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How My Wheelchair Impacts Digestive Health: Dietary Adjustments Help

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How My Wheelchair Impacts Digestive Health: Dietary Adjustments Help

The wheelchair has been serving as my “legs” for about four years now. It’s not that long, but it’s long enough to wonder about how it’s affecting my digestive health.

Being nonambulatory, in a seated position hour after hour every day just wreaks havoc with the natural workings of the body. My whole body is scrunched up in a sitting position all day long. Interestingly neither my neurologist nor my physical therapist ever mentioned digestion or bowel movements as a topic of concern. So, believing that things could be better, I took matters into my own hands, with help from my wonderful neighbor Sophie.

Brain-Healthy Foods and Adequate Protein

Sophie attempted to put me on a plant-based diet. I really enjoyed the food and as a rule don’t eat much meat. That is one reason the diet suited me. We soon found out that my eggs, seafood, and chicken were my normal, steady proteins. So, mornings had to begin with an egg but with a foundation of chia seeds, flaxseeds, and blueberries, which are all brain-healthy foods.

What happened throughout this process was an integration of her ideas and mine. For example, I kept the amount of water I drink consistent with what I’ve normally consumed and no more.

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