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What Carey says.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSueChef Did you ever try the Arestin (minocycline) stuffed up into your gum pocket areas? No, I don't even know what it is. I assume an antibiotic? QuoteDid you feel that the oil pulling was pulling oil up into your gum pockets? At this point, can't hurt, might help, right?! Certainly not a strong "push" into the pockets. I'm guessing it is a gum microbiby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sue, I've fought with gum issues for years. The hygienist had me use an electric toothbrush with their antibacterial toothpaste, as well as using a water pik like device, filled with their rinse that I put in water. It was the same brand anti-microbial as the tooth paste. I flossed & etc. I was lucky if I kept even (meaning pockets didn't increase). Then Dr. Gundry suggeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
My approach is to use potassium bicarbonate or citrate powder and put 2 tsps in a liter of water and drink it over the day. It is my approach to timed release. If you take potassium all at once, you will just pee it out. The 2 tsps is about 4 g of potassium. Though potassium chloride will work, it is hard on many people's stomach. Here is a source for 1kg of potassium citrate powder: &by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN Hiatal Hernia Syndrome/Vagus Nerve Imbalance: The Most Common Health Syndrome in Mankind, With Illustrated Self-Help Corrections, The Syndrome That Can Cause or Exacerbate: Reflux, Asthma, Anxiety, Sleep Apnea, Hypertension, Heart Disease, Allergies, Fatigue, Brain Fog & Pain Paperback – Jan 1 2013 Found the book Jackie references only on the author's website here: &by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJackie Hiatal Hernia Syndrome/Vagus Nerve Imbalance: The Most Common Health Syndrome in Mankind, With Illustrated Self-Help Corrections, The Syndrome That Can Cause or Exacerbate: Reflux, Asthma, Anxiety, Sleep Apnea, Hypertension, Heart Disease, Allergies, Fatigue, Brain Fog & Pain Paperback – Jan 1 2013 Found the book Jackie references only on the author's website here: <by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteBarry G. Looks like it worked George. Barry G. Wonderful, perfect! Great pics!by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteBarry G. PPS to the forum, I would have included the photos but not sure how to do it. Hi Barry, you could upload the images to a sharing site like postimages.org < Then click the "Insert Image URL" button - the second to the left of the "T" at the top of the editor screen and paste the image URL This will surround the URL with img \img in brackets I'by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
You could titrate down & not just stop cold turkey. Not an ablatee, but I did take flec daily for a short time. I titrated down by cutting pills and did it over a month.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
There was a review of the Sonohealth ECG product on Travis' site I linked here; < I haven't used it, but it looks interesting: <by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey Do you have a Kardia, Apple Watch, or anything like that? If not you might want to consider buying one. Those bouts of tachycardia might not be afib at all. It would be helpful to capture a picture of them, but since they're so short a Kardia isn't going to work well. You'd have to go with Apple Watch. Or you could just say 'to hell with it' and ignore it untilby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoterocketritch Thanks for the info George. I would have never considered the keto side of things. I need to read over your post a couple times t make sure I catch everything. Back when I was fasting was back before my first ablation and several years following. Thats also back when I was racing and doing big miles on the bike year round. I could head out to do super long rides with little fooby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteDaisy Most of my episodes would come on at 3AM. I noticed that if there were a couple of ectopics in a two minute monitoring, it was very likely I'd wake up in afib. And if you had one of the new pacemakers that “stomped out” ectopics that could help. I have one of these and I think it has reduced my burden. How does it work? Some here have big complaints about ectopic? I’m happyby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoterocketritch I used to do several fasts a year. I remember feeling so good on days 3 & 4. I didn’t do a pure fast. The fast I did I guess would be considered a fad. The fast I did was the apple fast where that would be al I would consume. Apples, water and pure apple juice. Days 3&4 consisted of mostly water. I would also eat an apple if I desired something to chew on. I’ve had aby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
When I was first diagnosed with afib, before I had fancy monitoring equipment, I got in the habit of taking my radial pulse when I got prone at night before going to sleep. My favorite spot to take the pulse was just above and in front of the ear tragus. Most of my episodes would come on at 3AM. I noticed that if there were a couple of ectopics in a two minute monitoring, it was very likely I&by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotewolfpack For the record, I usually eat one meal a day. It's usually late at night for me, although the article advises against that. My reason is that I have a very slow metabolism and if I were to eat at mid-day I would feel bloated and tired for the next 12 hours. I prefer to let the vagal response help me sleep. Circadian Rhythm expert, Satchin Panda of the Salk Institute isby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteIngrid Is anyone managing this without meds successfully or gone into remission -is that even possible?am hoping to ma I nage this without any procedures or meds for as long as I can as I am concerned about the side effects, but I am also concerned about not being on any meds and stroke risk especially during a future episode. I started this journey 15 years ago at age 49. I was chronicby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteBarbcat What i don't understand is in that link you sent, George, Hans and a few others seemed very excited that Hans had found what seemed to be a cause for cyclical afib. But I didn't see any follow up about it....they were testing for it and excited that something was being discovered...but did they ever find a way for this information to help the afb get better? Barb, Whby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
From your questions here < That thread was a couple of weeks old. Once something is off the first page, most won't see it. QuoteBarbcat 1. What I wonder is.....did Hans have and use any method to deal with this situation and correct it? I wasn't able to find that. Hans had two? ablations in Bordeaux around 2006, don't recall exactly. Back then, for those coming inteby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
This paper speculates about the why < One of the issues is that afib in the elderly tends to keep company with a lot of metabolic dysfunction. Hence there could be an association and there also could be causality. I concur with Carey to be religious with your meds, but I'd also suggest getting rid of as many metabolic issues as possible.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I concur with Carey, many people can live well a long time in persistent afib, assuming adequate rate control & anticoagulation. I did have an EP suggest it to me about 4 months into my afib "career" 15 years ago. It was then that I proposed my "Plan B" that he accepted and I've been following successfully since. As a very active person, it was not an attractiby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
No idea. If the concept is that the "angstrom" is that much more "powerful" you'll have to experiment and see what works.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Kate, I'd follow directions and see what happens. Who knows?by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Patrick, Assume at the ER you were diagnosed as having afib, not just SVT? Wonder if you think your trigger was vagal or adrenergic? I ask, because for those with a vagal trigger, it is usually a delayed trigger from longer duration endurance exercise, somewhat after the fact. A sympathetic trigger is usually triggered by intense activity at the moment. For example a friend whoby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Peggy, Thanks for posting!! From the full paper < "Rate‐lowering drugs (RLDs) and anti‐arrhythmic drugs (AADs) are known to be pro‐arrhythmic that can lead to bradycardia, potentially aggravating the risk of falls and syncope. However, whether RLD and AAD use in patients with AF are associated with a higher risk of fall‐related injuries and syncope is unknown. The aim of this stby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteDean I have always wondered how many keen sportsman who over train and have afib have wandering stomachs? Did GeorgeN have one? I don't think so. In general, lack of magnesium and to a lesser extent, potassium are my main triggers. So is too much endurance activity, but that may be correlated with the electrolytes, too. Years ago (2007?) I tried natto food because of yourby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotekatesshadow Not sure how much to take since it is not measured in the same way. "Angstrom Magnesium 3000 ppm = 15 mg/tsp " according to < I got some of Carolyn Dean's product and it tasted like magnesium chloride solution I made myself from nigari (mag chloride flakes used to coagulate tofu) I've got about 60 pounds (~30 kg) sitting in my garage from < Herby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Here is a thread from 2010 < I really can't comment as any form of mag works for me.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJoe Thanks George! In the back of my mind i seem to recall that 600 to 1400nm is good and around 800nm is optimal? Not easy to get definitive info on infrared vs. conventional sauna heating. The new bulbs I got (that Dr. Wilson warns against) say their peak is at 850 nm. In Wilson's book is this frequency distribution, which peaks around 1150 nm < . It is from a Sylvania bulb.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJoe I remember your set up, George. Still thinking of building one myself. Have been reading that carbon combined with ceramic elements are ideal - allegedly? Expensive though and haven't found a supplier (in Australia) of the elements so i could build it myself Ah, i did get the link from Dr Rhonda Patricks very good write up on saunas. Many more ref. there. I don't claimby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM