Friends, Regarding this thread on magnesium stearate causing "bioflim" <; I note that iHerb is now carrying products by two companies, Thorne Research and Pure Encapsulations, that seem to be among the few lines that are stearate-free. They are--surprise, surprise--more expensive than most brands, however. So it goes . . . Best wishes,by ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie, Many thanks for this response, and your response to my posting in an earlier thread. Helpful (as usual) and reassuring. Best wishes!by ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Question: If these enzymes, such as serrapeptase, break down scar tissue, would continued use of the same undo the effect of an ablation procedure, which--as I understand it--depends on the creation of scar tissue? Thanks and best wishes.by ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Friends, I have noticed that, since I started taking Warfarin (for pre-, now post-ablation therapy), my tolerance for magnesium of any form (including the Doctor's Best glycinate) has dramatically decreased. In can barely handle 100 mgs per day without loose stool. It's a bit of a worry. Best wishes,by ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Erik, Thanks for the good wishes, and the note about the extraordinary coincidence. Small world indeed, especially with supportive and helpful Internet communities like this one that Hans has set up. All best wishes, especially for your heart.by ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gregg, If you want the Metagenics or Designs for Health supplements, you can buy them on-line from Rockwell Nutrition or The Professional Supplement Center. In some cases, the initial purchase may have to be over the phone, so that they can say you've spoken to one of their "nutritional advisors." They won't give you much, if any, discount, but shipping from The Professionaby ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks to you all for your good wishes. Nick, so far as I know Dr. Natale is spending one week a month in San Francisco, and the rest of his time in Austin. See: I just noticed a typo in my report above: I must have woken up at 12:30, since the procedure did take 4 hours. Also, I just had a conversation with one of the nurses in Dr. Natale's office in SFO regarding the followup protoby ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie, Right, got it. Thanks!by ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve, As indicated in another post this morning, I recently had a radiofrequency ablation with Dr. Natale. My situation was somewhat different from yours, perhaps, in that I was in persistent afib, controlled with diltiazem to a heart rate in the 90s, prior to the ablation. My resting heart rate now, a week post-ablation, is around 74. Best wishes,by ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Friends, This is a report on my ablation procedure with Dr. Natale at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, the morning of Sept. 18, 2009. I'm a 62-year-old male, and had been in persistent afib since early May of this year. The procedure took about 4 hours; Natale uses general anesthesia so I don't remember any of it. I went into the procedure room about 8:00am; I wokby ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Excellent posting! A couple of questions: (1) Where to gluconates fit in? The article seems to compare only glycinates and picolinates. (2) I've always felt good with magnesium malate and/or taurinate. Are they not chelates? Thanks!by ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, Jackie. Interesting. Bathtub ring scum! So far, the only company I can find that promises no fillers like magnesium stearate is Pure Encapsuations: Their products are not easily available on the internet, certainly not from iHerb. They are also relatively expensive. Curiously, considering Dr. Mercola's featuring of Dr. Klinghardt's views on biofilm and stearate on his webby ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie, Yikes! This seems to be a huge issue. I've just been through all my supplements (probably several hundred dollars worth), and it seems like they pretty much all contain magnesium stearate. This includes the Doctor's Best mag. glycinate that has been so much recommended on this board, and several Designs for Health products. I'm tempted to ask: Where do we go from hereby ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dave Laney wrote: > As part of gathering more data I asked my PCP to order a > Holtter monitor which I wore for 24 hrs about 2 weeks ago. > Today I received the result from the cardiologist that my PCP > recommended -- I have sick sinus syndrome in addition to AF. > During sleep I had 1 pause of 2.53 seconds and several > instances of a HR between 32 and 38 -- all during sleeby ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, George, for this and the other information you have shared in this group. I was taking niacin (regular, non-flush free type), but was put off by the following post from Jackie: <; Also, a number of medical information sites actually give "atrial fibrillation" as a possible adverse effect of niacin, e.g.: However, I did find an interesting abstract of a 2007 medical stby ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
John, Hans's ebook "Thrombosis and Stroke Prevention" (2nd ed., 2004) has a good section on vitamin C. As I read it, there is a recommendation there for 900-1500 mg a day. See on this site: You might also find interesting Han's discussion of vitamin C in his research report "Living with Warfarin" in the Sept. 2006 "Afib Report," see: I am on warfarby ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Blaine, I'm with Anthem Blue Cross of CA. My understanding is that it depends whether your plan is HMO only or whether it is what they call "point of service", which allows you to choose whether to have care on an HMO basis or to pay a bit more to use other physicians not in your HMO. If you have this latter option, it should say "Blue Cross Point of Service" on your iby ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
John, I don't know how proven this is, but you could try this: Doctor's Best, PepZinGl, 120 Veggie Caps - iHerb.com GastroMend-HP (previously GastroSoothe-HP) by Designs For Health (DFH) See also: Digestive health ingredient gets second US push Best wishes,by ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Julia wrote: > Hi everyone! does anyone have any info on the "bioperine" thats > inside the Doctor's Best Magnesium? It's supposed to enhance the bioavailability of various supplements. See: I used to take a multivitamin that contained it for that purpose. Best wishes!by ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lisa, Jackie posted a very good review of the topic some time back. I believe you'll find it here: <;by ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
A description and table of contents is here: The book is on Amazon.com for $58.45, here: Looks interesting!by ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Erik wrote: > I have fairly good insurance, but they told me that if > the procedure is performed and offered in my state, then they > will not cover the costs of having it performed elsewhere. If > you were able to have this done elsewhere from your home state, > please let me know how you were able to convince your insurance > company to allow you to go to Austin/SanFran toby ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Debbie and Mike, Many prayerful thoughts. Please keep the group posted.by ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm going up from San Diego to San Franciso on Tuesday to have an initial chat with Dr. Natale, and I have an an appointment for an ablation in September. I've been dealing with the following (very nice) people, mostly Ms. Raney: Andrea Natale, M.D. Physician Foundation at California Pacific Medical Center (PFCPMC) 2100 Webster St., Suite 521 San Francisco, CA 94115 Brittney Rby ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
GeorgeN wrote: > I took 0.8 > grams elemental mag as glycinate/day for over 4 years, then > added 0.6 grams elemental mag as citrate when breakthrough > started to occur. > > I've got a friend whose lone afib started just after I'd > figured out my supplement program. I gave him the details of my > program & he's kept the afib in remission by takingby ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
GeorgeN wrote: > Your serum K should be > 4 or 4.2 mmol/L (from an > afib perspective). If > than 5 mmol/L, don't supplement with > K. George, This is an interesting recomendation. Reading this forum, I've been getting the idea that most everyone with afib needs a good deal of potassium supplementation. You suggest that this is not always the case. Looking back atby ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Add on to my last post: I just looked at the description of the Designs for Health "Resveratrol Synergy" product on the Rockwell Nutrition site. There's a caution, as follows: "A note of caution on Resveratrol: Because resveratrol might have estrogenic effects, women with hormone sensitive conditions should avoid resveratrol until more research is conducted. Some of these cby ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie, Sorry if any of my comments seemed critical. They were not so intended. I'm going to see if my nutritionally oriented doctor will help me get access to the Designs for Health web site. Sounds like it may contain a good deal of useful info. Maybe this whole resveratrol thing, when it gets sorted out as to how it works, how it gets absorbed, etc., will take pharmacology in a newby ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Joy wrote: > A question came to mind as I read the info. Whether fibrosis > occurs from AFib itself or from cardioversion causing scar > tissue? I would think cardioversion ("to replace normal tissue > lost through injury or infection") could cause a lot of > scarring. Joy, There are others who frequent this forum more knowledgeable than me on this. However, in Jackieby ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie wrote: > One negative aspect of otherwise positive resveratrol > research is that it would be impossible to consume from > normal food sources the amount of resveratrol proven > effective. > > The amounts used in one successful mouse study > were approximately 22.4 mg/kg body weight per day. > Scaling this amount to human body weights could imply > an equivalent human dose of 1.5 toby ln108 - AFIBBERS FORUM