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Dick - long term - or even short term, the use of self-medication like these stimulant drinks are a sure path to adrenal burnout among other issues. Too much stimulation. There is already evidence that young people are simply just too "wired" or in overdrive too much of the time and it will have detrimental health consequences. As for taurine, it is more relaxing and does serve to regby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jerry - when I was necessary for me to use coumadin pre- and post-ablation procedure, I continued with my 3 grams a day of taurine with no adverse effects. In fact, I felt it helped me maintain my status of no breakthrough arrhythmia during that time, especially right after ablation.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hans - I agree with keeping the ratio 1:1 on the Ca/Mg content but it's often not possible when the multi has a heavy weighting on the calcium. Then I try to get the Mg up by adding it separately to equal the Ca but with some people that's not possible... esp. if there's too much Ca to begin with. The other issue is the form of either the Ca or the Mg. Often the Ca is the wortby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes - thanks Hans - when I had my bout, I used lysine in fairly high doses which may have helped potentiate the Famvir. Don't know, but I do know that later, when I tried using arginine after George Eby's post, I noted some tingling sensations at the shingle sites on my upper back and taking lysine calmed that down almost immediately. As I recall, I took 2,000 mg. at a time for a fewby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mark I dont know if this is of any use, but in the book by electrophysiologist, Marcus Wharton, Interpreting Cardiac Dysrhythmias (hes now at MUSC in Charlston, S. C. and under Atrial flutter with Intermittent 1:1 AV conduction he says.. Clinical significance: The clinical significant of atrial flutter and the conditions leading to rapid AV nodal conduction have been discussed. Ventby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I thought the joke was adding the tomato sauce to the potato as it sounds like an unusual combo to me!by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Here's this topic coming up once again, FWIW.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Most likely, no afibbers will be consuming the diet supplement product, Total Body Formula Tropical Orange and Peach Nectar flavors, or Total Body Mega Formula Orange/Tangerine flavor... but it's worth being aware of this problem. Both products are distributed by Total Body Essential Nutrition of Atlanta and are available in 32-oz. bottles, while Total Body Formula is also sold in 8-oz.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
John - coffee is the most heavily treated food substance - pesticides, fungicides etc. Organic coffee processed by the Swiss water method eliminates the use of chemicals and you get just pure coffee. As long as you aren't bothered by the caffeine - if it doesn't make you jittery - you can probably continue to enjoy coffee. The nutritional medicine experts say they treat any form of cby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
You have to realize that exercise increases the amount of free radicals generated (oxidative stress) which is highly irritating to newly burned heart tissue. After ablation, the heart is in a high state of irritabity for 6 - 8 weeks until the scars/burns are totally healed. I can't imagine why you would think it is sensible to do heavy exercise while your heart is still healing. Jackiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hans - there are better and healtier sources for potassium than a baked potato which is just pure starchy carb/glucose and will work against adding potassium in the long run when you consider metabolism. And, Susan - yes, I'd watch the calcium content in any multivitamin because typically, they are higher in calcium ratio to magnesium provided and many people get in trouble with multiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Congrats, Rob - for those who seem to need the extra taurine, it is indeed a minor miracle. I know it certainly made a difference for me. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
John - while it's true that we have no way of knowing if, how and when afib will progress, you have nothing to lose by doing all you can to upgrade lifestyle to help prevent onsets. Many people who have gone several years and more without afib by using healthy protocols have found that the tendency seems to remain - ready to activate when all conditions are right. But, it certainly seemby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jennifer, resveratrol has many accolades on benefits and good brands are equivalent to drinking something like 20 glasses of red wine. I've used resveratrol for several years. It's a mental thing; can't say as I notice any specific benefit but based on the science, it seems like a smart thing to do. As far as blood vessel wall integrity goes, there is a recent post on the benefby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Claudia - it's often said that extreme stress will bring out shingles if one has the virus lurking (formerly having had chicken pox). Perhaps your stressful events were the driver of shingles. While they do have a vaccine now to prevent shingles, there is also a prescription drug you can take at the very earliest hint of an outbreak... it's called Famvir (famciclovir). It only worksby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Frequency: In the US: Atrial flutter is much less common than atrial fibrillation. Of patients admitted to US hospitals with a diagnosis of supraventricular tachycardia between 1985 and 1990, 77% had atrial fibrillation and 10% had atrial flutter. Mortality/Morbidity: Prognosis depends on the patient's underlying medical condition. Any atrial arrhythmia can cause a tachycardia-induced caby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Once again, people with the hemochromatosis gene variant are obviously restricted in using vitamin C in elevated doses. Ive always taken a buffered form typically with magnesium ascorbate, calcium ascorbate and potassium ascorbate - because of the acidic issue as mentioned here by Dr. Blaylock. (Blaylock) Vitamin C (buffered, as calcium or magnesium ascorbate): 1,000 mg. three times a dayby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Curt - I have had good success recommending theanine to people with stress and anxiety issues and some say it will speed up conversion. I've posted several times on theanine - use that word in a search on this forum and the one previous to that (archives - at the top of the page) Also check this: <; Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Phil - only you can assess how debilitating and inconvenient the events are in your life - professionally and personally. I had to quit my dental hygiene job because I couldn't work with afib. If you can still work and do quality work and if afib doesn't bother you all that much, why not postpone ablation for a few more months? The downside would be an escallation of events and theby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Directions for high-dose vitamin C usually say to work up to bowel tolerance as that typically becomes an issue and for that reason it is used as a system flush or cleanse. The type of vitamin C used is typically a factor and usually recommendations include using a buffered vitamin C (buffered with minerals) just for that reason and to eliminate the gastric acidity that some individuals cannotby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Kevin, over the years, I recall quite a few mentioning gastric symptoms when on warfarin. Note that it is in the list of symptoms for side effectsin these two references: SIDE EFFECTS: The two most serious side effects are bleeding and necrosis (gangrene) of the skin. Bleeding can occur in any organ or tissue. Bleeding around the brain can cause severe headache and paralysis. Bleeding in theby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Kate - I agree with the inner core but if the diaphragm is displaced or out of normal position, it's my experience that one needs a chiropractic adjustment (often several sessions ) to stabilize it in the correct position. After that, working on core muscles would undoubtedly be beneficial.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Louise - that's what I thought when I read it!!! I inherited her anxiousness and I do hope her healthy longevity as well!!by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Isabelle, apparently it is used in some mustard preparations for color, but that would certainly not be the best source of curcumin as one needs higher doses for efficacy plus a lot of mustard isn't typically healthy for one's stomach....in fact, a large dose of mustard can be used for an emergency emetic. I tried to google that thought... found a few more interesting reports on curby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Pam all the more reason to be mindful of blood viscosity by measuring fibrinogen and keeping in mind that the enzyme, nattokinase, works specifically on fibrin and blood viscosity issues.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Kate - any information I post is for everyone to do with it what they want. If it serves a useful purpose, be my guest. Should you post it elsewhere, just be sure to give credit to the reference authors I have noted as it is their work, not mine. I'm just conveying info. As for the cat and mouse fit. Mother Nature at her finest!by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
This was posted by Garry Gordon MD - who promotes his own version of a vitamin C combo.... but the info, is nevertheless important. Quote: " With all the other documented reasons to never go a day without maintaining high levels of PLASMA Vitamin C, now we can add lowering the incidence of stroke by as much as 42%. If this were a patented drug, Big Pharma would have the government buby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I was interested in this news release since my grandmother lived 2 weeks short of 105... in good health until age 102 when she began having TIAs... but she was always a nervous person.....8 children; the depression; poor; outliving 4 of her children. Could be it was the anxiety factor that gave her the edge.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Excellent find, Pam. Well worth taking 5 minutes for this overview. The visualization is especially helpful for new readers or those who haven't seen this type of demonstration of a heart in arrhythmia. Thanks. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Welcome, Lee. Go here and read these two links Many people have made spectacular improvements in afib symptoms observing a gluten free diet - (Paleo eating)... or modifications thereof. In that same conference room link (see bar at the very top of this screen) are all the various topics we've examined quite thoroughly. Worth taking some time there. Go to Sessions 39 and 40 to read aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM