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I agree with Shannon’s assessment about doing all one can to reverse the afib tendency with the known, natural methods and it should be emphasized that can take a considerable amount of time and diligence before results are seen. When that doesn’t last consistently and you don’t have a life outside of dealing with afib, it’s time to consider an ablation with one of the top tier, elite EPs. Atby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
All- I talked with Shannon about the this video clip last evening. Not to diminish the good intentions of Dr. Sabine... just wait until Shannon is free from his immediate obligations and he'll provide important and current insight. Put all your thoughts or conclusions on hold until he can elaborate on several erroneous and misleading statements. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I would expect nothing less in a financial report aimed at protecting investors in such companies. However, if you have the ‘stomach’ for it, this website offers a plethora of reports on the prevalence of GM foods and the problems with it. GMO in supplements… the comments about NOW brands acknowledging they use GM sources for their Vitamin C products. Quote from this report: As you maby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Heart. 2014 Jul;100(13):1037-42. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-305304. Epub 2014 May 14. Atrial fibrillation is associated with different levels of physical activity levels at different ages in men. Drca N1, Wolk A2, Jensen-Urstad M1, Larsson SC2. • 1Department of Cardiology at the Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. • 2Division of Nutritional Epidemiologby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
My initial ablation in 2003 at the time was state of the art... certainly not abbreviated or limited for what was standard at that point in time. That lasted well with a few minor glitches when I became inattentive to magnesium and potassium intake. However, in the last two years of those 11 since the ablation, the inflammation/irritation that occurred from treating a reactivation of Lyme anby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Congratulations, Tom. After all your struggles, you certainly deserve a peaceful heart. That's very good news. Diet and lifestyle are very important for everyone but afibbers, especially, can make significant improvements by being ever attentive and making permanent changes. Best wishes for a long, healthy life in NSR! Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mark - definitely sounds like a food or enviornmental sensitivity...... the gluten/gliaden protein portion of wheat and other grains such as barley, oats, spelt, rye and triticale. The casein protein in dairy can also be a culprit. There are tests to rule out such sensitivities. Do you have pets? What's your air quality idex? Exposure to chemicals on a regular basis in the workplace orby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
That's a terrible story ... I can't imagine going through that. Do you have another option for emergency care in your area? I'd not want to have a repeat of your 'care.' One of my experiences that lowered my HR so much ...down to 40 bpm was after an ECV... resulted when they gave me far too much cardizem and I thought I was dying. I could hardly stand up... had toby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mark - I'm glad you are attentive to this. It's definitely been known that sleep apnea is connected to arrhythmias because the lack of oxygen causes an adrenaline surge which then can trigger arrhythmia. It's best to have that checked out as quickly as you can, but an interim preventive measure is to sew a pocket on the back of your pajama top or T-shirt and place in that pocketby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Maybe something in this report would be useful??? For ongoing infections, look to using high-dose - 3 - 5 packets of Liposomal Vitamin C by LivOn Laboratories and also the MesoSilver which is the very specific nano-particle size to eliminate pathogens. At these links, read all you can in the article/research segments on nanoparticle colloidal silver. I would not be without MesoSilveby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Long term use of warfarin/coumadin can have multiple adverse effects. See report by Hans at this link: There are many observational reports from physicians treating patients on long-term warfarin who have bone density problems as well as arterial and aortic calcifications. As Dee comments, it's imperative to be taking a therapeutic and preventive dose of vitamin K2 (menaquinone 7) orby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Don - Give your heart plenty of time to heal before doing anything too strenuous You should be aware of the fact that the 'scarring' which is is the term EPs use for fibrosis is the result of magnesium deficiency and oxidative stress damage (ROS and inflammation) ... as discussed in several previous posts that mention the findings of William Rowe, MD, with long distance runners andby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Chuck - My recent recurrent AF events prior to my August 11 second ablation were actually a-flutter events. I had begun a pattern of repeat ECV's only a week apart. Flutter does not typically self-convert. That prompted my decision for the second procedure. I had done all of the typical heroics for optimizing IC electrolytes etc and nothing seemed to help for any lasting amount of timeby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George - I've read in the past about a gene mutation that does something to the enzymes connected with magnesium function... I'd have to find that and re-read to state it more accurately. I wanted to pursue this avenue because of the inability to hold on to magnesium for many afibbers. My FM MD says to look at kidney function as well because minor 'flaws' in that as we age cby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
JohnBM - Be aware of the labeling on this 400 mg product... ...."Bluebonnet's Magnesium 400 mg Capsules provide magnesium from reacted magnesium aspartate. Available in easy-to-swallow vegetable capsules for maximum assimilation and absorption." While you may tolerate this aspartate combination, be aware of the comments about consuming any forms of aspartate, Three amiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Smackman - Good timing – I’m midway through a reminder post on the importance of magnesium and relevant recent findings about deficiencies. I may have it posted by next week and the content is worth knowing. I'm glad you are mindful of the importance of continually taking in magnesium... even post-ablation....or perhaps I should say, especially, post-ablation. I trust you are doing weby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - I am not at all sure that you'll get the same effect with magnesium sulfate combined with seltzer water (not soda water) as magnesium hydroxide since the patents for the resultant Unique water were based magnesium hydroxide. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Ron - The hoarseness can be related to thyroid. It's not true that you can't overdose on iodine. Therefore, a lot of doctors like to start out even lower than half of the Iodoral dose just to be sure of compatibility. Since you have the nut sensitivity/allergy, it would be wise to try initially very small iodine dosing. You'll respond quickly if you have sensitivity issue.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Josiah - Here are several links to previous posts.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ron - First, another question: Do you have a practitioner who is helping to decipher your results? Lab values vary so much from lab to lab, it's difficult to make exact comparisons and come to meaningful conclusions. However, the low temperature/coldness is definitely the classic sign of hypothyroidism. Remember that the Broda Barnes method of tracking is the very first thing in theby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jim - The tendency to form clots depends on many factors including whether or not the individual's blood is thick and sticky... called hyperviscosity. As a general safe-guard, often afibbers are automatically prescribed an anticoagulant which absolves the prescribing physician of liability if that patient does form a clot and have a stroke or MI. That practice is not as prevalent now as iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you, Ron, for your explanation. Optimal thyroid function is obviously crucial. Just for clarification, with your urine evaluation showing 50 mcg/L of iodine, did you do the iodine challenge test or was that just a urinalysis? You've nailed it about the bromide and fluoride exposure blocking thyroid function. As the literature indicates, a gradual reversal using iodine supplemenby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Adrian! Good to see your name here. Hope all is well with you. I agree with you about Fran. She contributed so much great information... and the best part was she cured her long-standing afib by dietary changes alone as she couldn't tolerate supplements. I certainly hope that she continues to share her wealth of knowledge. She is sorely missed. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Over 3 years ago, the post titled Electropollution: Cardiovascular Risk along with Part 2 on that topic was the result of several webinar interviews with Oram Miller, Oram Miller, BBEC, Certified Building BiologyTM Environmental Consultant "EMF" Consultant. The posts mentioned several points about the obfuscations regarding the actual danger and harm from various types of EMFs. Sinby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
The problem with relying on the oximeter is that it is just seen at that moment in time. Unless somone stays awake and watches the monitor while you sleep, you won't know of the events where your oxygen saturation levels dip below the 90%. I live in NE Ohio and there is a dental practice that offers an overnight oxygen desaturation evaluation called a sleep study screening using the oxiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
That's good news... and is totally expected with the proper support to the methylation process. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Marryann... apparently Albion has changed their formulation. I'm not at all happy about seeing the magnesium oxide on the labeling and am looking for another source. As I understand it, the point of using the chelated version of magnesium is to bind the magnesium to the amino acid which carries it through the stomach acid, in tact, so buffering is not an issue. So the change is baffliby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Ron - Curious also about the iodine focus. The Iodine challenge test by Optimox tells if you are iodine deficient. Was that your goal? Since your bromine number is on the high side, evaluate your sources of bromine intake since that competes with Iodine. Do you have a known exposure to cadmium? Occupational? Smoking? I have a personal history with adrenal burnout and completby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Peggy for the important reminder about Fran and her posts on not only MSG as a chemical additive/flavor enhancer, but also the "free glutamates" liberated in certain foods from cooking. Many new afibbers are unaware of the potential for this to cause Afib. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Joe - Congrats on your very important project of weight loss! Keep up the good work Definitely, there is an association between overweight people and sleep apnea. When apnea occurs, there is oxygen deprivation and that sets off an alarm that releases adrenaline. The adrenaline surge causes an increase in heart rate and blood pressure so what you are experiencing is classic. This can proby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM