decaf hot tea.</div><div>• Dinner/evening snacks: Three hard-boiled eggs, bowl of no-salt tortilla chips and no-salt added salsa, three small packs of grape fruit leather (like fruit roll-ups), 4-5 cups of decaf hot tea and a handful of no-salt sesame sticks.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Thursday status: </b></div><div>• Low-level ringing/hum and fullness in right ear.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8955812406424249158-5056563934153475923?l=lifewithoutsalt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marc Kovachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04750984968113794979noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955812406424249158.post-44600401369275641932009-04-10T13:23:00.001-07:002009-04-10T13:23:47.006-07:00Lots more to come....<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8955812406424249158-4460040136927564193?l=lifewithoutsalt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marc Kovachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04750984968113794979noreply@blogger.com0