Vertigo is the medical term for "dizziness." Strangely, it comes from a word (dysig) meaning "stupid."
Vertigo is medically defined as: "A sensation of faintness or an inability to maintain normal balance in a standing or seated position, sometimes associated with giddiness, mental confusion, nausea, and weakness. A patient who experiences dizziness should be carefully lowered to a safe position on a bed, chair, or floor because of the danger of injury from failing. Compare Syncope." – Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 3rd edition, pg. 383
Vertigo is naturopathically defined as: "An abnormal sensation that causes you to feel as though you or your environment is moving or spinning (this is an actual sensation of movement and is different than dizziness). It occurs when there is a problem in the vestibular labyrinth, the portion of the inner ear that control's balance." – Lise Bourbeau
Vertigo is usually the result of life issues. It is a statement by the body that you are not grounded, that you lack balance in some part of your life; that you feel like you are spinning around in circles, on a merry-go-round ride that you can't get off of.
Make sure your decisions in life are not causing you to doubt or second guess yourself and making you feel like you're stupid because of (1) a choice or decision you've made, or (2) what you are doing or putting up with in a certain or particular situation in your life.
The cause of vertigo is 100% metaphysical! According to Lise Bourbeau, "Vertigo indicates that you perceive a loss in your psychological balance. You feel you've lost your footing or your grasp on what you thought was a balanced life, even though it wasn't meeting your true needs. You may feel anguished about making a decision regarding a new direction and, as a result, your dreams remain unfulfilled. It's possible that you have just experienced a dramatic change in some area of your life that appears not quite balanced and causes you either to feel a temporary imbalance or to have others judge you as unbalanced. You have a difficult time dealing with judgment of others, even if you refuse to acknowledge it."
The mental message being conferred to you by vertigo is that "You are receiving an important message from your body to acknowledge and honor your true needs and alter your notion of what compromises a balanced person and a balanced life. The longer you cling to the fear of being unbalanced, the more likely your life will become so." – Ibid
Healing From Vertigo Naturally
First, ask yourself some very important questions. Basically, utilize the Socratic method (asking questions to arrive at truth).
Are you standing your ground?
Do you feel grounded in life?
Do you feel you are unable to maintain balance in your life (perhaps, a relationship or job)?
Do you feel mentally confused about something, perhaps a choice you made or a situation you're in?
Is something in your life making you feel nauseated or nauseous?
Do you feel weak and helpless in some situation or overall?
Get balanced! A great way to balance yourself is by meditating. If you don't know what meditation is or how to go about it, visit Dherbs.Com "Meditation" page. And if you really want to understand all there is to know about meditation, read the book "Meditation" by Osho.
Another great way to balance (and ground) yourself is by using crystals and gemstones. You work on grounding yourself by working on your First (Root) Chakra, which is located at your genitalia. Black colored stones, i.e. Black Tourmaline, Jet, Black Obsidian, Black Kyanite and Onyx, are best for grounding purposes. Hematite is also a good stone (or metal) to use to balance yourself. I recommend wearing hematite jewelry daily until you finally feel grounded. Remember, work on all major chakras for purposes of grounding and balance. We must also think in wholistic terms pertaining to the chakras as well. All chakras work synergistically!
Calm your nerves! You can use botanicals (herbs and essential oils) to help calm your nerves. Good calming (calmative, nervine) herbs include Kava Kava, Jatamansi, Valerian Root (natural ‘Valium'), Passionflower, Hops, Skullcap, Catnip, Blue Vervain, and Chamomile. You can drink these herbs in tea form or consume them in liquid extract form or capsule form. Dherbs.Com uses all of these herbs in our Nerves Formula, which is a powerfully effective formula.
Essential oils can be directly inhaled or burned in a diffuser. Good essential oils with calmative properties include Lavender, Valerian, Catnip, Linden Flower, Orange (peel), Chamomile (Roman), Ylang Ylang, Bergamot, and Neroli. Sniff these scents throughout the day. Dherbs.Com has a 'Calming Inhaler' that is very small in size and can be carried in your pocket or purse.
Drink herbal tea of Gotu Kola (1-2 cups daily) which is good for all problems in the head, including the ears. The herb works well for cases of vertigo and tinnitus.
Because vertigo is tied into the ears, I recommend a few sessions of ear coning or candling. Ear coning/candling does more than just remove earwax and bacteria. It also helps to restore balance to the ear chakras, which when open and balanced, allow you to hear more in depth on the spiritual level. Sessions should be every 3 days or 3 days a part so as to allow the natural ear lubrication to return.
If you can find some long thin quartz wands/sticks small enough to stick into your ears, take two of them and program them with your intention (i.e. please help me know what I need to know as I desire this spinning in my head to stop) and place them into your ears and leave them there for about 15-30 minutes, preferably while lying down. To learn how to program crystals, visit Dherbs.Com "Crystal" page.
Get plenty of rest! Calm your mind. Soothe your mind!
If you are eating crazy – a degenerate diet, by all means change it! Go raw foods or vegan-vegetarian! Eat healthy! Drink plenty of water. Drink plenty of fruit and vegetable juice.
Doing all of the above will and can help you to heal from vertigo. Vertigo is one of the easiest things to heal from.
Thank you for reading!
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