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I had a recent consult with Dr. Steven Gundry - former head of cardio thoracic surgery at Loma Linda University. Though he still does surgery, for the last 15 years his focus has been avoiding his surgical services - basically cardio and brain & overall longevity. In going over my health history, I mentioned I'd had idiopathic lone afib for 11 years and kept it at bay primarily with hiby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Mark, Yes, I think I had forwarded them to Hans for him to upload to the site, so I could use them as examples. Hope all is well! Glad NSR has been visiting for a year! Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Alex, George's site is here: < the magnesium, taurine & etc articles are near the bottom. An older, interesting one is here: < The paper you are referring to is < It is also posted in the Conference Room here: < George posted here for many years. You can summarize his story by saying things would work for him for a while & then quit working. He was also bigby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Alex, "After making changes three weeks later my pulse is more stable with regular strength beats though the intervals sometimes vary. " Your implication is that the treatments changed your afib pulse. Was this measured by his/your fingers or with a monitor? Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Monty, Perhaps a note to Dr. Hocini explaining the situation. Ask what tests and or other procedures the GP can/should do to follow up. I'm sure it is not the first time she will have encountered the situation. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Alex, "The diuretic pills for swollen legs and some fluid in lungs." Sounds like heart failure symptoms to me. See: < She has fluid because the heart isn't up to the task of pumping the fluid off. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
AF, Yes, years ago the forum was full of people trying many different things, besides meds & ablation to keep the beast at bay. PeggyM came up with the idea of appending "The List" to the subject line as a way of marking posts for future retrieval of those who reported success. She marked these posts for a number of years and then did the yeoman's job of compiling them foby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Alex, "After making changes three weeks later my pulse is more stable with regular strength beats though the intervals sometimes vary. " Are you in afib all the time? Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
My vote would be to a) stay with Natale, b) asked to be put on the cancellation list & c) ask what Natale's treatment suggestion is for you in the mean time. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Alex, My understanding is that digioxin is used for ventricular rate control in aftb. Cardiologist #2 (for me) told me it was his favorite afib med. At that time, I was a 49 year old lone afibber. I refused the drug. Not sure it is a horrid choice in your partner's mother's situation. Looking at the med list, she also might have heart failure, hence the diuretic? Or is that justby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Denver, Great to hear from you. I recall when you had your ablation. Keep it up and continue to enjoy all our beautiful state has to offer! Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I concur wholeheartedly with Shannon. My first afib episode was almost exactly 11 years ago. Within a month, I'd found this site, purchased and read this site's founder, Hans Larsen's, first book "Lone Atrial Fibrillation: Towards a Cure." It is still a good introduction, even though dated. The site was populated with many participants who were highly intelligent, weby GeorgeN - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
The peeing is normal. It is discusses in the Conference Room < also known as "the big pee" < ANP seems to be the actor. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Another thought, assuming the high heart rate is real. Let your nose be your governor. Learn to breath through your nose all the time, including when sprinting. I know this sounds impossible, but it is possible. It is paradoxical - you need CO2 to utilized oxygen effectively. This is because of the Bohr effect. When you hyperventilate, you reduce your serum CO2 level and hemoglobin will biby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lorenzo, Just a thought. I've used an R to R Polar monitor for many years. Until the last several, it was a Polar S810. There have been times where the monitor registered 235. I was not doing anything physical enough to create this rate, hence I checked my radial pulse with my finger. My radial pulse was normal. How did you feel? A ventricular rate of 235 would likely be verby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lynn, My ApoE4 gene does not do well with animal fat, including chicken. I'm not a fan of grain fed animals as I think their fat is full of omega 6 fats. If I eat animal fat it is from grass fed animals. I do eat omega3 or pastured eggs, shell and white fish. I do supplement with taurine - 4g/day. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lynn, I don't know about the meds. Here is an article on beta blockers < Have you correlated your glucometer with a lab test? You can order your own < if you live near a LabCorp (there are other internet services that will provide this service). I recently figured out my Bayer Ascencia Contour probably reads 10-15 mg/dL too low. It is consistent, but low. Cashews are aby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Jackie, Kraft isn't really a treating book. His point is he did (making this up from memory) 1) 3,000 autopsies (he says autopsies are only done today in a suspicious cause of death. Before they were much more routine) In these autopsies, what he saw convinced him that insulin was the primary cause of heart disease. 2) 14,234 one hundred g/glucose oral glucose tolerance (OGT) combby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Another thought. For afibbers, there is a risk of an electrolyte shift if they go keto - mostly during the several week conversion from a carb diet to a VLC (very low carb) one. This is because insulin signals the kidneys to either conserve (high insulin levels) or excrete (low insulin levels) sodium. When you go very low carb, adequate protein (protein in excess can also stimulate insulin), iby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Josiah, Yes that is a good summary. A ketotic diet is one way to control insulin. From my recent look at the data, insulin control is even more important that glucose (for both heart, Alzheimers and other chronic illnesses), fasting glucose being a fair indicator of insulin. That is fasting glucose can be normal (85 mg/dL or less, in my book), and you can still have an abnormal and eby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Josiah, I've been on the edge of a modestly ketogenic diet for a number of years. My currant variant is mostly raw, mostly plant based (low lectin - no grains, legumes or nightshades or high starch veggies) with relatively low saturated fat - most of the fat comes from high polyphenol extra virgin olive oil (unrefined) & avocados. I do eat pastured or omega 3 eggs and shell or whitby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hey Les, Glad to hear. I'll be thinking good thoughts about you on Thursday. Glad the good Dr. Ernst is keeping close watch! Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks ghg, maybe something other than the acetate.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Alex, I take Now Brand K-2 as MK-7, 200mcg/day < Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I make my own from Mitoku Nigari. Add just enough water to dissolve whatever measure of crystals you put in a glass. I buy mine 20 kg at time (44 lbs) < Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve, My diet was only high in Ca for the period when I was stress eating wheels of cheese during my divorce (about 16 months). Prior to that, my diet was low in Ca for many years, including the time before afib started and for around 7 years before my divorce during remission. Two and a half years into my original afib remission, and after two years of zero afib, I stopped all supplementsby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mary, Here is a search on the topic here: < Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
ghg, By chance have you measured your blood sugar since using the acetate? I do randomly because, started sampling as part of a low carb diet ~5 years ago, which I've maintained as being keto-adapted and modestly ketogenic (0.5-1.5mmol/L). Since I started the acetate, noticed high fasting and long post prandial serum glucose readings (105-120 mg/dL). Excluded an obvious infection by taby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ben, "- Will I have to take blood thinner after my ablation even though I havent done so so far (nobody really suggested that to me - besides the ASS 100..)? " Unlikely. Your case sounds like "lone' afib. You are young active and healthy. The stroke risk is highly correlated with comorbidities. See < Your likely score is 0. For those in the states - ASS 100 is 1by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM