Carol --- if you would care to provide details on the brands and form of the supplements (ie magnesium glycinate), you take, we might be able to help more with assessment. Do you eat all whole foods? Nothing packaged or commercially prepared? Remember that LS V8 may not sit well with some people as the cooked tomatoes produce forms of free glutamate which are excitatory to all cells. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Wade - as posted in the Alkalinity thread... the directions for ACV vary... most say start with a half teaspoon in a half glass of water and work up to a teaspoon or even to 1 or two tablespoons... until you reach success. Everyone will respond differently. It's best to use organic apple cider vinegar which eliminates ingesting the pesticides/fungicide residues on the apples (and the arsenby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I use the Designs for Health, K+2 product because it is encapsulated and easily transportable for when I eat out. I also use the tablet form potassium citrate and since they are hygroscopic so not as easy to transport in humid weather...plus they are limited to 99 mg/tablet so those take up more room. The K+2 is a combo of potassium glycinate and potassium bicarbonate and conveniently contains 3by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barry - your daughter should follow the advice of the doctors who are treating her, providing that seems to be working in her favor. I know that when I had a severe kidney ailment as a child (glomerulonephritis), I was placed on a strict, sodium-free, protein-free diet to spare the kidneys, bed-rest only for around 4 - 5 months--. on my feet only to use the bathroom, and every ounce of fluid intby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Great news, Cindy! I'm so glad to know all went well and you are feeling well. Best wishes for a healthy and happy life from now on in NSR. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Larry - are you free of AF or if not, describe your pattern of events. I have some comments on your supplements but would like to know your AF status first. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dr. Tennant did not suggest a source for a reliable/accurate pH meter. I searched online and found numerous medical supply houses offering them for around $100, but I don't have a guide that would steer me toward one or the other. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
After my ablation, I started right back on my electrolyte supplementation and was not bothered at all with PACs. I took exta antioxidant supplements to help calm the irritation inside the heart from burns which undoubtedlyhelped as well. They provided me with an event monitor that I used and transmitted regularly. The same comments came through as well... very calm heart. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Randy - I agree with George – probably hypoglycemia and I can relate to your alcohol-as-a trigger for AF situation because prior to my onset AF, I enjoyed regular drinking at a variety of social gatherings and always on the weekend. Although, unless it’s a sweet drink, alcohol does not have any carbs… (wine has some and beer has more), but since alcohol ACTS like glucose in the body, undoubtedby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob - you definitely want to stay away from baking soda for alkalizing.... It is sodium bicarbonate and contains too much sodium which competes for potassium if you were to use it on a regular basis.. Alkalizing is important, but not at the expense of adding sodium. In an emergency, baking soda is helpful for a severe case of indigestion but not to use on a continual basis for the purpose ofby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
My! I am away from the computer for a day and what a flurry of response! Good to see someone is reading. Tom, I totally agree that testing on animals in inhumane; however, no harm in noting that a flock of sheep who drink from naturally high magnesium -content spring water versus those that don’t are healthier and live longer…. Just as humans do who consume more alkaline ash producing foods.by Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Because Dr. Tennant emphasizes the importance of stomach acid, note the following comments from Alkalize or Die. Acid blockers may offer temporary relief, but long term, there can be a myriad of consequences. When people suffer from GERD and gastric distress, it’s important to learn the source of the problem (such as undigested fats and proteins) rather than mask the symptoms with acid bby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Alkalinity, Healing, pH and Voltage – The Inside Story Healing equates to the proper pH which is synonymous with proper voltage. These are the clinical observations of Jerry Tennant, MD author of Healing is Voltage, whose remarkable personal healing story is worth noting because we can all take a lesson from his journey back to health. Most importantly, we can apply his principles to condiby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Erling - good question... I have a stack of books on pH including a medical text that I'll check. Momentarily, I'll be posting separately the notes on alkalinity and voltage from the interview with Dr. Tennant (Healing is Voltage)... This all goes together, but as usual, my offering is long and detailed so I'm starting a new thread. Then I'll check on the concentratby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Erling - thanks - of course... the devil is in the details... I just didn't stop to think. I had told Trent that you, I and others just drank the WW concentrate and we were wanting to know how much bicarbonate would be in an ounce or half an ounce. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ultimately, the results of drinking the alkaline bicarbonate water are going to depend on the degree of acidity in the body receiving the water. A person who is acidic with health complaints or disease states, is going to require more bicarbonate to bring up the pH than one who is already running very close to the optimal pH. Testing is going to be the only way to know what type of progress oby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Erling - Trent got his figures from me... I took the original formula from the recipe website... This 1 liter of concentrated magnesium bicarbonate water will have approximately 1500 mg of magnesium and approximately 7500 mg of bicarbonate. Asked for help on the math to determine what one ounce of concentrate would be... Received this- Seems correct? Liters and Fluid Ounces = 1 litby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Wade - when acid blocking products are used, the consequence becomes that important minerals are not able to be broken down or metabolized... leading to a variety of cellular malfunctions due to mineral deficiencies. The majority of cases of GERD come from too little stomach acid, rather than too much (regardless of what the advertising hype would like you to believe). Shortly, I'll be poby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Free calcium excess is considered to be detrimental. Free calcium excess is the most consistent indicator of altered pH and academia is a strong predictor of free calcium excess. While there are many known causes of an acid pH, it is often wrongly assumed that diet has little influence on pH control. In reality, pH can be influenced by dietary steps aimed at stabilizing free calcium. Sinceby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
It's long been known (at least since '98,if not longer) that types of plastics contain xenoestrogens, phthalates that mimic estrogen and cause premature puberty and feminizing characterists in males plus cancers in both males and females males, abdominal obesity, etc. due to increased estrogen. Google the term xenoestrogens BPA. The progressive, increased incidence of each of theseby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
NB - you can use Boulouke Lumbrokinase. It's somewhat more expensive but is not soy based. (comes from earthworm protein) Highly effective and well recognized/endorsed. Or.. the Serrapeptase, or Serratia Peptidase, is a fibrinolytic enzyme complex from silk worms. Before using nattokinase, I used serrapeptase in a product called Vitylzym by World Nutrition. It's important toby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Mike - Definitely it's the bicarb for alkalizing that has the benefit. We also get some benefit from the magnesium being so bioavailable, but in the recent clip I added to Erling's historical account of Unique Water, it's pointed out by Dr. Tennant (Healing is Voltage) that pH is equates to voltage and it's important to drink alkaline water. Check out that clip. I'by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Paul - we've all done something similar. Quite often, we become rather complacent about our 'success' and become a bit careless with watching the things that gave us the reprieve.... optimizing the core nutrients, avoiding triggers...etc... but the major culprit seems to be when we become majorly depleted in magnesium, potassium and become too acidic... that lowers the energy or vby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Neroli- No.. I refused blood thinners from the start and used them only when I had to.. ie, ablation, post ablation. I have low platelet count and it's a real ordeal for me to regulate warfarin. I told the cardiologist who managed my case for 8 years years prior to ablation that I was using aspirin - in the early years at the onset of AF...plus Omega 3's and magnesium and ginkgo andby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
NeroliB - Re: the 4R Program.....It's a protocol developed by Jeffrey Bland of the Institute for Functional Medicine and Metagenics... Check this link that describes it... if you google 4R protocol, you'll find more elaboration. It's highly effective but you have to give it plenty of time. If you don't fix leaky gut, sensitivities will cause many, many health issuesby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
NeroliB- Just my personal experiences, but for several years, my events (while on flecainide) were daily or every other day lasting often as long as 27 hours and then 4 in NSR and back into AF.. going to the ER each time would have been impractical. After my ablation, I was instructed to use flecainide as a PIP method... or on demand if a breakthrough occurred... It so happened that it didby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Both articles are an interesting approach and certainly offer another way to alkalize with a bicarbonate source (avoiding sodium bicarbonate), of course. One of the potassium supplements I use is a potassium bicarbonate combo product and I like it. I think I'll try the bulk powder. Very economical. Thanks, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Chuck - sure, I agree. Just don't be surprised if they don't think the risk markers count for much ... and many don't even know how to manage a high homocysteine, for instance. They'd rather just do the blanket anti-coag drugs rather than address the potential sources of instigators of clot formation in the first place. Good luck. You may find that consulting with a holistiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Chuck - Do you know your risk markers as mentioned in the Silent Inflammation post? Knowing those would go a long way toward helping to make a decision about what type of anticoagulation you should consider. Thinning your blood with drugs isn't a 100% guarantee that you won't form a clot. You need to address other systemic factors that contribute to a clotting tendency. Once you knby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Josiah – In the Earthing book, and online, there are dark-field microscopy photos of clumping red-blood cells before and after Earthing. And at the Earthing Institute Website, there is a Research link with related studies. If you haven’t spent time there, now is the time. There is a recently published review article: Journal of Environmental and Public Health Volume 2012 (2012), Articleby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM