Guest guest Posted October 7, 2002 Report Share Posted October 7, 2002 Dear Victoria, RE: Your e=mail on :"Dizziness"Dizziness can be due to four factors which can be summarized as: Wind, Fire, Phlegm, Deficiency."The main way to distinguish the various types of dizziness is by integration with the accompanying symptoms and signs." (Do the other symptoms point to Wind, Fire, Phlegm, or Deficiency?)"Severe giddiness when evertying seems to sway and the person loses the balance is usually due to internal Wind.----------- I have had vertigo so bad a few times where I was in bed many weeks. I felt like I was spinning and even moving my head made it worse. But even just lying still it felt like I was spinning - not the room , just me. I believe I have internal wind. -"Slight dizziness accompanied by a feeling of heaviness and muzziness of the head indicates Phlegm obstructing the head and preventing the clear Yang from ascending to the head.------------- I believe I also have this - heaviness in the head, can't think clear, pain like being squeezed in a vise. Phlegm? --------------------- "Slight dizziness aggravated when tired, indicates Qi deficiency."A sudden onset of dizziness points to a Full pattern. A gradual onset points to an Empty pattern." (Giovanni Maciocia, The Foundations of , p. 156.)These are general notes on the most common Roots of dizziness.In the case of Liver Yang Rising Causing Wind, Liver Yang Rising is a mixed Excess and Deficiency problem. The Liver Yang Rising part is Excess, but Liver Yang can only rise when Liver Yin is Deficient.Phlegm is classified as an Excess problem because any Phlegm is too much.------------------------- I guess I must be a mixed exc & def problem. I'm trying to sort this out but still learning this TCM method:) Thanks for your help. Victoria- Sharon Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, more faith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2002 Report Share Posted October 7, 2002 Dear Victoria, You certainly have an abundance of knowledge regarding TCM. Thanks for all the information. Regarding the kidney and liver yin deficiency - that was one of the ratings I was high in - in Henry Lu's book. I am going to print out the following points that you listed. Truthfully, at this point, I'm not sure what to do with them. I assume you would use them if you get acupuncture. I still have not gotten a book on the accupoints yet, but will order one. Take Care, Sharon "TreatmentPrinciple of treatment: nourish Liver and Kidney Yin."He then suggests the following points for Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency:Kidney 3 to tonify the Kidneys, Kidney 6 to tonify Kidney Yin, Liver 8 totonify Liver Blood and Liver Yin,Ren 4 to tonify Kidney Yin and Kidney Essence, Bladder 23 and Bladder 20 totonify Blood, Bladder 17 and Bladder 18 to tonify Liver Blood (he says thatdirect moxa can be used on Bl 17 to tonify Blood), Bladder 10 for occipitalheadache, and Du 20 for vertical headache ("moxa could be used ifLiver-Blood deficiency predominates over Liver-Yin deficiency"). (GiovanniMaciocia, The Foundations of , pp. 259-260.)Victoria Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, more faith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2002 Report Share Posted October 7, 2002 Dear Victoria, I checked out a website regarding Neurally Mediated Hypotension. I certainly do have some of the symptoms. In reading on one article, it said that a low salt diet can sometimes be a factor. I know that I normally do not eat a lot of salt. I don't eat many canned foods, not many crackers, chips, the biggest thing is in cheese and once in a while french fries. Also, with eating a lot of sugar, perhaps that is wiping out the salt factor??? Thanks I have added the website to my favorites and will check more later. I'm certainly not willing to take a slant test now. Take Care, Sharon --------- There is a condition called Neurally Mediated Hypotension that you may want to research. There probably is something about it on the website of The CFIDS Association of America since so many PWCs have been found to have NMH.The blood pressure does not maintain and does not rise when it should. Movement can cause a person to feel like s/he is going to pass out. Most sufferers have low blood pressure, but some have high blood pressure. The key symptom is that the blood pressure does not rise or maintain when it should. The test for NMH is a tilt table test, but I hear the test is agony if one has NMH.I've noticed that many who have the symptoms of NMH also have hypoglycemic symptoms. When one gets up too suddenly or changes the position of the head, feelings of being about to faint occur, though the person rarely passes out. Dizziness is common. Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, more faith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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