Dear Annie, do you know of any natural solutions to help relieve vertigo? It started over a year ago, but I’ve had very few episodes until recently. Its miserable. A few times now, I’ve been so dizzy; I get nauseous. My ears ring “normally” yet a few hours before the onset of a vertigo episode, my left ear rings louder.
Dear Annie, I wanted to share a memory-strengthening strategy with you. About 20 years ago (I’m 72) I started noticing my memory beginning to weaken, and asked my friend, an expert in alternative remedies, what I should start taking. Long story short, I’ve been taking 12 mg of BioAstin (astaxanthin) and a tablet of Lipothiamine (originally …
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Bacopa, also known as Brahmi and Water Hyssop, has a long history of use in the indigenous medical systems of India and Sri Lanka. These ancient modalities, called Ayurveda and Siddha, used Bacopa for 1000’s of years as a powerful brain tonic and rejuvenation agent called a rasāyana (more about this below). For more information …
Part 3 of our Naturally Healing Traumatic Brain Injury Series A few months ago, I took a fall that resulted in a mild to moderate traumatic brain injury. The concussion was exacerbated by a bleed in the frontal lobe of my brain. The whole thing felt surreal! One moment I was taking my grandson out …
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This is a continuation of our conversation about naturally supporting the healing of a Traumatic Brain Injury. If you haven’t read it already, you might be interested in reading part 1 in this series Natural Solutions for Traumatic Brain Injuries Part 1. Summary of Presentation This work is delivered in three parts for easier assimilation. …
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Part 1 Let’s talk about Traumatic Brain Injuries. Earlier this year, I took a fall that resulted in a concussion or what the medical people called a closed- head, traumatic brain injury. In my case it was exacerbated by a bleed in the frontal lobe of my brain. The whole thing felt surreal because it …
Ramblings and a Book Review The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist’s Notebook — What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing. By Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D and Maia Szalavitz. Holistic Psychiatry This was a fantastic book about what we can learn from …
Ginkgo biloba is an amazing tree with many uses. In the west, we use the leaves as a cardiovascular tonic to stabilize and enhance blood vessels in an effort to make them stronger and more effective. Daily use of Ginkgo impacts peripheral blood flow, working to vitalize, restore and protect cognitive function. Ginkgo works on …