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Meniere's - Finding Balance Through New Dietary Habits

Written by denigrif1

20 May 2013

What Exactly is My Meniere's Diet? Hello to everyone on this beautiful warm Spring day! Nice to get outside in warm, fresh air or to open up windows!

I've had some people asking lately about what my diet is like so it led to my thinking and writing about how eating is like for me now but keeping in mind how it has changed since I suffered with symptoms years ago. Eating became a big trigger for me as my condition worsened and this was not an easy time for me at all..I can imagine some of you reading this may be able to relate.

If you were looking for a list of foods to avoid or to all together stop eating so you can minimize symptoms, as you will see, I cannot fully provide that because I have come to know that some of these may include essential nutrition. I believe all in moderation and a balanced diet. If you feel you are at a stage where you need such a list please refer below to the vestibular.org link.

While reading, I just ask you to be conscious of one thing.... that I believe and attribute my overcoming to mostly the supplements' support and this was over a process of time...not at all overnight. I was pretty ill when I started 10 years ago and it took some time. I do not claim a cure as I still have tendency of vulnerability in these areas from previous years of ingrained patterns/symptoms. However, I do have much better management/control.

Although my hope is that my positive food experiences might help others at whatever stage they may be, I need for them to realize it may not be any better for them without first addressing underlying vulnerabilities...which is what I had/have to do.

I

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Written by JanePhoenix8

16 April 2013

Hi again, Jane here. I wanted to give you a progress report on Vinpocetine.

These are all the things I tried that worked to reduce my symptoms

Written by JanePhoenix8

15 February 2013

It's been a long, strange time since my problem was diagnosed and treatment began one year ago. I'm writing this article in case you are new to MD and need some tips on how to handle it.

Someone brought up one of my favorite subjects in a FB Meniere's Group..Gingko Biloba!

Written by denigrif1

28 November 2011

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2011

1. What is the part of the plant being used? true quality of the the brand we are using? Is it pressed powder in a capsule and how much of the main ingredient is present?

Ginkgo Leaf extract (if a good pure brand with enough of the main ingredient of course) will work to bring circulation to the upper body (head, brain, eyes, ears, etc) and what it does is transport blood (therefore nutrients) to areas that need healing etc.
Also, known for lessening tinnitus because it helps blood reach these areas of the ear, etc.
Also, helps with an overall balanced body feeling and can relieve brain fog too.
2. Is this form of Gingko being taken alone or in conjunction with other supplements that might benefit synergistically?
When taken in conjunction with other balanced nutrition or antioxidants it can work even better for relief of symptoms. This is because what good quality antioxidants do is combat/attack free radicals which then minimize inflammation and draw out fluids...Therefore, dilating blood vessels to retain their normal health.
So, in other words, when the other nutrients are doing their work properly the Ginkgo is then able to do its work properly as well! Blood and nutrients are better able to pass through to areas it may have had trouble fully reaching before.
My own experience:

I remember when I suffered Meniere's symptoms very badly (yrs ago now) and was not taking ginkgo my head would seem to gravitate downward making me vulnerable to countless times of nausea, dizziness and vertigo. I would literally hold my head in my hand because it felt so heavy! I'd have this urge to ly down or ly flat but when I did that too fast I'd then feel more dizziness. Some people feel lightheadedness but I was the opposite..felt heavy-headed. ..lol..Can laugh at myself now but NOT then!!
For a long time I was one to suffer circulation issues..that is, a lack of it. And, you know what can come along with that, don't you?...nausea, etc!
One reason may have been the fact that I always had low iron stores - but this is another subject for future. It seemed as I got older, busier and stressed with a stationary-type job..no doubt about it..my symptoms worsened! And, then, when I would go to the gym or to yoga class I'd end up more dizzy than when I began! But, I thought I was doing a good thing? Why was it not working?
One reason was I was very ill. I didn't have Ginkgo's help. When I started taking this particular brand (along with my other new kind of supplements), in time, I wasn't having these issues. I believe this was because my blood was already circulating before I got my body started moving in the first place....it was already warmed up (so to speak). And, after a time, this good nutrition was finally reaching my cells.
I hear from so many people who have "sudden" Meniere's symptoms, especially as they start on an exercise machine or are just "getting going". Or, even when People will go out in the heat or hot shining sun in the summertime they experience sudden symptoms. One of my mentors, Karin Henderson, who is an experienced nurse and Meniere's supporter explained how this works to me and I was amazed to learn the answer; this is due to fluid in our bodies expanding with the heat..fluid expands!...so if there are free radicals present anywhere in our bodies or our cells are already experiencing Oxidative Stress this makes perfect sense to me! I found this so interesting a concept..another simple example of "cause and effect" in action.
Now, we all realize (especially those who have become accustomed) that there can be countless other factors at play to be possible causes/triggers in examples like these..However, I am just sharing my perspective and experience focusing on what I have seen Ginkgo + do for me.
Works for me for sure!
Here is the Medline Plus description for Ginkgo: http://nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/333.html
Take care, Denise Griffin menieres.free@gmail.com P.S. If you would like information on What Works For Me opt in at http://menieres-whatworksforme.com

P.S. I remember my doctor's reply to me when I asked him, "Could my head not be getting enough circulation"..he said "sure you are...you're alive aren't you?"..Not the response I wanted to hear and Not very helpful in the least!
What is one cause of dizziness? If your brain does not get enough blood flow, you feel lightheaded....Lack of Circulation! http://entnet.org/HealthInformation/dizzinessMotionSickness.cfm

Strength In Meniere's disease, What I Had to learn.

Written by Greytabby

27 May 2011

Meniere's is very hard to deal with. And that is an understatement. A person suffers 10 fold. Hearing sounds that can drive them to tears. Explosive pressure and pain in the head. Anger and depression.

Equilibrium that can exhaust you just concentrating as you struggle to keep balance and composure.

Crazy vision were too much light hurts and to little jumbles the mind. I forget words even as I speak them. And grope for words.

It's so frustrating.

For years I have hated my plight. I felt sorry for myself.

But I decided no more!! For such things can only defeat me if I allow it.

THE DIZZY WORLD OF MENIERE'S

Written by MonkeyGrandma

17 April 2011

I am on a fact finding mission. It seems impossible at times. If I were not so dizzy and off balance all of the time and if I could just get my eyes to read like they used to it would be a much easier task. I am not newly diagnosed but I have reached a place where my symptoms are adversely effecting my every day life and that means my peace of mind is suffering.

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