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by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Adrian - It does look as if it contains many ingredients to help with colon health. The psyllium may be a bit harsh for some people, but I'd imagine that starting with very low doses initially would allow one to become used to the change. The idea is to speed up transit time and this certainly offers several ingredients which will help with that. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Paula - The most well-known and experienced is Andrea Natale, MD who did mine and many others posting here, but we have also had other people posting they had ablations by Drs. Tchou, Sweikert, and Saliba. Be forewarned, the waiting list for Dr. Natale is long. You can check out their bios - here: Phone: 800-223-2273 ext. 49162 which is the EP labby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, Pam, for your important reminder. Michael Murray, ND, always reminds us that the best sources of potassium are from those foods with abundant content. It's difficult to overdose on those but as you point out, sometimes kidney dysfunction does creep up and catch people unaware. Routine testing for both kidney function and potassium levels (and the other criticals) is always goodby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
That's called "Listen to your Body".... it knows best.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George - PC could give us his opinion on the difference between a glucometer reading of blood sugar (from a blood spot) and the fasting glucose test for Hemoglobin A1C which is the diabetic marker/predictor. While there may be some correlation, the key is the word, "glycosylated" and the time factor...see below: Jackie "A glycosylated hemoglobin A1C (called HbA1c, Hemoglobin Aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Good for you Ken. Thanks for posting and giving us another resource for ablations in Texas. Long may your heart remain in blissful NSR. Live with Passion! Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Paula - with a light dinner at 6:30 and possibly not enough protein and healthy fat/oil in that meal, you could be experiencing some hypoglycemia... as you say our heart pounds when you are hungry. That's a typical hypoglycemic symptom - and can be a racing heart rate and definitely a pounding feeling. I'm not discounting a digestive association as well, but certainly it would be woby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Benj - Marian is correct - you won't explode because there is a built-in release mechanism that kicks in about an hour after the first few glasses. The Half-Lytely sounds great and I'll remember it the next time I have the ordeal. This is gross, but I was told as long as the liquid expelled is clear, you don't have to finish the whole gallon. I usually leave about a glass uncby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sue - prediabetic conditions are easily managed with diet and key nutrients. Consider the chromium and also vanadium. The amount recommended is roughly 500 mg. chromium and 200 mg vanadium daily. Magnesium is important to maintain cellular function, so keep up with that. Omega 3 fish oils also help with making sure the cellular envelope is flexible and can function to allow nutrients to flow iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Deb - there are several options which may help curb the diarrhea which will also help maintain the proper electrolyte balance he needs for normal rhythm. A probiotic - which is good bacteria will stop diarrhea. You can try PB8 which should be available in health food stores like Vitamin Shoppes. Double up on the dose for a few days. Apple Pectin capsules - any local vitamin store should haveby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
While this type of stroke typically does not concern afibbers, this article is an interesting read.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy - Since I am all over Cyberspace with research, I, too, am very vulnurable to spam activity. My filter doesn't do it all, though, and now that they are changing names with every spam message, it's virtually impossible to add to any specific lists. Since I'm on the computer several times a day checking the market and for emails, I usually spend the first few minutes deletinby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Theresa - One thing for sure is you need to be very diligent with getting your vitamin D levels up. Cancer is a big player in vitamin D deficiency... colon, prostate and breast cancer. Be sure that your doses are therapeutic rather than maintenance. I presume your doctor knows he/she has to treat this aggressively. Good luck. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, James - for taking the time to make those calculations. I'm all for exercise but in moderation - especially with a history of afib. I still think the success of a long and healthy life depends on a health habits and genetics and based on the thousands of patient-hours I've spent observing patients in the same practice for over 20 years, I also think there are exceptions forby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Elizabeth - we've discuss this periodically, and I was one who had an afib event as a result of using the prep which was the 'shorter' version and contained a lot of sodium. (sodium displaces potassium inside heart cells) I had to abort the colonoscopy date because I went in afib and didn't convert in time for the appointment. I since learned that in people around age 60 orby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Howie - It isn't new science that gluten is involved in many chronic disease conditions and as my post on gluten issues CR #54 indicated, just doing a Pub Med search on the various ailments and gluten bring up considerable studies making the link. The easiest method to determine if a body may be sensitive is to avoid all gluten - strictly - for six months to a year and take notes aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
"It would be like treating a symptom and not the underlying problem." Yes - this is exactly the way most of conventional medicine treats medical problems. Drugs to treat or mask the symptoms and/or surgery to cut out the offending organ, but not address the culprit that brought about the disease condition in the first place...ie, etiology. We are doing just that treating afib wiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Wil - Your memory is accurate. The 'most oats' means it's really difficult to know which oats are not contaminated either by the harvesting, transporting, or packaging processes of gluten-containing grains. Oats are not gluten containing, but even in processing plants devoted strictly to 'oats only', they have tested and found the finished products to be highly coby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
elena - of course there could be a problem with chocolate and afib because most typically, chocolate (cocoa) is sweetened. How much sugar added and if it is pure sugar and not high fructose corn syrup is another issue. Minor amounts (occasionally) of high quality dark chocolate with the lower sugar content is probably okay unless a person has blood glucose handling issues like hypoglycemia,by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sharon - yes - the test is simple and not expensive as I recall. It is a blood draw... and is called the 25(OH)D. My functional medicine MD did it a couple years ago as she decided everyone should be screened. I asked my Primary Care DO why he didn't do it and he said they were beginning to do it. My comment was that every patient in NEOhio should be screened - both men and women and anby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy - as the sensitivity progresses, so will the reactive symptoms to the insult. Once one knows they are gluten sensitive, total abstinance is key as the healing process starts all over again once gluten is introduce again. If you want to go to the trouble of intentionally deviating from the Paleo plan, then consider cooking with rice flour - there are some nice recipes that subsitute riceby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Larry - ideally, you would be tested for your current Q10 levels and then dose accordingly. I hesitate to direct your supplementation if you are on a statin but the typical dose is at least 200 mg. daily in divided doses of a high-quality absorbable Q-gel form of CoQ10. When I had the muscle pain from statin use after ablation, I took 500 mg. a day to help recover the muscle strength. You canby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sharon and all - I often think back and wonder if therapeutic doses of vitamin D might have helped with my own afib. It was after my ablation that I learned my vitamin D levels were very low. I never avoided the sun - golfing and gardening all summer, but as the skin ages, we lose the ability to convert the rays to the vitamin. I tested low at a level of 18 and my doctor wants me to be at lby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy - Research has shown gluten intolerance or sensitivity to be involved in brain dysfunction including people with schizophrenia. It has been found that gluten is a cause of the constriction of blood flow or blood vessel constriction in the context of schizophrenia and has been demonstrated that avoidance will provide recovery in patients. They say this has implications for a range of ailmby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Larry - you can research what's said about free radical damage or oxidative stress and inflammation caused by heavy exercise. Some feel the inflammation and irritation is enough to support ongoing afib. Even without afib, ROS - Reactive Oxygen Species, is detrimental to health. Hans covers Oxidative Stress in his book, " LAF Towards a Cure" - " The conclusioin is cby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Larry - CoQ10 is a great nutrient for heart energy support but will probably not reverse afib. I took large doses of Q all through my afib journey just because I felt it was important to support a heart that was struggling and I wanted to make sure it had the basic nutrients to help with energy (ATP) production. If one takes a statin drug, it is critically important to take plenty of CoQ10 atby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
One of the comments repeatedly made at the October 05 Summit on AF in Cleveland was the lack of a data base or followup system - much like a National Registry where every ablation center could contribut data on success/failure rates etc. Apparently this is something they all agree is needed, but few actually implement most likely because of manpower to set up a tracking system and stay on top ofby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, MI -- April 27, 2007 -- A new study shows that aspirin therapy for coronary artery disease is four times more likely to be ineffective in women compared to men with the same medical history. Excerpt: Aspirin therapy is a cornerstone in managing heart disease because it inhibits blood clotting. Aspirin therapy can reduce the risk of a nonfatal heart attack or stby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM