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The Urban Legends page had this post in which a nurse reported her experience with a heart attack..... While it's slightly off topic, it is still about the heart and we all need to be aware that symptoms of MI may be much more subtle than we realize. While the recommendation to take some magnesium was good, I was dismayed at the choice of the oxide form since we all know it is the leastby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Back to the vitamin D issue and this topic...... perhaps the form of vitamin D was not evaluated or perhaps the amount in the multi was insufficient ... Note this review: Vitamin D and cancer In vitro and animal studies indicate that vitamin D may have anti-cancer benefits, including against progression and metastasis, against a wide spectrum of cancers. Supporting an anticancer effect of vitaby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dick Based on what I researched for the ribose post, its my observation that ribose does enhance performance and endurance. There are references to studies in the long article referenced in my ribose post. Scientific Rationale for the Nutritional Use of D-Ribose Support Skeletal Muscle Health and Function - its 16 pages with study references. Also try this: - there are multipleby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George - While I hate to see you go back in AF again, your experiment serves to confirm what others have learned also through experience that afib is not really cured but seems to lurk, just waiting for all the conditions to be just right to facilitate recurrence. I certainly hope the time between your events is once again, a very significant amount of lapsed time hopefully, never.. At lby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Kagey - Thanks for the very interesting report and for your comments regarding your care with Dr. Natale... of course, he's my hero, as well. I'll be watching for more news on your latest development. Best to you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Alert: From time to time, we have posted on the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and many readers here have found them beneficial in helping to prevent afib caused by GERD-related symptoms. Be aware that there is a downside to long-term use of PPIs. This is one of several. Note also that men in this study were twice as likely to have risk of hip fracture than women. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Harriet - yes - a trend that would be reactive to your system at some given time after your last meal.... I'd probably think first of gluten sensitivity from wheat/flour products but a close second would be the toxins in the red wine - since all wines not organic will contain high residues of fungicides and pesticides. Sulfites can also be a culprit for some. You may be able to ferret ouby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
PHOSPHORUS Phosphorous PO4 Phosphate 2.5-4.9 Hyperphosphatemia may occur in myeloma, Paget's disease of bone, osseous metastases, Addison's disease, leukemia, sarcoidosis, milk-alkali syndrome, vitamin D excess, healing fractures, renal failure, hypoparathyroidism, diabetic ketoacidosis, acromegaly, and malignant hyperpyrexia. Drugs causing serum phosphorous elevation include androgeby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I think the distinguishing factor is if you 'fail' drug therapy, then you are a candidate for ablation. If you cannot tolerate any of the many drugs that can be helpful or useful, then I'd think you have a good case for ablation. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Harriet - do your evening meals include a significant amount of sugary/starchy carbs or a significant amount of fruit? If not, do you eat the same foods every evening meal? Like - always a glass of milk etc.? Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
One of the doctors particpating in Garry Gordon's (MD) forum contributes this observation on prostate cancer and nutrient deficiency: " The British Journal of Cancer vol 95 of '06 has a cautionary study on calcium/dairy and prostate cancer risk (pp 1582-85).Vitamin D is critical to the normal functioning of the p53 oncogene. Too much calcium, regardless of the source can lower viby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Howie - I agree. When I was at the CCF Summit back in 05, I was waiting for her group to assemble and had a chance to chat with her. I was very impressed with her presentation and the respect she received from colleagues and the audience. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Kerry - not since last week.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Great - thanks!by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Kerry - this is great. Thanks for taking the time to coordinate this. I have questions that comes out of the person we both know who is facing the maze. While he's going to a surgeon who does the standard maze (cut and sew), he has also been forewarned that even with that maze procedure, there may be focal points or drivers that the surgeon can't access and a follow-up catheter aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Oh - Hans! - I totally agree and not having access to the whole study means flying blind or relying or interpretations from others who may not be adequately educated to analyze the study results. Many, many variables and many potential areas of flaws; therefore many potential conclusions or interpretations. I just posted this as the first one I've seen in rebuttal to the press release. Iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Here's a commentary about that announcement - multivitamins and prostate cancer... Quote: "Dear Reader, Toss it. That's my suggestion for anyone who's wondering what to do with the recent National Cancer Institute (NCI) study that links multivitamin use with prostate cancer. Toss the study, but everyone should make note of this key point that the study inadvertently pby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
T.Wat - I have never found any hyperexcitability with even high doses of Q10. But, that's just my biochemistry; others may react differently. Shortly, I'll be posting some relevant notes on absorbability of CoQ which points out how little actually is absorbed so I'm thinking that hyperexcitability would probably not be an issue. I hope to post in the next week or so barring anyby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Emmie - it's just a shortened version of the name for marketing ease. They are the same thing. [ Using the same D-L convention that Fischer developed for sugars, all of the chiral amino acids are classified as L-amino acids.]by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Blue! - you are correct in your observation that some high-calcium content waters can also give us problems. Years back, one of the members here posted a nice list of bottled waters pointing out the ones to avoid because of high calcium content. It's pretty amazing that some are so high in calcium and certainly would contribute to the ectopy situation. Hope you are well. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George - to complicate your investigation, food sensitivities can either be immediate reactions or delayed which can take a day or several days to manifest the reaction. This makes it virtually impossible to pin down without selecting one food at a time and completely eliminating it for several months and then re-introducing it again. It would be labor-intensive and require a good deal of recorby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob Not that I have spare time to defend my accurate statement about valid testing of intracellular magnesium, but I feel compelled to respond as it is obvious by your statement that you have not spent much time in researching magnesium deficiency and the means to correct it or how it is measured. The Red Blood Cell analysis for Magnesium is a standard lab test. The Exatest is a specialized tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ben - You definitely need a foundation of magnesium inside the cell. Period. That's the first priority. You won't get the bowel intolerance until you get to higher doses with the magnesium glycinate form. You should ramp up slowly with doses just to make sure. The Exatest is excellent but you can ask your doctor to order a Red Blood Cell Magnesium analysis - which is a blood draw -by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bobbie - afibbers especially need to be cautious with supplemental intake of calcium - especially if not balanced with an equal amount of magnesium. Calcium in heart cells is excitatory. If magnesium inside heart cells is deficient, calcium will dominate the cell and the result can be afib. It was for me. I had to stop calcium supplements and concentrate on leafy greens for food sources. Myby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
"This leads me to wonder if hypoglycemia is caused by an excess of insulin, not a deficit of food?" George - typically, hypoglycemia results from what's consumed at a previous meal. If too high in simple carbs (starchy carbs or sugary type things), the body's first response is to call for insulin to process or handle the abundance of glucose. Often times, too much insulin wby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
William - further to that and key to insulin resistance is the intake of unhealthy fats - such as processed (refined) vegetable oils consisting mainly of Omega 6's as well as anything hydrogenated. (Trans-fats) This mutates receptors sites for magnesium (and other critical nutrients) so that the magnesium can't even get inside the cell... or glucose either .... which is why insulin rby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lon - That 800 mg. of flecanide sounds like a huge dose. I was told the max dose is 400 a day. I'm really glad for you that your low dose is working so well. A low dose for me did not help so count your blessings! Be well, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ben - When I first learned about Magnesium Taurate through George Eby's website @ coldcure.com, he was recommending the same product you are taking from CV Research. I wanted more magnesium and taurine and because of the price, I changed to a chelated magnesium by Albion which is patented to be more effective in bioavailalbility and not dependent upon stomach acid for metabolizing. I tooby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
James - Welcome and sorry to meet you under the circumstances. Have you consulted with one of the top EPs? Often there is a considerable difference in pharmacological treatment options offered by electrophysiologists rather than the typical cardiologist who may or may not have expertise in rhythm dysfunction. The decision to stay in permanent is ultimately your choice, but you should be awaby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - on the cardiologist v. electrophysiologist issue..... I have found that unless the cardiologist has a sub-specialty in rhythm control, it's best to consult with the EP. I wasted time and money with three well-known cardiologists who were cluless about the fine points of atrial fibrillation. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM