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John - One of the posters previously mentioned that Trader Joe's has canned salmon that contains no sodium. Cooking salmon should be done at low heat. High temps destroy the benefits of the Omega 3's which is one of the main reasons for eating it in the first place. Recently Cardiologist Stephen Sinatra and his son Step, were demonstrating how to bake salmon. and retain the heaby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Hi Lou - you are really lucky to be able catch your own fish from pristine waters.. I'd love that! I totally agree about eating farm-raised fish. I have probably done it by accident in restaurants (or they were less then honest), but when I shop, I avoid anything farm raised. The local small market has fish flown in daily from the Northern waters and they offer a wonderful selection fromby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Erling - Clearly, that's very important info that we should bookmark for future responses on this topic. Thanks for emphasizing. Those early pioneers of "integrative" or "alternative" medicine frequently warned that blocking stomach acid would have far reaching, dentrimental effects... then came the boom by Big Pharma and everyone had to be on one form or another of tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ian, mellow is good - just for relaxing whether or not it's for heart issues.... Thanks for that link... it led me to some Enya selections that were great! Jackieby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Tom - If you check out Dr. Mercola's website, he has discussed this dilemma frequently. The Vital Choices website is also very informative and reliable. Wild 'caught' Salmon is the absolute best. Farm raised leaves a lot of room for speculation as they feed the salmon unnatural food, regardless of the 'organic' claims. Glad your heart has stabilized. Good job.by Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Heather - on the tooth issue... taking calcium now won't help your teeth. That's for developing teeth. If you decide to supplement with calcium, then you must be sure that you adhere to the 1:1 with magnesium ratio recommendation... especially with AF so that you don't allow calcium to dominate heart cells....as calcium is excitatory. Some people say 2:1, but those dealingby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi John - just keep in mind what I was attempting to emphasize... about PPIs or anything that blocks stomach acid is that breakdown and absorption of magnesium WILL be affected... .BUT if you take the amino acid chelated (magnesium glycinate) .. that is formulated NOT to breakdown in the stomach whether or not you take acid blockers. That form passes through the stomach intact. So, if yoby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I did have the transseptal puncture to ablate the left atrium.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
John - I should have also mentioned that low stomach acid from natural causes --aging or pernicious anemia or low intentiionally as a result of acid blockers or PPIs, contributes to Candida and other various other bacterial overgrowth since it is the job of the stomach to kill pathogens before they make it through to the small intestine. Your query is timely as I'm putting together a repoby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
There is a product that contains Potassium (as Potassium Glycinate Complex, Potassium Bicarbonate).......300 mg - 1 capsule I like this one for portability.and carry it with me at all times in case of emergency or for eating restaurant food and traveling. I typically take 2 capsules when I eat out as well as choose very carefully from the menu to try to avoid as much chef-added salt as possiblby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Murray - the potassium in the LS V8 is potassium chloride...which is fine as long as it doen't irritate your stomach.... which it is known to do. Some people find that they are unable to tolerate KCl and others do fine with it. Shannon has mentioned the timed release or extended release form of potassium chloride (prescription) and that works well for those who have dramatic fluctuationsby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Murray - I'd have to dig out my procedure report for the exact details, but for my 2003, single (and successful) ablation (Dr. Natale), the total time from when I walked down to the EP lab, got on the table, was ablated and then transported back to the recovery unit was 2 hours and 45 minutes. The fluoroscopy time was 39 minutes (actual burn time)... so most of the time was pre- and post-pby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jim - that's really unfortunate. It's always been known that taking single amino acids...especially in high doses...is not a good idea because they work as a team (in synergy). Unfortunately, those who Arginine zealots typically fail to mention that if one does take Arginine, then Lysine should be added as well. I believe some years back when we discussed Arginine here at length, thiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi John - I'm sorry to read you are still struggling with all this. As for Prilosec lowering magnesium levels.... what happens is for most nutrients, the PPIs or acid blockers prevent the total or efficient breakdown of nutrients in the stomach due to lowered acid... but if you are taking the patented amino acid chelated magnesium product by Albion process, (magnesium glycinate), then thatby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
One cup beet juice is 12 grams carbs which may be too high for those observing low carb diets. That said, certainly organically grown beets cooked or raw can make an interesting addition to the menu.by Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Erling and George... thanks for continuing to put Magnesium at the top of the Essential Nutrient Pyramid. I'm so pleased to see these important posts and the suggestion to spend more time at Paul Mason's Magnesium Water website. He's done an extraordinary job of putting an a huge amount of information at that site... easy to locate. Reading from Dr. Seelig's classic, firsby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Josiah.. I realize you are discussing Intracellular levels of calcium as a result of your Exatest but since this measures equivalent magnesium stores in heart cells might it not seem reasonable to consider previous discussions we've had on elevated levels of tissue calcium as a result of warfarin therapy? We also discussed that calcifications as a result of warfarin can be reduced by takingby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Gill - belive it or not, there are a more than a few clinical studies that do show benefits of certain nutritional supplements.. An outstanding one that comes to mind is successfully using Ubiquinol for cardiomyopathy/heart failure. Not nearly as manystudies out there as as needed for those that insist on looking at study data, but it's a start in an uphill battle to prove that nutrientsby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Heather... what are you doing regarding magnesium intake? What are you doing to assess your dietary intake of potassium-containing foods? What are you doing to assess your dietary intake of hidden sodium in any food that is not fresh, whole food? Have you calculated your potassium to sodium ratio as a result of your intake? By any chance do you take a calcium supplement? What was in your lby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mark - potassium gluconate powder is very easy to use, so available and very economical. Most of us use the NOW brand available here through Hans' iHerb web link. At home, it's easy to stir the powder into water or put in an empty salt shaker for adding to food. It's mildly salty tasting. I can't see any reason to try another form which this one is very effective. Forby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Thor – Congratulations! I remember those days very well… before my turn, came John Galey (Newman) and Jim Wiedeman. We were all lined up in the wings like planes in approach patterns waiting for landing clearance… one by one, we were cleared and landed successfully. The rest is certainly history. I’m so glad you are doing so well. Enjoy life in NSR. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Welcome! See the many testimonials offered in Conference Room 61 by former afibbers who managed to reverse their afib through various means including dietary and lifestyle changes, nutritional interventions and more. In addition to the Conference Room sessions (note especially CR 72) , refer to many helpful articles in the blue box at the top of this page titled Afib Resources. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
McHale - in theory, yes about the flecainide, but in reality, in my case, it wasn't the drugs that offered abatement from AF. I progressed from occasional to very nearly permanent AF over the course of a few years. My events became so frequent and long in duration that I often only had 4 hours between events and then went for another 24 - 27 hours in high-intensity AF. That's when Iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Cindy - My best wishes to you tomorrow. Ask for support under your knees when you are lying on your back. Typically, they provide a roll or or high pillow. Makes a world of difference. We'll be watching for your next post. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Josiah - pause a moment or two because I believe Erling is going to bring it all forward again so it all is in one place. Unfortunately, these important posts roll off the radar screen all too quicky. Stand by. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Murray - I would be cautious of drinking too much of this particular water because of the calcium content versus magnesium. Probably back in '02, we had a running discussion here about various bottled mineral waters and the evidence was that most were high in calcium and low in magneisum.... the exception was t Adobe Springs (California) which is high in magnesium and low in calcium. I jby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Doug - definitely an economic consideration..for all the obvious reasons.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Recent Mercola report on Iodine...by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
In a post on the Sodium/Iodine Symporter Function and Thyroid Health (Dec 2011) (which also contains a very annoying disruption from inserted text anomalies), an observation was reported about the interference of bromide and the sodium/iodine symporter and the subsequent effect on thyroid function. The same can be said for fluoride interference since fluoride also competes for iodine. Broby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM