‘Looking after ourselves with Bell’s Palsy’ Archives
Bell’s Palsy Good Food Series – Seeds
I could never find a way to eat seeds in my poor pre-“Bell's Palsy” diet ( “My Own Experience” Chapter ). However, not only have I now begun to rather like them, I have found a cunning way to get a ton of them into my diet every day. Home made bread !!! There are various dietician’s in the media that bestow high acclaim on [...]
Apples – Bell’s Palsy Good Food Series
An apple a day (and all that)....... Apart from being full of vitamin C, they are full of fibre for lowering cholesterol. HOWEVER - Apples are also “Antibacterial”, “Anti-viral” and “Anti-inflammatory” !!! More profoundly for Bell’s Palsy they are a good exerciser of the facial muscles, as you actually have to open your [...]
Cauliflower – Bell’s Palsy Good Food Series
The often misunderstood Cauliflower has very similar properties to broccoli, sprouts and cabbage. Try to eat as raw as possible or lightly cook. Conversely, cook as I like to thus: A quick and “superfood – packed” recipe for when cooking is just another stress on top of everything else......... Pre heat an available oven to [...]
Olive Oil – Bell’s Palsy Good Food Series
Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Extra virgin olive oil is a great tasting, healthy and enjoyable source of antioxidants, as well as having many other benefits, such as; lowering bad and increasing good cholesterol helping to reduce gallstone formation, helping to prevent colon cancer, antiinflamatory, antithrombotic – [...]
Garlic – Good foods series – Bell’s Palsy
Garlic: ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANTI-VIRAL Garlic has far too many wonderful qualities to mention, but for us, garlic is a particularly great defence “against viruses”. It also lowers blood pressure and cholesterol, can lift mood and has a calming effect. It is an important decongestant and expectorant. It has anti-spasmodic [...]
Onions – Good food series – Bell’s Palsy
Onions: (Spring onions, red and white, chives, shallots and leeks). ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANTIVIRAL Onions, even from ancient times, have been used as a cure for just about everything. They are the best source, along with apples, of the very powerful antioxidant quercetin which amongst other things may help reduce symptoms of [...]
