Re: bunions, no pain but foot does not bend as it should, feels like a box and has made me walk differently

That sounds like multiple sclerosis to me. Or a variation of MS that is an autoimmune disease. This can be addressed with a VERY STRICT diet, very similar to the optimum pH diet. So you won't have to change too many things if you are already measuring optimal with your pH test strips. ALL autoimmune disease responds to dietary changes. For details see "Multiple Sclerosis" here:
http://tinyurl.com/Iodine-Reading

IMO, nerve damage from any cause even if from back surgery can be helped by these special diets pioneered by Dr. Terry Wahls.
These diets are like Super Charged Optimal pH diets.

Hope this helps,
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