Dara Dietz Blog

Here is an update on my healing Journey for Vertigo.  Understanding what is causing the Vertigo has been very helpful in discovering how to support and clear the issue. 

The cause for me is: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) which is the most common cause of vertigo, and it’s often caused by calcium crystals that detach from their normal location in the inner ear. These crystals can then move into the semicircular canals, which sense head rotation, causing the canals to send the wrong signals to the brain. This confuses the brain, leading to the vertigo symptoms that include:

• A spinning sensation when the head position changes
• Falling out of bed or losing balance when getting up
• Falling when tilting the head back or forward while walking
• Nausea and vomiting 

There are several positional exercises you can do that are said to be helpful in clearing the symptoms from Vertigo.  After trying them and not finding them to be as effective as the herbal supports or topical application we will not discuss them in this article.  Members have shared their experiences; some have found them to be very effective.  My best suggestion is to try them for relief as some have said they are helpful, detailed instructions can be found on Youtube.

Herbal Supports that have proved very helpful in stopping the symptoms are:

Brain Food formula: 1 to 2 tsp. in a cup of hot water.  I add a little almond milk to my teas. 

NF Formula: ½ tsp in with the brain Formula. 

Cayenne: 1 tsp.  This I add to make what I like to call my Hot Lemonade.

• 1 tsp Cayenne
  • 1 Tablespoon Apple Cider vinegar
  • Lemon Juice to taste
  • Maple Syrup or Honey to taste.
  • 16 to 32 ounces of cool  or cold water 

The Cayenne can be taken in a few swallows of water or can be added to the Hot Lemonade.

Topically to aid in clearing the crystals I have found using the Charcoal/Flax Poultices over both ears to be really effective.  Three applications seems to be the key. 

Apply the Poultices over both ears for three hours three times.  My experience has been the symptoms have ended after the third application.  Unfortunately every time I have to visit the dentist the issue begins again. My Dentist appointments are on Thursday afternoon, each time it has taken until Saturday afternoon for the vertigo to start up again.  After my last visit we began applying the poultices as a preventive on Thursday night and Friday during the day.  There was only a very mild bit of vertigo on Saturday afternoon.  It seems to have worked very well as a preventive.  I still have two more visits to the Dentist before all this work is done.  I’m not looking forward to them but after the excellent results after this last visit it appears we have a very good game plan to deal with the issue.

The Poultices is held in place with two wide sweat bands.

After breaking a tooth and having it extracted the infection occurring within the tooth and gum area was very difficult to clear.  All the regular infection work was not clearing the white pimple, indicating a pocket of infection in the gum above the extracted tooth area. 

In addition to the infection in my gums I was also dealing with a debilitating case of vertigo.  The more aggressive my infection work the more concentrated the vertigo became.  Clearing the infection from my head caused intense feelings of anxiety, loss of my balance when standing or walking, and was affecting my blood pressure. 

Between the Cayenne and Brain Formula all the vertigo issues were held under control.  Before this occurred I limited my Brain Formula to just one dose a day.  The dose needed to support me through this issue became 1 to 2 teaspoons two or three times a day.  On a few occasions I took this large dose twice in an hour when needing to seriously knock down the onset I could feel trying to get a foothold.  There was absolutely no backlash from using the increased amount of the Brain food Formula since it is not a detoxing formula.  No waste is dumped into the system for removal by the liver, kidneys, or bowels.  This is a food, or feeding combination of herbs for the brain. 

The infection support that finally cleared the pocket of infection from my gums was doing the Charcoal/Flax Seed Poultice over both my ears.  Well into my third week of infection work for my mouth I began to feel some discomfort in my left ear.  Concerned that the infection could be spreading into my ears I applied the Infection poultice (charcoal/Flax Seed) over both my ears using two large three inch sweat bands angled low around my head and over both ears to hold them in place. 

The poultices were left on for 4 hours before replacing with a fresh one.  I continued to apply them during the day over a two day period.  The first three caused my ears to become very sore.  It felt as thought the ear tissue itself was full of toxins.  I applied some healing salve to knock out the inflammation, which provided complete relief from the soreness.  By the fourth application of the infection poultice the white pimple on my gum was completely gone and my ears were unaffected by the poultice. 

While doing all this infection work I also did several ELFs (Emergency Liver Flushes) to support all the waste my liver was processing out.  It took nearly a month to completely clear the infection.  When I had my follow up appointment with the dentist after taking a full set of x-rays she said I was infection free and that the extraction site was healing beautifully .   

Doing the Infection poultice over my ears was the key that finally pulled all the infection from the gum area.  I will admit to being surprised it was so effective on the gum area when applied over the ears. 

With this in mind a good suggestion for clearing stubborn  gum infections would be in addition to the regular infection work to use the Infection poultice over both ears for topical support of the area. 

Positively hundreds of instances could be cited to prove the deleterious effects of the application of inorganic matter and the positive curative effects of the intelligent application of nature’s great store of organic remedies– Herbs– in the treatment of pathological conditions of the human organism. —Advanced Treatise in Herbology, by Dr. Edward E. Shook, pg. 16

Inorganic Iodine

We will take a cursory glance at one more important item of evidence showing the incalculable injury that can be done to the human organism by the administration of inorganic substances, more especially, those elements which have been artificially made or separated from organic matter by the action of violent acids, alkalies, or reduction to ashes by burning.

This universally-used and insidious poison is commonly called iodine. this element is found naturally combined with sodium, potassium, calcium, and manganese, in seawater, mineral springs, and marine plants and animals, but in exceedingly minute quantities. There are only 37 parts of iodine in 100,000 parts of cod liver oil.

the commonly used iodine is obtained from the ashes of burnt kelp, dissolved in water; the solution is then evaporated. The iodine is liberated by the action of chlorine aided by heat, and then condensed.

taken internally, this form of iodine acts both as a local irritant and as a true poison. It slowly decomposes water stealing hydrogen to form hydrogen iodide. This in turn gives off white fumes on contact with air and has a powerful acid reaction. Mixed with oxygen, it decomposes in the dark forming water, and liberating iodine, which again carries on its devastating effects upon the gastric organs and fluids producing a long chain of disasters.

The gas previously mentioned under sulfur; namely, sulfur anhydride, is decomposed by iodine, once more forming hydrogen iodide, and freeing sulfur; and we have seen what sulfur does.

This inorganic iodine is a most insidious and injurious substance that upsets and disorganizes all the digestive fluids producing various forms of dyspepsia, severe gastric pain, indigestion, foul gaseous eructation, and inability to assimilate food. this so-called specific disease is named, Iodism. it by no means confines its disruptive action to the gastric organs, nor does it have to be taken internally to poison the body; for if it be painted on the throat or any other part of the body, it can be traced in the urine in from 30 to 40 minutes.

Organic Iodine

Now to the difference manifested in the action of organic iodine; and what a vast difference there is.

Every saline aquatic plant contains iodine in combination with sodium, potassium, calcium, and manganese; also phosphates, sulfates, chlorides, bromides, ect.

They are all nonpoisonous, nutrient foods, antiscorbutics and vulnerary plants of the highest order.

Here are two in particular that for thousands of years have been used successfully in the treatment and cure of chronic disease.

Bladderwrack (Fucus vesiculosis). It is an alterative of great virtue, especially in obesity, reducing fatty acids, and tending to rid the system of useless waste matter.

Irish Moss (Chondrus crispus), a remarkable demulcent, nutrient, and dietetic providing the organism with what are loosely called vitamins, in the form of chlorides, iodides, bromides, phosphates, and sulfates of sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium. all of them are positive organic salts, absolutely necessary to the healthy metabolism of the human body. This whole family of herbs is fully described, together with their therapeutic application. —Advanced Treatise in Herbology, by Dr. Edward E. Shook, pg. 15-16

Read more on the subject of Iodine from the first chapter of Dr. Shook’s text book.