Vertigo, BPPV & Meniere's Disease - Is there hope?

Greetings, It's been a very windy week here. Winds have been 20-30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph at times. We took the week off to keep Passover & the Days of Unleavened Bread. I started a new job back in February working at a bank in the financial crimes department. This has been a huge learning curve. Even bigger than my last job as a Print & Marketing Supervisor at Staples. I was grateful that I was let go from there was as my boss & an assistant manager were not very nice. (I'm putting it nicelY) During my time off from Staples to my current job I watched some videos by Dr. Mindy Pelz on how intermittent fasting can help you lose weight. Here is a link to that article if you haven't read it. Liquid fasting only during a time when you are at work, especially if you have a desk job can be challenging as you may not have the energy to stay awake between calls or having a zoom meeting after the day is done. But it can be done if you get up & do a lap around the office about every hour or so along with bathroom breaks. During the 1st week of March, I attended a webinar by Dr Daniel Amen on our dragons. These dragons can control our thinking, our actions & our lives if we don't have our dragon tamer (Prefrontal cortex) firmly in control of the dragons. What kind of dragons do you have? Take this quiz & find out. A lot of people have more than one, I have 10 dragons. Dragon quiz After you get done taking the quiz, then read this book. I HIGHLY recommend this book. I finished it in just a couple of weeks & turned it into a textbook. I have 4 different color of highlighting in my book. The Brain is always listening

Two weeks after the book came out, Dr. Amen had a special webinar for those who pre-ordered the book. During this special webinar, he answered questions of those who bought the book. It was very eye opening, especially since I was halfway thru the book already. By now I bet you are asking yourself, what does liquid fasting & my dragons have to do with vertigo, BPPV & Meniere's disease? it has a lot to do with these 3 debilitating illnesses. My long time readers know that I've been plagued with vertigo issues for over 11 years. In Dr Amen's book, he talks about how sugar, stress, lack of sleep all affect our dragon tamer. When our blood sugar is completely off, then the dragon tamer is weak & the dragons come out to play. We say or do things we are going to regret later. If you are sleepy, the same thing can happen. Stress is another factor that affects the prefontal cortex (PFC) Dr Mindy also talks about how sugar screws up our systems. She talks about getting the right amount of sleep each night She says we should get up & go to bed at the same time each night......even on the weekends. I can hear you now......but I like to sleep in on the weekends, I do too. I'm usually up by 8 or 9 on the weekends, I get up at 6 for work during the week. Doing a liquid fast for 20 hours a day is a great detoxer. Our body is looking to the fat stores for energy & during that 4 hour window, we have the opportunity to eat correctly. BUT.......the best thing of all of this.......I've been vertigo free for almost 2 months now. Not even a twinge. So despite the stress of starting a new job, the stress of planning a wedding (6 weeks out now), the stress of planning home improvements this summer, I'm vertigo free. Keep in mind, these are good stressors. If I had bad stresses (like 2 years ago), I' sure I would be saying a whole different ting. What have I done differently? 1. Dump the sugar - no pop, no candy, no energy drinks, no refinded sugars, check your labels 2. Get the right amount of sleep every night. I usually get 7 to 7.5 hours of sleep every night 3. Reduce stress- reduce the bad stress - got a crummy job - switch, do you have financial issues - figure out a way to get bills that are putting a hole in your budget quickly, Health issues- use the power of the internet to heal your self naturally (the body can heal itself, you just need to make sure it has the right tools) 4. Make sure your dragon tamer is firmly in control, don't let the bad dragons come out to play. Be mindful of your thoughts, actiions & your life. 5. Make time for yourself - whether it's a shower or bath, reading, watching your favorite show, spending one on one time with your pets, time in prayer or mediation, you need to make time for you. I was so excited to share this info with you. I hope you can take the info given here & use it to help you in your life & help others. Until next time, Lori