Overcoming Dizziness: Natural Solutions for Vertigo Relief - AI Podcast
Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health
Briana Mercola
4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 27 March 2025
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
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- Vertigo causes a spinning sensation different from general dizziness and typically stems from inner ear issues, including displaced crystals (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, or BPPV), infections or fluid buildup
- Diagnosis involves tests like the Dix-Hallpike maneuver to determine if ear crystals are out of place
- Physical therapy, particularly vestibular rehabilitation, helps retrain your brain to compensate for balance issues, while the Epley maneuver repositions displaced ear crystals
- Natural remedies include vitamin D, ginkgo biloba, avoiding caffeine and alcohol, staying hydrated, managing stress and getting adequate sleep
- While vertigo is usually not dangerous, seek immediate medical attention if it's accompanied by severe headache, slurred speech, weakness or vision changes
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome to Dr. Mercola's Cellular Wisdom, the show where we dive into holistic |
| 0:04.8 | health topics and pretend we're more graceful than we actually are. I'm Ethan, your reliably |
| 0:09.6 | confused tour guide through all things natural health. And I'm Alara, who is not so confused, |
| 0:14.5 | but I still manage to trip over my own feet occasionally. That's my secret. I walk into walls, |
| 0:19.2 | but only when no one's watching. It keeps me humble. Let's talk |
| 0:22.1 | about vertigo. That spinning sensation that sends you tumbling into walls even when you haven't |
| 0:26.7 | had a drop of champagne. Vertigo often gets lumped in with regular dizziness, but apparently it's |
| 0:31.5 | its own special brand of mischief. It's not just feeling faint. It's the sensation that the room |
| 0:35.7 | has turned into a carnival ride. Precisely. According to many holistic practitioners, Vertigo is often linked to issues in the |
| 0:42.3 | inner ear or the brain. Those are the important balance players in your body. If one of them |
| 0:47.2 | starts acting out, you might find yourself spinning around like a top. For clarity, let's run down |
| 0:52.2 | some possible causes. First up, those tiny ear crystals. And no, I am not |
| 0:57.7 | referring to mystical crystals that help align your chakras. Though, that's an intriguing thought. |
| 1:02.7 | We're talking actual microscopic crystals in your inner ear that keep you balanced. If they get |
| 1:07.2 | dislodged, you get a carnival ride in your skull. It's called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, or BPPV, for those who can pronounce acronyms more easily than medical terms. |
| 1:17.3 | When these little guys escape their designated area, they go rolling around your inner ear canals, |
| 1:21.8 | telling your brain that you're spinning even if you're standing still. |
| 1:24.4 | It's like your body's version of fake news. |
| 1:26.7 | Your ear is insisting you've |
| 1:28.0 | just hopped off a tilt-a-wirl. And the result? You're leaning on every available surface, |
| 1:32.7 | checking to see if it's you or the walls doing the moving. People might assume you're just |
| 1:36.5 | practicing some kind of interpretive dance in public. Of course, BPPV is not the only troublemaker. |
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