Here's a repost of one about stress and the heart that is applicable here: We often talk about afibbers typically being stressed individuals; Alan Sosin, MD, of this interview details how prolonged, chronic stress regardless of the source, can be damaging. Dr. Sosin thinks just about everyone today is overstressed. Its not at all uncommon. Notes from this interview: Two systems in the boby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - consider that it may not be totally the caffeine that does it for you, but rather the chemicals in the coffee... coffee plants (and beans) are the most highly contaminated foods with pesticides, fungicides etc. Peggy reports she can use organic caffeinated coffee without adverse effects. The same would be true with chocolate as the cocoa beans are sprayed with pesticides - it's veby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Phil, Vinny, Theresa - I am absolutely appaled at the treatment and comments you report. During my 8-year AF journey, I had a few cardiologists (briefly) who were not that well versed in treating AF but I was never, ever treated with such disrespect or disregard. I am a retired member of the healthcare profession and I am embarrassed for them. Not that they would think they should apologisby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sharon, I sent you an email and it bounced. Can you email me? Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
The first fist comprehensive paper on statins' adverse effects released provides evidence for reported side effects including muscle and cognitive problems. A paper co-authored by Beatrice Golomb, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and director of UC San Diego's Statin Study group cites nearly 900 studies on the adverse effectsby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Joe - sorry to tell you that Splenda is bad on several counts... one, it does contain one gram of dextrose which is sugar so you are actually using sugar which helps sabotage dieting results. If you consume enough of it daily, it adds up. Artificial sweeteners tend to make people fat in the long run. Many have reported here that any type artificial sweetener is a trigger for AF. We advise aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
After about 10 days of adding the magnesium citrate to my regular dosing of magnesium glycinate, I reached the edges of what would have been full-blown bowel intolerance. I will continue at a lower dosage... 2 teaspoons instead of 3 at bedtime as I lbecause I seemed to notice it was more relaxing at bedtime. I don't think I imagined it. However, this experiment serves to point out thatby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
From the old original post in 03/04 post... "Let's Not Forget About Potassium" <; Michael Murray, ND says this about potassium safety: SAFETY ISSUES Most people can handle excess of potassium. The exception is people with kidney disease and they may experience heart disturbances and other consequences of potassium toxicity. Individuals with kidney disorders usually need toby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy - typically the precaution advised is not to use more potassium in supplement form (at one time) than one would find in eating two bananas. That cautionary statement also indicates KCl which is the irritating form of potassium. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Johnny - sorry to see the gout condition. Typically, that's from too much purine in the diet. Have you analyzed foods you eat daily that could be culprit. I've not seen that magnesium causes gout. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dave - excellent! Thanks for posting. Not only anger of the moment, but also suppressed anger and resentment have the same effect and act just like stress does which is especially detrimental for afibbers. We need to find mechanisms to get rid of or let go of anger and all suppressed negative emotions. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Heather - I can appreciate your position on AF. It gets old veryquickly. I remember all too well how annoying the recurrent bouts became and how inconvenient it was to cancel plans at the last minute because of AF. I was on 200 mg daily of flecainide also when my events became closer together and lasted much longer. Some days, I barely had 4 hours of NSR before I started up again with anotherby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George - You are obviously very fit. Congratulations! Since yuo do have a heart issue, as a preventive measure, I'd be taking taking a special cocktail of magnesium, potassium, taurine and ribose after every similar event you do just as an insurance policy. Actually, they recommend ribose before and after exertion. Two things: Remember that physical stress is still stress and stress depleteby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Among the many properties of taurine, it does have a calming effect on the sympathetic nervous system. It also helps direct electrolyte flow in and out of the heart. The website of Dr. Speciale provides a product data sheet on taurine offered by Designs for Health which gives a very complete and concise description of taurine benefits. You can read the many properties that indicate how taurby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sharon - yes it is definitely a kidney elimination concern for both magnesium and potassium. Anyone with impaired kidney function absolutely must proceed with caution and be supervised by a physician if they intend to supplement with these two minerals. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Geroge - thanks for your input...sorry to read about the afib. You no doubt, the heart cell/energy recovery time from the exertion wasn't adequate. At least you converted quickly. Perhaps we can say that if nothing else, the extra magnesium helps ensure a prompt conversion along with the PIP meds. On the magnesium oil... yes, of course, it's the oil. While I was typing that, itby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sam - it's from an underground spring that is pumped into the house. It's tested periodically for impurities. Even though it is considered 'hard' water having a relatively high calcium and magnesium level, I still need to take supplemental magnesium.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Liz - since every body is in a different stage of nutritional requirements, age, efficiency of nutrient utilization, etc. the only thing you can do is test your theory on yourself. What works well for one, may not work well for another...as we know from the many reports including yours about either positive or negative responses to various supplements. In the latest issue of Townsend Letter,by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nick - did you learn any commonalities in the testing for the two of you? Were you both tested for intracellular electrolyte levels? Just curious. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
GeorgeN said in another post: " Magnesium is a big part of my own cure. In fact after 4 years of consuming 0.8 grams/day of magnesium as glycinate, I started to have signs of magnesium deficiency. Surprising to me since the RDA for Mg is ~400 mg/day. So I've added an additional 0.8 to 1.2 grams/day of Mg as citrate. I'm astounded that I don't really start to reach bowel tolerance till I'm at 1.2by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George - I've posted my instructions frequently for using the PIP as directed by my EP after my ablation. At the onset, take 25 mg Toprol XL (not generic). Wait 30 minutes. Add 100 mg flecainide. Wait 1 hour. If not converted, Take another 100 mg. flecainide. The Toprol XL is a beta blocker and slows down the heart rate enough to allow the anti-arrhythmic (flecainide) the chance to wby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
B Vitamins May Lower Risk for Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Women Daily supplementation with B vitamins may lower the odds of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) among women with elevated cardiovascular risk, according to an Archives of Internal Medicine study. Some 5200 women with cardiovascular disease or at high risk for it were randomized to daily treatment with a combination of fby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mark - I appreciate what you say..... I had always asked what if anything else could be done to prevent the progression of one tiny drusen into a problem. I consulted with several well-known opthalmologists in the area and they didn't offer much other than lutein and that was in later years but not initially. Glad to know progress is being made in that area of enlightenment. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Isabelle - Coincidentally, today after reading this post, I was filing papers and came across the December issue of Life Extension... They have an article about Preventing Macular Degeneration - A New Theory...which may be useful and the article is published online here: Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Isabelle Im sorry to see this report from you. Im sure it is a concern. Ive had a very tiny drusen in one eye for over 20 years. Hasnt changed. When it was diagnosed, I did reading on what nutrients may help slow the progress and learned then about the value of antioxidants. Interestingly, but not surprisingly, over the years, few of the doctors who did my annual exams ever mentioned anyby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
David - Glad to see you are calming down. Remember that we are all experiments of one. What works for one, may be simply awful for another. Go slowly and experiment. I suggest making a journal or log to note dosages and progress or adverse reactions. When we experiment with more than one thing, we don't always know which is the positive or negative. So, you do need to approach it much lby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
John - most doctors don't have a clue about probiotics. If they did, C. diff wouldn't be running rampant in hospitals and nursing homes. No intestinal defense against pathogens. Regardless, you should take probiotics. Everyone should. Here's my experience. About 20 yeas ago, I had my first colonoscopy and a polyp was discovered and removed. At the time, the GI specialist saiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
rob - if my heart rate dropped too low, like down in the 50's, I'd go into afib... I was vagal and when they experimented with beta blockers, I do believe it dropped my already low HR to a too low point and triggered more afib. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
And of critical importance to afibbers - depletes potassium. Hearts deficient in either magnesium, potassium or both are very prone to afib.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM