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Gill, I think Pompon mentioned he had a stand alone device. You might PM him. Second, you might pass on my exercise intensity advice I gave to my afibber son-in-law here.. Am at a conference and connected with my MD friend who has been training this way for 20 years. He's an avid marathoner who has run 30 marathons under 3 hours. We talked about afib caused by excessive exercise anby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth Susan: I can't get your google article, I see just a little of It and it goes blank. Here is a link < This is a reasonable summary with many links, from a pediatrician. It includes a link to this site with continually updated counts.by GeorgeN - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
I'm headed to a medical conference starting tomorrow. To rev up my immune system, I plan to water fast the entire conference. Realize this is controversial in some circles (and there may be afib risk for those who are not adapted to doing this).by GeorgeN - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
QuoteKhaled Hey george, thanks for the reply, im actually not planning to return to professional soccer however just lose some weight as ive gained alot from the anxiety ive developed. Understand, my thoughts now are that Zone 2 or MAF heart rate (180-age) which are pure aerobic is likely the best intensity to train at (of course, other afibbers may have different levels). In this interview, rby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Khaled, Welcome. Many people who post here have gone to Bordeaux over the years with good results. You might be interested in reading some of Gill's (pronounced "Jill," she's from the UK) posts. Gill went to Bordeaux in 2003. She's now about 81 and continued as a active SCUBA diver till she was 79. She's been very pleased. As to future exercise, you miby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Carey. Truly amazing! I've suggested a number of friends and acquaintances use Natale and all have been effusive in their praise of him as a person and of his skill. When one friend and his wife flew to Austin, the volunteer greeter at the hospital asked where they were from. They said, "Denver." The greeter replied, "You must be here to see that Italian doctor,by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Welcome echomonkey! I'm not an ablatee, but I've been on this site for nearly 16 years. As well, chronic fitness was my path to afib at age 49, so I do have some perspective. With a successful ablation, I would suggest not viewing as a "cure," but as an aid to staying in NSR. The question is whether the progression that caused you afib in the first place could continueby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesafib It is true that in other threads I have remarked that many of your practices involving hypothermia and hypoglycemia and ketosis are ill-advised for individuals with AF, and this is in fact the view of many prominent EPs like Natale. My understanding is these things are potentially unsafe. I like your abandoned approach much better, especially if you could develop algorithms basedby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteFibrillator Flecainide is welll tolerated and usualy does not require a hosptial stay. Many can convert from 1 pill of 100mg depending up to 300mg if I recall. . Just a safety note here. The max dose is 200 mg/day if you are under 154#'s (70 Kg) and 300 mg/day if you are over. I know Susan.d had a huge issue with this when doc told her to go to 300 mg and she only weighs in the 12by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
On first glance, I don't think it is the lack of carbs. A good check for dehydration is 1) urine color - if clear to pale yellow, not dehydrated; 2) pinch your skin and pull it up. If it stays up for a while, you are dehydrated, if it springs back, you are not. Fructose does get metabolized differently than other carbs. It is processed by the liver in the same way ethanol is (thoughby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteDriver I was eating a very high carb diet due to large amount of fruit in take I mean alot. Maybe the the large swing from a ton of carbs to under 150 a day is throwing me out of wack? What was the rest of your diet like - before and after?by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Low carb's issue with afib is usually an electrolyte disturbance caused by low insulin. High insulin signals the kidneys to retain sodium. Low insulin the reverse. In dramatic cases, the sodium excretion is dramatic enough that potassium excretion is also an issue. However, it normally takes carb restriction to < 50 or even <20 g/day to cause this. The late Joseph Kraft MD didby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesafib And there is even a smaller minority of afibbers reporting that by megadosing with magnesium they have managed over the long term to keep their AF in remission and avoid ablation. Similarly, actual studies have shown that although there is an association of lower Mg with AF, there is no real evidence that supplementation with Mg corrects the trajectory of AF. This is not surprising sinby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Years ago, I used to read Dr. M's stuff. He was and may still be an avid cyclocross rider. He ended up in afib (2012?) and, as I recall, his wife (an ER MD) gave him flec. Hence he should be well aware of exercise as a trigger for afib. In fact, he coauthored a book about exercise (too much) and afib with Lennard Zinn. I've not read it. I corresponded with Zinn at one point and tby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoterocketritch "lifestyle and if you'd just lose weight, eat right, and get more exercise you wouldn't have afib." This is interesting as 3 of the 4 people I know personally with afib, including myself, developed it living just like this. And all but 1 under the age of 45 at onset. One in their 20's. I don't doubt it can be controlled with extreme adherence tby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoteggheld I remember but can't point to a discussion on difficulty in measuring ingested magnesium time to actually get into muscle tissue. There is a current study of measurement of magnesium time to get in the blood which is not the same as into the muscles. This leads to wondering if using PIP magnesium is of any value in treating afib or PVC flare-ups. It would seem not from thisby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotemwcf Thanks George. Really interesting article by Hans too. I have BPH but fortunately no issues and still very low PSA at 0.6 Mg/ml a few months ago (age 59). I already eat lots of cruciferous veggies, mushrooms (incl. shitake) and take curcumin and K2. 0.6 is low, I recall reading an article saying that if you were 60 (or 62) and your PSA was <2 then your probability of dying of prosby GeorgeN - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
QuoteSam Does anyone have experience with or knowledge of natural or drug treatments for this? ((I,m very familiar with operations for the condition). Hans Larsen (the founder of this site) wrote a book, The Prostate and its Problems. It is available on Kindle for about $8.00 US. Not on BPH, but on prostate cancer, Hans recently wrote this on his own journey. Quotemwcf Interesting artiby GeorgeN - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
QuoteDavrosT I'm assuming the answer is 'yes'. But I'm asking for other's experiences, really. I had been having more regular heart 'activity' recently. But it's been a stressful period for me, and I've had other health probs too. In response, I upped my magnesium (from Holland & Barrett) dose from 500mg daily to 750mg daily. About 3 nights aby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSteveCarr Personally, I think it is going to turn out that, like my father, my son and me, people do not need to add potassium (unless they have another significant underlying pathology) once they optimise their serum VitD around the natural solar-saturation level enjoyed by millions of their ancestors and optimise their daily Ca-intake around the levels similarly enjoyed by their millions oby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteDriver Just got updated blood triglycerides were 247 HDL 34 LDL115 total cholesterol 198. Any other ideas or suggestions? In my world, high Tg & low HDL is typically a processed carb issue. High intake of sat fats can increase LDL, in some individuals. However mono fats don't usually do this. Reducing carbs typically will dramatically lower Tg's and increase HDL.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteRalph My doc recently prescribed it for me, and I'm thinking of using 75mg PIP followed by 75 more in about 90 minutes with no conversion next time I have an episode QuoteCarey I don't think a low dose is likely to achieve the PIP effects you're looking for but by all means approach it as carefully as you feel comfortable with. The general idea behind PIP is to hit it witby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Here is a prior thread on this topic, including some comments by Shannon.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth I wouldn't mind taking Flec if I could take it for a short time and then stop it and use it as a pill in the pocket. Liz, given your history of taking propafenone on a continuous basis to stay in NSR & then using a bigger dose to convert, I'm guessing you'd need to take any rhythm drug on an ongoing basis, unfortunately. I would also think to have a ECV &quoby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesusan.d GeorgeN quoted you must weigh at least 154 pounds to take 300mg within a 24 hour period. I weighed 122 at the time. I lost weight since but no EP should advise 300mg with that weight. As I noted in another thread, my son-in-law recently started PIP flecainide. My daughter told me Friday that he'd dropped weight with some of the changes he'd made. When flecainide was inby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth Carey: My heart rate even in AF right now is usually in the lower 60s I don't want or need a rate control drug, so I guess it will be Tikosyn, so thanks to everyone. Liz Liz, I'd discuss your concerns and all your options with your EP and flesh out all the options. You took propafenone for years and it has beta blocking characteristics. Not saying you shoulby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteThe Anti-Fib I am interested to know more about this test subject. Is he in the VMLAF category? (Vagally-Mediated Lone AFIBer). Hans made multiple references to this subcategory of AFIBers that are much more amenable to natural treatment. From my perspective, the Medical profession isn't necessarily smarter than they were 20 years ago in that the competence of Nurses, Techniciansby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I came across this when looking into it for a friend's brother. Diet-Induced Hyperinsulinemia as a Key Factor in the Etiology of Both Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Essential Hypertensionby GeorgeN - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
QuoteSteveCarr George : possibly your reference to ng/dL (versus ng/ml) is a rare and minor typo by you, because this would indicate a very low serum level -- which I think isn't your intent? Steve, You are correct. My bad - I was posting on my phone from a ski lift without using reading glasses. I will correct. Quotesmackman No diet etc would bring me out of AFIB. I was in Persistby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteDaisy At my last appointment, I asked my EP about lowering my flecaide dose but she wasn’t keen, feeling that once you start getting breakthroughs it is harder to re-establish steady NSR. Comments? I would agree,UNLESS you’ve changed something. I had a period with flec daily to stop breakthroughs. Then I added in ginger spice and weaned off the flec. Five months after that, I reducedby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM