Show 992: Overcoming Vertigo

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2015

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Dizziness is a common problem, but not easily diagnosed. A little lightheadedness could be a reaction to dehydration or blood pressure medication. But when the room is spinning, walking can become difficult or even dangerous. A fall, especially for an older person, can have very serious consequences. When Is Dizziness Dangerous? When does vertigo signal […]

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Joe Graydon.
0:02.3	I'm Terry Graydon.
0:03.8	Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy, where we bring you the stories behind the health headlines.
0:10.2	This podcast is brought to you by Redux Industries, makers of utterly smooth body cream.
0:16.0	800-345-7339 on the web at utter cream.com.
0:31.2	Dizziness can make you feel lightheaded. If you lose your balance,
0:35.4	dizziness is not only uncomfortable, but potentially life-threatening.
0:40.3	This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Grayton.
0:50.1	As children, we loved merry-go-rounds. When we got off, the spinning feeling was delightful.
0:56.7	As adults, dizziness can be a lot more than distracting. If we fall and break a hip, it can lead to disability or death.
1:04.8	Dizziness can be triggered by many things. Dehydration, motion sickness, medications, or something more serious.
1:11.5	How can you tell if dizziness is dangerous?
1:14.4	Coming up on the people's pharmacy, we'll learn about a simple maneuver for overcoming vertigo
1:19.3	and take your calls about dizziness, motion sickness, and other balanced disorders.
1:25.4	First, this news.
1:30.6	In the people's pharmacy health headlines, people with type 2 diabetes are often
1:36.3	exhorted to lose the extra pounds they may be carrying around.
1:40.6	But a new study shows that a little extra weight is linked to a lower risk of premature death in people with this metabolic disorder.
1:49.0	The research followed more than 10,000 people with diabetes for 11 years.
1:54.0	They had no heart disease at the start of the study.
1:57.0	Not surprisingly, those who were overweight or obese were more likely to develop heart
2:02.9	problems, including heart failure during the study. Obese people with diabetes were more likely
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