Mark - understand that increases in doses may be required to reach the level of vitamin D in the body that provides the health benefit. If a person tests very low ...for instance, my level was 18 initially, I began taking 1000 IU a day and was retested in 3 months. The number barely budged. Doubled the dose to 2000 daily and retested at a level around 30... still unsatisfactory... so over seveby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Marian - not to beat this into the ground, but that vitamin E study was based on synthetic vitamin E and had nothing to do with the recommended natural form or Gamma E. No responsible physician will prescribe indiscriminate amounts of vitamin D without regular testing to be sure the parathyroid is functioning normally (looking at serum calcium levels) and also taking the adjunctive nutrients tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
This has everything to do with excess calcium inside cells regardless of whether it is from supplements or the fact that intracellular magnesium deficiency allows calcium to be the dominant electrolyte since calcium inside a cell is excitatory its the property that makes muscle cells contract....and we need that but not overload in heart cells. When they contract too much or continually, thereby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Phill - thank you for posting your experience. Congrats on being AF free!! Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - remember - it is the FORM of the silver that determines whether you ingest or use topically. Ionic being useless to ingest, but the meso or nanoparticles are for either ingestion and/or topical. Remember the ionized form rapidly combines with chloride ions when ingested and is then useless for the purpose intended. Ionic would be fine for a skin infection or a burn, for instance. Jacby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
My understanding is that PCP came about when insurance plans like HMOs were developed to hold down costs by not allowing patients to seek out specialists' care on their own but rather were rquired to be referred by the Primary Care Provider. I agree with Gordon - seeing a real physician may be a challenge in the future, however, I've had exposure to Physician Assistants and Nurse Praby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Montos - In The Strategy, there is reference to why calcium is a problem for afibbers (p. 13) especially since afibbers are typically deficient in mangesium. If you haven't read the report, please do. When there is too much 'free calcium' floating around in serum, it is likely to deposit in soft tissues such as critical blood vessels, aorta, breast tissue and on top of bone (spurs) rather thanby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sean - I would definitely continue with your regimen and also read my observational report The Strategy to learn of other useful nutrients to help maintain NSR. I'm holding good thoughts for you and a successful procedure even if it was stopped prematurely. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bobbie J.... constipation goes along with hypothyroidism.... but if you follow the instructions for magnesium glycinate dosing...and ramp up slowly and steadily until you reach two soft bowel movements a day indicating tissue saturation, you will definitely welcome the bowel relief and it will certainly help prepare your heart cells for better function - with the magnesium and the other companionby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sean - So glad to know you're okay. Let's hope that what he was able to ablate was enough to maintain NSR. Just relax and treat your heart kindly while it's healing. I presume you are on coumadin? Take care and let us know how you are. Clots do form at the catheter tip. When I attended the AF Summit in Cleveland in '05, Dr. Natale was showing on a video clip the foby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Debbie - as I've mentioned many times, it's unfortunate that Dr. Mercola supports his website by marketing supplements... because for some reason, that rankles most people. I just read beyond it. He left his practice to devote full time to spreading the word about the truth in health practices and he's a very brilliant man... a thinker and typically on the cutting edge of healby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Miriam - Dr. Rowen is a Functional Medicine practitioiner and therefore relies heavily on supplements. He shouldn't be dismissed or discredited because he markets his own line of supplements. I wish he didn't, but these days, it seems the norm. That doesn't mean his hands-on experiences aren't correct or valid. As with so many of the early pioneers of what was once calleby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Michael - Thank you for posting your success story. Dr. Natale is certainly my hero and I'd also consider my experience with the procedure far less of an ordeal than I ever imagined it would be. Enjoy your new life forever in NSR. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jake - I believe a long time ago, Hans said the same thing - he couldn't even smellthe cork of red wine...or words to that effect. I was also bothered by any type of alcohol so gave it up... as you say, wasn't worth the risk of an event. Sadly, that didn't prevent all the events, though... it was optimizing all the critical nutrients that helped the most. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
This one from one of my favorite's: Robert J. Rowen, MD December 3, 2010 Vitamin D warnings: Ignore them I'm sure you've read the news and heard the reports on vitamin D. The prestigious Institute of Medicine just upped their vitamin D recommendation from a mere 400 IU per day to a still-paltry 600 IU per day. And they didn't stop there. They claim most people get enough vitamin D each daby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - Yes - I still do take Phos choline with meals to aid with fat absorption. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Cynthia... Maybe.... but why would you want to risk an afib event by straying if you knowingly can prevent it and stay in NSR? Taking a preventive dose of magnesium like an aspirin is not likely to prevent AF... since it takes many months or longer to fully optimize your intracellular magnesium... dosing up before an intentional binge probably won't have the desired effect and might eveby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - check out the function of choline here...many examples with a Google search: Before my ablation, I took fairly large amounts of choline in the form of phosphatidyl choline and I was not aware that it contributed to my afib which was vagally mediated. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ken - I have never sipped my potassium.... I either drink it down all at once or take two capsules which equal 600 mg (when I'm eating out). Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Might be the sulfite content. A google search shows that white wine has slightly more than red. Could also be the amount of pesticide/fungicide residue was more in the wine you had versus another type. Overindulging especially in foods with sugar and also the wine help deplete both magnesium and potassium which might be another factor. If you aren't optimizing your magnesium, potassium,by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Teri _ I am trying to respond to your email. You may have a virus in your system because when I try to respond, it locks up my system. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sean - Best to you and your EP and team for for a safe and successful ablation. We'll be waiting for a report once you are home and recovering. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Check out this post and others that have to do with methylation. <; Erling has posted extensively on this topic. And, you need to understand the distinction between the folic acid version and folate. In a rush now, can't respond in detail. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
References for Dr. Cannell's commentary: (1) Cannell JJ.. On the aetiology of autism. Acta Paediatr. 2010 Aug;99(8):1128-30. Epub 2010 May 19. (2)Karatekin G, Kaya A, Salihoglu O, Balci H, Nuhoglu A. Association of subclinical vitamin D deficiency in newborns with acute lower respiratory infection and their mothers. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2009;63(4):473-7. (3) Bodnar LM, Catov JM, Simhan HN, Hoby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ken - in addition to checking your K+ intake from K+-containing foods, you should be tested every 3 months or so for serum potassium until you are not experiencing ectopy. If your heart calms down completely, you'll know you are on the right path for dosing. I find that I am unable to eat enough foods to give me optimal potassium in a day so I need to supplement and use the potassium glucby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Marian - there will be much more in rebuttal to th IoM...so keep watching for posts here. I'll add them as I receive them in the many newsletters I receive. As I said earlier, even the Integrative Medicine section head of the CCF here went on TV last night to refute this information based on what they are recommending and seeing as productive results. It's really a shame this misinfoby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bobbie Jean - The Calming My Heart post was my story prior to ablation posted after my Natale ablation in 2003. <; You can review these reports for plenty of information on using these electrolytes for afib. The nutrients recommended are all spelled out in The Strategy report. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ken - potassium works by prolonging the refractory period or the time between beats. When this RF starts to become shortened, often the result is PACs...and if the PACs become intense, the result can be AF. But most of the time, especially post-procedure, they are just annoying. So, keep up with your potassium on a regular basis. These PACs are not known to cause a clotting issue because thby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ken - inflammation is always something that will affect afibbers and just because it manifests as something other than afib doesn't mean it isn't of concern... the same blood flows through heart and the entire body. If there are elements that cause inflammation, then it can affect heart as well as joints. So this is not off-topic; you can use the search feature to explore past BB sessby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Here's the response from the Vitamin D Council - John Cannell, MD Today, the FNB has failed millions... After 13 year of silence, the quasi governmental agency, the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) Food and Nutrition Board (FN, today recommended that a three-pound premature infant take virtually the same amount of vitamin D as a 300 pound pregnant woman. While that 400 IU/day dose is close to adeby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM