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Old 12-05-08, 02:12 PM
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Hello everyone.

I have found a very useful thing to do at the beginning of my dizzy adventure (almost 2 years into it for me now) was to keep a food journal and mark every symptom I had as well as all foods, drinks, exercise, etc. I did for every day.
This really helped pinpoint my triggers, not only for my dizzies, but also for migraines, menopausal symptoms, fatigue, etc. I have eliminated most of these and whenever I fall and have one of the trigger foods now, I notice a marked increase in the dizzies.

I think some people have similar food triggers and these can be quite common (like caffeine, alcohol, etc.) but sometimes after keeping a food diary, you may be surprised at some of the foods which can trigger the dizzies. Some pre-existing food sensitivities seem to aggravate my dizzies but it may not be the same for everyone. Anything too spicy does it for me.

Try keeping a food journal for a few weeks and see if there any obvious triggers for you and then slowly try to eliminate these from your diet.
It's a long process but it really helps in the end (and in my opinion, this is a safer way to go than trying all kinds of medications for which side-effects can sometimes be worse than the original condition for which they were prescribed)

I have found that eating as close to "nature's way", has helped me tremendously.

Good luck.

Claire in Canada