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A22 HEALTH
Wednesday 1 February
Whirling Rooms By: Dr Carlos Viana can help our body regain

control of the spinning
room. After you and you
have explored possible in-
With my eyes closed my composure of both the Some people are affected fections of your inner ear,
airplane instructor twists plane and myself. in both ears; others just one ruled out anemia, brain
and turns the plane so that Vertigo from Latin that ear. Onset of Mèniére’s tumors, stroke, migraines,
it is not flying level. This is a means “whirling about” de- is sometimes related to epilepsy, or multiple scle-
classic “unusual attitude” scribes a medical condition stress. Regular medicine rosis, all which may result in
training every pilot needs in which somebody feels usually looks for problems feelings of dizziness; come
to repeat to stay a safe the sensation of dizziness with the inner ear for dizzy in to have a TCM liver eval-
pilot. I groan as I fight to with the room spinning. Diz- symptoms. However, most uation. Let us help you cool
keep from vomiting my ziness is an indistinct term people that we see have the fire in your body’s pal-
breakfast. “OK, open your which describes a variety been dizzy for more than a command is broken. Men- ace and stop the whirling
eyes and straighten the air- of conditions ranging from couple of days. strual flow becomes heavy room.
craft”, orders my instructor. lightheadedness, unsteadi- As a Traditional Chinese or “reckless” and menstrual CARLOS VIANA, Ph. D. is
I open my eyes to find my ness to vertigo and spans a Medical (TCM) physician I problems; bladder and an Oriental Medical Doc-
instructor has covered my large range of symptoms. know the liver is involved in painful lower stomachs tor (O.M.D.) having studied
airplane instruments. Not These symptoms range many problems with dizzi- develop. Although, sexual in China; a US Board Cert.
good my instincts scream. from the most dramatic, ness. The liver detoxifies our desire drops, satisfying sex- Clinical Nutritionist (C.C.N.),
Facing out to sea I cannot vertigo, to the least se- blood and an overworked ual activity is a great way an Addiction Professional
tell the difference between vere, imbalance. Included liver produces a condi- to help “calm” the Liver. In (C.Ad.), Chairperson of the
sky and ocean and my in these feelings is fainting, tion that we call “liver fire”; our clinic we have found Latin American Committee
brain is telling me we are which results in a loss of whose symptoms are dizzi- acupuncture treatments of the International Acad-
turning left. consciousness. ness, pain on the sides of to be fantastic in improv- emy of Oral Medicine and
The seconds tick off as I As a private pilot I know it is the head at the temples, ing a “hot” Liver, therefore Toxicology (IAOMT), a Re-
try to adjust the aircraft the sensory system located a sensation that you are helping dizzy symptoms. juvenating Cell Therapist
to what I feel is going on. in the inner ear that helps choking, heart palpitations, Milk Thistle, Astragalus root, specializing in Age Man-
“Now”, I say implying that the body to maintain bal- and stomach upset. People Black Cohosh root, Don agement, has a weekly
I think I have control of ance. Balance in the hu- with liver fire usually have Quai Root, Red Clover and radio program, writes and
the airplane to my instruc- man body is coordinated a green hue around their Rhodiola root as well as lectures extensively. For in-
tor as he uncovers my air- by the brainstem, which mouths, wake up around Evening Primrose Oil are formation: VIANA HEALING
plane instruments. As I look collects information from 3:00am and get angry eas- beneficial herbs and oils for CENTER, Kibaima 7, St Cruz
at my instruments. I am other parts of the brain and ily. the liver. You improve liver TEL: 585-1270 Web Site:
headed into the ground sensory organs throughout Lifestyle choices, including function by slowing down www.vianaheal.com
turning slowly in a classic the body. The sensory or- eating processed foods, alcohol consumption, ex- “Prescriptions from Para-
flying problem, called the gans that play critical roles taking pharmaceutical or ercising and eating natu- dise” - 2012 International
“graveyard spiral”. relaying information to the other drugs, working or liv- ral food that is good for Book Award Winner - ta op-
I have done this maneu- brain-stem include the skin, ing with chemicals, bom- your metabolic type and tenible na Aruba na Viana
ver before and I know eyes, muscles and joints, bardment of EMF’s (elec- prepare food that has not Healing Center, Tur libreria,
that in a spinning cockpit and the vestibular system in trometric fields) and not been fried, helps dramati- Gift shops y centro nan di
I have to trust my instru- the inner ear. Dizziness may getting enough exercise cally. salud di calidad. tambe
ments even though my result with dysfunction in all contribute to our toxic Get The Point! Modern ta disponibel den forma
sense of balance, coming any of these components overload, making it impos- life can affect our body’s do print y pa Kindle down-
from my middle ear is tell- or in the nerves that con- sible for our livers to work equilibrium, particularly load pa nos amigo nan pa
ing me different. I line up nect them. efficiently. because of the toxins we fo di Aruba na www.ama-
the plane according to my French physician Pros- Interestingly, historically this are exposed to every day zon.com Pa anuncio nan
instruments and start feel- per Mèniére described condition was known here in our air, water and food. acerca di mas evento nan
ing a sensation of whirling Mèniére’s disease as hav- in Aruba and was called Additionally, sedentary y firmamento di buki check
or tilting that causes a loss ing four particular symp- ‘madder”. TCM views a lifestyle, chemicals, medi- , check corant nan local,
of balance, a dizziness that toms: vertigo lasting for an healthy Liver as “The Gen- cines, electrometric fields radio y television tambe
puts my stomach wanting hour or more, but less than eral” who sends energy in from computers, electri- como riba www.viana-
to give up breakfast. “Ver- 24 hours; ringing or buzzing the form of fluid to various cal transformers and cell heal.com y join e discusion
tigo”, I complain as my in- sounds in the ear; feeling parts of the body. If the phone towers all affect our riba nos Facebook pagi-
structor intently watches to of pressure or fullness in the General’s “palace,” the balance. The right diet, na: www.facebook.com/
make sure I have regained ear; and some hearing loss. liver, is on fire, the chain of acupuncture and herbs prescriptionsformparadise