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Good report, Peggy. There is no question that dysbiosis as well as the insults from gluten can be turned around with abstinance and reinnoculation with appropriate bowel flora. With dairy, it's either lactose involerance to the milk sugar (you lack the enzyme to digest the milk sugar) or a sensitivity to the casein protein which is more along the 'allergic' response. One or boby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - after 4 years of my taking flecainide, it may have become proarrhythmic... you know my story... I had events every day or every other day, some lasting over 24 hours. I did not use a beta blocker as earlier experiments seemed not to help and certainly made me feel awful since the BB's took my HR down so low. In retrospect, I hypothesize what I perceive was not the proarrhythmicby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Isabelle - Dr. David Callans at U of Pa... without a doubt. Remember Pete Reed? The afibber who died on the table during ablation and was brought back? He was left with a number of issues including unresolved afib. Eventually, he connected with Dr. Callans and the rest, as they say, is history. He's doing very well and has managed to overcome all of this other problems brought on byby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Debbie - I've read that yawning is a sign of magnesium deficiency. It's an attempt to relieve stress. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Liz - the body only needs a small amount of calcium for muscle function... the majority of typical diets are way too high on calcium intake compared to magnesium. Then, if people also take calcium, it becomes a problem and can manifest as afib but also muscle cramps. Not everyone has a problem with supplemental calcium, but the many people do have problems that go unrecognized. Those peopleby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Cyndie - soy is contraindicated for any thyroid problem including Hashimotos... soy is one of the foods that are considered goitrotenic... meaning it competes with the thyroid hormones for function. In the case of Hashimotos, it's the body's own attack on the thyroid gland. Are you aware that gluten sensitivity is linked to Hashimotos in (I think) about 90% of the cases? Are you coby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gina - you don't need to 'try' to eliminate gluten but it's important to do it. It's well known that gluten sensitivity is linked to Hashimotos. You can type both words into a Google and come up with plenty of information on the topic. Gluten sensitivity will cause bloating and more. See Conference Room Session54 Sensitivity to dairy proteins (casein) can cause bloatiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - I think cleaning up your diet including alcohol is a marvelous step toward eliminating the afib because, as you know, all that is counterproductive to maintaining an optimal IC magnesium level and without that, it's going to be difficult if not impossible to sustain NSR. Keep in mind that drugs also deplete magnesium so it's a vicious cycle. If you add in food/beverage depleterby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peter - Sounds like your heart rate gets too low. Sotalol (Betapace) is probably not the drug for you. It would seem you are vagal and taking your HR down even more, especially in the evening is going to cause problems. I took sotalol initially as my first afib drug. I soon learned it was worthless and probably actually caused me more afib. In Hans' book, Towards a Cure, he says thisby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Vitamin D and Heart Disease Cardiovascular disease is a worldwide epidemic in terms of mortality. It is especially serious in Western countries with heart disease, surpassing even cancer in mortality. Despite our understanding of how to prevent the development of cardiovascular disease, it still remains the leading cause of death in the United States and a major cause of disability. About everyby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jeff - I'm certainly glad you survived that ordeal. You are very fortunate, indeed. What a nightmare. AF is often a side effect from cardio surgery. They do find that pre and post op IVs with magnesium helps prevent. If you are still bothered with afib, be sure to pay particular attention to your intracellular levels of magnesium. (see the website www.exatest.com). And also check theby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lesley - my only experience was with colonoscopy and the cleanout prep put me in AF so they would not proceed with the scoping which is done with conscious sedation. On the next attempt, I asked if I could be given an IV solution of the standard Ringer's solution plus glucose immediately upon arrival since at that point in time, I tended to have hypoglycemia when fasting over 12 hoursby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon - Excellent! Thank you so much for taking the time to post this important information. It is my experience that I need 10,000 IU daily of D3 to maintain a level just above 70. Now, some of the D experts are indicating even as high as 80 may be preferable. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Isabelle - Just a couple of thoughts: I'd stop the calcium to see if anything changes in a month or so. But, I'd retain the vitamin D as that's really important for the immune system and heart health. I'd carry extra potssium when eating out and also be using it regularly at home; plus eating foods high in potassium as well. When you have adequate potassium, the sodium iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
No, Ken - I'm suggesting that doctors should do appropriate testing to determine what nutritional deficiencies are present and then recommend professional grade supplements that are appropriately matched to the findings. Absent that, as we have done here with this forum, and by following the guidelines that many of us use which are based on appropriate testing, we can recommend similar suby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barb - I too second all those who urge you to do careful consideration before agreeing to nodal ablation. I personally would live with afib before I'd consider that procedure. A pacemaker is one thing, but a nodal ablation is very final. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for clarifying that, Barry. I've been haunted by that ever since I read it and assume you had none. Phew. The ICE guidance equipment that Dr. Natale and many other EPs use serves to let them know when to back off on the energy so they don't overheat the tissue and burn through to cause a catastrophe. Through that equipment, they watch for the microbubbles and when they arby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barry - the EF typically measures the pumping capacity of the left ventricle. This wouldn't be affected by the burns in the left atrium. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gill - Happy Anniversary. I can appreciate your enthusiasm for NSR. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Laura - read Conference Room Sessions 39 and 40 about nattokinase... the enzyme that reduces fibrin in the blood and lowers the clotting risk safely and effectively. You should know your fibrinogen level and keep it in low or mid range just to be safe. The NK will help keep it there. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ken - I hate to sound contrary, but the fact is ablations don't 'cure' afib at all. They just stop the electrical signals from manifesting as afib. The signals still misfire but because of the ablation burns/scars, hey can't or shouldn't develop into outright afib. However, that said, and you can refer to my many posts stating this: Even with a successful ablation, I have had breakthroughby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Excellent, Nick. The DGL has the harmful or reactive portions of licorice removed... that's why it's called deglycyrrhizinated. Licorice in the original form tends to contribute to hypertension so the DGL product (unsweetened) is the best. I've used it on and off for years with only positive reactions. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes - when potassium reaches the heart cells, it functions to lengthen the time between beats (refractory period)... the quicker the beats or the closer together, the more apt to transition into afib. Once again this is the ratio important inside heart cells... higher concentration potassium (calming) less sodium (excitatory). Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barry do you mean to say that you had no anesthesia? No conscious sedation? for the whole procedure? Is that typical of a Bordeaux ablation? No anesthesia? All I can say is Wow because I had conscious sedation and woke up during to a bit of pain and I sure wouldnt have wanted to tough it out for any length of time. That was nasty pain. I cant imagine that the EP can do a good job witby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Montos - you are probably right about the nighttime dose because you are using it 'on empty.' Later on when things calm down, try using the powder with food. If you duplicate the symptoms, then you know you have to get all your potassium requirements from food...which isn't impossible, but does require some dedication and planning. Food is always the preferable source. Supplby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gregg - if you tolerate the daily aspirin and have no concern over the side effects, that's one method, although you should be aware that aspirin is not innocuous. How frequent are your AF events? If only twice a month or less, then I'd not think using daily aspirin would be warranted; rather, if you prefer, chew one at the onset as you say. However, many of us rely on the fibriby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Welcome Barbara Do you have any idea what your levels of magnesium and potassium are? Ideally, to determine this, youd have the Exatest as it is the most reliable method of determining levels that reflect heart cell tissue stores, but if your serum levels from a routine blood test are low or borderline, then its probably a significant indication you are low intracellularly. Drugs deplete magnby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ivan - it could be that you really don't need 6 grams of taurine. Many people use only 2 or 3 while others need 4. Did you go right to 6 or did you ramp up slowly with lower doses to note efficacy? I was told that 12.5 mg of Toprol XL was so insignificant, I may as well not be using it. That said, I am very sensitive to pharmaceutical drugs and I felt that the small dose worked well forby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike F - I know that at times, Dr. Natale does 3 procedures in a day - and that's not at all uncommon. That just speaks to experience. My procedure took just under 3 hours which is about standard unless there are complications or significantly more work in which case, he just takes as long as needed and delays the next case on the schedule. It makes for some long days which is not unusualby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Andrew - that's very low and most likely, you'll have to increase your dose to at least 5000IU daily to see it move up to at least 60 and preferably 70. Foods, even though fortified do not provide enough vitamin D to reach the levels considered to sustain healthy and keep the immune system at optimal function. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM