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Marsh Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > George, > > Can you take vitamin D3 with K2MK7 when taking > NattoZyme,, a natural blood thinner? > > Marsh I don't think the D3 should be any problem and am not aware of an issue with the NattoZyme. I believe the MK7 version of K2 comes from the natto bacillus and the NattoZyme may containby GeorgeN - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Also periodic fasting/refeeding. See: < and more on these cycles: < < and on fasting & metabolism is a 25+ part series starting here: <by GeorgeN - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Marsh, I generally run my diet keto. Keeping track of my macros, at least in detail, is not my forte'. I once looked at it at <cronometer.com and I was getting 80-90 grams/day carbs, of which >50g/day are fiber. Most of my carbs are from non-starchy veggies (I don't eat grains, legumes, nightshades or seeded veggies. My protein was 60 g, of which a max is 20g/day from shellby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Larry, I keep my vitamin D (25OHD test) level high. Our doc wants our level between 80 & 100 ng/mL. For me, this requires 10,000 IU/day of D3. As a co-supplement, I take 200 mcg/day of K2 MK7. Georgeby GeorgeN - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Marg, See this post for Bordeaux contact info < Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Lynn, Yes we are patients of Gundry. His book was a compromise between what he did and the publisher who said the book wouldn't sell if it was that restrictive. The seeded veggies have to do with lectins, minimizing inflammation and autoimmune issues. The food list we follow is linked in this post: <. It will be the subject of his new book coming out April 2017. During ourby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve, A couple of thoughts. 1. Would you say the Expand a Lung causes you to over or underbreathe. I expect overbreathe. This may lower your serum CO2 level. You actually need CO2 to utilize O2. CO2 will relax muscles, while a lack can cause spasms. I'm currently in the land of nearly no bandwidth, so can't go look up the device. If you want, I can send more info on the Cby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Lynn, On my MoM bottle, it says each 15 mL (which is about 1 T) contains 595 mg magnesium. So 2T's would be ~1200 mg mag. In ghg's paper, he said 1.05 g for 2T, so I was using that number. With the large amount of mag I require, 100 or 200 mg's makes little difference, so I don't pay attention to the fine details. My bottle also says 15 mL (1T) is 1200 mg Magby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lynn, I use organic apple cider vinegar with 2 tablespoons of milk of magensia and 7 tablespoons of the ACV. This yields about 1 gram of magnesium. So how much you consume would depend on the amount of magnesium you want. After the ACV has reacted with MOM, you have magnesium acetate not ACV. I've also made "Waller Water" (magnesium bicarbonate) by reacting milk of magnesiaby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carol, I'm traveling this week, but will try to contact my friend and get his permission to share his contact info with you. He may be the only successful afib ablatee I know who used a Denver EP. My wife's friend's husband saw an EP at UC Med. He gave what Shannon and I thought was advice that was at least 5 years dated. We sent him to Austin for a successful ablation withby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carol, I saw Dr. S 12 years ago and he accepted my proposal for PIP flec and electrolytes. As this was my suggestion, I've not gone back, but not because I didn't like him. A friend did have a successful afib ablation several years ago. I think it was a regular RF one, not cryo. Another friend with afib could not get his docs to prescribe PIP meds. I suggested he try Dr. Sby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Smack, I don't mean to sound like what works for me should or will work for all. I always looked at what others did as well as what is in the published literature as things for me to try. I'll try just about anything and always try to be very consistent with whatever I try. When I first came here in 2004, I read almost every post in the prior 4 years, as well as everything I couldby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Instead of "crushing" the pill, I just chew it. Tastes awful, but is effective. Also never bothered with warm water. Sometimes had no water and I'd just chew and swallow with saliva. Once, I was in a snow cave with a water bottle, partially frozen. That worked, too. I would chew my dose the second I realized I was in afib. My reversions to NSR usually happen in an hour or twby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Robert, Suggest you discus with your doc an on-demand med to convert you if you go out of rhythm. See < QuoteHans Larsen On-demand approach found effective PIACENZA, ITALY. Many afibbers have successfully used the "on-demand" method to terminate an episode. This approach involves swallowing 200 mg of crushed flecainide (Tambocor) or 300 mg of crushed propafenone (Rythmol) witby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ginny, A1C measures glycated hemoglobin (red blood cells). Glucose will glycate these cells and the more glucose the more glycation. When A1C is correlated with average glucose, one of the assumptions is the life of the cells. From memory, this is usually 6-8 weeks. So to completely see the result of a diet change in A1C will take this long. You don't have a close (in time) test. Iby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ginny "March 2015: Fasting Glucose 94 mg/dl / HbA1C 6.1% / HbA1C in IFCC units: 43 mmol/mol April 2016: Fasting Glucose 110 mg/dl (no HbA1C) Sept 2016: Fasting Glucose 108 mg/dl / HbA1C 6.4% / HbA1C in IFCC units: 46 mmol/mol Fasting Insulin: 4.4 ul/ml " Didn't have time to read everything, but the above stuck out. If you are lowering your carb intake and everything is getby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'd say this is a question for Dr. N or his staff. He's the expert. Likely I'd say no if you are feeling OK being out of rhythm. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve, I don't use the Doctor's Best, but I've never had any issues with other forms. For example, I've purchased 40 kilos of mag chloride at a time and am still going through it years later. Recently used some mag citrate poweder I'd had for years. It too worked fine. I make magnesium acetate by reacting milk of magnesia (magnesium hydroxide) and vinegar in a 2:7 rby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ken, Obviously asking for your records is the best way to find out. My understanding is that LAA isolation is a more recent procedure, so unlikely. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Liz, A little searching leads me to the conclusion that the pacer's ability to discriminate between various rhythms may not be as good as one might assume. I would not assume it has the same accuracy as a Holter or a 12 lead ECG. I don't get the sense people are using them for the in/out timing like you are. More "is this patient having any afib." I don't knowby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ken Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Wouldn't 1 round with the good doctor and afib free be a better definition of success? I am not knocking Natale, but repeat ablations seem to be the norm, which I am hoping is not true in my case. Depends on your situation. In my case, I had a 2 1/2 month episode in my first 4 months of having afib. This putsby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm guessing he's saying that cardioversion by any means after 48 hours is too risky, without anticoagulation. This is standard. The alternative is to do a TEE and look for clots and then cardiovert if none.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
tsco Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > George now that makes sense and thats where it gets a bit confusing. Seems there is a def lapse > of time between the exercise and then during a "cool" down period at some point triggers. This > is adrenergic If it is during the cool down, I would say it is vagal. I'll give another exampleby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tim, Start here with what Hans wrote: < p 4 here: <www.afibbers.org/sampleissue.pdf also < <www.afibbers.org/conference/session36.pdf < For those who like to read, here is a search on our site: < My experience as a vagal afibber was that excessive exercise was a trigger. But not during the exercise. The delayed trigger could be anywhere from hours to several dayby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
wolfpack Wrote: > If you're vagal (as I am/was), betas will make things worse. If you are in high rate afib, then betas may be called for as rate control (whether you are vagal or adrenergic). If you are not in afib and you are vagal, betas will be unhelpful.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
If your afib has an adrenergic < trigger, there is some indication that a beta blocker might prevent episodes by acting as a governor on your heart rate. This is NOT true for vagal afibbers. From your brief description, you might have an adrenergic trigger. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Gill, Great to see you doing so well. When I think of the long term and "she cringes when she thinks of what they were doing then," it is amazing how skilled the Bordeaux (and Dr. Natale) team are to achieve such wonderful results, even in the early days of ablation. Two years ago, I insisted a very good friend go to Austin to see Dr. N. He ended up needing two ablations - iby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie, Here is my experience. I ran my 23andMe raw data through Promethease. There are 26 SNP's related to afib. 10 known good repute, 3 known bad repute and 13 undetermined. Obviously one or more of the undetermined or bad repute SNP's outweigh those of good repute. I've unsuccessfully looked at the afib SNP's from my children to try to figure out if any have my geby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jay, Great report!! Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM