Thanks Carey. I'll look at that article too. I want to understand this better.by PoetKim - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN As an aside, my understanding is that WPW tends to have a strong inherited component. The mother of my friend I posted about above also had WPW. The two way path in the AV node is what gives WPW the ability to drive the heart rate really high. Is there any specific test for WPW other than looking at EKG when patient is in afib/arrhythmia/tachy? The last time i went to ER withby PoetKim - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for the info, George. I will read her story with interest.by PoetKim - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you gloaming for the feedback. WPW is supposed to have a high success rate from ablation - higher than "ordinary" afib. i'm not sure if that's because the extra electrical pathways are more clearly identified in WPW, or what. I certainly hope it works for him. sorry to hear you are preparing for 2nd ablation. good luck with that.by PoetKim - AFIBBERS FORUM
My brother (age 65) has had occasional afib episodes (and tachy episodes) for years. He was diagnosed a while back with WPW. Is being sent for ablation tomorrow. Anyone else have WPW? And was ablation curative for you, if so? Any advice for ablation recovery? Do's and dont's? My brother is not one to do much reading on medical issues, so he won't look into this himself. He liveby PoetKim - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks colindo. Perhaps that's the way to go with this.by PoetKim - AFIBBERS FORUM
For those of you taking the enzyme nattokinase regularly, do you take it on an empty stomach, or at least removed from meals? I had never thought about that but was at a health symposium where an MD was recommending it for dissolving/preventing clots (in context of covid, not afib). And he made point that you need to take it on empty stomach or the fibrinolytic enzyme will expend itself dissolvinby PoetKim - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePercyfaith A run on NAC??? Not one brand on Wellevate is availabel I can believe it. People are panicking to get stocked up now that FDA has shut down NAC sales in US, claiming it's a medication not a supplement. I recently ordered some existing stock from Bulk Supplements in US. But they said once that is gone, they won't be selling more. Canada still has NAC, including Canadaby PoetKim - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
QuoteNotLyingAboutMyAfib Thanks for the link, NLAMA.by PoetKim - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
QuoteNotLyingAboutMyAfib Kim - 'Dual entry' aka endosomal and TMPRSS2 inhibition is the most effective and safest method of halting covid. It's what I used in November and have seen success in less than 48 hours for myself and many others. No need to kitchen sink what already works 100%. How do you achieve endosomal and TMPRSS2 inhibition? What do you take?by PoetKim - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Quotesusan.d My husband takes it. Our dr (Harvard trained and also eastern medicine) has his holistic pharmacy in his office which he claims is pharmaceutical grade and sells it under his label. Thanks for the heads up. Does your husband notice any particular benefit from it?by PoetKim - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
May 15, 2021 - A story yesterday on the Mercola website says: NAC Banned From Amazon, FDA Says It's Medication Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola May 15, 2021 Story at-a-glance After sending warning letters to several manufacturers, the FDA invoked the Drug Exclusion Provision in U.S. code Title 21 to ban the sale of n-acetylcysteine (NAC) According to one attorney, thisby PoetKim - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
QuoteNotLyingAboutMyAfib Personally, NAC is not on my list. Why not? Curious. am just starting to read about NAC. And just ordered some powder. Also have some high-grade L-Glutathione for nebulizing if necessary.by PoetKim - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
I just noticed this news too. NAC definitely still available on canadian amazon. But I want powder form that is pure NAC with no fillers, excipients, etc. Canadian amazon doesn't have any. So I just ordered from this place in US - Bulk Supplements: They said they will continue to sell their existing stock but then that's it. Maybe should have bought more. But I've never usedby PoetKim - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
That is very interesting, Colin! Thank you for sharing these details of your natto journey. Do you also take nattokinase at any time? Or get it all from the natto itself? I very much look forward to the post with the theory. kimby PoetKim - AFIBBERS FORUM
I did not realize, until reading everyone's comments more closely and looking things up, that Lumbrokinase comes from earthworms... Interesting! They are very all-purpose creatures.by PoetKim - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
QuoteCarey My point was simply that I don't understand why people will seek out substances not proven safe and effective over substances proven safe and effective. Sure, I get it when the drugs aren't working for you or you can't afford them, but that's often not the case. There's this weird idea that regulated drug companies in known places = bad and unregulated drug coby PoetKim - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Quotecolindo BTW Kim, I am back to fresh Natto, for over a month now and have found no difference between that and frozen. Interesting! Thanks for letting me know. When you say no difference, do you mean in bleeding/clotting that you can observe?by PoetKim - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Sounds like there are no takers of Lumbrokinase here. And Susan, I'll remember to steer clear of the ground up earthworms for $90! lol!by PoetKim - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Apparently the fibrinolytic effect of Lumbrokinase is 30x more potent that Nattokinase. Which is why it is now being proposed as the fibrinolytic agent for Covid treatment by at least one doctor - Dr. Gustavo Aguirre Chang. Dr. Chang has been one of the leading doctors worldwide advocating early treatment of Covid to reduce hospitalizations and deaths. Since a number of us use nattokinase, Iby PoetKim - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Quotewolfpack Atrial myopathy is an interesting theory as the genesis of a-fib, but I’m confounded by the notion that it could be the cause in the athletic community. How does exercising the heart create myopathy? Maybe exercise creates more pressure - as in more blood pressure, more volume of blood pumped. and I got the impression that increased pressure on/in the heart is what stretches theby PoetKim - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteNotLyingAboutMyAfib Funny thing.... Susan I joked about this in PMs - "what if Eliquis is the cause of afib" I had the one event, got put on eliquis and more events until persistent af. I haven't watched video yet but I will I think Sanjay Gupta's point was that people who have atrial myopathy but not afib probably do need anticoagulant. and people who have aby PoetKim - AFIBBERS FORUM
Very interesting new video from Sanjay Gupta, York Cardiology (UK). Makes case that atrial myopathy (atrial wall weakness) is the actual cause of clots/strokes and NOT Afib itself. Says treatment (specifically anticoagulation) needs to be looked at differently, targeted differently in terms of who does and does not need it. Atrial size, strength, fibrosis needs to be assessed. Comorbiditiby PoetKim - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotealba I used to have an Epsom salts bath which is a very effective method of magnesium top up. Unfortunately, we moved house and now only have showers, so would have to consider a magnesium spray as an alternative. Or magnsium footsoak 20 min done with magnesium chloride,which has greater transdermal absorption than magnesium sulfate (epsom salt). I have read articles that magnesium chloby PoetKim - AFIBBERS FORUM
Welcome from Nanaimo, BC! Lots of help and good information and discussions here. kimby PoetKim - AFIBBERS FORUM
Wow! That is really interesting, Jackie! Thank you for sharing this. I had quite a while ago discovered on my own that my heart felt a lot more stable and a lot less crushed/pressurized if I slept on right side. Or rather, that everything felt normal if I slept on right side, but things got tricky and feel very iffy sometimes if I would roll onto left side. So I just started accepting that and stby PoetKim - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN Activated charcoal is a reasonable remedy you could take either to get rid of the gas or as a preventative. I just happened to purchase some activated charcoal today. Don't really know how to use it. Got it as universal antidote to poisonings/overdoses. How do I take it to address gas? Dissolve in warm water and drink? How much? I am someone who definitely feels that postby PoetKim - AFIBBERS FORUM
I always appreciate your interesting postings, Todd. Thank you!by PoetKim - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM