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Chris - it's your body and your life. If you decide to delay your procedure, it should not be any negative reflection on you....if it is, find another doctor. As for your sleep apnea/septum issue, I presume you have tried all the strips that help open the nasal passages to allow better air flow? If not, why not begin there. Have you had a sleep study? My son had the surgery for the devby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bravo! Hans! Ever since my unfortunate experiences with expert medical attention, my thought has always been first to get the most expert and (best) diagnosis but then begin research into the natural or holistic approaches that don't involve drugs and surgery and all that entails. They can be the back up plan if needed. Here's where functional or restorative medicine really shinesby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
In case you have any doubts about the benefits of taurine, here's more info from a product data info sheet from Designs for Health who offers professional grade products to healthcare professionals only. Their motto is "Science First." I trust everything they say because it's backed up by science. Of interest especially is the added benefit of lowering homocysteine. Jackie Taurine is a sulfuby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Another awareness alert. Read this and then go to the second report published on Heartwire. Dr. Natale is quoted. Sounds to me like it might prove to be a good thing, yet I envision Sanofi - with one failed drug trial - now salivating over revenue from another market - 6.7 million afibbers globally hoping to push this through quickly. Until more long-term studies are out we should heighten oby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Richard - I agree with Sharon - you are probably low in magnesium and I'd want to be taking that supplementally as well. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, Hans - that's exactly what I needed to know - that the ingredient list matched what's on the label. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy - why would it not? The Mg gets in and when there is overload, it will be naturally excreted via urine and feces. That's the way Mg is eliminated.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Taurine Taurine is an important amino acid in our body. It is found mostly in our central nervous system, skeletal muscle, and in greater concentration in our heart and brain. It is made from two sulfur-containing amino acids called methionine and cysteine in conjunction with vitamin B6. Methoinine and cysteine are found in egg yolk and meat as well. Taurine is commonly found in animal proteby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hans - I'm curious about two things....one is the enteric coating... how do they get around the fact that some components like minerals actually need the stomach acid to break down before the next step of metabolism? I've read that when some components reach the small intestine intact, it's not utilized by the body. Any ideas? The second is on the skin care products - is thereby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Frank - I avoid any procedure that involves the risk factors associated with anesthesia as much as possible. Just my paranoia. For me, any invasive procedure is a last-resort option if at all possible but I'm not sorry I gave in and had the PVI with Dr. Natale as he gave me my life back and I definitely continue "Living with Passion in NSR." That said, ablation by any methodby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
It definitely is a combination of experts from all ablation aspects and not exclusively Maze surgery. This will be a great resource for accurate technical aspects of procedures and pharmacological treatment. The list of editors is the crème de la crème. Should prove to be a site worth visiting frequently. I'm hoping they also address some of the issues we talk about such as the importance ofby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
You certainly could! I've made my own Paleo bars at home based on Fran's original recipe with some minor modifications. I have a bar-forming kitchen tool and they bake up really nice. Just takes a little time and I know what's in them. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
One of my favorite Certified Clinical Nutritionists, Byron Richards, offers a brutally frank assessment of Tim Russert's medical care titled: " Western Medicine Fails Tim Russert."by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Wil - did you determine the chloride ion was absorbed? This would be a considerable negative if it is...(and I can't see why it would not as swimming pool chlorine is absorbed) in light of all the ruckus over the chloride derivitative in the artificial sweetener Splenda or sucralose and the carcinogenic connection to chloride. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
No problem, Erling - I thought since you hadn't been on for a while, you may have missed it. Another aspect for negative impact of fluoride by retired neurosurgeon, Russell Blaylock, MD that you'll find interesting..... " Protecting against fluoride toxicity: The anesthetic gas, nitrous oxide, can cause a sudden and catastrophic drop in the bodys vitamin B-12 levels, leading to disorientatby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Katy, as Peggy says, if you are already saturated with magnesium inside cells, and you take more thinking you'll stop an afib event, chances are you'll get diarrhea. Better to focus on more potassium now that you know you are probably replete in magnesium. But, don't stop taking your routine daily dose of magnesium. It becomes a balancing act and fine tuning is a highly indivby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barb - FYI - most soy bars are from genetically modified soy which is not a health food and for men, it's not good to eat soy....phytoestrogens. An occasional bar would probably not matter though. The Lara bars are just good raw food. No processing which makes them healthy versus a bunch of processed stuff. However, Lara bars need to be supplemented with some extra nuts for more fat tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
The vitamin E content should be shown on the label. It is typically a minor amount to help prevent with oxidation in the bottle.... it's usually about 10 IU. My doctor says I one can go safely up to 1200 IU vitamin E daily without risk of bleeding. I typically take 800 IU a day; one 400 IU with two teaspoons of Omega 3 twice a day. That gives me about the 6 grams of the fish oil and thby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Janet - focus on salt intake from packaged foods and make a concentrated effort to avoid. At the same time, increase foods high in potassium content and consider taking small doses - like 2 tablets (99 mg. each) of potassium gluconate or potassium citrate with every meal throughout the day to see if this levels out the spikes in Bp. Often when you get enough potassium in, the sodium will go ouby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Erling - Important information. You probably didn't see the post last year on "What's in Your Water"... Hydrate Safely.... <; Additionally, many of the functional medicine docs are emphasizing that some of the increase in hypothyroid problems is coming from the competition for iodine by fluoride and bromide which is added to flour products. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
All the tests we discuss as risk markers contributing to heart and vascular problems - much stemming from inflammation. High Sensitive or Cardiac C-Reactive Protein (CRP), Homocysteine, Ferritin, Fibrinogen, Hemoglobin A1C, Lipoprotein(a) and the newer Lipoprotein Particle Profile (LPP) which assesses the small particle lipid profile.* None of these show up in an echo or cath. <; *LPP -by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Roy - how are you? I'll email you with Lynn's address. I know she's been very busy. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Phew, Janet... there is alot for you to read here and in Han's books. Start by going to the icon tab above - Conference Room - and read as much as you can but start with CR #61 which is testimonials from others who have successfully conquered afib through various methods of supplements, diet, lifestyle changes etc. Also read CR #54 which is about gluten sensitivity and the Paleo Diet whiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
7 days - because I went into flutter, went to the ER, admitted, placed on coumadin, waited for INR to reach 2.0 and then TEE and cardioversion. I was told then not to go longer than 48 hours and to call around hour 24 to make arrangements in case cardioversion was needed. Otherwise, it would be the coumadin, TEE route again. The longest I waited it out on my own was 39 hours but I had many thby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George brought forward the post on silent inflammation. I note that no one is commenting that he was checked for the risk markers like silent inflammation which have to be present when coronary artery disease exists. Mainstream medicine isn't there yet when it comes to the going the extra mile in looking at other heart risk factors... the ones we mention all the time here. Articles abouby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks George and Hans - Dr. Mercola always manages to bring out the 'sensationalism' in anything he writes these days which is unfortunate because he used to be informative yet avant-garde reporter. However, I view it as 'where there is smoke, there is fire' and I hope something omenous isn't smouldering. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Susan - Sorry to hear about your experience in NY with the food poisoning. Wish I could take credit for the gluten connection, but I merely connected the dots to the information already out there about the many negative effects of a high carb diet, especially one with gluten.... but as you've proven, it's also sugar...hence, I wrote about why I thought the Paleo Diet worked so well foby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Irish- back in early May Howie posted on Dr. Natale and St. Davids You'll enjoy viewing the info at these links: <; (video) Enjoy - looks as if they have the best of everything, including Dr. Natale! Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
This on Mercola Today: While not having access to supplemental vitamin C might not be so critical, I'm certainly concerned about the tone of this whole agenda and the spillover to the US. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes - based on the fact that when you go to the ER for AF emergency treatment, they give you their favorite drug to slow the heart rate. And yes - I believe that since Dr. Natale has treated thousands of patients in this manner, there is medical proof or science behind the fact that a madly racing heart has no chance to convert to NSR quickly... from my own 8 year journey not using drugs to seby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM