How to treat vertigo and dizziness naturally?

31 scientifically proven ways to treat vertigo and dizziness naturally

1- Perform the epley maneuver (canalith repositioning procedure), lie down flat on the bed, stretch your legs straight and your arms straight with your head and neck outside the edge of the bed. For dizziness from the right ear, turn your head 45 degrees to the left and stay in this position for 30 seconds until all your symptoms subside, then slowly move your head to the opposite direction, turn your head 45 degrees to the right and stay in this position for 30 seconds until all your symptoms go away, then quickly lie down on your right side and move your chin down and look at your bed, stay in this position for about 30 seconds or until all your symptoms go away, once you reach this point sit up at the edge of your bed and wait a few minutes. Reverse these moves for the left ear.

2- Get enough rest, sleep at least 8 hours at night

3- Stay hydrated, drink eight to 10 glasses of fluid daily and try to eat one to two juicy fruits and veggies per meal. Eat water-rich fruit and vegetables, like watermelon, strawberries, grapefruit, cantaloupe, zucchini, radish, celery, peaches, pineapple, green cabbage, cranberries, orange, cauliflower, eggplant, red cabbage, peppers, spinach, broccoli, and raspberries

4- Have a balanced diet, consume a variety of foods, get more whole grains, fish and nuts. Cut down on animal fat and limit added sugar

5- Stop smoking and drinking. Avoid caffeine, alcohol, chocolate and smoking tobacco

6- Review your medicines, your medicines should be reviewed once every six months to check that they are right for you

7- Reduce stress levels

8- Be Active

9- Talk to your doctor about other causes of dizziness

10- Try Acupressure to reduce and alleviate symptoms of vertigo and dizziness naturally by stimulating a specific set of acupoints (pressure points)

11- Restrict salt intake and consider taking diuretic therapy to decrease extracellular fluid (ECF) volume. Your doctor may prescribe a diuretic (water pill) if you have Meniere’s disease

12- Self-care at home, avoid rapid movements of the head

13- Take a magnesium supplement, take 100-300 mg of magnesium per day, low magnesium levels or hypomagnesemia, can cause a dizziness and loss of balance.

14- Take a vitamin D3 supplement, as vitamin D receptors in the inner ear play an important role in the regulation of calcium homeostasis, taking a vitamin D3 supplement can reduce the recurrence rate of BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo).

15- Take a vitamin B12 sypplement, take 1000 MCG of vitamin B12 per day, low Vitamin B12 levels may lead to a number of neurological problems, including dizziness, feeling off-balance, hypotension and decreased or insufficient blood flow to the brain.

16- Take 160-240 mg of ginkgo biloba extract daily for three months. This treatment is as effective as 32 mg per day of betahistine in people with vertigo due to vestibular disorders (Sokolova 2014). Take 40 mg of ginkgo biloba extract three to four times daily to get rid of vertigo and dizziness instantly (Naprienko 2014).

17- Drink gastrodia elata tea, or try intravenous injection of gastrodin (gastrodia elata root extract) on a daily basis, which can be used in the treatment of nerve injury for promoting neuronal repair. Alternatively, take a herbal supplement, such as tianma (Gastrodia elata Blume) tablets, capsules, pills, injections and concentrated capsules for the treatment of destabilizing conditions, such as vertigo (Li 2004; Ramachandran 2012).

18- Take Vertigoheel tablets, take three tablets of Vertigoheel, three times daily for 14 days (Claussen 1984).

19- Take coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) supplements, take 50–150 mg of CoQ10 per day for three months (Baggio 1994).

20- Glutathione, rebamipide, and vitamin C. Take 300 mg of rebamipide per day along with 300 mg per day of glutathione and 600 mg per day of vitamin C for 12 months.

21- Eat foods high in cysteine, like beef, chicken, pork, fish, lamb, eggs, cheese, soybeans, red pepper, onion, garlic, bananas, sunflowers seeds, oats, legumes, kamut, linseed, wheat germ, granola and oat flakes. The recommended daily intake for cysteine is 4.0mg/kg of body weight (1.9mg/pound). A person weighting 71kg (155 pounds) should consume around 287mg of cysteine per day.

22- Eat foods high in glutathione, such as cruciferous vegetables, like brussels sprouts, broccoli (broccoli flowers), cabbage, cauliflower, siberian kale, bok choy, garden cress, arugula, watercress, radish, daikon, horseradish, mustard, turnips, collard greens (collards), rutabaga (swede), and kohlrabi. Alternatively, take nutrient supplements that can increase glutathione levels, such as vitamin C, L-cysteine, selenium, whey protein, and N-acetylcysteine (NAC).

23- Eat foods high in N-acetylcysteine (NAC), such as yogurt, red peppers, garlic, onions, broccoli, oats, brussels sprouts, egg yolks, wheat germ, and food sources that are high in protein, like chicken, turkey, duck, pork, sausage meat, luncheon meat, cottage cheese, ricotta, and granola. Alternatively, take N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) supplement, a sulfur-based amino acid needed to make glutathione, take 250-1,500 mg of N-acetylcysteine per day.

24- Eat foods high in selenium, like brazil nuts, yellowfin tuna, chicken, sardines, turkey, beef, beef liver, bananas, meat, seafood and certain grains.

25- Take a Vitamin B6 supplement, take 40 mg of vitamin B6 per day, especially if you have medication-related vertigo

26- Take a vitamin C supplement, take 1500-2000 mg of vitamin C daily.

27- Take a vitamin E supplement, take 400 iu of vitamin E daily

28- Take omega 3 supplements, such as cod liver oil

29- Drink two cups of ginger tea a day, to make ginger tea simply place 1 ginger tea bag or 1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger (1 tablespoon of fresh ginger root) in a mug, pour one cup of boiling water over the ginger, cover, and steep for five minutes, then add two teaspoons of honey and one tablespoon of lemon juice into the mug and stir well.

30- Avoid foods that contain tyramine, an amino acid, such as chicken liver, smoked meats, sausage or salami, red wine, home-brewed beers, fava or broad beans, green peas, yogurt, sour cream, alcoholic beverages, fermented foods, chocolate, overripe fruits, overripe bananas, sauerkraut, shrimp paste, teriyaki sauce, tempeh, kimchi, ripened cheeses (except cottage, ricotta, cream and neufchatel cheese), all nuts and seeds (walnuts and pecans), and soy products like bean curd, soybean condiments, soy sauce, miso soup or tofu. Limit Avocado to ½ cup per day, limit canned figs to ½ cup (100 g) per day, limit pineapple to ½ cup per day, and limit citrus fruits like orange, tangerine, lemon and grapefruit to 1/2 cup per day. Eat only unripened soft cheese (Cottage).

31- Eat sweets especially if your vertigo is caused by hypoglycemia, or low-blood sugar

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Verified by: Dr.Diab (February 17, 2018)

Citation: Dr.Diab. (February 17, 2018). How to treat vertigo and dizziness naturally?. Medcoi Journal of Medicine, 2(2). urn:medcoi:article20050.