![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Hello Larry from Longwood! Good to see you posting. Thanks for your kind words. Send me a PM and let me know how you are. Best, Jackieby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
James - On the "pasture fed" eggs… that’s a new identification for me here in NEOhio… my food market is a relatively small chain of stores privately owned by people who sell wholesome foods grown by local farmer (often organic) and selective other resources so I’m only familiar with eggs from farmyard chickens. However, I do recall reading that natural plant colorings from annatto,by Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
James - The free calcium issue would make sense for contributing to arrhythmia since we know that when calcium overpowers magnesium, the excitatory property of too much calcium inside heart cells is a problem (as identified by the Exatest electrolyte ratios). I have not spent time researching the connection to low K2, excess calcium and AF, but it certainly is logical. As for testing of K2, Iby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Jill - You'll be in the best hands with Dr. Natale. Best to you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Cindy - Shannon is the Lariat procedure info expert. He's traveling so wait a bit for a response. He's going to have one himself with Dr. Natale in Texas and can give you all the details and precautions. Two doctors do the procedure...so it's important to choose a highly experienced team (as Dr. Natale has there in Austin)... so that the lariat placement is both safe and effectby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Latest “Red Meat Study” Doubly Flawed Posted By ANH-USA On April 16, 2013 No, meat is not unsafe—nor is L-carnitine. A recent study [1] published in the journal Nature Medicine associates the amino acid L-carnitine, found in red meat, supplements, and sports supplements, with the risk of heart disease. Here are some examples of what the media said about it: The Daily Mail (UK) [2]: “Redby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
James - the danger isn’t too much vitamin D (unless it’s over the 100 number) but rather that when using supplemental D, it will ‘liberate’ free calcium for deposition in soft tissues such as arteries rather than go to the bones as it is supposed to do. So, therefore, the use of the MK7 vitamer functions to direct the calcium into bones…. Especially important for those using warfarin as that cby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Gill - Refer to CR 72 for the relevant science on potassium... definitely it would apply not only to AF but also hypertension as the mechanism is through the action of the sodium/potassium ion pumps. Read at least the Intro, Interim Summary and Final Summary statement. Erling offered a brilliant piece of work pulling together all that science that has been known for a very long time on this toby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Louise - the repleting of deficient magnesium levels in heart cells is not something that is typically accomplished quickly. It can take months or even much longer. And some people never become fully replete. If your 600 mg daily is your bowel tolerance dose, then just keep at that and with time, it may support all of your cellular needs... or maybe not... Much depends on how much you depleby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Marg - Just give this a bit more time and get back on the core supplements plus avoid the dietary pitfalls...especially sugar consumption. If you responded well to gluten avoidance, that's a life-long commitment. It isn't something that goes away with time. An antigenic response will cause other problems in the body over time. It'salso a good idea to get back on one of the aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
James – when I began my nattokinase fact-finding mission, I consulted with Ralph Holsworth, DO, who had developed and was marketing a nattokinase product line at the time as a result of his research with Dr. Hiroyuki Sumi. (Japan Bio Science Laboratories Company Ltd. ) As an outgrowth of that enterprise, he became the sole importer and distributor of the bonafide menaquinone 7 (K2 MK7) product frby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Sam -Sorry, I had forgotten about your physical interference and the impact that has on your energy flow through that area. You may recall that even before I had AF, I was involved with essential oils and the therapeutic value of energy medicine, frequencies and meridian flow. I just checked my library about L-limonene and all I see is a d-limonene form. Can you enlighten on the difference?by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Benj! My how time flies! So good to see you are doing so well thanks to the skill of Dr. Pinski.. He certainly is the one to see in the Florida area. Last I heard from Marian, she's still great too. Thanks so much for keeping in touch. Best to you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
James - the MK4 form of vitamin K has a very short half-life. The research by the scientists at the University of Maastricht - Netherlands, Doctors Cees Vermeer and Leon Schurgers... who are lead researchers in the Vitamin K area... indicates that the MK7 is the longer half-life and more effective form. I'm sure LEF will rely on the science coming out of Maastricht as they are the worldby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
On the Biofilm topic: A highly respected scientist in biofilm research and Chief Science Officer for ProThera and Klaire Labs, Stephen Olmstead, MD, has written a collaborative report with two other biofilm researchers titled Life on the Edge: The clinical Implications of Gastrointestinal Biofilm (2009). A summary version of the seven page report is available here There are 88 scientific rby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Larry - just a comment on stomach sleeping.... very hard on your neck and low back. Spinal alignment issues begin with C1 or the Atlas and when that is continually torqued so it is out of alignment (subluxation), nothing downstream works as it should. This would include all the main nerve bundles that come out of the skull and travel into the spinal column where nerves branch out into the bodyby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
That's well said, Ron. Remember, too, that stress levels are powerful influences on what happens in the entire body and until those are elminated and recovery is implemented in that regard, progress will remain elusive. As you point out, food intolerances add tremendously to the stress burden. Sam - the myriad of gut issues are covered in The Gut Connetion to Afib post and it'sby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Marg - First, keep in mind that your heart can still be in a state of excitabiity. Regular use of the calming minerals magnesium and potassium will work - given time. Try using the suggested doses of magnesium and other essential electrolytes from "The Strategy" which I wrote as a result of period beakthrough arrhythmia four years post ablation. It worked well then and continues.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom - the heart muscle isn't just the only organ system that's reactive to improper intracellular electrolyte levels. But because this particular electrical conduction interference manifests in a very physical symptom that is usually difficult to ignore (AF or PACs), we are definitely aware of that magnitude of the malfunction...whereas if it's interfering with an infinite numberby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Comments about Strontium Ranelate and Strontium in general: This by Jarrow Townsend Letter Feb/Mar 2012 Report by Tori Hudson, ND… Has a segment in her osteoporosis article stating that the Strontium ranelate is not available in the US… Is that true or is it just not available in OTC supplements… Rx only? That which is used is Strontium chloride… and she says: Strontium chloride isby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
James - You’re correct on the free-calcium problem with arterial plaque buildup. When I first became an afibber (‘95), I was directed to an ’94 report on acidemia and free-calcium excess. It said: Acidemia lowers one’s tolerance to oxidant catalysts, predisposes to calcium deposits and free-calcium excess and promotes a wide range of disease conditions. Free-calcium excess is the most consistby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Hi George - yes, of course, you're correct... that's a stupid error... I had intended to say we want to extend it and then got distracted... I'll correct the post. Thanks so much. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lyme Disease & Arrhythmia A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. —ALBERT EINSTEIN (1879–1955) Recently, in the General Health Forum, Todd offered a link to a documentary on Lyme Disease titled, Under Our Skin. Every person and especially afibbers should view for awareness. Lyme disease is known to contribute to a variety of neurologic and hearby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
James - Inflammation is a huge stroke-risk influence player and that’s why the higher doses of Omega 3’s are so important…both for inflammation modulation and the slippery platelet factor. Many people are totally unaware they have silent inflammation although it commonly accompanies many chronic disease conditions. If you want to get into this from a causative factor, I suggest you Googleby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Tom - the minerals inside cells do flow in and out as required for function but when they are optimized at the right ratios, then all remains 'normal' because it's their 'job' to maintain that balance. Remember that cells die and are replaced by new cells so there is a continual flux of in and out plus new and less efficent cellular function. The point of the whole thiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
It's become popular recently to point out the long-over due warning that oversupplementing with calcium has risky consequences. All of the magnesium experts have said that for 30-40 years at least. As Hans mentions, the right vitamin K ...which is (K2 MK7) helps direct free calcium into bones where it belongs. If you are on warfarin, it's important to consult with a practitionerby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
That's wonderful, David! Enjoy the rest of your life in blessed NSR. Best to you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Noreen... it's well documented that when blood glucose is low among the first physican signs or symptoms are an uneasiness or restless or unexplained anxiety or feeling 'unsettled'..some people start to perspire.... at first they are subtle symptoms... then they progress to much more physical as the adrenaline and cortisol kick in.... as in shaky, panic attacks, heart palps and ofby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
On the topic of the thread: Red meat and carnitine... the bacteria fed by carnitine that are reported to cause problems might easily be discouraged by routine, daily use of targeted antimicrobials or high, therapeutic-dose probiotics. Many people who have used probiotics for years for GI health, seem not to suffer from the typical cardiovascular problems that commonly plague others. Remembby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Louise... on the panic attacks... look to low blood glucose (hypoglycemia)... very often panic attacks are the result of a sugary/starchy meal that stimulates a significant insulin response to manage the sugar... what happens in some people is too much insulin is produced (overkill) and it takes the blood glucose down too low... this results in an adrenaline surge... which is the body's alerby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM