Anti-Fib.... that's very unfortunate. I've known several people who had similar adverse reactions...as you say, worse than just toughing it out with the initial pain... but found out the hard way the injections were awful. Glad you didn't proceed with the surgery. You're probably 'gun shy' for trying much new, but there are some supplements that offer antiinflamby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Vincent - keep in mind that for many afibbers, drugs alone are not the answer. You must also address lifestyle, environmental influences and specific nutritional deficiencies that contribute to or allow for Afib to occur in the first place. It's also very helpful to maintain an alkaline tissue pH so that your mineral reserves aren't depleted from working overtime to buffer an overby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you, J, for the update. I appreciate learning of your great news. It's long been known the Keto diet can be highly beneficial for many people and not just for reversing arrhythmia. You've certainly proven your discipline has paid huge dividends... not the least of which is avoiding an ablation... just as George (and others) have been able to do. I totally agree thatby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Colin – very good news that your sleep has improved and the AF is gone! Stabilizing blood glucose levels as you have done by avoiding a high glycemic load is very important since, as you know, it can interfere with longer sleep cycles and also result in AF from that stability disruption which is a stress response from increased hormones production… adrenaline and cortisol. Often whenby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, Shannon. When I travel, I step up my dosing as well. It hasn't failed me yet although I don't travel all that often. Your testimonial certainly supports the efficacy. I'm looking forward to reading the highlights of the Conferences. Jackieby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Hello captcashew... Welcome. Sorry you are struggling. I can appreciate your concern. I can only tell you from reading here about the aftermath of ablations for the past 14 years that typically ablatees feel the usual fatigue from having anesthesia and the stress of the whole ordeal, but in a month or six weeks, most people feel quite normal although most remain conservative about resby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for this important reminder discussion - cardiac fibrosis - which is physical tissue (fibrosis) interference of proper electrical conduction pathways between heart cells. Because it’s important to understand the causes of fibrotic formation, as a start, refer to this link from Conference Room Session 24 posted in 2004. which quotes findings of David Van Wagoner, PhD researcher at Cby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Flowmaster - I'm glad you brought up the inertia topic as it's both puzzling and frustrating. Your question is often addressed by those physicians who have moved up to use the next level of medicine... which is looking at functional or restorative methods rather than treating with Rx drugs that often don't work and have many side effects or the typical 'slash and burnby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gary - Check the label to see if you can determine if the whey is described as "undenatured".... if not, that might be the source of the problem. When done properly that process removes all of the casein and virtually all (99%) of the lactose. Over-processing might also create molecules that are disruptive to your biochemical individuality. Look also for other additives or ingredieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi tsco... that's a good move on your part to investigate anything new in your life that may be a influence for arrhythmia. I just checked quickly about Rogaine and heart palpitations and there is an amazing amount of confirmations and elevated blood pressure among other symptoms. It may be an individual thing, but a friend of mine spent a lot of $$ on Rogaine which did absolutely nothiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Rich - definitely keep your evaluation appointment and continue to learn all about the various potentials that influence AF. You're using a smart approach. The Earthing or Grounding is a worthwhile topic to research in your spare time as it is always useful for overall health even without Afib. For afibbers, the benefit is not only the subtle calming but also the fact that Earthingby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Tom - Great report. Congrats on your discipline and stability. Good that you picked up on the dairy influence as that's often overlooked and much more evidence now is pointing to the silent inflammation dairy can provoke in sensitive individuals whereas, typically, the lactose intolerance was the only obvious symptom. Enjoy the rest of your life in blessed NSR!!! Best to youby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dr. Mercola today has a report on the benefits of walking barefoot… one of which is the Earthing or grounding effect. And he includes an interview video clip on Earthing with James Oschman PhD, an expert in the field of energy medicine, with a Bachelor's Degree in Biophysics and a PhD in Biology from the University of Pittsburgh. As an author of a number of books, he is widely recognizeby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Hello Toni… It’s so good to see your name here again. Sorry about your problem with fibroids. I have a lot of experience in that area which I’ll recount briefly here. You can send me a PM if you would like elaboration. When I was about your age, I experienced not only uterine fibroids and polycystic ovaries but also fibrocystic breast disease. While the uterine fibroids caused the PMDD aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
For my first ExaTest, my functional chiropractor ordered it for me (no charge). It was sent to him, I picked it up and did the collection myself and returned it. As mentioned previously, it was billed through Medicare. Zero cost to me. George has done an outstanding job of 'curing' his Afib and aggressive magnesium supplementation is obviusly a strong proponent for him. Once aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
In a number of previous posts offered several years ago, we've discussed the reliability and usefulness of ExaTest and the reasons why the serum and RBC analysis can be misleading... as Moerk's post indicates. Unfortunately, a good number of physicians fail to understand why the intracellular evaluation is more accurate and certainly critical information... as it not only measures IC mby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Daily Statins For All? More Media Nonsense Source: David Brownstein, MD. blog Be still my beating heart. One day after writing a blog post describing how taking a statin for six years gives you three or four more days of life, CNN publishes an article titled, “Global study lays groundwork for daily statin usage to prevent heart disease.” (1) This study is referred to as the HOPE-3 triaby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tim - have you kept up with your daily supplementing of magnesium, potassium, taurine, etc? If not, you should revive your protocols and try to regain electrical stability. My first ablation lasted 11 years and any time except for the last couple years when I treated for Lyme Disease, if I ever had a bit of heart irregularity, I would just add in those additional supplements.... I didn'tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Rich – I‘ll add a personal comment here addressing that “fragile” feeling. Over my 20+ years in dealing with Afib, having three ablations and, now a calm heart once again... my Exatests showed intracellular levels of magnesium and potassium to either be low or low in the “normal range.” It’s well-documented that afibbers are known to be magnesium deficient as it’s difficult to take inby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Rich and welcome. As you explore your options for consulting with a top tier EP, it’s also important that you assess potential contributing factors that set the stage for your arrhythmia occurrences. As George mentions, it may be an adrenergic trigger or it could also be other potentials such as in the following list that many afibbers have found to be triggers. These relate to lifestby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
The series is now offered again. If you missed the first offering; here's another opportunity. It's a "must watch" extremely well-done documentary. Here's an exclusive, 22-minute sneak peek and broadcasting schedule for the 9-part amazing documentary series The Truth About Cancer – A Global Quest that goes live on April 12th and is 100% free to watch. Alby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Hi Steve - I tried to find online the report I referenced in a 2003 post on Hiatal Hernia and Vagus Nerve Impingement...by Steve Rochlitz, PhD. I found a few links that you may want to follow but not the entire report...although I didn't have much time to search more. However, did find my post from back then and I've included it here. Read for generalities that might relate to youby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lynn - First, just a word of caution on the potassium chloride. I presume you are know that some people find the chloride version is very irritating to the stomach. Just be aware. Good question on the miliquivalency of potassium in any of these products. I checked a couple websites... found this response to this equivalency question from Swanson's on the NOW potassium gluconby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Alex - my opinion on the Liposomal form of delivery is an emphatic... YES! (based on my personal experience over the past several years). Here's an example with the Liposomal Vitamin C (LivOn Labs) as a comparison of dosing equivalencies. Typically, to get higher doses of vitamin C into the body and not have a resultant severe laxation effect, one has to do IV infusions which often aby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Hi Barb - On the burping... look to using two approaches. One, address the fact that you probably don't have enough 'raw materials' to produce the amount of natural stomach acid you need to break down food in the stomach; therefore, that results in gas and burping. The other is that along with each meal, consider using a digestive enzyme. Also work on your tissue pH. Considerby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Alangford - Formerly, with the old NOW powder, I typically took at least 3 - 4 teaspoons daily ... 540 mg/ teaspoon to augment shortfalls in dietary intake... some days even more, to reach at least 4700 mg. With the new NOW powder equivalencies .. a teaspoon only 350, I just add another 'generous' half teaspoon to that dose to maintain close to the 540 mg. The capsuby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Typically, when statins are prescribed, there is a failure to also prescribe using Coenzyme Q10 to help offset the affect of statins on mitochondrial ATP production for heart energy and function. Some reports are indicating that a few of the more enlightened physicians are starting to recommend it. But, just taking CoQ in therapeutic doses would accomplish much the same thing for energy andby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ron - Good you are adding these. I'd look very closely at your potassium-to-sodium ratio in your food intake. Unless your food source of potassium is unusually high, my guess would be you are rather low and that could account for the ectopy. The good news is that your magnesium dose isn't skimpy... but there again, you might try bumping it up a bit more... just to under the softby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
From the Spacedoc website, a report by Stephanie Seneff, a Senior Research Scientist at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, contains a clip on the relationship of statins and Alzheimer’s… Statin drugs interfere with cholesterol synthesis in the liver, but the lipophilic statin drugs (like lovastatin and simvastatin) also interfere with the synthesis of cholesterby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Ron – Glad you are doing well. It takes time, but most often the phrenic nerve damage does resolve with time. The other important reminder is to be aware of your intracellular stores of the critical electrolytes....and as Peggy reminds, also taurine intake. Refer to my responses in this post… it applies to you. Give it some time. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM