Meniere's (long)

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A while ago I received an email from a gentleman

who is managing Meniere's with diet and supplements.

 

His recommendations follow, slightly edited for brevity.

To find out which foods are highest in zinc,

the wonderful folks at the George Mateljan foundation

will tell you.

http://whfoods.org

 

I asked Henri permission to use his words, but never

heard back. So to make things right I will post his

greeting, which includes a link to his business, I am

sure he would like that.

Cheers,Henri YauckInfo~ ~ ^ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~A Business Dream Come Truehttp://www.ehenri.ca

 

Concerning, Meniere's. When this condition is diagnosed, thereis always a severe lack of Zinc in the fluid of the inner ear, evenwith-in the fluid in the eyes and also a lack of it in the prostrate.This in turn cause depletion in other important organs, nerve tissuesand brain tissues as well. In addition the nerve sheaths, capillariesand minute venus systems show signs of deterioration.When it was first discovered it was discovered in people70 and over and predominantly the male population and wasclassed as a disease of the aged.However, today, 2004 and current it is surfacing in womenas well, the youngest case I have come across is a young ladyof 23 (very, very tragic). Apparently (known by medical profession)oral contraceptives interfere with Zinc and other mineral absorption.Having said all of the above, what is the cure? Unfortunatelythere is none. But you can control it to the point of leadinga fairly normal life.The first thing that you need do is reduce dairy product consumptionor eliminate it altogether. This is major. The reason for this is theheavy injection of chemicals/hormones and antibiotics injected intothe dairy cows, these contrary to what you may have been told,find their way into your system (if you consume dairy) and thorougha chemical reaction slow the absorption of Zinc and several othervital minerals.Second, begin a heavy Zinc supplementation program. Here youneed to also ad copper to help the zinc absorb. In addition, regularsupplementation of MSM to help restore nervous, venus and capillaryfunction. Zinc by the way is also found in the DNA of every cell,so you can see the importance it plays. My own recommendation isthat if you are over 35 you should be supplementing with 15 - 20milligrams a day with 2 milligrams of copper every other day toavoid getting Meniere's. One indictor of zinc deficiency is if you lookat your nails and see little white spots like little clouds scatteredthrough the nails, although this may not be the case with everyone,it does hold true for most, this suggests Zinc deficiency in progress.In addition, it is important to keep a certain amount of calcium(multiple sources) in your blood by supplementing with your breakfastor morning meal. (Strong Bones by New Roots herbal recommended)this also means the occasional use of vitamins D and A.It helps to reduce the consumption of red meats as well, even ifyou do switch to organic beef, toxins and chemicals accumulatein highest concentrations in animal fat. These types of toxins andchemicals seem to trigger the symptoms when you have the disease,as do long chain sugars.One of the misfortunes of the medical profession is because there isa slight pressure or sensation of pressure in the inner ear as well as tinnitusthey often prescribe a diuretic or elimination of salt, which simplyproduces deafness quicker. What causes this sensation is a slightthickening of the fluid in the inner ear, a diuretic or reduction of saltwill only aggravate this condition more... in actual practice a littlesea salt added to the diet will help the inner ear retain a little morewater an thus thin the fluid to a more normal consistency reducingthe feeling of pressure somewhat. In addition salt is required forthe normal osmosis of cellular fluid movement in most every cellin the body so severe restriction of salt can have serious side effectsthat are not reversible.Now, another vital ingredient is walking. The legs have oftenbeen called your second heart, for good reason. At any momentin time they contain almost one third of your blood supply andmoving them in a good brisk walking motion stimulates circulationeven thorough out your brain as well as other parts where bloodcan stagnate. I use a step counter and have added an extra6000+ steps to my daily routine. In addition, I have added bar bellexercise to keep my upper body in tone.If you follow the above, if you have Meniere's, in about 8 - 14 monthsmost of your symptoms will disappear and after 24 months or soyou may still have slight bouts of dizziness from time to time. But,you can't go off the regime for prolonged periods of time or symptomswill start to re-appear. This is a control situation, because of thedamage caused to the system through depletion of Zinc and MSMin the system.