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Dave - and the many others in this situation. My advice would be if you need to re-appoint for your 3-month check back, then by all means go back to one of the three EPs listed here frequently, Saliba, Tchou or Schweikert. I would not hesitate to do so myself. If your apppointment for ablation with Dr. Natale was cancelled and you can't wait to follow him elsewhere, then again, I'd pby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Good luck, Joe - let us know when you are back home. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve - many thanks for finding this link. I definitely think that all of us should write him and also write the CEO at the clinic to express our thoughts on this blunder of blunders. Very short-sighted on their part, for sure. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
William - yes - it's the pdf file and for your own health/safety, I would definitely not use the one labeled "not for human consumption" nor would I be using the food grade either because of the high tolerance limits for heavy metals. As you know, heavy metals are cumultive in tissues and have an affinity for fat so that means accumulations in brain and liver tissue. Not good.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
William - I checked out the Food Grade product offered which I presume is what you use - and the assay - aren't you concerned that they say there is <10 ppm in heavy metals which include arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury and nickel? Typically, they are concerned if any of these levels are over 1 ppm - and even less are said to be worrisome as they are cumulative in the body. It does haveby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy - I'm a fan of daikon radish but the stores here take off the tops! Must be fairly bushy and cumbersome to display? While I might consider adding the greens to a soup, I would not cook the radish as I love it too much raw. Interesting you say it tastes similar to a turnip when cooked. Radishes among the most alkalizing foods and are often included in liver cleanse diets along wiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
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Pamela - Since I live in a suburb of Cleveland, the CCF 'news' is always making the front pages here. Dr. Topol was certainly a hot topic for quite a while as he really stirred the pot here. He ended up, though in a highly prestigious spot out in California with Scripps. Incidentally, that McDonalds kiosk and others similar, were ongoing for years at the CCF. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
CarolP - I had insulin resistance (thanks to beta blockers) and have managed to reverse. My functional medicine MD goes by guidelines set forth in the book by Endocrinologist Diana Schwarzbein, MD, "The Schwarzbein Principle II". First you have to fix the adrenals before the thyroid can fuction so this all takes time. It's supporting the adrenals plus eating correctly. Allby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Louise - This is very unfortunate for all of Dr. Natale's followers. I would wait a bit to see where he settles in. If you can't wait, many other former afibbers have used either Dr. Hongo or Dr. Hao at Marin and have had successful ablations. You could still consult with either as both were trained by Dr. Natale. I'm sure fairly soon, we'll have clarification on this anby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom - I would not advise the use of molasses as a source for magnesium since anytime you introduce a sugar, it will pull potassium so the insulin production can occur. Additionally, sugars like molasses and honey are still sugars and sugar depletes magnesium. So what actually does one gain by using this as a source of magnesium? Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barbara and all - If I were on his waiting list, I would just hold on until you see where he relocates and if reasonable, follow him there. He's still the best and the CCF does not deserve to benefit from his reputation once he's gone, although there are several other fine EPs there at the Clinic. I'm sure it won't be long before the whole world knows where he relocates. Yby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
You could be right, Gunnar. The CCF was criticized for some conflict-of- interest issues not long ago and quite possibly, there was a significant conflict as well with Dr. Natale's traveling all over to demo and teach the use of the equipment. He also may be wanting to get out of daily grind of doing so many ablations and thinks he can offer more service by teaching others the fine poiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Cancer thrives in an acidic body. Often holistic treatments for cancer include alkalizing diets which this soup certainly is. As for curing end-stage cancers, anything is possible, but probably highly unlikely to turn it around. Since the focus of the post was aimed at AF, it is entirely possible that the alkalinity feature works here as well since anything alkalizing would tend to reverse GERby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Wow - I am absolutely stunned. I'm speculating he will be relocating to a better climate than NEOhio. I was wondering after that recent post that said he was teaching or doing ablations in Mexico. I hope we learn some accurate news about where he'll be. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Cynthia - That's a good question - I've had some breakthrough arrhythmias after 3 years. Calm now, but it makes me wonder if sometimes there are focal points that re-grow or possibly reconnect atfuture dates if not totally ablated. I'll be interested in what your EP has to offer as to why this may occur. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hans - by any chance to you have access to the article on google that is titled: "The left atrial appendage: our most lethal human attachment! Surgical implications" Johnson et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg.2000; 17: 718-722 I'd be curious to know the contents. Just to remind you that I was a Lone Afibber and I did have a clot form in my LAA as was seen on CT scan after I was carby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
John - It would be logical to me that since your LAA is still attached, it would still be able to function even though it has been stapled or ligated closed to prevent clots from forming in the former pocket or sack. I'm just thinking of tubal ligation to prevent pregancy. The path of the ovum is just closed or obstructed, but the ovarian cycle still continues. I believe I read in oneby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hans - I have a call in for Dr. Holsworth to help if he can. If he's in town, I may have a response quickly. But he's so busy, it may take longer. I agree, it is confusing; I've sorted out some of my studies and will refresh my memory over the fine points... hopefully, we'll get some clarification. Stay tuned. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sharon - it's not only things that deplete magnesium, but also the fact that intake to replenish stores after utilization becomes a huge issue as well. Since magnesium is used in over 300 enzymatic reactions, there is a big drain on Mg stores. Remember, the heart cells function with magnesium inside the cells so it has to get in there in the first place. If there is insulin resistance presenby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hans - thanks for that detailed explanation.... I was out of time to respond adequately. I totally agree about the enormous importance of K2 for keeping calcium where it belongs and it is probably THE most relevent issue discussed today about preventing arteriosclerosis. Absolutely, K2 is essential for putting calcium into bones where it belongs and keeping it out of tissues, but with afibbeby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Robert - typically, for magnesium, there is no correlation, but a loose rule - or so I've read, indicates that if serum magnesium is mid or low, then it's a sure bet that IC magnesium will be low or deficient. That's not science, just observations by those who are working with this. Now the Exatest people say (naturally) that the same is true for potassium, but many other doctoby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George - what I've read on the low cholesterol topic is that cholesterol is needed for synthesis of other important steroid hormones ie, sex hormones, adrenal hormones and vitamin D... in otherwords, cholesterol is a precursor to making these hormones. Since the guidelines/criteria for lowering cholesterol keep going down regularly, it would seem that no one in the medical community is tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
all the more reason to be mindful of one's blood viscosity. Thick blood will generate clots. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hans - not to be disagreeable, but I've specifically asked this question of Dr. Holsworth and he states that same thing I mentioned about too much K2 in the natto food. He also states that when K2 is added supplementally they see interference with warfarin performance. I have a couple studies in my files on K2 and this whole topic. Just no time to sort through and dig out. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Jim - well said! I think listening to one's body and attempting to do the healthy things is a great start. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, Al, for your kind words. It's a pleasure to help when possible. Check your magnesium and potassium numbers on the report if you have them and if the magnesium is in the low range, then you are probably low on magnesium as the typical serum magnesium blood test is not reflective of what's inside the cells (intracellular or IC) and that's where it functions to regulate rhytby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
No question. The demand for drugs is patient-driven and that's why the commercial/infomercials by Big Pharma are so popular with them. They drive patients into the doctors asking them for the drugs they saw advertised. That's exactly the mentality of most healthcare consumers - they want the 'aspirin effect'... have a headache/take an aspirin/headache gone. No one wantby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Robert - it's a standard lab test. Nothing new or unusual. If you haven't started supplementing with either of the electrolytes, then why not hold off and get a baseline that would be most meaningful. Then re-test in 6 weeks - 2 months. That's the way I began. Yes - most of us are Type A. No surprise there! Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Al - most of us take supplements right along with the heart meds - I resumed all three that you mention (plus more) immediately after ablation. You should have no interference with warfarin and those 3 supplements. I would be careful of the multi-vitamins, though as they typically contain calcium which can be excitatory to heart cells. At least while you are recovering from the recent ablatioby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM