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     My first thoughts surrounding this blog centered on sharing my story about the debilitating and frustrating symptom, "vertigo".  I was told for years it was Meniere's Syndrome but received no long lasting help.   It's a scary and  challenging disorder and many people still have not found answers that make a difference for them. They all ask:  " Is it from salt, from too much endolymph in my semicircular canals,  from allergy, from stress or am I missing some neuro-chemical?"  Some are told it occurs because a storm came in last night or there is some other change in the weather.  They, too, are frustrated in their attempts to  solve the problem and, maybe, save their hearing.  At the very least they do not want "vertigo". 

     It is such a help that we now have the internet to research this topic, locate helpful professionals and share with others who also suffer with the problem.  My goal is to be part of this process and to share how I found relief.  I have not found a cure, but I have found control.  Perhaps you have time to read my long story.  It has not been easy but I have learned a lot and am in a comfortable spot.  It is interesting to note that, even as a child, I would always be sick on boat rides.  I had to refrain from going on roller coasters and the Tea Cup ride at Disneyland,  but could ride Ferris Wheels and ski.  I have never had a migraine but I do have a history of "sinus"  and menstrual headaches. 

     What I eat, the types of food and beverages, has been on my mind for many years.  I have either been dieting (trying to stay slim over the years - and I know ALL the diets) or rotating and eliminating foods for what I thought was just food sensitivities or allergies.  Now there is even a longer list of forbidden foods as you will read in my story.  So, I am always on the hunt for new items I can enjoy, or at least weave into my routine on occasion.  There is much out there to keep one satisfied.  I want to pass these ideas on to others.

     My original degrees were in Speech Pathology and  Communicative Disorders.  After 6 years in that field, my husband and I started a new adventure.  For 32 years we owned and operated a private Preschool and a Primary School.  I am not in the medical field at all.  I am not personally selling anything.  I am merely sharing a story I hope will be helpful.  You will read in my notes that in 2008 I truly had the rug pulled out from under me.  It took 4 years to find the solution.

     *For Early Stages of My Symptoms (Click Here)

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