Thanks Marian - I owe my good memory to ginkgo biloba! I agree that a week may not be enough time, but from what I've read, it works very quickly to destroy the cell walls so anything's possible or at least contributory. (see below). In any event, most likely, the saliva testing is not an accurate test. It may signify something as some people make 'strings' and others don't. What? I'm not sby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Martin - good news and thanks for posting your experience. Be kind to your heart while it is healing and yes..welcome to the club of successful ablatees. Now you can join us Living with Passion in NSR! Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bill - Good post. I'm pleased you are seeing an ND who will guide you with some of the supplements. Did he have any comment about the gluten connection? So, do you think they plan to try another cardioversion? Keep posting; it's encouraging to read your about your discipline. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Art - Not necessarily, although it can be highly contributory. There is a Conference Room session on Candida, I believe or Hans did a report or both. When Candida overgrowth is present in the GI tract which extends from the mouth to the anus, one of the detrimental effects from feeding the yeast (Candida) with sugars and starches is bloating in the stomach and intestines as the sugars are usedby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shaun - you definitely get a prize for being so through and systematically ruling out potentials. Your post was excellent. Just remember, a food allergy or sensitivity can take months to make a difference. Many people notice improvement of symptoms almost immediately, but others may struggle with it for over six months and longer. Also consider that the Paleo diet eliminates not only grains,by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bristol-Myers strengthens blood thinner warning (at last!) All Reuters NewsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb has strengthened its warning about the risk of possible fatal bleeding linked to its blood thinner drug, Coumadin, adding a black box to its label, U.S. health officials said on Friday. The medicine, known generically as warfarin, "can cause major or fatal bleeding,&quby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shaun - Thanks for posting your experience. We have long wondered how valid the saliva test was for Candida. I had Candida and eliminated it before we knew here about the saliva test that was brought to us by Richard who was a frequent and prolific poster. Marian of Miami challenged the validity of the saliva test thinking it was just too 'home made' to be accurate and now you seemby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Carol - sorry I'm late with an answer - I prefer to take my supplements separately so that I have control over the form of the supplement and the exact quantity. I've not been pleased with thes combo formulas - but that's just my quirk- I also think they can be over-priced. As a dental hygienist - I treated my own patients - but know that the typical remedy for a cracked tooby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
The apparent plasma half-life averages about 20 hours and is quite variable (range, 12 to 27 hours) after multiple oral doses in patients with premature ventricular contractions (PVCs). With multiple dosing, plasma levels increase because of its long half-life with steady-state levels approached in 3 to 5 days; once at steady-state, no additional (or unexpected) accumulation of drug in plasma occby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Art - go to this conference room post on the ANP physiology associated with AF. It may help you understand the 'big pee' dynamics.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
William - as we age, many people do not produce enough stomach acid to properly digest protein...regardless if it's cooked or raw. Also many chemistries are not compatible with a raw diet - too cold - for their yin/yang. Yin (cold). Digestive enzymes are recommended by most functional medicine doctors trying to help people get out of metabolic dysfunction. Once they reach that, it iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Diana - no - they each are different. The citrate form is typically used in laxative preparations so you may not be able to tolerate enough to get your magnesium levels up. That's the beauty of the glycinate form - it's formulated not to create bowel intolerance and we can get in 800 or 1000 mg. even more without difficulties. However, you should always start with a low dose - likeby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve - I agree with George about the PiP approach and I would also have a stash of what I call Plan B emergency nutrients...those that are typically helpful when in AF. Know in advance exacactly what you'll do if and when you come out of rhythm. Hopefully, that won't happen, but knowing the fickleness of AF, it could. I think having a plan and acting immediately reduces the streby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
One more - Epidemiology. 2006 May;17(3):308-14. Zinc, copper, and magnesium and risks for all-cause, cancer, and cardiovascular mortality. Leone N, Courbon D, Ducimetiere P, Zureik M. Unit 744 National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Lille Pasteur Institute, Lille, France. BACKGROUND: Experimental data suggest that zinc, copper, and magnesium are involved in carcinogenesby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
(sorry about the sloppy typos in this post) Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Glycinate is the patented chelated version by Albion Labs.... and it is designed not to require any further metabolic processes to be active in the body once it reaches the blood from the small intestine. It does not depend on stomach acid to break it down or any process in the small intestine. Once in the small intestine, it is ready to go to work once it is passed through the walls. The glby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
No ablation needed. I think I solved the problem....and it was an overload in a file I shouldn't have loaded. Sure hope so. I was doing just that - saving healthy tissues (files) and found one that was probably causing some problems. At least everything is back to normal - so far so good. Thanks. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
If you aren't signed up to receive Dr. Mercola's newsletters on-line - it is worth it just for the little video clips he is now using. This link comments on the billions of dollars spent to advertise drugs...pretty astounding. Instead of spending billions to advertise, think how much less the prescription drugs we do need would cost. Of course, we know why the advertising goes on.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Claire - whatever works for your biochemistry is the way to go. We are all experiments of one and it's good to have someone posting on different methods to try. Typically digestive problems come from lack of digestive enzymes and supplementation will almost always correct those issues. Please continue to keep us posted on your progress. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Diana - this again can relate to the symptoms of a gluten sensitivity - allergenic symptoms manifesting in a myriad of ways. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I think you neurologist is confused. Magnesium dilates the blood vessels allowing for lowering of blood pressure and it would be rare to have your HR increase under the circumstances.....however if it were a compound bound with aspartate, there could be an excitatory reaction. Most doctors aren't aware of the various magnesium compounds and which is important for what or what should be avoby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes - Keith - I've posted many times on this as being one of the risks for exactly that reason - depleting Co10. Look for the works by cardiologist Peter Langsjoen whose expertise lies in CoQ10 and cardiomyopathy. I have a few articles by him if you would like to have them. Email me.... but I have to warn you, my computer is failing and may have to go to the ER so I may beonline with aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George - I think the night sweats are a good clue as they typically accompany a drop in blood glucose as well. When I was first initiated to afib, I was also hypoglycemic but thought the night sweats were attributable to 'power surges' or hot flashes at night as I was in that age range. In hindsight, we look back on events leading up to outright afib events and now we can recognizeby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Diet, supplements and alot of testing. Here is the Medline report as well - Wednesday, September 6, 2006 BARCELONA (Reuters) - Patients given a mix of modern blood pressure drugs are one-third less likely to develop diabetes than those on older pills, researchers said on Wednesday. A new analysis of Europe's biggest-ever study of hypertensive patients showed 8 percent given newer mediby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
This is a paid article for free with subscription - would be interesting to see their observations versus ours. : ) Jackie Volume 355:1412-1414 October 5, 2006 Number 14 Tracing Atrial Fibrillation 100 Years W. Bruce Fye, M.D. "Today, there is talk about an epidemic of atrial fibrillation, and physicians caring for patients with this common arrhythmia face a bewildering array oby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
This is what I was warning readers about when I first joined the BB back in 02. I had been on one beta blocker or another for 4 years and developed insulin resistance or Metabolic Syndrome. Fortunately, I was able to reverse the effect but its been a constant struggle ever since to keep my numbers in line. Fortunately, I'm not diabetic as a result. Jackie It is reported in the results of aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Justine - hang on for a while - I'm barely limping along and the computer may have to go to the ER. I'm limiting my time to a few emails and not getting back into old files etc. If it has to go, I'll have it back in a week and intend to use a borrowed laptop just to read emails and the BB but all my files will be unable. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Keith - for my ablation, I had to stop for 24 hours prior since they didn't want it in my system. There may be some small residual amount, but that was all the time they required. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, Marian ...last year at the CCF AF Summit, a considerable number of EPs were discussing silent afib - either before or after ablation and felt it was enough of a concern to warrant keeping patients on warfarin longer after ablation. A while back, there was quite a bit of posting on this topic and most of us felt that we definitely know when we are in afib and can always tell by the pulby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Be sure to read Bill Sardi's commentary in his newsletter on a "new" Prescription Fish oil....by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM