You wake up, sit on the edge of the bed and, before you take the first step, there it is again:
that soft but annoying dizziness, as if the floor was made of rubber or the head did not quite fit with the body.
It is not a vertigo that makes the room spin.
It’s something more subtle, more treacherous: heavy head, unsteady steps, a feeling of “floating.”
Many are told: “It’s normal, it’s age.”
But as a geriatrician, I, Dr. Luis Luna, have seen too many patients improve to accept that phrase as fate.
Dizziness and a heavy head are not a mandatory part of aging.
In most cases they are related to daily habits that seem harmless, but that disrupt balance, circulation and the way the brain interprets movement.
Think of your balance as an orchestra: hydration, breathing, inner ear, blood pressure, neck muscles…
If one is out of tune, the whole thing loses harmony and dizziness appears.
Let’s review, one by one, the 7 most frequent mistakes I see in consultation and how to correct them with simple but powerful changes.
