Larry - the K2 content is removed from nattokinase so that people can take a controlled dose without worrying about the vitamin K interferring with clotting.... in other words, it's a 'pure' form of the enzyme. You're correct - the K2 Menaquinone 7 products are byproducts of nattokinase production and it's said by the vitamin K experts at Maastricht that a daily doseby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Darcy okay - just checking. I know how tedious adrenal burnout can be...it's a long road back, but I'm mostly recovered. Stress is the issue for me as well... although it's somewhat less and refocused, it's still with me. I'm glad your events are mostly absent and I hope in time that you can conquer your adrenal burnout. It's a good feeling to put that mostly inby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
aj - I'm so glad my comments were useful. It sounded so familiar. You can email me and I can try to help you sort out what you can do to stabilize your blood glucose. I was fortunate to have an MD at the time mine started who also had hypoglycemia so his first-hand knowledge and experience was very helpful. When he moved, I was again fortunate enough to locate another MD who also had perby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Debbie - depending on the meat purveyor, some chicken, turkey especially will have salt or saline injected. Look for the brands that indicate they don't use the "plumping" effect. These are usually the organic but you may be able to locate others. My store's meat section contracts with local farmers and they advertise and label that their meat, chicken, etc does not have adby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
aj - the potato and potato chips are not going to help with your hypoglycemia and in fact could be the cause of it. Read the Rosedale article...he compares eating a potato to eating a lump of sugar.... fast entry into the blood stream and causing problems. You won't improve your glucose handling with white potatoes. Just consult the potassium-containing foods list and pick out all those tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
aj - quite possibly, you are set up by a hypoglycemic event.... which is similar to a panic attack. The anxious feeling is part of the syndrome. Managing your glucose handling is the issue at hand. Low blood sugar activates the body's natural alarm system because its ****is to protect the brain (so it doesn't run out of glucose) at all costs... thus the panic mode and adrenaline relby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Frank - that's really wonderful to see. I wish more hospitals would begin doing that instead of rushing right for drugs. You are fortunate to have access to that facility and care. Hopefully, once your intracellular magnesium becomes optimized and stable, you won't need to see them. Remember that along with magnesium, you must get optimal potassium intake from high-potassium containby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
No - Darcy - salting is only stop-gap... it doesn't address the source of the problem. It's an interim step but not curative if there is an adrenal insufficiency issue and you'll need diagnostics for that. Don't become a full-fledged adrenal burnout... it's a long road back to health. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
aj - if you are hypoglycemic, you must be very careful and limit fruit and the starchy carbs that turn quickly to glucose...like the baked potato. I recovered from severe hypoglycemia which always promoted an AF event...it took quite some time to reverse the trend. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gastric dump can be the result of the fear factor that arises with AF and the extra adrenaline surge that comes with fear. Very common. Stick with a strict gluten-free diet. If you have a sensitivity, ignoring that even to a minor amount can have dire consequences, long term. Very important. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sheila - how frequently do you get the tachycardia? It could be some flutter but I had sinus tachycardia diagnosed by monitor and it happened post ablation after a cardioversion. The runs of tachy were random and lasted for a few years but seemed to disappear once I optimized magnesium, potassium and taurine. As a result, I wrote the observational report, The Strategy. I was definitely heby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Various degrees of concern depending of the source of the report. Starting in early June 2011....by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lisa - maybe it was Ambien? I don't bother to remember the names for these because I'll never resort to taking them.... sorry if I confused the issue. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
William - would you clarify that you have completely eliminated your afib and that you are in otherwise very good health....ie, no other underlying health problems or conditions...and your age. Thanks, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
May - if this occurs frequently, why not ask to wear a a monitor for several weeks to capture what's happening?by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Also, there were reports of sleep walking and sleep driving with this drug... presumably with regular use.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Jim - I'm interested in your experiment. Been thinking about something similar in cutting back on supplements, but after doing some testing, I have learned a few of the important pathways aren't giving optimal function, so I'm persisting with a more direct focus....specifically, mine involves one methylation pathway. I am gluten and dairy free and continue to eat a very cleanby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, Erling - I particularly liked this explanation: Interstitium is not only filled with some bizarre mesenchymal cells it is also a depot of sticky molecules. Now we have deeper knowledge about these , and identified various intercellular adhesion molecules, matrix metallo proteins, vitronectins, etc.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lisa - the anti-oxidant properties of these two herbs is high and they do have a high ORAC rating. Antioxidants help control the various mechanisms that provoke clot formation. The key is to use very pure, organic products sourced from reliable companies that assay for heavy metal contamination etc. If it's an essential oil, then it should also be organic and steam distilled only. Jacby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Frank, Tom, Calli.... About Synthroid.... there are a lot of people who do poorly on this synthetic version of the T4 hormone. It lacks the complete complement of hormones naturally found in the body. Much has been discussed in the past about trying the natural thyroid hormone by Armour which provides both T3 and T4 or the synthetic version which also offers both hormones.. (Thyrolar). If oneby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob - from time to time, hawthorne has been mentioned here on the forum. It is almost always mentioned in various websites for treating arrhythmias but many of us have found that hawthorne doesn't offer improvment and may cause a worsening. It tends to lower blood pressure and heart rate so if one is already low, then that's counterproductive. If you are a vagal afibber, that may beby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Boggle, boggle.... Erling. It' truly mind boggling when spelled out as you've done for us so well...and definitely something that emphasizes the focus points of CR 72. The fact that the body has the ability to compensate so successfully during a myriad of insults or variations to the ideal requirements is even more boggling. It may not be working so flawlessly, but rather the compenby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Darcy - There is a significant connection between low blood pressure, low cortisol production, adrenal fatigue, adrenal burnout, insulin resistance and all of the symptoms that accompany these conditions. I've mostly recovered from adrenal burnout and a cortisol production problem and it wasn't an easy task. I learned that diagnosing it through conventional medicine channels was imposby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Debbie - this is where Biochemical Individuality comes in... many influences on otherwise healthy people working behind the scenes to cause problems ... even the accumulation of environmental toxins which is so prevalent today may not cause accute problems immediately. Many problems begin the the GI tract that have far reaching consequences on health that aren't immediately obvious and areby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George - Intersting discussion..... just to add a thought here.... remember Fran... was totally unable to take supplements and reversed her afib completely so can we say she remodelled back to the way she was pre-afib or might we say that there are many variables at work that enter into the whole equation.... ie, the many factors listed in the recent Biochemical Individuality post? Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Description from the book Interpreting Cardiac Dysthythmias by Electrophysiolotist Marcus Wharton, MD And Nora Goldschlager, MD Sinus Bradycardia A number of factors may decrease the rate of SA node depolarization, the most important of which is autonomic tone. The SA node is richly innervated with both parasympathetic (vagal) and sympathetic fibers. The rate of the sinus rhythm usually dependsby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
More on cardiac remodelling- in general And another Atrial Amyloidosis An Arrhythmogenic Substrate for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Christoph Röcken, MD; Brigitte Peters; Gina Juenemann, MD; Wolfgang Saeger, MD; Helmut U. Klein, MD; Christof Huth, MD; Albert Roessner, MD; Andreas Goette, MD Background Structural changes, like atrial fibrosis, may increase the likelihood of atrial fibrillatioby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom B - the risks of restaurant dining is (mostly) all about the added sodium one finds in typical restaurant foods. You expect it in fast food places but even in upscale restaurants, the chefs seem compelled to add salt to anything they prepare. Probably because the majority of people tend to think that over-salted food tastes the best. If you choose plain items without sauces... such as plaiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Found this in my files from 2005.... From Health Science Institute, heres a nice explanation of whats accurate about the studies involving vitamin E. Studies on vitamin E critiqued Quote: Dear Reader, A single study proves nothing, no matter how well designed and executed it may be. But a single study with a key element missing manages to prove less than nothing. You may have heard theby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Recommendation 3: Improve Noninvasive Modalities for Identifying Key Components of Cardiovascular Remodeling That Promote AF 3a. Atrial Fibrosis and Remodeling Background Pathological structural and electrophysiological remodeling are important contributors to the development of AF.51,52 In the case of structural remodeling, previous studies have shown a strong association between atrial fibroby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM