My Goodness, Marian! That certainly was an ordeal. So glad you were able to work it out on your own w/o the ER etc. The maneuver is good to know. I have a friend who has her esophagus collapse occasionally, especially if she has an extended coughing event and that's frightening as well. I'll pass along your information as it certainly can help her. Glad you are okay. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Chuck - one long-term undesirable effect of warfarin is that it tends to help calcify your arteries and aorta. It also contributes to osteoporosis. See my recent post titled Nattokinase Update and look specifically at the information regarding the use of vitamin K2/MK7 to help with directing calcium into bones where it belongs, getting calcium out of calcified soft tissue and to help prevent osby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Pat - if you respond to mastic, you may well have the H.pylori infection. Have you been tested? Pepto-bismol is another product that helps kill H.pylori... it's the bismuth content. As for supplements, it's really always better to try to take them after a meal (or along with) when you have already generated some stomach acid that will help break down the capsules or coatings. Many pby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lisa - in the forum session before this one, we had considerable discussion on the topic of generic drugs. See if anything there helps you. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Rob - check out Conference Room Session #54... which addresses the potential link from not only true celiac but silent celiac (which the majority of people have) in terms of gluten/gliaden sensitivity. The resulting inflammatory response and digestive issues are highly suspect as being contributory to afib events and we have found here the affibbers have reversed AF in many instances by observinby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ken - I have to agree with Wil. You definitely should be doing all you can to support heart cell health with optimal electrolytes and ribose. I just posted this in another response but in case you don't read all the posts, here it is again, specifically for you: What will ribose do for someone who exercises on a regular basis? Scientific research shows that three or four workouts per week mayby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Welcome Tim - Please read the responses to Chuck in the post right above this one. They apply to you as well... except for runners - I'd suggest you evaluate both your hydration habits and what you do to replace electrolytes. This is critical for staying out of afib. There is also a post on ribose that has a clip on the need to replace energy in the heart.... You can read the whole post hereby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Chuck - Happy New Year to you as well. A couple thoughts come to mind after reading your post. And first, I can certainly appreciate your concern about your health and how it impacts your family. The New Year is a great time to start with resolve to make some changes that could bring about some significant results with your afib. You have a lot of reading to do here to learn all the varby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy the original post mentions that no toxicity has been seen in doses up to 6 grams a day. It also says that it is found that there is a synergistic effect between the taurine and the glycine which we would get from the magnesium glycinate.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Susan - it never did for me and I used it as a reliable source to keep blood thin... as it is contraindicated for use along with coumadin. Since I didn't want to be on coumadin, I used all the coumarin-like plant compounds that would have a similar effect. As we say, we are all different so ginkgo could be a trigger for some; but I used it for years and still do. (The cardiologist probablby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
The CYA thing has to be in place these days in such a litigious society and insane jury damage awards. That forces the guidelines to become more narrow but it doesn't man we have to fold up and consider ourselves invalids because of some random age. Our choice of lifestyle speaks volumes for who's at risk and who isn't. Unfortunately, the doctors have to advise by the standarby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quite a few years ago, some of the members here were posting of success using a homoeopathic remedy called Nux Vomica (brand Boiron) to convert or forestall an afib event. I tried it and had some partial success. I just came across my vial of Nux and read a notation on the label For heartburn or drowsiness due to excessive eating or drinking and that led me to thinking about why it may havby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Bob and Season's greetings to you as well. Its so good to see you are doing so well. You, too, are a special man! I wish you a healthy and Happy New Year! Best regards, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ooops - the eyes are going!!!by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Susan - I also wore the Cardio net and thought the same thing. Great monitoiring system. The billing was expensive but insurance paid most. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Going back to that original taurine post, the indications were that it did not in the dose range suggested.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Real - your magnesium shows low - I guess I don't understand your 'lowering' magnesium... if anything, you should increase as much as you tolerate to see if you can balance out that high calcium... if you have too much intracellular calcium, it's no wonder you are in persistent afib. With the nose bleeds - read my recent update on nattokinase and vitamin K2 and consider takby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Following are some of many clips Ive gleaned over the years regarding how alcohol might be a trigger for some individuals who have glucose handling dysfunction. Remember also, if one gets afib from wine, it could be the sulfites, or pesticide, fungicide residues that can be high in most wines unless organic. (and not the alcohol at all). * Alcohol generally lowers your blood sugar as a reby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
It's really the grain factor... those discussing deformaties of the maxilla and mandible relationship in dentitry have frequently commented on the allergy/sensitivity to grains introduced to cultures not originally consuming them and this brought about the subsequent problem with proper breathing (ie open mouth) vs. closed and the eventual structural changes. So the advent of farming and thby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sorry - after I read down through your results and saw a few more Highs, I realized I probably should have also included those as well: PHOSPHORUS/CALCIUM..........If both phosphorus and calcium are high, , the relationship in the ratio may be in the desirable range. However, Tendon, ligament and bone structures are related to ratios of phosphorus and calcium. Increased indvidual levels of calciby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Oh - if it were that easy...control over heavy metals. Once inside cells, it's difficult but not impossible to remove but it takes time and a competent physician who can supervise removal. Mercury, lead and cadmium are the most prevalent but there are many others. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Kate - my recommendation is to begin slowly and work up to 1000 mg with meals, three times a day. That's what I have taken all along. If you have trouble sleeping, you can save one dose to take at bedtime as it is very relaxing. Go here and read the initial post - esp. about dosing. <; Obviously stop if you have some adverse effect but typically everyone seems to get along well wiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Real - the doctor ordering the Exatest should have received the interpretation guidelines and can probably go over it with you. It's known that elevated calcium levels contribute to arrhythmias. Based on your levels, you need to get back to the doctor and learn why your calcium levels are high - especially if you have been optimizing your magnesium intake all along. It could be that evenby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Tom - Happy New Year - This is pretty typical of what happens early on with those who have some initial successes. The lax factor takes over. You can just jump back on the band wagon and most likely will maintain an absence of frequent events. It just proves once again that the intracellular balances are fragile and easily tipped so we have to remain ever aware of intake of foods that depby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George - "nasal breathing".... I don't think it was here on this site but something I either read or heard about primal hunters. A researcher- scientist went into the rainforest (as I recall) to hunt down animals (for food) with the natives. They hunted by to running after it until the animal gave up from exhaustion. This took hours. The researcher barely kept up but notedby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jerry- it's been the experience of many here that magnesium glycinate in the amino acid chelate form (Albion patent) along with supplemental potassium and taurine can and does eliminated afib enough so that people are not plagued with continual events. It doesn't work for everyone but so many have found it helpful it has become the standby suggestion for anyone starting out wanting toby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
If I decide that I don't want to take a certain drug and the doctor agrees to go along with that and keeps me as his patient anyway, I would not be inclined to sue him for malpractice because he gave in to my wishes. I'd call that a partnership agreement. In fact, I've offered on occasion to sign a waiver with the treating physician when I refuse to take a recommended drug andby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
So Jerry - do you find you have eliminated your AF by taking the MgO and the Ca? Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
"Ever watch the medicine ads on TV? I cannot believe the side effects listed and people still go out and buy it or ask their doctor for the medication." That's because we are a quick-fix results-oriented society - research and lifestyle changes are 'too inconvenient' and the majority of the public looks to conventional medicine for a pill to fix everything - and fast.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
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