Vertigo Caused By Plant-Based Diet?

[jackieleftwich]

I'm working with someone who says she is unable to eat plant-based because when she does she gets vertigo. She has to eat fish to stop the vertigo. I'm not sure what to say to her. Is there a medical reason why this may be the case or are her beliefs that she can't be plant-based without fish causing the vertigo? She is a physician.

She wrote...
"I truly have vertigo when I am strictly plant based and this has occurred every time I have tried. My longest journey was for 1.5 years and I had vertigo for 8 months straight, a horrifying experience. I have told my friend XX that he needs to make me his one case study of the type who Just can’t do it. I Am back to seafood only which I have at least 3-4 times per week."

Yuk, fish.

Thanks for your help.

[Ejeff]

I would be very skeptical that going vegan causes the vertigo. Perhaps it is some other nutritional deficiencies. They say the longest they went Vegan was 18 months of which they had vertigo for 8 of those. Using that data it means she did not have vertigo for 10 of those months. I would point that out to her.

Also, people that don’t want to eat plants often come up with all kinds of excuses to justify their bad habits. And imho fish is a bad habit

Erin

[jackieleftwich]

Excellent point. 10 months she did not have vertigo.

[KillSwitch]

Why not include a little fish with the WFPB diet? No need to abandon everything and revert to eating SAD.

[RacingSnake108]

Maybe detoxing from all the mercury and parasites is making her feel unwell

[RacingSnake108]

Why not include a little fish with the WFPB diet? No need to abandon everything and revert to eating SAD.

No that makes way too much sense

[Jelliqal]

I would wonder if too little salt made her blood pressure too low.

[Vanilla Orchid]

Is she eating enough food? My husband has low blood pressure and sometimes gets vertigo. His doctor said to be sure not to skip meals.

[viv]

Eat more starch!
One big error in going vegan is not eating enough calories in the form of starch. We have to eat enough calories to keep going and starch (potatoes, rice, oatmeal, corn, beans etc.) The body breaks down starch molecules into glucose, which is the body's primary fuel source. (That's why keto is dangerous as the brain is deprived of glucose).

Low Blood Sugar:
Two weeks ago in the late morning I became very dizzy at work which is unusal for me. (Been on the McDougall Diet for ten years). A coworker said I may have low blood sugar so sure enough I drank some orange juice and felt better, then I ate my pbj sandwich, which I pack every day for lunch and felt very well. I had missed breakfast that morning as I was running late. So now I make sure to have breakfast and also Gatorade or similar available just in case. I am older now so as we age we need to be more vigilant.

Vitamin B12 deficiency:
Most important! Do not overlooked vitamin B12 deficiency. To be on the safe side take vitamin B12 as part of your regimen. Anything not needed will be eliminated. Many people, meateaters as well as vegans, are deficient and do not know it, vitamin B12 deficiency can case a myriad of nerurological symptoms including dizziness. Lack of vitamin B12 can cause permanent nurological damage so get tested. You need to be in the medium to high range to be on the safe side.

I hope this post is useful for you!
Viv