Guest guest Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Cut back on carbo's. Take daily teaspoon of lecithin. </HTML> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Stiff neck along with fatigue, trouble sleeping at night, renal problems, brain fog, etc. are all common signs of lyme disease. Babesia, a common tick-borne protozoal coinfection of lyme can cause dizziness and it thickens the blood so it can also cause " air hunger " and lethargy. Only 30% of those with lyme remember getting a rash, that can look like hives, poison ivy, or flat and doesn't always have a bull's eye, can be just splotchy, sometimes itches, burns, or has no sensation. The ticks that carry lyme disease are as small as the periods on this screen and nearly flesh colored. Lyme is being found in all 48 continental states as well as many European countries, Africa, Australia, and Israel. Quest labs have a 70% chance of giving a false negative to someone with lyme, Igenex has around a 90% accuracy rating and my sister-in- law who is an MD says her clinic is now using the Mayo lab, which can tell them which strain of lyme it is. Bowen labs are working toward being accepted by insurance (may already be) and have almost 100% accuracy as they see the spirochete under a dark field microscope; most of the other labs test for immunity factors. If you've recently gotten lyme, antibiotics usually clear it up quite well and you'll have no further problems; wait a year or so and it really gets entrenched into your body and it's 18 months or longer to recover. You can get MS, ALS, heart problems, arthritis, and many more serious complications from it. --- In , " tarinya2 " <tarinya2@...> wrote: > > I've been having problems with something that seems to be a cross > between mild dizziness and brain fog, or sometimes one and sometimes > the other (it's hard to tell). I've had problems with low blood sugar > in the past, but that's been under control for quite a while through > eating a high protein, high fat diet. I'm eating the same foods as I > have been for the last few months, and the dizziness/brain fog has > only been happening for about a month, although it's getting worse and > worse. > > These are the things I've done differently in the past month or so: > for a couple of weeks I ate a lot more carbs than normal (I normally > eat 150-180 grams of carbs a day). The problems are still getting > worse,though, even though I've gone back to eating my normal amount of > carbs, so I'm not sure it's related. I rarely eat any sugar, and no > more than a couple of pieces of fruit a day. I've been taking a > calcium carbonate supplement (500 mg/day) for about a month, and I > also started doing epsom salt baths for magnesium about a month ago. > Could either of those things cause dizziness or brain fog? > > I've also had problems with a stiff neck for a while. Sometimes it > seems like the dizziness might be connected as I frequently notice it > after looking down or turning my head way to one side. > > Oh, and I'm sensitive to amines, and maybe salicylates (haven't been > able to figure out if I react to salicylates or not). I have eaten > more amines than normal for the last month, but I've never read > anything linking amines to hypoglycemia. Salicylates are sometimes > linked to hypoglycemia, but I'm not sure if that could be related for > me as I ate tons and tons of salicylates a few months ago and didn't > have blood sugar problems (have been eating more salicylates than > normal lately, too, but only a little more). > > Any thoughts on what could be causing this? It's really annoying and > getting worse and worse. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 > Any thoughts on what could be causing this? It's really annoying and > getting worse and worse. , I'm far from an expert on this, but I have the same problems a lot. I'm not salyciliate sensitive, though. One thing I have found is taking Concentrace. It stops the dizziness within two hours. I take a empty " 00 " capsule, fill it full and swallow it. That more concentrace than I can get into me in one day through fluids. It makes a huge difference for me. HTH, KerryAnn www.CookingTF.com - GFCF Traditional Foods Menu Mailer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 If you have a mercury problem, the epsom salt bathes may be pulling too much mercury at once - you may want to reduce the amount you use per bath to see if the symptoms resolve. Did you get that broken filling seen to? I had an awful stiff neck/jaw before I got my malfunctioning fillings out. Dizziness can also be a sign of low B2 (riboflavin) or B6 (pyridoxine). -Lana On 7/30/07, tarinya2 <tarinya2@... > wrote: > > I > also started doing epsom salt baths for magnesium about a month ago. > Could either of those things cause dizziness or brain fog? > > Any thoughts on what could be causing this? It's really annoying and > getting worse and worse. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Also drink a strong glass of Lemon Balm tea every day. It seems to help sharpen the mind. </HTML> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 > > If you have a mercury problem, the epsom salt bathes may be pulling too much > mercury at once - you may want to reduce the amount you use per bath to see > if the symptoms resolve. Did you get that broken filling seen to? I had an > awful stiff neck/jaw before I got my malfunctioning fillings out. > > Dizziness can also be a sign of low B2 (riboflavin) or B6 (pyridoxine). I'm leaving the filling alone for the moment. I didn't do epsom salt baths for a few days and the dizziness is lessening, but I also got a massage a few days ago and the neck stiffness is better, so I don't know if the no-epsom-salts has anything to do with it or not. I guess if it gets worse when I start the baths up again I'll know. I'm definitely B6 deficient, and probably B2 also. For whatever reason being on the computer makes me dizzy...I wonder if my neck is in a weird position when I use the computer or if there's something else going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 --- In , " haecklers " <haecklers@...> wrote: > > Stiff neck along with fatigue, trouble sleeping at night, renal > problems, brain fog, etc. are all common signs of lyme disease. > Babesia, a common tick-borne protozoal coinfection of lyme can cause > dizziness and it thickens the blood so it can also cause " air hunger " > and lethargy. Only 30% of those with lyme remember getting a rash, > that can look like hives, poison ivy, or flat and doesn't always have > a bull's eye, can be just splotchy, sometimes itches, burns, or has > no sensation. The ticks that carry lyme disease are as small as the > periods on this screen and nearly flesh colored. Lyme is being found > in all 48 continental states as well as many European countries, > Africa, Australia, and Israel. > > Quest labs have a 70% chance of giving a false negative to someone > with lyme, Igenex has around a 90% accuracy rating and my sister-in- > law who is an MD says her clinic is now using the Mayo lab, which can > tell them which strain of lyme it is. Bowen labs are working toward > being accepted by insurance (may already be) and have almost 100% > accuracy as they see the spirochete under a dark field microscope; > most of the other labs test for immunity factors. The area I live in has no incidents of lyme disease (and the last time I was in an area that did was 4 months ago) so I don't think lyme disease is a possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 Good to hear the dizzyness is lessening. You have me jealous, I haven't had a massage in ages! Do you have one of those flat LCDs? The backlight on them is mercury based. I can't do too much computer time as a result. I don't have an issue with CRTs, but I no longer have room on my desk to go back to one. It could just be your computer setup and how it effects your posture - here's a good site for how to align your monitor to create the least neck strain possible: http://www.healthycomputing.com/office/setup/monitor/ They've got a few other articles on how to position the other parts of your computer to help too. I was so happy when I finally got my setup placed just right - it is really a lot more comfortable! And here's a great spot where you can troubleshoot your setup based on what hurts: http://www.d.umn.edu/ehso/ergonomics/ergosymptoms.html -Lana I'm leaving the filling alone for the moment. I didn't do epsom salt > baths for a few days and the dizziness is lessening, but I also got a > massage a few days ago and the neck stiffness is better, so I don't > know if the no-epsom-salts has anything to do with it or not. I guess > if it gets worse when I start the baths up again I'll know. > I'm definitely B6 deficient, and probably B2 also. > > For whatever reason being on the computer makes me dizzy...I wonder if > my neck is in a weird position when I use the computer or if there's > something else going on. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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