Tom - The proof of your eating plan would be the results. I'd say 13 weeks of no afib is 'proof' of the efficacy. Congrats.Good job at describing what seems to be working for you. Since each person is biochemically unique, your requirements are probably different from others, so the Paleo eating style is simply a guideline. Yes, the potassium/sodium ratio should be #1 for everyby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sorry Gill that you are bone on bone so that does leave out help from prolotherapy. I have a friend who has been a 'jock' all her life and is now facing knee replacement for just that reason...bone on bone. She has stopped running but the pain is getting worse and she isn't thrilled with the prospects of that surgery having already had the arthroscopic cleanout which put her outby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello David - Wonderful news. With all you've been through this past year, it's amazing that you've been able to avoid afib. Good for you. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
This has been known since Dr. Graveline went on his crusade a number of years ago and one of the reason why I am continually directing people to his website. I hope everyone spends some time there to become acquainted with his story. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom - there is nothing wrong with using small amounts (minor) of Celtic Sea Salt on your food. It's just that large amounts of sodium chloride as found in typical, commercially-prepared foods, restaurant foods, canned foods is what we need to avoid. A bit of sea salt shouldn't be a problem. But emphasis on the 'minor' amount. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gill - Do a Google search on prolotherapy. People here are finding these injections useful. I have not personally experienced it myself, fortunately, but I know a massage therapist who commented on the remarkable results. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
A study of 2 million people in the UK indicates benefits and side effects. Among the side effects: an increased risk of liver dysfunction, acute kidney failure, muscle damage known as myopathy and cataracts.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Aaron- welcome. I'm sorry you are joining us but there is an abundance of helpful information here. Sorry, also, that you are unemployed; that stress certainly is huge. Definitely, start the Essential Trio and stop the Centrum for a while as it undoubtedly contains calcium which can contribute to afib if your intracellular stores of magnesium are low. A good B complex would be useful fby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sam Do some reading here about the form of magnesium we recommend as being most effective...magnesium glycinate. It's readily bioavailable meaning it's easily absorbed into cells where it's needed. Whereas, the oxide form is not bioavailable so even though it's inexpensive, you're really wasting any money you spend on that form. Most of us here order the magnesiumby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
My email box is loaded with urgings to phone to Senators about the proposed legislation before them. This message below is a typical example. If you rely on supplements, then it's time to phone your Senator once again and express your opposition. Jackie Earlier this year, we told you about a bill Sen. John McCain was trying to push through Congress. That bill would have significantly increaby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Your theory certainly seems logical. Are your allergies seasonal from environment or something you can also control with diet? Keep in mind that magnesium deficiency is known to help support allergies. If you aren't your optimizing magnesium stores, you might find relief with both the allergy and afib once you embark down that path. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Useful indeed for new afibbers who are wondering about these unusual, distubing feelings and what they are.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George - yes, sure... They mention the bone issue: indeed calcium excretion with colas... also in addition to the caffeine content, because of the phosphoric acid used in cola drinks (as opposed to other soft drinks) and then the body has to pull calcium out of bones as a buffer to protect the kidneys from that high acid content)...and of course, coffee, itself is also acidic. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dennis -ionizing radiation is cumulative over a lifetime and as you know the effects are very detrimental. Since I worked with radiation, I've always been concerned over the amount of additional medical xray exposure I've had and looking back over time, I'm quite sure that exposure has helped to contribute to my thyroid problem. I was checking my medical history just the otherby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tony - Good for you. Quite possibly, if you consistently take those supplements the heart needs to support NSR.. and not just when you get afib...and once you maximize your intracellular stores, this is what you can expect. We know one thing for sure, the heart that tends toward afib will continue to do so if low in magnesium, potasssium, taurine and probably several other useful supplements asby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for posting this. I'm a big fan of Dr. Hyman. He's cutting edge Functional Medicine and has a life story to back up the efficacy of why it works. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George - thanks - I always quote your success with the potassium citrate and hydration to anyone within earshot who is discussing kidney stones. I'm always amazed that no one receives this advice from their physicians....well, I'm not really surprised, actually...., but when I offer that advice, people give me 'that' look we all know when offering holistic remedies. My neiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
The shingles lesion itself contains particles of the virus. This is what can be transmitted to people who have never had chickenpox and they can than develop that. " Is shingles contagious? Yes, shingles is contagious. Shingles can be spread from an affected person to children or adults who have not had chickenpox. But instead of developing shingles, these people develop chickenpox. Once they hby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Urologists forget that typically lemonade is loaded with sugar....sugar helps lower efficacy of immune system function. Plain lemon juice might be a better choice if one can stomach the acidity and taste. Or...sweeten with stevia. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dennis - my fluoroscopy time was 39 minutes - 7 years ago - Natale PVI procedure. Experience of the EP would go a long way toward reducing the amount of time needed...but in difficult cases where many potentials need to be ablated, you are going to have longer exposure time. I'm very careful now to avoid getting any non-critical radiation exposure if at all possible. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy - an abundance of good, positive thoughts heading your way. Be well, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bill - complex carbs which you say you eat may be okay for your biochemistry...but they still require considerable usage of magnesium and potassium to metabolize. Depends on what you are trying to accomplish. The Zone diet does work well and is safe. However, Ron Rosedale - the physician I often quote because he is so well known for reversing diabetes in people says that it's the carbsby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - regardless of the flecainide issue, the sodium in ham will knock out your IC potassium so the rememdy obviously, is to replenish with potassium. Ham is not a food that would be good for afibbers to be eating since it does have that adverse affect on potassium. When you consider the small amount of the drug versus the high dose of sodium, the result has to be just what you experience... aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jim - In the book by Eric Braverman, MD, "The Healing Nutrients Within"... in the chapter on Lysine: The Herpes Killer... he comments that in one study, oral doses of 312 to 1200 mg a day of l-lysine were given to herpes virus (not shingles) but Herpex simplex... and they found accelerated recovery. He also reports on studies showing that 1500 to 3000 mg lysine or more are safe anby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bill - would you estimate how much of your carbs comes from starchy, sugary carbs versus carbs from non-starchy vegetables? You probably know that in order to retain stores of both magnesium and potassium inside cells, then starchy carbs should be minimized or eliminated. So, a diet high in carbs is counterproductive to maintaining those electrolytes. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
No - I don't think he thinks that... just that they are ignoring the facts and the data and no one is pushing to 'prove' that fluoride works or doesn't work, and certainly the toothpaste companies aren't going to spearhead it. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
John - in the true sense of the word, blood-thinner, as in anti-coagulant properties... Omega 3 fish oil isn't known to interfere with clotting mechanisms. It may "thin" blood because it reduces inflammation and lowers viscosity and as my doctor likes to say, keeps blood platelets slippery so they aren't likely to clump together. Now, aspirin, destroys the ability of bloodby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
James - I've recently been repeating over and over in my posts that magnesium doses should be started slowly and ramped up (titrated) to the higher doses in a gradual fashion. Yes, maybe around 500 a day is a goal...but I typically recommend working up to 600 - 800 or more if tolerated. Everyone is in a different state of deficiency or depletion and it takes time to replete the intraceby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Stephen - I'm very pleased that your heart is calm. Fish oil is anti-inflammatory and also helps prevent arrhythmias. Whether it worked that quickly for you might be debatable, but since it's a food and food metabolizes within hours of ingestion, most likely it helped. Magnesium may also have helped in conjunction in that it is calming. To replete cells deficient in magnesium, howeby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM