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Josiah - My ire isn't up - those emphatic remarks were in the newsbulletin. I'm just doing my usual 'creating awareness' post. This time it motivated by the wrong form of vitamin D being prescribed by physicians in this area. Regarding what are appropriate levels... it has to be at least 50. Anything else is in the disease-risk area. Many people think around 30 is satisfby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Frank - stop taking the mag-cal supplements and take only magnesium. You don't need the extra calcium and in some people, it can cause in imbalance of too much calcium inside heart cells which is then the dominant electrolyte and excitatory. I can't tell you how many people I've told to stop the calcium and they find they no longer have afib. For some, the calcium isn't a fby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Just to clarify.... those of you - Mike, Mark, Liz who are examining this need to re-read my initial post to get the chain of events. The internal carotid artery released plaque which caused the stroke... typically, during the procedure, screens and other measures are used to prevent the release of debris during the cleanout. He was not premedicated with an anticoagulant. The basilar arteryby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Statement issued by Garry F. Gordon MD,DO,MD(H) This is important to be aware of since Senator John McCain is starting to destroy DSHEA, which will adversely affect the availability and price of dietary supplements for everyone. You must be aware that this happened because of accidental poisoning like this case where 200 times the usual dose of selenium was found in the liquid supplements and mby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
In one of the many health news bulletins I receive daily by email, a recent clip on the best form of vitamin D caught my eye because I have been dismayed by so many comments from people stating they tested low for D levels and are taking the prescription form of vitamin D that would be D2 (ergocalciferol). Its long been known that vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is the better form and its readilby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - since you have expressed concern over the efficacy of nattokinase to prevent strokes, it's imperative with a reading like that for ferritin that you get those numbers down. My doctor likes it below 100 - close to 50 is ideal. Are you unable to donate blood regularly there in your area? If you can, I'd start immediately. At the very least, have the phlebotomy and the discard the blooby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Cynthia - thank you. He was routinely released although at one point, he was tempted to discharge himself. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - the information about LT use of NK for stroke prevention hasn't changed. It is useful. NK works to lower fibrinogen in the blood and therefore reduces elevated blood viscosity. It's thick blood that places one at risk for stroke and if a clot does manage to form, the NK helps keep it 'loosely' formed and flexible rather than a firm particle that can occlude or blockby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you all for your kind responses; Erling is appreciative as well and surely wants to respond to each. I suggested to him: all in good time. In the meantime, I'd like to comment that Erling has taken Nattokinase for many years... at least 7 as I recall ... and most likely that measure helped keep that warning TIA from being an outright stroke. As for the diagnostic technique, tyby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sharon - do a Google search on pyroluria. There is a connection between low iron, low B6, depression etc. Check out all the threads that come up to see if this parallels your son's symptoms. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
There is disturbing news about my dear friend and long-time afib project collaborator, Erling Waller. New readers will recognize the Waller reference aka WW (Waller Water), the recipe he developed and I with research and testing some years ago and from which we continue to enjoy benefits, thanks to his endeavors. Longer standing members will remember Erlings many enlightening and important conby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes - Buster... do a search in this current BB and also some of the archived BB's. Albion patented the process some years ago. They have been in the chelated mineral business for over 50 years. Anything else that claims to be a chelated version but doesn't also claim it's by the patented process is probably not a true chelate. The protein bound magnesium is highly absorbable aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Frank - I'd want to know your intracellular levels of both magnesium and potassium. I've posted numerous times about low levels of either or both electrolytes causing recurrent afib after my ablation. I think it's especially important for you to check the levels while on Tikosyn. Louise posted here that the additional magnesium and potassium plus ribose has kept her in NSR whiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Cyndie - I'm so pleased the vitamin D is working so well for you. I found it was truly amazing to be free of the muscle pain said to be from fibromyalgia. Back then, no one bothered to test for vitamin D levels. I suffered many years needlessly. I think you are smart not to push the thyroid meds too high because when I did, I had some afib as a result - as predicted. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gay - please see my post today to LeAnn... about dosing of magnesium to prevent the bowel issues. Definitely, the chelated (Albion) form is least apt to cause the bowel intolerances but it is often also related to introducing too much too fast. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Researcher: Re: the balloon cryo ... I'd be curious to know where they use those tips. Years back when I prepared for my Natale PVI ablation, we were discussing ablating in the pulmonary veins and the stenosis risks. Some time before then, the balloon catheter tips were used with RAF - not cryo - and the problem Natale said was the balloons being round/spherical so the veins did nby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
LeAnn - yes, take more... increase your dose very slowly... add another dose at bedtime for 4 - 5 days and then add another at mid-day and go 4 - 5 days. Then start increasing the 120 mg to double that. I'd start with the bedtime dose for that. Go 4 - 5 days on that level. Obviously stop if you have adverse effects or develop bowel tolerance issues. You want to keep increasing theby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
LeAnn - there were times in my early afib events that I had the aching jaw. I attributed that to lack of blood but don't recall if that reason was ever scientifically validated. Your potassium is still very low and should be at least 4.2 but probably 4.5 is a better minimum. Keep in mind that you must have optimal magnesium stores inside the cells first before you add significant amoby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Good for you Isabelle... probably saved a life today. Sometimes it's difficult to intervene but I'm so glad you did. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Wayne - there is no sense in going thru two invasive procedures that would put you through the insertions twice, anesthesia twice and it just doesn't seem practical at all. You should have both sides of your heart ablated if it's needed at one time Consult with one if the top EPs. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Andrew... no it isn't a good idea to add more sodium chloride to your diet because that competes with potassium. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Get rid of your burden and sign up with Dr. Natale, Mark. He's the expert in the US and cleans up many botched ablations. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peter - your description of your symptoms sounds very much like hypothyroidism. You need a complete Thyroid Profile Panel... that includes not only TSH but the following: Free T3, Free T4, T4, T3, Reverse T3 and the thyroid antibodies. Even with normal results, some people have all of the typical physical symptoms of hypothyroidism. One of the classic books on hypothyroidism was written by tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm a big fan of yoga and the many benefits but it never helped eliminate my afib. I think if one is low in the critical electrolytes that provide for or control normal rhythm function, nothing else is going to make much differece. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Key to this is the high amount of oxidative stress from free radicals during prolonged, extensive aerobic exercise. It's sad to see the articles and then not see advice on specific foods and taking anti-oxidants to help reduce the damage from the oxidative stress. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Larry - good to see you are doing so well. Hypothyroidism is definitely a link...as is hyper... to afib. Interesting that your eyebrows grew back... I still don't have the outer edges of my eyebrows after all this time and having a very good thyroid profile panel. The head hair is said to be the genetic link to baldness. I wish you continued good fortune in maintaining both your thyby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Andrew - many people test low in iodine since we are told to avoid using table salt. Commercially prepared foods do not typicall go to the added expense of adding iodine to the sodium chloride. Unless we consume root foods that are grown in iodine-containing soils (difficult to find these days with overfarmed land) or eat iodine-rich seafood a couple times a week, we probably don't get aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Not that it would pertain to this particular segment, but Nancy Snyderman typically doesn't offer what I consider to be useful medical advice...it's pretty much glossy media hype. Also, University Hospital in the Cleveland area has always been under the shadow of the Cleveland Clinic which is has the #1 heart center rating. Maybe they felt the hyped up ablation 'show' wouldby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sandy - I don't recall if I commented in the original but FM symptoms often are related to leaky gut syndrome. Once the gut permeability repaired, the symptoms typical of FM, migraines, IBS all disappear. It comes about from eating the same foods every day and many times a day. Most often the offenders are gluten/wheat, dairy, corn, and food preservative, additives, etc... but very oftby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM