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Hi Ross - thanks for responding. I'm thinking that it could have been the caffeine insults from both coffee and the energy drink - check the label to learn that caffeine content. Many afibbers are highly sensitive to caffeine - others, are not. But at this point, be suspect of any known potential trigger and avoid. Being overly tired seems to come into play as well and definitely, youby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Althea - how much magnesium are you taking? Care must be taken to know your magnesium level - intracellular - before adding too much potassium or it will worsen the arrhythmia. As George mentions, calcium is excitatory and there again, if you don't have a dominance of Mg in the cells, it can be too stimulating and cause AF. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gay - here in the US ticks are carriers of Lyme disease and it's a huge threat to health.... very debilitating consequences. Ticks need to be carefully removed so you don't leave tick reminants in the host. Some say that heating something like a large needle and placing it on the body of the tick will cause it to back out and not leave any reminants. Then the bite area should be trby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Josiah - by any chance do you have a log or journal that indicates what your HR was prior to beginning the Mg supplementation? That might help you decide if it's contributing to your slow rate. The other obvious thought would be to stop completely for a month or two and keep a strict log and then resume by ramping up incrementally in dosage all the while recording what happens to your HR.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
What we don't know is if he was monitored for those heart-risk markers we discuss here that often are not included as part of conventional medicine checkups.... elevated homocysteine, elevated fibrinogen, elevated ferritin, elevated HS CRP, small lipid particle evaluation which is much more telling than cholesterol. And even Hemaglobin A1C risk factor. There is much more to it than passingby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Interesting - you may be able to get rid of circulating mercury from amalgam fillings (from saliva) in your mouth, but you absolutely can't pull out of your body mercury stored in fatty cells. Even with chelation therapy, it is a long and difficult process and as long as the amalgams remain in the mouth, they will continue to add to the toxicity burden. There is much written about this onlby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ross - what events led up to your AF and hospitalization? Were you doing exhaustive exercise where you became dehydrated? Any alcohol involved? What had you eaten previous to that? Anything different? Any previous large amount of sugar intake? Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Joyce - I think it may be difficult to find the plain MoM in the UK. When Erling and I were working on the formula, Fran wanted to try making a batch but was unable to locate any without the flavoring oils. I shipped her a bottle of the plain to try. Unfortunately, she was unable to tolerate that at all. As for making Waller Water...it's really easy and a nice adjunct to using magnesiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Pat - my HR went up which is typical but I don't recall that my Bp was also up. I agree with you, the information and the support of wonderful people here helped me through some bleak moments during my AF journey. I'm glad you are doing so well in Blessed NSR. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks George - I'm not endorsing any diet, either.... Just making a comment based on what Dr. Esselstyn mentions.... and I believe he was the one who said Ornish is no fat. I don't follow Ornish or subscribe to his plan. Sorry if I misquoted or mislead. Angina is pain caused from lack of oxygen reaching a muscle...ie heart... and typically comes from a narrowing or blockage of theby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sorry Elaine - you are correct that managing Hashimoto's is different in some aspects than a typical hypofunctioning gland and you can get into trouble if you aren't monitored carefully. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
BS - I'm relieved. Has any cardiologist ever commented to you about the relevancy? Significance? Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Erling!!! It does my heart good to see your name hereonce again! What a surprise and how nice to see you posting. Welcome back and Happy Birthday. Your story should be very encouraging to many who have managed to conquer their afib. Best to you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I also gave it a really good try with no affect at all on my afib. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Wonderful, David. Congratulations on both counts! Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Glad you are doing well, Martin. Thanks for your testimonial. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Give it some time - many people here had a rocky 3 - 6 months and then the heart finally settled down. Refer to the recent post... Improving Outcomes in AF: How can we do better? < > You can either listen to the panel discussion or read the transcript On ablation success, Dr. Naccarelli says: One needs to keep in mind, most of you don't do catheter ablation procedures for AF in your pracby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sometimes something extremely cold sliding down the esophagus which nests right against the heart will be a trigger for AF. Other times, it is as Kate indicates, some ingredient in ice cream or sorbet that is a trigger. Typically, sherbert or sorbet should be just the fruit juice and sugar frozen but commercially prepared foods often slip in fillers and additives. The high sugar content of anyby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Isabelle - one would think so but that's not always the case. This study mentions people with diabetes who have more of a clotting risk as do those with hypertension. It's an observation. We probably are much more aware than the average patient about blood viscosity issues and what keeps our platelets slippery. I've heard Dr. Roizen speak in person. He knows all the buzz wordby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Okay Steve- it's marked on the calendar and the angels will be ready and waiting. When you reach the point where the drugs bother you and you miss out too much on things you enjoy doing, it's time. I wish you well. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Elaine - I agree with Kate... if you are tested for the thyroid antibodies, that should let you know how to proceed one way or the other. Test. Don't Guess. You or your doctor can't possibly know until a complete thyroid profile is done. Toni - you can check out this past post on iodine deficiency <; I definitely agree that most people are probably deficient in iodine to some deby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Improving Outcomes in AF: How can we do better? The Heart.org group from WebMD has a great presentation Thanks to JimT (Mackey) who sent me the link. Jims EP is Dr. Naccarelli, one of the presenters. Take time to log on and listen and also listen to the very end Q & A that addresses opinions on sleep apnea and AF. Of special interest to me was this part on correcting AF by improving gap juby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
The heat issue is huge. Soda or water in plastic bottles sits in hot warehouses, is transported in non-refrigerated trucks - and the plastic just continues to leach out long before it gets in the hands of a consumer. Who knows when it was bottled or how long it sat before being opened and consumed. That's another issue entirely. Bacteria can grow once opened and recapped. You can freby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks George for sleuthing out the fine points. It could be Dr. Lundberg and others tend to generalize more than we do. Yet a random population sample is exactly that.... random. Still, how often do people not even know whether their heart is healthy? ... I'd think we as afibbers have had much more cardiac attention than much of the average public based on the patients I've known oby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sharon - well, it's something that is relaxing and the group is so diverse, it's a bit of a learning experience for us all - shared ideas, gardening tips, health ideas - talk about aromatherapy and natural healing....all the while our fingers are working magic with the yarn. We do interesting things like felting the yarn that produce amazingly beautiful finished pieces. It's a greby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
There is controversy and there is science behind the BPA and how it stimulates breast cancer cells. BPA is a known endocrine disrupter. "Hundreds of studies published during the past decade link low-level exposure with increased rates of prostate and breast cancer, reproductive abnormalities, decreased sperm count, accelerated puberty in females, neurological effects similar to attentioby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Especially good support the importance and possibility of fixing methylation defects. Good News In Our DNA: Defects You Can Fix With Vitamins And Minerals ScienceDaily (Jun. 3, 2008) In the PNAS paper, Rine, Marini and their colleagues report on their initial analysis of variants of a human enzyme called methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, or MTHFR. The enzyme, which requires the B vitaminby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I had expected to add this to the Conference Room before closing 6/15 but since it's already closed... I'm contributing it here... Just for interesting information. This is the Medscape Medical Minute by Dr. George Lundberg. " Do exercise-associated premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) in adults mean anything?" Six authors from Stanford reported a logistic regression evaluation and propeby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
While this article doesn't differentiate between LAF and AF, it does make one think a bit more about incidence of clotting .... Of course, I'm always suspect over such a push for coumadin and it shores up the CYA approach to across the board use of anticoagulants.... but it serves as an awareness issue, nevertheless.... and of course, my pet focus of having adequate levels on nattokinby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy... You'll enjoy this. I belong to a knitting group called K. N. I. T. (Knitting In Nature for Inspiration & Tranquility)... diverse group of women, all ages, who enjoy knitting and love nature. We meet at the Holden Arboretum and in the good weather we trek out to whichever garden is blooming. The bugs are always there and I typically use the essential oils made into a spray.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM