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A few weeks ago, I started this thread on resistive starch "RS" < The basic idea is to make sure your bacteria in your large intestine are well fed. Some foods contain a fair amount of this starch, but in most, the ratio of carbs to RS is much higher than I'd like. Hence I've been using 40g (4 TBS) of Bob's Red Mill Unmodified Potato Starch per day as an n=1 experimby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I note they don't recommend magnesium for preeclampsia prevention, even though IV mag is a standard treatment for acute preeclampsia...by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Debbie, Certainly getting RS from food is a good thing. The potato starch approach doesn't require you to change other aspects of your diet. There are some who try to get 40g/day of RS through their food. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Shannon, I thought if your intake of leafy greens was sufficient a supp for K-1 was not necessary. I also thought that MK-7 was preferred over MK-4. Can you elaborate? Thanks! Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Can't comment on the combo, but MK-7 is the preferred form. My understanding is that K-1 deals with clotting, K-2 with calcium "placement." Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
The Strategy: < List of other resources: <by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie, I believe you are correct. I'd not paid much attention since I don't have it. Anyone with SIBO should look into it in more detail. I looked for the LEF product, and not sure I found it. The two fiber supplements they promote had servicing sizes in the 3-7 g range. As I understand it, 3g is the minimum necessary to be labeled a "prebiotic" from a federal labby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
For this purpose, Chris was describing soluble fiber as having the benefits of resistive starch: primarily the feeding of "good" bacteria and their subsequent production of short-chain fatty acids like butyrate, proprionate, and acetate.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
For this purpose, the operative characteristic of the fiber is whether it ferments or not. The fermentation "feeds" the bacteria in the gut biome.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Here is my previous post - he had the expensive dentist provided device, but then got one for $60US that he liked better- From my friend: "The device I purchased on line is thru Vital Sleep – best to Google. There are others, but this one seem to work best for me. Also, there is a tongue holding device I ordered from Canada – Snore Solution, which did not work well for me – its about $99,by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
John, I only had a few tablespoons of coconut oil for breakfast at 5 AM. Then, as is my habit, nothing until evening (which hasn't happened yet). I checked my blood sugar and urine ketones, out of curiosity at 4 PM. My blood sugar was 80 mg/dl and the ketones 15 mg/dl. Eating nothing but a little bit of fat for 11 hours, after fasting prior to that for many hours, I would have expectedby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
In one of my posts in this thread: < a friend with afib & apnea gave me the name of a dental appliance (OTC) he uses instead of a CPAP machine. It has stopped his afib! Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
John, The people who have played with this suggest starting slowly. I (of course) did not. I've been on this 10 days or so, with some increase in flatulence - actually I had almost none before 'cause of my LCHF diet. Its reported that this is individual and and in many cases resolves in about 4 weeks. I got on a plane this morning and it was a bit uncomfortable as we rose in altby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gill, When you heat potato starch, it blows up like popcorn and looses the resistant starch characteristic (it is 80% starch surrounding 20% water). Also, this is not potato flour, which is made from cooked potatoes. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
For many afibbers, digestive issues are a significant trigger. I thought I'd post a bit about "resistive starch." This is starch that is not digestible by humans, but is fermentable by gut bacteria. Most know about pro-biotics to ingest. These can include bacteria in fermented foods as well as spores in capsules. In many cases, these bacteria never make past the stomach.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hey Shannon, I appreciate your post. I've always pursued a bit of mild carb cycling and I don't aim for deep ketosis most of the time. I do try to maintain keto-adaptation (or alternatively called fat-adaptation) as that is very useful and probably was the natural state, pre agriculture. I've found that I can carb up for a meal or day or two and then drop back into ketosis anby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've previously written about a period a year or so ago when my afib was much less controlled. During that time, I was much more sensitive to triggers. These included frozen food (frozen blueberries in almond milk, large quantities of ice water), being prone on my left side and the very vagal time after orgasm. Prior to this time of poor control and after I made the discovery that excessby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Shannon, The keto version hasn't really made a difference in my afib. The one negative for afib is during the conversion to being keto-adapted. There is quite a large electrolyte shift when your insulin level drops, signaling the kidneys to excrete sodium instead of conserving it. This was the source of one afib episode for me. However it happened only one time, in the conversion pby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Liz, I'm not suggesting they do. My points in bringing it up are several: 1) Calcium can be a bad actor, but I'm not saying everyone should drop all intake of it. Some of the references note you should take in at least as much magnesium as calcium. This obviously did not work for me as I was taking in probably 3 times as much mag as calcium. 2) Examine your lifestyle in dby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Liz, I'm not suggesting they do. My points in bringing it up are several: 1) Calcium can be a bad actor, but I'm not saying everyone should drop all intake of it. Some of the references note you should take in at least as much magnesium as calcium. This obviously did not work for me as I was taking in probably 3 times as much mag as calcium. 2) Examine your lifestyle in dby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom, Cheese was my culprit. Since I eat a low carb, high fat diet, I could eat cheese with immunity. Yes, that was true from a macronutrient standpoint (fat/protein/carbs), but it turned out not to be true for calcium. I know I added the massive quantities of cheese in because of stress eating, due to my divorce. I still get some calcium in my diet, but in greatly reduced quantities.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom, "Danger of Too Much Calcium! Too much calcium (Ca) can excite the heart cells and induce A-Fib, especially when magnesium is deficient. According to Dr. Andrea Natale, calcium overload is the primary factor in A-Fib remodeling. A-Fib patients may need to stop or lower significantly their calcium supplements and increase magnesium Aim for a ratio of one part Calcium to one or moby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom, When I had a flareup of nightly afib (all converted with PIP flec) 14 months ago, I used 300 mg flec nightly to prevent the afib. I immediately titrated to 200 and then started taking powdered ginger (1 TBS) along with the flec. I then titrated slowly to 50 (all only at night) over about a month. I subsequently dropped the flec altogether, continuing the ginger. This worked for severaby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom, I'm sure it is very individual. My suggestion would be to slowly titrate down, being prepared to terminate an afib episode with a PIP loading dose. If you get an episode, then go up a bit. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Wow Peggy, you hit a home run on that post!by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Have a great trip. I'm sure you'll be very happy once you've gotten there!by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Randy, " I've read that during afib there is something like a 20-28% reduction in oxygenated blood flow to the brain...or to any other major organ for that matter." While true that the heart's ventricular out put may be ~25% less, my experience is the body normally compensates with increased rate, if it needs it. When I was in afib for 2 1/2 months (9+ years ago), Iby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoting Hans (who has several links in his post): < George, Thank you for pointing out once again that LONE afibbers with no specific risk factors for stroke have a very low risk of ischemic stroke. I don't know what it is going to take to get the message across that the oft quoted 5X or 500% increase in stroke risk does not apply to lone afibbers unless they have specific risk factby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
The gist of the the article, in my opinion, is that the risk of early dementia comes from the company afib keeps: high blood pressure, atherosclerosis & etc. If you are a true lone afibber and your CHADS2VAS score is 0 or 1 your risk of this is low, in my opinion. A score of 0 also means your risk of stroke is very low, absent low emptying velocity on the LAA. Denver, from your commentsby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Like many things, it seems to be individual. I've corresponded with some who said fish oil triggered afib.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM