Barry - it's all about the gap junctions that allow the potentials or drivers to communicate between the cells. Successful ablation stops the signals from moving from cell-to-cell-to cell via gap junctions. Connexin Diversity Discriminating the Message Mario Delmar From the Department of Pharmacology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY. Correspondence to Mario Delmar, MD, PhD, Dby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Keith - I started out with the CorValen (expensive) and then I decided to try what's offered on Hans' iherb site. I used the CorValen for about 3 months before changing. I use Jarrow's Ribose - bulk - powdered, not the capsules. My initial doses were 1 teaspoon or 5 grams three times a day. After a while, I backed off to see if I noticed any difference and settled on 1 teaspoby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Kay - I just reposted on potassium and it discusses ratios there in the post started by Carol A titled "What kind of potassium supplement" Limit sodium - increase potassium not the reverse. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
In our case, we had to have a special cable installed with equipment that bored a hole from the access box at the end of the drive back 300 feet to the house connection. Pretty neat. They went under the driveway for the most part but hit a few large boulders down at 4 feet and had to then come up in the area along the drive and then go completely around the concrete parking pad. The installersby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mary Ann - most nutritional experts recommend whole fruit rather than juice because of the high carb content of juice. It's just too overwhelming to the glucose handling mechanism to offer health benefits. If you drink alot of juice, you will definitely stimulate the insulin response and that requires potassium. Seems to be counterproductive. Here's my post on potassium from a few years ago tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Elizabeth - I have no idea if Dr. Williams nattokinase is made of the accepted enzyme - anyone can label it NSK-SD as there is no policing of labels. His brand was not on my approved list. As far as getting the enzymes from the natto food, it is not recommended for people who have active afib due to the uncontrolled or undetermined quantity of menaquinone 7 or vitamin K2 content of the food pby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Keith - I do - but I don't have afib. I take it for muscle fatigue symptoms of fibromyalgia; works great. I know if I skip a dose. And it also has reduced to about zero - the little runs of sinus tachycardia I used to get after ablation. Now I either don't get them, or if I do, I don't feel them. Once in a while, I'll notice a skipped beat - which may be just that naturalby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I like that suggestion! In this age of software wizardry, I would think there is some program that would help sort data and categorize it. I cringe to think of both the expense and the time to tackle that task though, but it is a great idea. I read and sometimes participate in another forum where all the messages are categorized by a team of editorial organizers before they ever get out forby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy - this is a first for the broadband - apparently there was a large mechanical problem. Yes, the speed of broadband has spoiled me for dialup. I'll probably never revert back.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Pam - here's a reference to an anecdotal report on treatment of migraines - "Magnesium For Restless Sleepers", Friedman, Burton, M.D., Cortlandt Forum, February 1992;121/48-10 A clinic anecdotal comment said treating with 2 tablespoons of magnesium citrate mixed with juice 3 times a day seems to help people who have brusixm, talk in sleep, experience nightmares and have noise inby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Russ - I do believe that Hans has the ability to go in and delete messages he deems inappropriate. I've seen it done before when someone posts an objectionable message. I doubt if he was involved in this glitch, though. Probably someone who was left in charge to watch for SPAMs etc - clicked on the wrong key or something like Peggy suggested initially. Guess we'll all just have tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Vanished for some reasons - along with about a week's worth of other posts. We are in the dark about what happened and/or why. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Peggy - This is Time Warner - the only broadband internet access company available in this area - so we are a captive audience. Wish we had alternatives, but we don't. I felt like a kid with a new toy when we went from dialup in the summer to broadband so I'm just waiting it out. Everyone is in the same boat in certain areas of NE Ohio where they only allow one cable/internby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
David - I'm sure the concoction you have made for yourself is sweet and pleasant tasting, but I worry that you are ingesting regularly something that is just sugar and chemicals (Koolaid)... I'd be worried that the additional sugar is helping to deplete potassium (and magnesium) and the artificial color chemicals and such could sabotage healthy efforts to control afib. Same with juiceby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sharon - the labeling says to take with food. I'm not sure it matters much but minerals need to ride on the results of acid breakdown in the body. This is not a chelated product so I presume it requires the same stomach acid help that other minerals do (unless chelated) in order to be made bioavailable or absorbable to the body when they arrive in the small intestine. It could be that notby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
MacD - If you would see a video clip of a heart struggling in afib, it makes sense that that poor heart might experience some 'muscle cramping' or soreness just like after doing 200 squats or something else outrageous. In my post ( the previous BB session V) on ribose to help supply energy to hearts, the Dr. Johnson said- What will ribose do for someone who exercises on a regular basis? Scieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy - I think Hans should work it out with the people he left in charge of the website - if that is the case. He responded the other day to a post, so I presume he has computer access. Why don't you email him? I did notice the Conference Room and if those are lost, that's really a shame. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy and all - Between these latest computer glitches and my own Internet server having problems.... I'm becoming totally frustrated with the loss of the posts, the lack of flags, etc. If my responses are late, it's because I can't get connected to the Internet when do sit down to check the BB. This is really annoying on many counts. There are many messages I saw and didn'by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Theresa - thanks for telling us about your experience. You certainly were in good hands with Dr. Natale and his team. Please keep us informed as your healing progresses. Best to you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
LeAnn - I hope you will pursue the aneurysm status and determine what, if anything, needs to be done so you don't have a medical emergency. I realize there are many factors involved, but most aneurysms can become serious so don't fail to follow up. Regardless of the cause, you need to learn more. I wish you well. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carol - I've taken potassium citrate and potassium glycinate with none of the problems you indicate. If you get into serious potassium intake, though, I think the best product and the easiest to take is the bulk powder - potassium gluconate by NOW brands. Hans has it through his iherb contact. It's economical - 1 teaspoon delivers 540 mg. The taste is just a slight hint of "by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Fran - Thanks for remembering us and sharing this with us. One thing that keeps coming up in my gluten/gliaden research is that in addition to the sensitivity some individuals may have with intestinal reactions is also the fact that lack of proper digestion including lack of stomach acid (HCl) leads to bloating when the carbs ferment without proper breakdown. If you've include manyby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Kevin - Obviously for those who must take coumadin, this becomes a Catch 22 situation. If I were in that situation, I'd be reading up on what it takes to make sure blood vessel integrity is optimal. A healthy blood vessels is not as apt to rupture, obviously. I'll check all my files - I'm sure I have information. For sure, we know vitamin C and anti-oxidants are important anby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Jim - While you can learn a great deal about individuals' experiences by reading here and the archived forums and the Conferencer Room, my recommendatin would be to start with Hans' original AF Towards a Cure for the basics and then progress to the other volumes including the Thrombosis book. That way you'll have a huge amount of data all in one place and you can refer to itby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
JAGS - welcome back. I hope this does it for you. Time will tell, of course. Certainly hope you don't have to go through another procedure! Thanks for sharing your experience. Now, rest up and be well! Best to you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I have only sketchy details on this. A doctor at a well known teaching hospital in his early 40's developed AF. I know none of the other details, other than he was treated in the same hospital by doing a catherization "to determine how they would manage his AF" (??) During the procedure, they nicked a vessel and damaged the femoral nerve. He missed several months of work. He noby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I can't see where it says they are "wild" - fish can be ocean raised in pens but still fed improperly. Remember Fran's discussion on fish farms in Scotland? Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carol - are you talking Irish or Scottish? The problem comes in transport, storage or shipping... I know there the Irish organic was a problem with contamination. I've not seen comments on Scottish - but this excerpt below goes further into the type of proteins that are suspect even in oats so the issue of origin may be moot. Here's one comment about oats. "While proteins thaby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - please re-read my initial post of the approved brands and note that Drs. Best is not included even if it is the cheapest - maybe that's a clue? Anyway, David Price answered that he ordered from iHerb the Nutricology. I've used the Source Naturals, myself, but switched to Dr. Holsworth's. You really should get a quote from their office because the shipping (he says) is noby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob - it's the form of the E that is important. All forms are not created equal. Doctors typically don't know the difference between the forms. I've been away from the computer and will dig out my notes from a recent nutritional conference on this very topic. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM