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Susan - Great news. I'm glad I had others to follow to Natale... before me went Newman, Jim W and Char. Haven't heard from Char, but the Newman and Jim W are also doing well. We all were fortunate to get in to Dr. Natale when the wait wasn't overly long. Best to you. May you always be in NSR. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
There was a recent post about heparin causing deaths. Todays Wall Street Journal has a front page article "Chinese Plant Made Ingredients in Drug Tied to Four Deaths stating the contaminated product came from a Chinese facility that manufactured the ingredients of the Baxter International product. An investigation is in progress. Quoting/excerpting the article: Neither Baxter nor the FDAby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
James - I take that to mean to not use at all if you are taking aspirin as aspirin is well known to also cause ulcers or stomach erosions. You would be giving a double dose to the mucosa and it can only stand so much. Even if yours is 'dispersable' it still ends up in the intestine and that's also at risk for erosions etc from aspirin, although I've not read that's theby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barb - because that's what beta blockers do... increase the tendency toward insulin resistance.... and probably it depends on the individual's biochemistry as to the tendency for that to happen. As for a doctor, I'd find a functional medicine MD or DO by going to one of the sites that offers a link "To Find a Practitoner" Then I'd let them decide which tests you nby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Don't know - maybe you can learn something here:by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Leo - I'd still increase the taurine separately... not the excerpt I just provided on the post to James on taurine. I think you need more than you can probably get in the combo product you are taking.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
James - Eric Braverman, MD, writes in his book "The Healing Nutrients Within" - about taurine - devoted a whole chapter to it. He says: "Double-blind controlled studies are not yet available, however those who are seeking ntural remedies for blood pressure, diabetes, atheriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, neuropathy and anxiety can easly use 1 to 5 grams daily without significant docby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peter - of course, not all people respond the same negative way to beta blockers. In my case, they pushed me right into insulin resistance and further, didn't help with afib at all....as I was vagal. That said, now that I've had the breakthrough arrhythmias surface last year, I used the BB to slow the heart rate before using the antiarrhythmic for self-conversion. It works marvelouslby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks - great info. I get mine as P5P - have for many years now. Thanks for digging that out. Important info. Jby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ritze -I avoid much of the taurine food sources so supplementing seems to work well for me. That way I can be sure of how much I'm taking in every day.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gary - After each ingredient - I expect to see a label provide the form of the nutrient.... ie, Magnesium glycinate (200 mg.) I do see in the fine print, they provide Calcium as carbonate which is the least absorbable... which probably is good in this regard considering there is so much in the product, as I mention below. Here's what I view as not so good. 1000 mg. Calcium and onlyby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
PC - Thanks - I hate to disagree but would like to point out that there is a precaution in taking too much B6. I haven't looked it up but if memory serves - 300 mg. is the top dose and some say not over 150 mg. When I was interested in vitamin B6 to help hygienists prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, I believe I remember there was some caution involved. Hold the phone: Just now... checkedby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Leo - most of us are taking magnesium glycinate as it is a better chelated product - more bioavailibility. The magnesium taurate is not a complete amino acid chelate - according to the lecture I heard on chelated minerals. Most of us take taurine separately in addition to the magnesium glycinate. You can check Conference Room #61 to see various doses people use in their own protocols to avoidby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
John - losing weight has been discussed often over the years and seems to have a positive effect for many afibbers. My observation is that if the extra adipose tissue (fat) is concentrated in the midsection, it has the tendency to crowd the stomach and diaphragm and push up on the heart. And, we know that anything distorting the diaphragm can and does act as a trigger for afib and GERD-like symby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lynda - If Dr. West's 'cure' or any other of the doctors who have these newsletters claiming they can cure afib worked...you can believe that you'd have read about it here long ago. Most of us have tried everything out there at one time or another. Since we are all biochemically unique, some recommendations work better in some individuals than others. PC posted years agoby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gary - I wasn't able to learn much online about Reliv except they are a Multi-level Marketing company. Typically those products are overpriced so they can pay downline distributors. One thing I did learn was they offer soy-based supplements and I'd be very wary of consuming much - if any soy. If you have a site that you can direct me to so I can review a list of the ingredients anby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
To Rob and David - I was thinking that Rob had only recently begun this drug. Of course, the rebound effect can often be significant. Check this comment from people's pharmacy... It offers better advice than I gave .. Jackie The same thing can be true for acid-suppressing drugs. Medications such as Aciphex, Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec and Protonix are best sellers in the pharmacy. They areby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Thor! Nice to hear this news. Congratulations. He does good work! Regards, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Nick - Consider having a chiropractic adjustment to check alignment in the cervicals. My chiro always checks because those meridians lead to the heart. It could be a misalignment and position of head when drinking/swallowing is causing the vagus nerve to act up. My chiro also balances the atlas which is also helpful. It is certainly is worth a try. Check on google: Atlas Orthogonal Chirby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Starting about 12 years ago, I subscribed to Dr. Sinatra's NL for about 5 years. I saw him go from recommending many natural products for heart problems including afib to backing off completely and recommending warfarin just as you mention. I would speculate it's because he is giving medical advice in a newsletter and online and doesn't really consult one on one with patients soby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Michael - sorry to hear of your ongoing stress issues plus afib. Stress is certainly part of the picture - stress depletes magnesium. Magnesium helps maintain a calm heart and is calming to the body as well. We recommend magnesium glycinate as the most effective form as it is very bioavailable - which means it is readily absorbed into the system and can start to work its magic. Check the pby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello John - sorry you had to join our group, but welcome. My initial advice follows that already given - don't think in terms of ablation just yet with only 3 events as your initial experiences. Suggest you spend some time here reading about the various options others have found to help either eliminate events or space them out so that they become 'tolerable' if that's possible. Try readingby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
From the taurine post: -The body can make its own from amino acids, methionine and cysteine in the presence of Vitamin B6, but prefers to obtain it directly from food sources. -The body normally makes all it needs, but under certain conditions, such as disease, injury or physical exertion and high periods of stress (both physical and mental), the supply may not meet the demand. Deficiencies haby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Louise - you are correct - I remember seeing that comment as well about deep breathing and I remember that I found doing Andrew Weil's deep breathing exercises always seemed to make my afib worse. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lynda - this is just my opinion based on what I know of the 'loading' dose iodine test... you take in 50 mg Iodoral and then do a urine collection the next morning to see how much is excreted which then is supposed to be an indication of iodine deficiency. While the proponents of this iodine test say it is perfectly safe to do, I declined doing it after doing my own research as I thoby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I meant to include an online link You can find more by googling side effects and the drug name.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Rob - this drug will be covered in my No More Heartburn series - but rather than have you wait for the next segment, here's a bit of what Dr. Rogers says about this.... Quoting - "Side effects include diarrhea, abdominal pain,nausea, vomiting gas, consitpation, acid reflux and carcinoid tumors in the gut. But it doesn't stop thre... Pilosec cancause fatal liver rot (necrosis) fby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
The man on this newscast really has no choice; he is going to die otherwise and they felt it was worth the chance so he could buy some time. Probably, they would not consider it if there were any other options.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Paul - I didnt notice any difference between being on it or off it in intensity or uncomfortableness. I will say, that in time, the events became less turbulent if that would be a good description. I typically was totally disabled and could not do much other they sit around or lie down either with or without flecainide. The flecanide did not prevent breakthrough afib for me at all. Howeveby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM