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Hello Anne... One of the things I learned fairly soon in my afib journey was that my early morning afib was the result of hypoglycemia or low blood glucose levels. (My doctor at the time also had that problem). The solution that worked for a number of years was to eat a protein snack about an hour or so prior to bedtime and to make sure that my evening meal was mostly high in protein, healthby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Kate - Ever since Erling's Magnesium bicarbonate recipe (WW) was perfected and published here, I've used both the diluted form added to most of the water I drink as well as drinking the concentrate to add to my daily magnesium intake. The bowel tolerance indicator is what dictates how much I take. I also use Albion patented magnesium bisglycinate chelate powdered form to be sureby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi tsco. Long ago (’87) and before I developed Afib, my Internist was prescribing statins as the latest, best drug for everyone. My cholesterol was 200 and he insisted I begin…. So I did. In about 6 weeks, I developed leg muscle weakness which progressed to where I was unable to hop on one foot. (I still can’t – so the damage was permanent). Here’s a short report from Mayo Clinicby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello, PC ~ It certainly is nice to see you your name here again. So glad to see your ablations continue to serve you well. On the topic of your new symptoms, I'm wondering if you've investigated the potential, vasodilating benefits of enhanced nitric oxide (NO) production using L-arginine and L-citrulline? I haven't specifically researched that effect on Prinzmetal angiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Todd.... This is extremely important. Starting Monday, August 26 through Sept 1... there is an online presentation titled 5GCrisis - Awareness & Accountability.... go to: The preliminary data available is more than compelling. There are downloads and one that is especially packed with supported evidence is that in a paper written by Martin L. Pall, PhD... titleby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Hi Kate - Long ago, when many of us were wanting to add more potassium via supplements, we found that using the bulk powder, potassium gluconate by NOW brand was easy and helpful... a half a teaspoon provides 1.1 grams.... Just remember (always) that adding too much additional potassium in the presence of low levels of intracellular magnesium can produce a rapid heart rate. This is beby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
HBK - It's both possible and logical that loading your stomach with too much food can involve the 'pinching' or crowding vagus nerve which can produce a variety of symptoms. Fortunately, the food loading factor is easy enough to manage. Here's some background: Stephen Rochlitz, PhD, talks about the vagus nerve imbalance and cardiovascular connections including atby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Pam and thank you for your kind thoughts. Yes, I am on Eliquis... a half dose or 2.5 mg twice a day. I had the LAA isolation in 2014 and an additional touch up 7 months later. The final TEE (done locally and sent to Austin) indicated I had good clearance velocity but Dr. Natale felt that it was best to remain on the half dose - for life. (Undoubtedly, because of the age/risk factoby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you all so very much for your kind support. I’m sending PM responses to your comments. Two days ago, we had consults on future plans and for now, it’s just waiting as the healing continues. There are many future evaluations booked with various specialists. He’s to take it easy for another week and then slowly begin to increase his activity level. I’m feeling more relaxedby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello all – Since I’ve been MIA, I thought I’d share my latest saga regarding stress levels and maintaining NSR, since high stress seemed to be a factor in helping to promote onset of my Afib at certain times. My three ablations were all by Dr. Natale. The first, lasted 11 years and when I began extended bouts of a-flutter, he isolated the LAA and followed that with a touchup ablation 7 mos. lby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Johnny - from the archives here, you may also be interested in this report by Sharon Glass, who cured her AF by eliminating the H. pylori factor.... Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bill - I often drink 1.5 oz of the concentrate several times a day in addition to the diluted version which I drink throughout the day and evening as my main source of water and I don't notice I have any digestive problems including reflux. But, as we know, we are all different. I've been consuming WW regularly since we developed it in 2002. Here's a relevant clip on stomachby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Madeline - FYI about Taurine... There is a report from about 10 years ago on the use of taurine at this link… What About Taurine? And also Neurosurgeon Russell L. Blaylock, MD offers a report on Taurine in the December 2016 issue of Blaylock Wellness Report. Note the following clip… on the many excellent benefits of taurine…. Taurine deficiencies have been detected in peoplby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Coffee/Caffeine Benefits and Study Abstract Count There are pros and cons about the benefits of coffee. Following is a list of study abstracts that find benefits from coffee… just to illustrate the potentials. As I mentioned yesterday in the Afib response post, I gave up coffee years ago… for the adrenal issues, but the potentials of this list is most interesting. And, just today, thby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Josiah - Do you have a knowledgeable thyroid doctor who can thoroughly and reliably assess your thyroid function? That's very important since there are often subtle treatment variables that can make a huge difference in results. Long before I developed AF, I had a thyroid problem that my general practitioner wasn’t managing effectively, so I consulted several endocrinologiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
safib The coffee/caffeine discussion relative to AF is an interesting topic for me since, many years ago, I connected AF to a low intake of caffeine ( 1 cup in the morning as a stimulant). I switched to organic decaf and while I had some reprieves from almost-certain AF with regular coffee, the switch didn’t completely eliminate the AF. I had always thought perhaps because of my multipleby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
This webinar on Thurs. May 16 by Michael Murray, ND should be very informative. Dr. Murray is well-known for his expertise in natural medicine approaches. Here's the announcement and registration details: The use of acid-blocking drugs like Nexium, Prilosec or Pepcid AC in the treatment of indigestion, heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are great at treating symby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Sorry Carey - I should have phrased that better... it's the additional burden or load from man-made EMF sources that are causing the health issues as shown in the reference studies listed. And it's projected to become much worse. The estimates for the 5G rollout will produce an additional estimated 13 million new antennas (up from 210,000) an increase of 6,000% ...(by 2025). soby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carey - you are confusing the focus… ie, harmful, man-made electromagnetic radiation versus natural, electromagnetism exposure which is definitely both healing and life-prolonging. This Alert post was about the effects of man-made EMR exposures and the connection to the excess calcium flooding and arrhythmia along with many other adverse health effects. There are numerous past postsby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
IV. Safety Studies and Standards First, be aware that the Safety Standards… or whatever titled, are not and the telecommunications industry is as well funded or even more so than the pharmaceutical industry… according to Dr. Pall and others who continue to spread the word to get to get recognition and funding for the safety of the public. Safety Measures and Related - Pall says thereby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
b]2. 5G: Great risk for EU, U.S. and International Health! Compelling Evidence for Eight Distinct Types of Great Harm Caused by Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Exposures and the Mechanism that Cause Them - May 17, 2018 Written and Compiled by Martin L. Pall, PhD Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Basic Medical Sciences Washington State University Portland OR (90 pages – pdf file) (Repby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Awareness Alert: Non-thermal EMF Radiation Exposure and Atrial Fibrillation Subtitle: Studies show wireless radiation exposure impacts the body’s electrical system Preface Concerned scientists have been tracking the biological effects of EMFs for many years and a connection has been found to Atrial Fibrillation along with multiple other adverse effects as well. Explanatory safeby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey Possibly. Cardioversions have a stunning effect on the heart that can reduce blood flow in the LAA. That's why the standard advice is to continue anticoagulants for a month following a cardioversion. Back then, it was warfarin... and I was not told to go back on it... probably because I had resumed the NK. .....but when, years later, the AFib revved up again as flutter,by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Dean - good to see you posting. Glad you and Colin are benefiting from the soy intake... esp. from the genistein benefits aspect. Even if I could get a quality natto food here, I was told to avoid soy because of a thyroid problem which has since resolved with supplemental iodine. There is a huge number of benefits from genistein so you both should remain very healthy. I'll bby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Liz - Carey - At the time when I reported my news here, Hans thought that more likely, it was the effect of the electrocardioversion that promoted the clot formation. Especially, since prior to the ablation, for several years, I had endured very lengthy bouts of AF... often lasting 24 hours or more and the NK had kept me clot free... probably aided by my low platelet count as well. In my lby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
anneh - Here are links to past posts on nattokinase so you know about the reliable form, NSK-SD. Nattokinase would be my choice for when you stop using an Rx anticoag because the NK is well-known to help prevent the clot formation. (unless you are soy sensitive)...then you can consider Lumbrokinase which is also highly effective. It's also important to routinely do the labs that helby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi David. I look forward to reading your news and certainly wish you the very best outcome. So glad you were able to connect with Dr. Natale and team. Jackie BTW... the RSS feed option for viewing the latest updates is a handy, quick check... however, something has interrupted the format and the font and layout is different than it used to be so it looks rather primitive, but itby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Davros - Your description of "hungry heart" is what happens when blood glucose (sugar) levels become too low...a condition known as hypoglycemia. The brain's major energy source is glucose. As a protective mechanism, the body must protect the brain at all costs.. so when glucose drops too low, there is an adrenaline surge or "alarm" that indicates "fuel" inby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Liz - that's interesting. In the article you read, did they distinguish between farm-raised salmon and wild caught? There's a lot of info about the various contaminants that end up in farm-raised fish and seafood. However, if the natural water habitat of fish also contains a higher mercury or lead contamination... ie, industrial waste, then the fish will also be contaminated..by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Joe - You could do a search in the archived posts for " vaso-vagal " response which I recall being discussed a number of years ago as either a response to something cold and also stretching both of which can involve the vagus nerve. I don't recall the specific situation, but drinking something ice cold has been mentioned periodically. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM