5 drinks to reduce dizziness

Dizziness is very common, often occurring in the elderly, debilitated, and cerebral anemic people. Symptoms include loss of balance, feeling yourself or things around you spinning, wobbling.

Dizziness is not a disease but a symptom of one or more combined health problems such as lack of sleep, heat stroke, dehydration, food or drug allergies. Patients with high or low blood pressure, vestibular neuritis, head injury, transient ischemic attack, stroke, brain tumor, may experience dizziness.

MSc. Quang Thanh Ngan, specialist in Neurology, Tam Anh General Clinic, District 7, Tam Anh General Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, said that dizziness often occurs suddenly, in just a few seconds or minutes, but can also occur suddenly. can last for many hours. This condition increases the risk of falls, injuries, and traffic accidents.

People with dizziness should seek timely examination and treatment at a medical facility with a neurological specialty to avoid dangerous prolonged exposure. Depending on the cause, doctors can provide appropriate treatment such as medication, physical therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation, surgery…

In addition to prescribed examination and treatment, patients can refer to some of the following drinks to help prevent and improve dizziness.

Water Helps rehydrate, increase circulating volume, and balance the amount of fluid in the body. People with dizziness drink 1.5-2 liters of filtered water every day to help reduce feelings of fatigue, dizziness due to lack of water or low blood pressure. Drinking enough water also promotes metabolism, eliminates toxins from the body, reduces stress and dizziness, and increases concentration.

Coconut water Contains minerals potassium, magnesium, manganese, vitamin C and the amino acid L-arginine that can increase cell sensitivity to insulin, contributing to stabilizing blood sugar.

The main ingredients in coconut water are water and electrolytes, accounting for up to 95%, rehydrating and stabilizing blood pressure. Drinking a coconut every day (without added sugar) helps improve symptoms of dizziness, lightheadedness, tinnitus, and lightheadedness.

Lemonade Contains many essential nutrients for the body such as vitamin B6, C, citric acid, pectin, potassium, fiber (from shrimp and lemon segments). Lemon juice helps quench thirst, improves cardiovascular disease, blood pressure, strengthens the immune system and digestion. The sour taste of lemon juice stimulates the senses and nervous system, creating a feeling of refreshment, reducing stress, increasing alertness and metabolism. From there, patients can prevent dizziness, fatigue, and nausea.

Ginger tea Contains active ingredients gingerol and shogaol, which have the role of warming the body, digestion, pain relief, anti-inflammation, expanding blood vessels, contributing to increasing blood flow to the brain, preventing dizziness due to transient ischemic attacks.

Ginger has vitamins C, B6, minerals such as iron, potassium, magnesium, calcium. They help boost immunity, protect brain cells, and improve neurological and cardiovascular health. This drink also helps reduce stress and improve sleep quality. Because stress and insomnia are two common causes of dizziness.

Honey Provides vitamin B, vitamin C, calcium, iron, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, antioxidants. Drinking honey mixed with warm water supports healthy digestion, increases blood flow to the brain, replenishes water and energy, and reduces dizziness and lightheadedness.

Doctor Thanh Ngan recommends that people with dizziness should establish a scientific regime of work, rest, eating, exercise, and use medication and treatment as prescribed by the doctor. Avoid stress, anxiety, get enough sleep. Do not smoke, limit alcohol and psychoactive substances. Avoid sudden changes in standing, lying, or sitting positions that can easily lead to recurring dizziness.

Adding natural active ingredients such as blueberry and ginkgo biloba helps increase blood circulation and oxygen to the brain, contributing to preventing symptoms of dizziness, improving headaches and insomnia.