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Murray - On the vitamin E... I'm guessing, but quite possibly, it was the only one that remotely rang a bell for someone when they looked at your list. There was some negative press a few years ago about vitamin E but it wasn't the natural gamma E form. It was the synthetic form or dl-Alpha tocopherol - (the designation dl indicates the synthetic form).... easy to remember as 'darn lousy'..by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mark - that really isn't an old wives tale. Those people dealing with blood viscosity and the hemorheology people have done studies on the time it takes for 'churning' blood to clot... the thicker the blood the quicker it clots. McHale - In the case if afib... the upper chamber is fibrillating so the blood doesn't reach the lower chamber in the same abundant quantity as inby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Once again, Biochemical Individuality, is a term we need to keep in mind when it comes to observations of why some people dont respond favorably to variations food intake or nutritional supplements. Ideally, we would all be tested for a comprehensive nutrient absorption and status profile but since thats not often practical or even available, we have to experiment. Over the years, those of usby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barb - it would be a reasonable plan to start eating just plain whole foods raw or cooked from scratch and avoiding all packaged, processed foods and adjust your Bp meds downward as you improve. That way you can wean off gradually and achieve the proper ratio of dietary intake of K/Na slowly and naturally. Nothing extreme ... just a slowly positive progress. You could incorporate juicing forby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy I think its more about whats a known or perhaps absolute risk probability. If you are on a blood thinner and have surgery or an extraction, the chances are very high for a bleeding complication whereas, going off it for a few days carries a lesser risk that is uncertain or unknown. So the thinking must be We know if Peggy has an extraction and remains on the drug, theres a high pby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Welcome David... sorry you have had such an ordeal. When the dust settles and you've checked out the many excellent reading suggestions, your primary goal should be assessing the type of food you eat with regard to what it delivers to you in terms of potassium-containing food as well as added sodium (salt). That becomes the whole focus and you aren't likely to hear about it from yourby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Janet - this is just another classic example of mainstream medicine at work. The blinders are on and are firmly attached. They are so entrenched in listening only to what is passed on and not thinking for themselves or getting back to basic biochemistry/biophysics. It's very common for EPs and cardiologists alike to say that nutritients will not make a difference with afib. While they shby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barb - it's important to remember that the tendency for stroke with afib comes as a result of increased blood viscosity....or thicker blood and the churning of the blood in the heart chamber because of incomplete clearance due to the arrhythmia. The thicker the blood, the easier it is to form a clot in a relatively short period of time. The 48-hour rule came about as the result of averageby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - not typical insofar as my experience goes. I had only a few extra beats here and there in my post-ablation experience. I on flecainide for 2 months; off coumadin after 6 weeks. However, at 103 days, I developed AF and was cardioverted the next day. Heart was then calm again for four years when I had a a breakthrough every 6 or 9 months. I solved that problem by adding more potassiumby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Congratulations, Carol! I'm so glad you are enjoying success. Best to you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
May I had a week of flutter at one point in my AF journey. The cardiologist who was a rhythm specialist, but not an EP, didn't want me to stay in flutter so I had a successful cardioversion. That was my only flutter experience in 8 years. As for what it felt like... it was much more comfortable than any of my typical AF events..... smooth and I was able to function... exercised thinkinby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - refresh my memory... prior to your procedure, had you done any of the nutritional interventions or monitored your potassium and sodium intake? What about now? Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
David - when I read your story, several items pop out at me as indicators of something more to do with a gluten sensitivity than to the athletics. Here's why. You mention beer as a trigger and also large amounts of wheat/carbs bread. While the large amount of starchy carb is yet another issue... based on what we know from many afibbers reporting their afib abated or greatly improvedby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Erling - thanks for taking the time to post this. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Erling for your continued nutritional reminders and advice. I'd to emphasize the Taurine element that's so very important in a nutritional protocol for afibbers. Taurine is part of the original Essential Trio... magnesium, potassium and taurine ...and should not be overlooked. Taurine acts like a traffic cop - monitoring what goes in and out of cells. Now that we have the inside track oby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
William - a very wise person once told me that we aren't our physical bodies... that is... don't be judgemental about a person's appearance.... we are only 'renting' this body as place where our spirit resides while we are here in this moment... it's what else we bring to the table in the way of company, caring, kindness, compassion, generosity that makes us who we aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lynda - I'm sure part of the problem with your prolonged afib is the failure of the one drug and then perhaps some type of incompatibility with the new drug....plus the fact your Exatest indicated low magnesium. Drugs all help to deplete magnesium so it's a Catch 22. Multaq is not automatically useful for everyone. When you finally get to to see the EP, he may be able to shed some liby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom - I agree with much of your assessment and I definitely agree that Erling's knowledge and research experience brings accuracy to to the table. The general media seems to be about worthless in reporting anything current, useful, accurate or healthy. I just clipped the following from the paper: What's Healthier? Skipping breakfast or grabbing a doughnut? A. No one recommends starby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Debbie - One does not need to be hypertensive to have the positive effect on afib of the correct ratio of potassium to sodium for dietary intake. Please begin reading in Conference Room 72 so you can apply the knowlege there for your own health benefits including stabilizing heart rhythm. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gary - that would tend to indicate you become hypoglycemic during the night and this is influenced by what you eat at your evening meal...ie, maybe too much starchy, sugar carb content which means overproduction of insulin at the time then tending toward hypoglycemia in the wee hours of the night. Very common. Since you have found that adding some carbs before bed seems to help... the best recby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lon - You'll probably need to find a practitioner who does that type of testing along with their nutritional counselling practice. That which my MD orders are specialized. One is called NutrEval by Genova Diagnostics. It is a "Comprehensive nutritional evaluation providing assessment" of: Oxidative Stres Organic Acids Amino Acids (FMV) Essential Fatty Acids Toxic and Nutrient Eby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve - could be a type of gastric distress from undigested food that produces a gas buildup in the stomach which then presses upward. If you aren't using a digestive enzyme with every meal along with betaine hydrochloride with protein-containing meals, you may want to try that. Remember that gas and bloating stretches and distorts and that impinges on the vagus nerve which enervates the hby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Lynda, My heart is with you - you sure are having a long session. I hope you're not terribly uncomfortable? I'm pleased that you have a doctor who will provide the Meyers' Cocktail -- from what I've studied, it is the very best form of magnesium infusion. You will want to study the following - Dr. Gaby is a strong proponent of administering nutrients 'as a team'by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lon - seems like a conservative amount of all nutrients... as George mentions, many of us take much more and it isn't an issue. Taurine does act as a natural diuretic in that it keeps potassium and magnesium inside cells and keeping excess sodium out... sodium always exits the body via water so you know what that means. This is a good thing and taurine is a very important part of the Essby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
McHale - you said: ....All but the most experienced surgeons can really know how much pressure to apply.... When I attended one of the AF Conferences and was able to hold a catheter tip in my hand, I was overwhelmed with awe because of the knowledge and skill that the EP needs to perform #1 a safe ablation and #2 a successful one. Having worked with surgically sharp instruments in my hands forby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lon - Is this magnesium supplementation new to your regimen or have you been using it all along but increased the dose or regularity... so now you are experiencing the increase in urination? Some of the literature indicates that magnesium can help get rid of retained fluid so in one regard, that's a good thing...less arterial pressure but I understand the nightly trips inconvenience...by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dee - if you Google 'serrapeptase reverses arterial plaque', you'll find a number of references to the efficacy. Remember that plaque forms as a result of inflammation. Anything you can do to lower inflammation is useful. Various herbal products (Zyflamend) and the strong curcumin product... C3 plus bromelain, high dose vitamin C, etc...are all useful. You need to know what your high sensitivby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carol - rather than relying on quantities fruit...which is not the best approach... you should consider only one or two of the low-glycemic fruits and a large number of fresh vegetables...as much raw as you can tolerate...and then supplement with the potassium gluconate powder as long as you are not on a potassium-sparing blood pressure medication. If you totally eliminate any packaged, procesby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM