Copyright 2014 – Reverse My Tinnitus 1 Table of Contents Chapter 1- How do we hear? ........................................................................................................... 8 The Mechanics of Hearing ........................................................................................................... 9 The structure of the ear ............................................................................................................. 11 Chapter 2- An introduction to Tinnitus .......................................................................................... 14 A cause for concern? Vague, yet sometimes serious. ............................................................... 14 Acoustics, how do they work? ................................................................................................... 16 Tinnitus and links to mental health ........................................................................................... 17 To pill, or not to pill .................................................................................................................... 19 Blood, rust, cancer and old age ................................................................................................. 20 Chapter 3- Foods which are beneficial to Tinnitus sufferers ......................................................... 24 Vegetables.................................................................................................................................. 25 Fruits .......................................................................................................................................... 26 Grains ......................................................................................................................................... 28 Legumes ..................................................................................................................................... 29 Healthy Fats ............................................................................................................................... 30 Herbs and Spices ........................................................................................................................ 31 Dairy and Eggs ............................................................................................................................ 32 Fish and Seafood ........................................................................................................................ 33 Lean meats ................................................................................................................................. 33 Desserts and wines .................................................................................................................... 34 Tea .............................................................................................................................................. 35 Aliments and habits to avoid ..................................................................................................... 36 How to keep focus on a diet ...................................................................................................... 39 Chapter 4- Introduction to the Seven Day Diet Plan for Tinnitus .................................................. 40 Copyright 2014 – Reverse My Tinnitus 2 Day 1 .............................................................................................................................................. 43 The tip of the day: ...................................................................................................................... 43 Foods to be eaten: ..................................................................................................................... 43 Breakfast .................................................................................................................................... 44 Morning snack ............................................................................................................................ 44 Lunch .......................................................................................................................................... 44 Lunch snack ................................................................................................................................ 45 Dinner......................................................................................................................................... 45 Water ......................................................................................................................................... 45 Tea .............................................................................................................................................. 46 Workout ..................................................................................................................................... 46 Yoga ............................................................................................................................................ 47 Day 2 .............................................................................................................................................. 47 Intro............................................................................................................................................ 47 Tip of the day: ............................................................................................................................ 48 Foods to be eaten: ..................................................................................................................... 48 Breakfast .................................................................................................................................... 49 Morning snack ............................................................................................................................ 49 Lunch .......................................................................................................................................... 49 Afternoon snack ......................................................................................................................... 50 Dinner......................................................................................................................................... 50 Tea .............................................................................................................................................. 51 Yoga ............................................................................................................................................ 52 Mental ........................................................................................................................................ 52 Day 3 .............................................................................................................................................. 52 Copyright 2014 – Reverse My Tinnitus 3 Intro............................................................................................................................................ 52 Tip of the day ............................................................................................................................. 53 Foods to eat ............................................................................................................................... 53 Breakfast .................................................................................................................................... 53 Morning snack ............................................................................................................................ 54 Lunch .......................................................................................................................................... 55 Afternoon snack ......................................................................................................................... 55 Dinner......................................................................................................................................... 56 Cardio workout .......................................................................................................................... 56 Post workout shake.................................................................................................................... 57 Tea .............................................................................................................................................. 57 Yoga ............................................................................................................................................ 57 Day 4 .............................................................................................................................................. 58 Intro............................................................................................................................................ 58 Tip of the day ............................................................................................................................. 59 Foods to be eaten ...................................................................................................................... 59 Breakfast .................................................................................................................................... 60 Morning snack ...........................................................................................................................