Ivan - coincidentally, I just read a comment about PPIs compared to H2 blockers and apparently, the H2's are far less effective at disrupting mineral absorption so your remedy would appear not to have as much impact on bone health etc as the PPIs which is good news. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Congratulations, Lon. It's heartwarming to read your testimonial. Best to you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nancy - you can just use some of your MesoSilver in a nasal spray bottle and combat stuffy head,colds and sinus infection very safely and effectively. Another highly effective antimicrobial nasal spray is that from NutraBiotics which contains GSE (grapefruit seed extract). Available at Hans' website. I use both. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Adrian - in the part where Dr. Tennent mentions the cause of reflux or GERD... undigested food which then becomes 1) a part of the food sensitivity syndrome and 2) part of the reflux .... points to not enough stomach acid. The production of natural stomach acid depends on having adequate nutrients or raw materials that are required to make it...as Dr. Tennant says, these are iodine, zinc and viby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks George - I was inattentive when I offered the post. Sorry. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ivan - Thanks for sharing your experience. As you know, we are experiments of one. If the Zantac works for you, then great. If your vagus was highly irritated, then, obviously eliminating that is very important. Keep in mind that the problem with any of the acid blocker type products is that you prevent mineral breakdown and absorption which results in other problems - long term... but since yby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nancy - my thought would be that the effect of the WW for your stiff neck and headache is the speedy delivery of that form magnesium into the cells as discussed by Erling in another post. Since you are either at or close to tissue saturation by magnesium through your other supplements, it would be easy for me to see how the WW facilitated entry of magnesium waiting at receptor sites to gain accesby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sorry Adrian - I was distracted when I replied....- in the continuing notes in that discussion, the lack of stomach acid was addressed and the comment was made that some people can use betaine hydrochloric acid with meals and others find they can manage well with apple cider vinegar. Scroll down through this report for the various comments on stomach acid... Have you been tested and found toby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm one who has had a single, successful ablation (Natale 2003). However, I did learn that after the 4th year and in order to avoid an occasional AF breakthrough, I needed to supplement diligently with the core, essential nutrients as mentioned in the observational report, The Strategy, and to alkalize with regular consumption of WW. Had I not done that, undoubtedly, I'd have beenby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Alex - I use the magnesium "oil" on sore muscles. I use about a quarter-size dollop wherever it hurts. Wait 20 minutes and wipe off since it feels sticky. Dr. Burford-Mason says use it as often as you want for relaxing and it almost doesn't matter where you apply it... underside of arms works well too. It's just the 'sticky' issue that bugs me, but otherwise, trby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Monty - eczema is often a sign that something systemic isn't right. Could be dietary, could be chemical exposure...new shampoo or bath soap, and often liver congestion. Often a liver flush helps clear up skin problems. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nancy - if you aren't using d-ribose, then you may find it very useful in speeding up recovery from AF. If you think of a heart in afib and relate it to heavy exercise, then adding in helpful nutrients to restore energy makes sense... Several years ago when ribose was introduced here, this was a quote that seemed to explain how it would help afibbers recover more quickly. The Strategyby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Adrian - this was covered in the Alkalinity post.. . In part, this was what I posted in the WW discussion as well... Another point on stomach acid. … Alkaline Water People don’t often understand what happens when you drink alkaline water. They say,” If I drink alkaline water, it will just dilute my stomach acid and make my digestion worse,” but that’s not the way it works at all.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Good way to keep up with the very latest if you are interested in the world of Ablation. Dr. John Mandrola posting daily from the Boston Symposium.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Good way to keep up with the very latest if you are interested in the world of Ablation. Dr. John Mandrola posting daily from the Boston Symposium.by Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Dr. Garry Gordon tells doctors to share this information with their patients and announces a recent finding that the Omega-3s meta-analysis didn't look at best studies. He says: Even with JAMA attacking Omega 3 you cannot afford to gamble; stay on your omega 3 and keep your telomeres happy. The 237 references found in the book I co-authored, The Omega-3 Miracle, prove the benefits and coby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
TomB... I'm thinking back to some discussions I've had with afibbers who had AF pain due to pericardial rub and pericarditis whose symptoms sounded similar... Sounded being the operative word... one can hardly speculate but pain is not typically associated with LAF...so don't neglect this important symptom. From long ago, the observation: calor, dolar, rubor and tumor...or heat, paby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Faith - I take 600-800 mg magnesium glycinate and then drink the diluted WW which gives me probably around 150-175 mg more...depending on how much I drink OR whether or not I drink the concentrate or the diluted version. I typically use my stress level as an indicator of how much magnsium I need.... more stress; more magnesium works well for me. I should add that I don't necessarily useby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Montos - would be good to ask your cardiologist about that soreness. In my 'career' of being nearly a permanent afibber where some of my events were 27 hours and longer... 4 hours NSR and then back in 24 more afib hours, for weeks on end....I never had a sore chest or heart and often my bpm were in the 200 range so I had a real cardio workout with those sessions. Glad your PIPby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Monty and Erling - beer or anything carbonated metabolizes to acid ash and actually, beer and sodas are one of the most acid on the scale so if your pH is already bordeline (meaning your voltage is also very low) that's probably why for you, Monty, the AF was triggered. Low on voltage. If you aren't making and drinking the WW, you should start. There is an abundance of info on thisby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nancy - there is a lot to read lately on this topic. I posted a segment in one of the discussions on Mg bicarb water and then posted it again in the Alkalinity post... Here is is again..(quotes from Dr. Tennant's teleconference interview) Another point on stomach acid. … Alkaline Water People don’t often understand what happens when you drink alkaline water. They say,” If I drink alby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Robert - I don't feel as if you are picking on me. Your reaction is common among the uninitiated. I've spent a long time in the trenches of enlightened thinking as opposed to conventional medicine treatment dogma and I have a trunkload of personal success stories as a result of functional medicine approaches to healing which include energy medicine. It's often very difficult forby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Robert - I’ve been studying the health benefits of a slightly alkaline pH for a very long time. While vegetarians and vegans may have an edge on food choices that tend not to be as acid-ash forming as say, Paleo eating, they still can be acidic if they choose starchy carbs, grains and sugar etc. Depends on how disciplined they are with choices and what they know about acid/alkaline ash metaboliby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Elizabeth.... electrolytes are minerals and these (particular) electrolytes/minerals are alkalizing. When we have the right ratios of ..say the sodium and potassium, then as Erling quotes... the Na/K pump functions and the heart has the proper voltage. Voltage equating to pH. See the Alkalinity post in the General Forum with Dr. Tennant's explanation of how pH and voltage are synonymous.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Josiah - As a result of various testing years ago, I was advised to use betaine HCl with protein-containing meals and have always done so. I use apple-cider vinegar on salads so I get that as well. Additionally, I use WW for all my drinking water and do consume some with a meal and it's in the water I use for tea. I have done this since the inception WW with no adverse stomach effects, iby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Matt - I'm obviously not a cardiologist, but I'd be suspicious that it was a withdrawal or rebound reaction from stopping the meds abruptly. I was told many years ago never to stop a heart drug abruptly and I always weaned off slowly whether warranted or not. My thought is... if you still have cardizem, why not go back on it for several weeks and then wean off very slowly by shavby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve - . Many people find that enough is just enough and go for it so I, too, wish you all the best at Bordeaux. Even with my successful Natale ablation that lasted 4 years, I learned that unless you control what actually boils down to sufficient energy or voltage (ie, alkaline pH), breakthroughs can occur as they did with me in years 4, 5 and 6. Had I not knuckled down to refine what we alby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom - You can also spend some time reading at Paul Mason's website on magnesium water which he sells from his own Adobe Springs. Before WW, we were reading about human consumption of both Unique Water (Australia) and Noah's Water (Adobe Springs, California). You can find the stats on the alkalinity of that water which is commercially available here in the US. I've been making andby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Robert - My AF journey lasted 8 years until ablation (’03) and now it’s been almost another 9 years of researching and exploring considerations about what we can do to either alleviate the intensity of events or hopefully, prevent them from happening in the first place. My opinion is that if one is otherwise healthy, there should be no magnified concern over a fatal event while in AF… but heby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Monty - Erling states it well... work on your pH before you throw in the towel. Best to you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM