Debbie - most definitely. Magnesium is calming and works to relax muscles - the heart is also a muscle. The typical Western diet is overburdened with calcium intake and sadly lacking in magnesium... as it's difficult to get adequate magnesium from food sources but very easy to get excess calcium. Some even take calcium supplments without magnesium to offset. Magnesium is relaxing to ceby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I did see this and read in the paper as well. This goes to the silent celiac condition that I wrote about in the CR a while back. People are not true celiacs but the gluten protein does cause bowel inflammation and then the whole host of associated symptoms that many doctors are not able to treat because they aren't aware of the origin. The functional medicine people and others say it&by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
It's not actually working on the vitamin K pathway for anti-coagulation but rather on the fibrin pathway and blood viscosity. Not the same thing. Read CR #39 and 40..on nattokinase.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Debbie - there is high degree of medico/legal liability involved in advising someone to go or not go to the ER. Because there can be a risk... even if it is very slight... of forming a clot in Lone AF, they will always say you should be seen in the ER which absolves them of the legal liability/malpractice issue. If I showed up in the ER every time I was longer than 24 hours in my 8- yearby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Valerie - Multiple Chemical Sensitivity - do a google. Cumulative exposures lead to sensitivities and then almost instant reactions. I suffered with MCS for years after moving into a new home with new construction, offgassing from carpet, paint, cabinets, furniture, etc. It definitely was contributory to my afib. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sharon - sorry to see this post but he's in good hands with you. Tacos loaded with salt and probably MSG; colas loaded with sugar... all equal depleting potassium and causing dehydration as well ... certainly a recipe for AF. Most blood pressure problems in younger people stem from the electrolyte imbalances and early calcification of arterial tissue. Diets are too heavy in calcium and nby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve - Sure - feeling a bit 'off' as we age is normal...especially if one becomes low in electrolytes or specific nutrients like B vitamins and especially the essential nutrients that contribute to energy production, ATP etc. I find that as I age, I don't eat nearly the amount of food that I used to process and therefore, I rely on a quality multivitamin and other targeted nutrby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Vinny - I'd say the answer to that is the amount of remodelling and fibrosis that is present in the heart at the time one decides to modify the regimen... if not much, then it may resolve naturally with time. But if significant, then most likely, it will propel that person into permanent faster. The more the heart is in afib, the greater the electrical remodeling. Cardiac Fibrosis is reveby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I agree with you Gordon. I take large amounts of supplements and I try to space out with meals unless some specifically require the empty stomach. My research sessions can be 2 - 4 hours a day either reading or listening and I'm never made aware that there are huge dosing hurdles that we have to observe in order to reap the benefits of replenishing essential nutrients. There are definiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Shannon and thanks for this very complete update. Sorry about the glitch; hopefully, it's an isolated event. In your assessment, you mention low food intake. Not that we are the same in biochemistry, but if I had had your day.... ......." a modest breakfast and a light lunch which held me, though I was getting hungry by 7pm. During the afternoon I did have two small pieces ofby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sandy - I had extremely high heart rates at the onset of afib. I'd just have to try to relax and wait it out. Eventually, it became 'old hat' but was definitely debilitating for me. Now some doctors offer the PIP approach and the one that includes the use of a beta blocker first to slow the heart rate would be very useful. If you aren't seeing an electrophysiologist,by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sandy - There are several books and a website that may be useful to your thyroid situation. Many doctors including endocrinologists don't really get back to fundamentals of hypothyroidism and treat with drugs without assessing other contributing factors....like addressing adrenal burnout issues first before treating the thyroid. The other is relying on the synthetic hormone Synthroid (T4by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ramulus - Definitely have the caddie tee up the ball for you. I'm sure you'll find improvement in both the tendency to trigger afib and distance you get in your drive. Good luck with that. I recently shared that info with a golfer who had back pain and he's loving the distance he's getting with his drives now that he uses the squat to tee up. As for your vigorous swallowby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Craig - if your afib comes with or after meals then you should consider what it is that you eat consistently and regularly that may now be an issue for you. It could be you've developed a sensitivity to a food .... suspect gluten proteins in wheat and wheat products (flour, baked goods) or the casein protein in dairy.... or it could be a Candida albicans overgrowth that responds to starchby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Doug - I'm really sorry to read about your dilemma. I'm not a physician, but I'll offer you my opinion on a possible solution. I'm sure that the EP is going to insist you stay on the warfarin (because if you don't and you have a stroke) that's a malpractice issue for him.... and I certainly can understand that reasoning. I can also understand the concerns of the vby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sounds as if you have a good handle on how your body responds to the various supplements. I'm glad you've added the CoQ10. About golfing - Be sure to carry water with you along. I always found it helpful to carry a portable electrolyte drink I could add to water. I also learned that bending over from the waist to put the tee in the ground became a trigger for me... the remedy was tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sounds like a great trip, Tom. Glad it all went so well for you. Welcome back. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
oops - thanks Liz - read too fast.... No potassium supplements for Robert... but certainly optimal magnesium would be in order along with the taurine. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Al - when you finish that container of your Natural Calm, you may want to switch to another brand. The Natural Calm was recently rejected by Consumer Labs because of lead content. No sense intentionally consuming lead and adding to our daily burden which seems to be unavoidable. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Robert - taurine helps to direct electrolytes in and out of heart cells and will intentionally keep out the excitatory influx of calcium and sodium and leave in the magnesium and potassium which are calming and normalize the rhythm ..... IF you have enough of those. Are you supplementing at all with with magneisum and potassium? Typically, once you reach intracellular stores of those that areby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi George - Thanks for posting this. Very Intersting. In your research, have you come across the observations that the body can't absorb more than 500 mg vitamin C at a time so dosing has to be spaced out or you dump the excess? That's been indicated frequently. I'm never sure how one would managed to get in 10,000 mg a day in 'divided' doses of 500 mg each... seemsby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Rich - my thought would be that if you definitely can't manage your afib symptoms with meds and dietary changed plus supplements and the afib interfers with your lifestyle so significantly that life isn't worth living, then go for the ablation. Each time they introduce the cathethers there is always some risk involved plus the risk of anesthesia etc. Just be sure that you choose anby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Just keep in mind that a gluten-free diet is healthy; and this would include a diet that also eliminates virtually all grains as well since the carbohydrate intake from grains and grain products relates directly to glucose metabolism and the utilization of potassium in the insulin process. As we age, we want to avoid the natural tendency to become insulin resistant or worse, diabetic. Peopleby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Bill and welcome. Nattokinase is definitely something many of us use and rely upon. You can check the initial research we did some years ago in Conference Room Sessions on this topic. A few studies are now coming forth. I'll be interested to read the ones you list when they are published. You can also use the search box here and enter the word, nattokinase, in the current and pasby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello John! My goodness, it does my heart good to see such an upbeat and encouraging post. I'm so very pleased to know you are doing well. Long haul for you, but a really good outcome. Long may you Live with Passion in NSR. Enjoy life. My best to you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carol - You can't imagine how sorry I am to see this post. My thoughts and prayers go out to you. Did you decide to use the nattokinase along with the Plavix? It would seem to me that you may find it highly beneficial especially since it helps stabilize the warfarin fluctuations and also may allow you to use less of the warfarin but still have the anti-clotting benefits. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lance - at the risk of sounding repetitive, the chelated amino acid (Albion patent) minerals called magnesium glycinate are formulated not to require breakdown or any further chemical interaction once ingested in order to become usable in the body. No stomach acid is required for metabolism. This form is ready to go once it reaches the villi of the small intestine where the absorption takesby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
One of several blog comments about this drug: More data are needed May be a good option but only in young patients with structural abnormal heart. Patients with normal structural heart must use sotalol or propafenone as the choice drug. Moreover, there are many side effects with dronedarone, such as diarrheia and renal impairment, which should be better understand. A physician asks: followby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes - and that's why it must be balanced with a very large amount of vegetables to offset the acidic effect. It's also the reason why a high- protein diet with little else produces a body that runs in the acidic range...not the blood, pH, but tissue pH.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM