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Steve - I'm sorry to hear that and so glad you are okay. Scary experience, for sure. What were you doing preventively to help with anti-platelet aggregation? Asprin? Fish oil? Anything? Did you know your Cardiac C-reactive protein level or fibrinogen? Others can learn from this post because in the electrophysiology circles these days, silent afib is a buzz word and your experiencby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Excellent input, Sharon. Protein is indeed a key to being able to give up junk food. Many of the experts say between 15 and 20 grams a meal - 3 times a day minimum. I can't manage on just almonds, either. Jackie Doug - good point. When I do the sweetener post, that part will be covered along with other detrimental forms of sugar thought to be healthy but aren't.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carol - glad you have no pain and that you are following Sarno. I believe that and similar will be the key, but don't overlook the physical aspect of the stomach issue, itself. If you haven't read the Conference Room post regarding digestive issues, you may find something there that resonates with your situation. Even a diaphragm displacement could be the culprit and it activates wheby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Still a lot of finger pointing as to who did or didn't do what.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barb - Sharon has said most of what I would responded. Certainly I'm not upset or angry over your comments, opinions or observations. I fully understand how difficult it is for people to hear they need to break life-long habits. Most everyone goes into denial. Some even come out of it and turn the whole afib thing around. The one thing that can be said as a plus for having afib is thby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
John - You've certainly dedicated a huge amount of effort to your project. There are just so many variables in analyzing the successes of nutritional interventions. Time alone can be a huge factor. Not every supplement responds in the body in a matter of weeks or even months. Some deficiencies may take years to resolve, if ever. If people have polymorphisms, sometimes gene expressioby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Carol - I'm really sorry to see this post from you. When you feel the flutter or spasm... it is painful? Or just so annoying your mind can't focus on anything else and you are constantly thinking about that 'heart attack' statement. Do you think if you were able to get to sleep, could you stay asleep? I hate to harp on the use of theanine, but have you tried it?by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barb - the body was created to run on whole foods - not chemicals. Eating as plainly as possible - now called "eating clean" in healthy circles, means just that. The addition of chemicals such as Splenda, Nutrasweet, taste enhancers and a whole host of other toxins that are now being found to be instrumental in degenerative conditions is not just speculation. The people who complaiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Phil - water pills deplete potassium. If you can feel your heart beat when you lie down, it's probably the potassium deficiency... and you'll also have more AF if you are potassium deficient. Consider taking a magnesium and potassium supplement at bedtime to see what changes you notice. Most people are deficient in magnesium whether or not they have afib. Read the American Heart Assby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George - there is an ongoing subterfuge with the FDA and Stevia - it dates back to '98 (or before) and is believed to be interwoven with the introduction of NutraSweet (aspartame) and the power of Monsanto over the FDA...even back then. Short version, 'they' didn't want a natural, safe sugar substitute coming out right at the time Nutrasweet was being launched and some unbelby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Isabelle - fibroids grow because of estrogen dominance. More progesterone (natural) is needed to offset the estrogen. Fibrinolytic enzymes like Serrazyme break down fibroids. Do a search for William Wong, PhD...and get into his archived articles - there's one on fibroids and how to get rid of them with enzymes. One our former posters, Mira, had severe fibroids which she was able to reverby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Scott - have you always taken those supplements? Or have you added some along with the new flecainide dosing? I'd suggest if anything is new, you stop that until you normalize. I'd also suggest you see how much calcium is in your multi and be sure that your magnesium intake is twice that of the calcium.... and the magnesium should be the most absorbable form - the glycinate. Asby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Jim - Long time! I've not read John Thomas and probably won't. There are many aspects to detoxing through protocols set forth by nutraceutical companies like Metagenics and Designs for Health that offer sound nutritional organ support while using their detox plan. I usually do one or two a year. The concept is great; I just prefer following a plan that my MD recommends like theby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Go to www.mercola.com and type in splenda on his site search feature.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Try "lead toxicity heart" or something similarby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tony - You asked; I'm responding. I would never consider participating in a clinical trial for ablation or anything else for that matter. Call me a skeptic, but I want the best EP with the best known success rate and a tried and true procedure. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Keith - probably improving every day with experience and new technology in the large heart centers.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sharon expressed a desire to have a list available that indicated where sources of excitotoxins such as MSG and free glutamate are found including the "hidden or disguise" names. In my files, I had several lists, but the best is this clip below from the website and provides insight to numerous places where MSG and like excitotoxins might be lurking. Remember, as neurosurgeon Russell Blaylby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sharon - people with a blood clotting disorder (Factor V Lieden) have reported hair loss with the use of warfarin/Coumadin... Here's one link of many attesting to this: and a couple others stating that hair loss is probably the most common side effect of warfarin use... While I really don't like the thought of using coumadin, for some afibbers, it is a necessary evil. Be sure thby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hans probably reported on this in the Afib Report several years ago when it was first published. Im cleaning out files and found this paper from March 2005 Circulation. Its worth reading entirely and to make special note of the success rates and especially Table 4 Major Complications and the comments that follow under Complications Anyone contemplating ablation should be aware of thisby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
John - I've read a significant amount about chelation and for it to work, you have to do it regularly and consistently. At the same time, you have to have subsequent infusions of nutrients as chelation fairly well pulls out the essentials as well as the toxins. Especially relevant is the pulling out of magnesium. My first holistic MD was certified to do chelation therapy; he had six chby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
John - one resource said part of the problem with the body being able to store B12 in the liver was that people (especially vegans and elderly) could become deficient and it wouldn't be known for 5 - 6 years until other symptoms cropped up - typically brain and neurological dysfunctions. That's why routine testing becomes important. According to Michael Murrays Encyclopedia of Nutritional Suby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
What Ive learned from my afib journey is there is one or more fundamental contributors in place that help promote the onset of AF such as acute atrial stretch, oxidative stress, atrial ischemia, inflammatory response, electrical remodeling, pathologic changes in atrial architecture and disturbances in atrial conduction.(1) And, to that Ill add electrolyte(mineral) deficiency such as magnesiuby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
John - I'm not aware of a tendency to overload with cobalt when using B12 injections or supplementation even at high doses. B vitamins are water soluble and wash quickly out of the body. I've used B12 injections in the past for a methylation dysfunction and asked my functional medicine MD how often I could have the B12 shot. She said I could have it as often as once a week which indiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Catalin - Very sorry to hear about your highly unusual accident. What a shame. As for foods taken by straw variety - I'd make sure that you stay away from any whey protein type drink that is not made from the whey by ProSerum which is an un-denatured protein. Otherwise, most whey proteins are full of free glutamates that are excitotoxins and may help promote the afib you are wanting to aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bill - Red Blood Cell magnesium IS a common test. Perhaps you can get another doctor who is familiar with it to order it? Check information from this previous post... <;by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jan - It's probably a result of the insertion points for the catheters and also the intense pressure applied after to be sure the clot holds. It will probably dissapate eventually.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Benj - That was quick! Glad all went so well. I'm sure afib is behind you now that the other potentials were located. Take time to recover fully and then enjoy the rest of your life in NSR. Best to you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I would continue to follow your EPs instructions until you go back for your 3-month checkback and then ask the questions about getting off some of the drugs - weaning off if necessary. He has prescribed for a particular reason so he should be the one to instruct you. I agree that no one knows your body the way you do...and it may be worth calling for some advice on eliminating some of the meds tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jim - First, understand that I had been using magnesium right along...apparently just not enough... and the same for potassium, taurine. I'd say it took about 3 - 4 months to become optimal in the IC stores - enough so that it made a huge difference --going from afib every day or every other day to none...(while I was still using the flecainide) but I also did other 'heroics'by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM