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Hi Joe - Glad you were able to find relief. I agree about some of the chiropractic techniques. The one I use for spinal alignment is totally different from traditional chiropractic. No twisting, cracking etc. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you vanlith... and welcome to the forum. That's a great testimonial for taurine. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Many people need higher dosing of taurine daily because so many functions are dependent and not just heart function. Keep us updated. Best to you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Steve - Glad you are getting relief. Both chiro and accupuncture can be extremely useful in relaxing those muscles that have been under that specific 'golf swing stress' for so many years. Not that you've been on tour - but look at Tiger's dilemma and all he went through. Great that you have the TENS unit... it all works in synergy. The person I've been helping wiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Steve - NSAIDs Aleve or Advil are known to cause leaky gut syndrome LGS- which can cause a variety of symptoms and problem that therefore could contribute to the onset of Afib... 'guilt by association.'.... Here are some of the symptoms caused by LGS - Why Leaky Gut is Bad for You Why is leaky gut bad? Because toxic bacteria and food proteins "leak" into yby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Joe - I totally agree with you. Are you aware of the use of the vitamin K component... menaquinone 7 or MK7 to help remove calcium buildup? I learned about this from Ralph Holsworth, D.O. when I was looking for information about nattokinase as an alternative blood thinner and Dr. H. was the leading expert in the US on the NK enzyme. He told me about using MK7 with patients who hadby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Thanks Sue. If you can find the link again, I'd like to read it. I've recommended the LivOn product to dozens of people who now love using it and have not had adverse effects. It's most likely a gut dysbiosis issue in those that are reactive and that's predictable considering the therapeutic action of vitamin C. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Victoria - Thank you for the important precaution reminder. I'm very sorry to read about your kidney problem and hope you can at least stabilize and remain so without dialysis. As I child I had a kidney problem from eating excess sodium. I was on a strict, no sodium, no-protein diet for 4 months and confined to bedrest.... measuring intake and output ..of fluids. I was given a mediby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Doug - This recent Taurine Update post provides links and details to uses and dosing for taurine and includes an observation by Russell Blaylock MD... on taurine dosing for arrhythmias and PACs, etc. As always - best to start with low doses and increase gradually. Nutritional supplementation is highly individual - depending on many factors - including how well the individual absorbsby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Lance - Sorry to read about your sleep issues. My time on warfarin were very limited as I just didn't get along with it...(but not because of sleep issues) and I wasn't required to stay on it after ablation #1 in 2003. I had a flutter ablation and followup in 2014 and 2015 ...and have been on Eliquis since. I can report that I do not have sleep problems on Eliquis... although Iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Another awareness alert reminder in the realm of “where there’s smoke, there’s fire” potential. Note this from 2010.… might be interesting to do a survey here of members who have used PPIs and found an increase in arrhythmia. We certainly know that increased intracellular calcium levels with low IC magnesium is not good. Proton Pump Inhibitors Associated With Focal Arrhythmias Tissueby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sue - was the online site where complaints were reported the LivOn Labs website or was it a generic liposomal C... there are numerous other products that may not be made with by that patented process. It's true that in some individuals who have toxic intestinal buildup and/or intestinal pathogens, the effect of vitamin C supplementation can cause the bowel issues but not typically withby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sue - you can read here about the LivOn Lab's Liposomal C essential phospholipids which are made from soy lecithin. Here's one segment in the Info section We use Essential Phospholipids (EPL), which are made from soy lecithin. Virtually all of the soy protein, which is of allergic concern to some individuals, is removed from the EPL during the extraction process. While we cannotby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Joy and Me too... I've been researching the Hemp Oil topic as pain reliever for a person with severe back pain from an injury... (non-afibber). The isolated CBD oil which does not have the psychotrophic effect of THC, does have studies showing efficacy for various health problems. Although nothing I've yet read mentions AF specifically, the Hemp Oil/CBD does reduce anxiety whicby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Catherine - Sorry I failed to also add the connection of impaired glucose homeostasis and afib. Magnesium balance may be a suitable indicator of magnesium depletion under experimental conditions. Magnesium deficiency resulting from feeding a diet that would not be considered having an atypical menu induces heart arrhythmias, impairs glucose homeostasis, and alters cholesterol and oxidativeby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
jpeters - He was responding to the CABANA study results at the Medscape website... at the end of the report, there is a place where readers can comment.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Pompon - do a search here on MK7 or Menaquinone 7 - the form of vitamin K that helps keep circulating serum calcium from depositing in soft tissue like arteries or make bone spurs and directs it to bone tissue to keep healthy and strong. All the famed research on MK7 came out of University of Maastricht - PhD researchers Cees Vermeer and Leon Schurgers... presented the benefits of MK7 andby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Catherine - As George mentions, hypoglycemia can be the culprit. It was for me until my MD at the time told me to eat a protein snack about an hour before bedtime to help prevent low blood glucose during those hours. I also took Omega 3 fish oil at bedtime - about 2 teaspoons and often, a generous spoonful of organic, expeller pressed coconut oil. That helped stabilize the hypoglycemic treby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes, Frank - sadly that is the case. While I'm obviously not an engineer, I was harmed on several previous occasions and I should have known better than go for the treatment options recommended by my doctors without doing some research first. However, way back then (in the Dark Ages), medical information was not as readily accessible as it is now thanks to the Internet. But, when Afiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Billy - I have great empathy for you. You probably read Dean's recent post and the other contributions at this link: The medical focus should be directed by a specialist who can assess and address the gastric reflux caused by the failed lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and hiatal hernia which impacts the vagus nerve. I understand your limitations with health care services availableby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
On the citrulline topic... check this study. Very positive. If you want more detail on the beneficial action of nitric oxide, the book, The Nitric Oxide Solution by Nathan Bryan PhD and Janet Zand, OMD is a good one. The classic is by Louis Ignarro, PhD - NO More Heart Disease You will be convinced that NO vitally important. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Liz - The product name is Boluoke(r) and is made/marketed by Canada RNA. I no longer use because I'm on the Eliquis. Go to their website here: You can contact them to ask about the sourcing. As I mentioned in that post.... for the many years, I followed Dr. Gordon's FACT forum, he always commented about both the safety and efficacy of Bolouke.... I would not want to trust anby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Frank - one problem with beta blockers... and in my case... the metropolol when I took it full time... was the potential for a negative influence on insulin release. I was not and am not diabetic, but for some reason, the metoprolol made me feel tired and weak. After complaining to my holistic MD at the time, he suggested the insulin resistance potential and we did testing that confirmed theby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Liz - check the post on the Nattokinase alternative...Lumbrokinase. You may be able to use that and if so you may be able to convince your EP you are more comfortable with that option... although it's not an Rx. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, George for mentioning the vagal tone. I was going to mention that as I found the metoprolol was not a good fit with my vagal afib. The PIP was the best approach for me and I did use 25 to 50 mg metoprolol to slow the HR down at the initial onset of Afib before the 150 mg Flecainide. Otherwise, the BB made me feel terrible using it on a daily basis. Eventually, I found the PIP approby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Michael Murray, ND, wrote about risks with PPIs in 2015 and 2016... many other functional nutrition medicine type physicians have also offered warnings based on the study observations. It's known that often the GERD issues come from inadequate nutrients that support producing one's own stomach acid. The second report indicates a potential association with hypomagnesia which would defiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
For afibbers who are not yet required to use one of the prescription anticoagulants, we often recommend the fibrinolytic enzyme, Nattokinase ** which helps keep blood from hyperviscosity status. Because nattokinase is a soy-derived enzyme, people with soy sensitivities are not able to use it. There is another fibrinolytic enzyme that has been used for years and is even more potent thanby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
geeloyd... You can check these links for the association of Stevia and the loose stool issue. It does affect some people. You should stop using the Stevia completely and then try re-introducing it very slowly at very low doses. I have read that many people use far too much Stevia on a daily basis because of their sugar craving habit. You absolutely need the magnesium for your heart but tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
jpeters - Sorry - I should have said "for me"... the Eliquis is better. With warfarin, I had significant problems with keeping the INR stable and a couple times the test results put the lab in panic mode - calling me to sit in a chair, do nothing, rush to an all-night pharmacy to buy the antidote, etc. After a couple of those, I went off the warfarin and monitored the influencingby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
JakeL - Since you are taking Lasix, you will need to keep up with replacing the core electrolytes that Lasix flushes out electrolytes. Use small doses of magnesium, potassium and you do need some sodium...and do it consistently. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM