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Peggy - Keep complaining. Your points are valid. I agree with you that anectodal evidence in many cases is often more reliable than pouring through a stack of studies that are often designed to show either a failure or a success with the intent to market a product. Of course, there is no money in anectodal evidence so res ipsa loquitor. When practitioners who use nutritional and functionalby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Joe - How low was your vitamin D level? It's definitly important to get that up into the functional range. I'm not a fan of multi's unless they are formulated by one of the better nutritional houses that utilize the proper forms of the various nutritional requirements. I checked by Google the Mult V - and if it's the same one you reference, I note that there is a very laby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sam - I agree with you and George about the bicarbonate form of potassium. I use both forms but favor the potassium bicarbonate just for the overall alkalizing effect on health. I do not have digestive problems but favor keeping tissue slightly alkaline. This complements nicely the tremendous overall health effect from the magnesium bicarbonate water...aka WW. George - how much of the WW cby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Randy - that's great. So glad you were able to move up in the wait line. You won't be disappointed. Best to you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Enrique... during my afib journey which began 18 years ago, I was initially prescribed and used a useless drug called Betapace. After two years of that nonsense, I switched to a Cleveland Clinic cardiologist with experience in rhythm disturbances and although he was not an EP, he worked closely with the CCF arrhythmia EPs and the drug of choice at that time was the antiarrhythmic, flecainide. aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Iatrogenia – As far as the meta-analysis goes… my thought is… where there’s smoke, there’s fire. The intention of the Brain Health report was to point out some of the problems with collective toxicity burdens that contribute to the increasing prevalence of escalating mental decline not only in the elderly. As the Part 2 report docments..it's not just fluoride but many other neurotoxicby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Part 2 - Brain Health (of the Flecanide Alert) details important facts about neurotoxicity, neurodegeneration and preserving brain health and function is now posted in the General Health Forum although it really should be front and center here in the Afib forum because a recent meta-analysis shows a link between Atrial Fibrillation and cognitive decline. " Atrial fibrillation carriesby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Part 2 - Brain Health (Flecainide Alert) Topic: Neurotoxicity, Neurodegeneration and Brain Function Introduction As if bioaccumulation and neurotoxicity from fluoride exposure contributing to arrhythmia weren’t concern enough, the impact on the Central Nervous System and brain function is devastating; and, thus deserves a separate, primary focus alert for every human being. It’sby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Iatrogenia - The initial PIP protocol was 25 mg metoprolol at onset . Wait 30 minutes to slow heart rate so the Antiarrhythmic can work. Then add 100 mg. flecainide. Wait a hour. Add another 100 flecainide after 1 hour. Now the current protocol is 25 mg metoprolol or even 50 mg if the HR is extremely high. Wait 30 minutes and take 300 mg flecainide all at once. When I had thby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Mike... If you have a gram scale, that is perfect. Otherwise, the teaspoon should be an 'official' instrument of measure... ie, cooking utensil specifically marked" teaspoon". For Two liters of seltzer... the amount of magnesium hydroxide powder is just slightly less than 2.5 teaspoons or 7.2 grams of powder. First pour out some of the selter into a measurinby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dennis - thanks for posting this as a reminder to everyone to ask questions when they have these diagnostics done. I'm certainly sorry that you have to endure the corrective procedures but good that it was finally addressed. I wish you well and will be watching for your reports. You might want to look into reports from long ago that a copper deficiency is typically found in the cases ofby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Louise - there are tests that can evaluate the health of the GI tract and determine if you have conditions such as Candida (very common) or other gut pathogens or the condition of Leaky Gut Syndrome.... all of which will strongly influence your overall health. Most people tested have multiple existing culprits. Often herbals such as the strong Oil of Oregano product (p73) from North American Hby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
RonB... the directives for taking probiotics typically seem to be at bedtime on an empty stomach... that way you have (hopefully) a full 8 hours 'on empty' before taking in more food so the probiotics can reach the intestinal tract and begin working before being mixed with a barrage of food or liquids. The fermented food suggestion is always a good adjunct to for adding lactobacilluby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lake - you aren't likely to get your intracellular levels of magnesium where they need to be without supplements. If you have healthy kidney function, you can certainly begin that process which will be helpful overall whether or not you eventually sign up for an ablation. Magnesium deficiency is common and especially so in afibbers. The Magnesium Absorption report explains about which mby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Marty - I'm glad you are doing well. Be kind to your heart and don't push too much. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ron - While I do use the complete coverage NK dosing daily, when I had to go back on coumadin last year, even at the beginning of the coumadin dosing and INR testing, I was no where near the required number... so unless there was a way to project a PIP dose of coumadin... all at once that would be immediately effective, I can't see how it could be used in that manner. Even with my low plaby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Integrative Cardiologist, Stephen Sinatra, MD weighs in on this topic: Dr. Sinatra's News Alert - Protect Your Access to Supplements! Dear HMDI Member, As you know, I zealously advocate nutritional supplementation as part of a heart-healthy lifestyle. As with sticking to an anti-inflammatory diet, regularly engaging in moderate exercise, managing stress through mind-body practices,by Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Ron - Neprinol has been around for a long time. I recall delving into that when I was initially researching nattokinase over 10 years ago. As a combo enzyme product, it works to help reduce inflammation and has some fibrinolytic properties. What is it that you are targeting? If it's to lower fibrinogen and keep your blood viscosity in the lower, acceptable range, then you would be bby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Regulate Supplements Like Drugs!”: Senator Durbin on NPR November 19, 2013 In just under five minutes, he reveals his plan, which would effectively eliminate supplements from the shelves. Action Alert! We’ve told you before about Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-IL) Dietary Supplement Labeling Act. Recently, he went on National Public Radio’s Science Friday to drum up support for this dishonest bilby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Ron - thanks for emphasizing that. It's true. That was one of the first assessments I had years ago when I started with my FM MD. Probiotics are also essential for most as well. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Josiah - I'm so pleased with your progress. The adrenal issues definitely relate to low sodium although I've not familiar with the magnesium lowering sodium. There are adrenal support nutrients that help significantly. I've taken that for years along with DHEA. Send me an email and I'll send you some adrenal reports that are useful. If you can do the Exatest - that wouby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Post the link to Amazon and the magnesium chelate so we can look at the product. Not all magnesium chelates are the same. If it says, Albion process, it's reliable. There are other forms of magnesium that work, but the amino acid chelate is better absorbed from the intestinal lumen and is not reactive to stomach acid. Avoid anything that says magnesium oxide as that isn't bioavailby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Joe - Afibbers are typically low in magnesium. They often are also low in potassium which is driven by too much sodium intake... a lot of sodium (salt) is hidden in processed foods. The best mineral/electrolyte assessment you can do is the Exatest. If that's not possible, then proceed with your supplementation plan... but go slowly and methodically. You may find quick results, but typiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Good work! You deserve a lot of credit for sticking with it. Your success just reinforces (once again) the finding that gut disturbances are often the root cause of an ailment. The directive, "heal the gut - heal the patient" has been used in functional medicine circles for many years and is based on a high success rate of helping patients regain health. A lot of people don'tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Larry - while less expensive, those of us who can't take aspirin (I have a relatively low platelet count and aspirin causes bleeding issues for me) have a benefit in that there are no long-term detrimental effects.. .such as the bleeding tendency, stomach and intestinal ulcerations or GI bleeds, and ARMD. It definitely prevented a stroke or MI for me when I had the clot form in the LAAby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Iatrogenia... In functional medicine circles, they talk about keeping blood platelets 'slippery' with Omega 3 fish oils so they are less likely to clump or aggregate. The same property comes with magnesium supplements... helps blood platelets to be less likely to aggregate. It's not the same as something that interferes with the clotting mechanism. With the nattokinase whereby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Josiah - I've not taken as much Mg as George, but I do use 800 to 1,000. I've had two Exatests... one showed low magnesium and a recent one was on the low side in normal range. With healthy kidney funciton, when you take too much magnesium, typically the body has a natural protective mechanism (the bowel tolerance issue) that prevents an harmful accumulation. With kidney funcby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Joe - My advice for those beginning to use supplements is and always has been to take one new supplement at a time. Wait 3 - 4 days before introducing another. That way, you'll know which might cause a symptom or reaction. Be aware that while hawthorne is often in the list of supplements recommended for arrhythmia, it can cause more activity rather than be preventive. for some indiviby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Joey - there are a lot of reasons not to drink Gatorade type products. The artificial sweetener and flavor enhancer - sucralose - is Splenda and well known to cause arrhythmias....and some Gatorade still uses High Fructose Corn Syrup which is definitely something everyone should avoid.... Not to mention the artificial colorings to which people can be reactive. Also, Bromine competes withby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hans - I do recall that portion of your book. I'm not saying it will help reverse afib...... but definitely helps to reduce anxiety and stress that accompanies Afib. Many afibbers generate a significant amount of anxiety with the least little blip or extra couple of beats which can then help propel into the next level. By using a stress-reduction technique such as EFT, at leastby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM