Are you having issues with your ears or hearing now?

I must admit, this happened to me as well.

Turns out, I cannot eat as much ice cream, soy ice cream, coconut ice cream, and cold beverages as I want, and do just fine.

Started out with a little earache, then a little crinkle, then BOOM–I lost half my hearing in my right ear, and it feels like there is a wetness in there. Some pressure, and ringing, pain only when I push on it. But almost impossible to have a conversation!

What to do? Plenty of things, but most importantly, don’t rush to the doctor. Try it at home for a week:

1. Eliminate all cold foods, they weaken the kidneys (related to the ears). This includes ice cream, iced beverages, and super cold foods. If you want to cool down, jump into water, or use compresses, or AC instead.

2. Eliminate fruit juice, soda, alcohol, sugary snacks, and non-organic raw foods such as lettuce, strawberries, tomatos, peppers, bananas and mangos. Also reduce hard foods such as crackers, barbecued foods and hard-boiled or fried or baked eggs.

3. Boil some brown rice one day, and buckwheat the next. Eat for 1-2 meals, and eat Soba noodles as well. Avoid semolina (regular pasta) and other white flours. Also eat plenty of beans, especially azuki, garbanzo, black soy, and mung. Miso soup and sea vegetables and shiitakes are also good.

4. Use grapefruit oil drops, or sesame oil, or a natural ear wax softener, and an ear syringe to remove wax buildup. Give this a few days, and be gentle.

5. Get plenty of sleep, and sing fun songs every day. Do not listen to heavy rock or other loud music, and avoid loud noises.

Other ideas such as ginger compresses and kidney drink are very beneficial. Call me at 508-333-4153 for assistance.

Good luck!!

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Sesame Noodles w/ Scallions

This dish is so good, it is difficult not to overeat. I recommend eating slowly.

Boil one pound of Udon noodles (semi-flat Japanese white noodle, has a bit of salt in it, so rinse well afterwards, they are served cool)
in a large pot of water with a dash of sea salt. Usually they cook for about eight minutes, do not overcook.

Meanwhile, mix 1/4 sesame tahini, 1/2 cup bancha twig tea (water will do), 2 TS toasted sesame oil, 1 TS maple syrup, 1 tsp soy sauce in small pot and bring to a boil then stir and shut off and let stand covered.

Chop two scallions, separating the top half pieces from the bottom. Place the bottom half (thicker, whiter, stronger) in the pot with the sauce, and give it another stir.

After rinsing the noodles, place a bit of sauce in your serving bowl, then 1/3 of the noodles, then some more sauce, more noodles, etc. until
all noodles are in and topped by sauce. Toss until sauce is well distributed. Place the green part of the scallions on the top as a garnish and serve.

Wondering what to have with this?

Why not:

-Ginger Carrot Miso Soup (yang counters oiliness and lightness of noodle dish) -Steamed Broccoli w/ Onions and Kale (Lots of nutrients, very beautiful)

For these recipes, send me an email at david@kaganmedia.net

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