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Susan - Based on on my personal experience. CoQ10 should be taken with meals as some fat helps with absorption and vitamin E - same thing - also fish oil...When you take fish oil, one should always take vitamin E to help prevent oxidation of the fish oil in destination tissue. Some fish oils include a bit of E just for that reason. Although it's not essential to take Omega 3's wiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Vincent - I had 20 treatments - sometimes 2 a week - by a highly credentialled and qualified MD who was also a DOM. It didn't cure my afib but it did offer a sense of relaxation and stress reduction. Expensive, though, as the treatments were $95....fortunately, some was covered by insurance. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Brian - Welcome and sorry to meet under such circumstances. I can really appreciate how you feel and your dilemma at the moment. As Steve suggests, see if you can locate an electrophysiologist - they are cardiologists with specializing in rhythm disturbances. The good advice Sharon gives to get Hans books and read all you can here on this forum is a great start. From your brief post, it apby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
My thinking as well, Sam, but George thinks it works best for him that way. I had commented to him initially that the carb spike could deplete potassium through the insulin requirement which seemed counterproductive. However, most of the literature says to take amino acids on an empty stomach so there isn't competition with other proteins in meals. I think that in the case of taurine (whiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mark - it varies somewhat but I note that more and more staying on warfarin longer...some stop at 3 months but others stay on longer, especially they are having breakthrough afib. I recall the Bordeaux protocol may be a bit different than here in the US. At the CCF AF Summit last year, there was a lot of talk about silent afib after ablation and it was felt it was safer for the patient to staby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Chris - I saw your other post and the responses. If you go pure Paleo, all grains are out. If you modify to exclude only gluten-containing grains, then rice can be consumed. For Paleo eating, the easiest thing to remember is this goes back to what would be considered original whole foods found in nature back in Paleolithic times. This excludes grains and dairy products or anything manufactby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
William - right at the moment, I'm waiting for Dr. Holsworth to help me with a list of reliable nattokinase brands besides NZymeCeuticals. Apparently there are some companies offering products that are not truthfully labeled. This is probably true with many, many other supplements as well. The issue I want to clarify is that with nattokinase, this can be dangerous to consumers who bby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
We certainly are not, Gordon, and the numbers are climbing steadily. I can't help but think it is environmental - pollution? toxins in the food supply? poor quality of food? .... combined with the prevalent stress factor that is escallating globally. Everyone is running in fight or flight mode almost permanently. Almost every nutritional teleconference I hear indicates clinicians are oby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gianni - do you have a website link that describes the Springfield taurine so we could check it for you? Taurine is pretty straight-forward as a supplement. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Because I didn't use that website for the information, but rather from the product data sheet on Taurine alone and not the product that is advertised at this website which also contains vitamin B6 and is used as a diuretic aid.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jim - there is also another brand of magnesium glycinate which is suitable to use KAL brand and each tablet contains 200 mg and they say 1 serving is 400 mg. You can start low and increase slowly. If you already bought the magnesium citrate, you can use a small amount daily and probably can get away with it, but the magnesium glycinate is specifically formulated not to create bowel intolerancby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Chris - probably the most significant is that you are getting along okay with this dose. 2.5 isn't much melatonin, although some people can only tolerate half that amount and yet others may need more, so it's a very individual thing. Mainly, this combination would be used before bed to help with sleeping. If you need more 5 HTP for raising serotonin just for the feeling of well beiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Marian - thanks to you and Hans - this puts my mind at ease about this form of potassium. Good thing, too, as we certainly recommend it highly. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mark in addition to what's been provided, heres an informational clip from a product data sheet on taurine also a list of benefits from that same sheet. As a matter of interest, when I discovered the benefits of taurine for arrhythmia, it was first listening to a speaker at a health show. She said for arrhythmia, you can't do anyting without taurine. Then I went to George Eby's website wwby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Cynthia - if your level is naturally, arund 5.0 - then don't add additional potassium. Getting into the 5 area can be too high for some people. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
No Mark - Sorry, I did not receive a recent email from you. Can you resend? Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mark - These two links will give you the background. Then stay tuned for an update that we hope to published fairly soon. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sharon when you say 'stomach' do you mean intestinal problems such as bowel intolerance? If that's what's happened, then you have reached intracellular saturation and you should back down a notch or two until this does not occur. This is exactly how we know about reahing saturation. Stay on the same potassium regimen either from food or supplements. Remember, your formerby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Cynthia - depends on where your levels are in the blood work range. To stabilize heart rhythm, the range needs to be in the upper area - around 4.5 is good. Serum potassium may not reflect intracellular potassium levels exactly and many things deplete or compete for potassium so to be on the safe side, potassium supplements for some people have made all the difference between having ectopicsby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - I looked up the Naticor and they do say they use the NSK-SD enzyme. I expect to speak with Dr. Holsworth toward the end of the week and I'll ask him if he knows the reliability of the product labeling. The main issue is actual fibrinolytic units or activity. They may have a reduced amount since they are adding other enzymes and I'd worry about that if one was relying on maiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George - nice job of figuring it out - I was too lazy. If one teaspoon yields 3 grams glucose, that could be too much for some biochemistries and the metabolic function of that individual to process that much glucose on a regular basis....especially to reach the higher potassium levels. Note this explanation: To maintain health, especially a healthy immune system, we typically go toby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gordon - excellent observation about opinions. Last year when I sat at the CCF AF Summit for a day and a half and listened to all the expert EPs, Cardiac Surgeons and researchers..... there were significant differences of opinion.... and they were very vocal about it. In fact - the format of several segments was the Pro and Con approach and then a summary to sort out what had been presented.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob - hypothyroidism has been mentioned in Hans publications and posts as contributing to afib. I recall looking for similar studies but don't recall finding many references (see the one below). However, the best book on the subject of hypothyroidism comes from the grand master on this topic, Broda Barnes, MD - Hypothyroidism, The Unsuspected Illness. But Mary Shoman's book, is aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lynn - This google indicates potassium is bound to a glucose molecule so depending on how much of the powder you take, it could be a factor in elevated glucose... but how much, I have no idea.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I agree, Peggy. Another informative issue. I was especially pleased to see Charles' well written testimonial of his successful ablation by Dr. Natale at Marin. For afibbers who are over 70 and considering ablation, this is a must-read. Thank you Charles. Additionally, I was pleased see Conference Room Session #24 on Cardiac Fibrosis mentioned again since I have long been passionateby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob - You have figured it out yourself, I see--no, I meant hypo. And it is really the body's ability to convert T4 to T3 (the active hormone) that is at issue here. I'm fine with my numbers but I do think you have a problem with yours. Thanks for supplying your numbers....and by the way, your TSH is very high - meaning hypothyroidism. You should consider an evaluation by a knolweby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
JAGS - I love that you are posting your experiments and rationale. What is the consequence if you do create syncope as a result...other than the obvious... did they say if you pass out with a low heart rate, what will happen if you are alone or driving etc and what needs to be done to get the HR elevated? And in response to your next post on your upcoming ablation. I think it makes good senseby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Williamx - You can email NZymeCeuticals (Dr. Holsworth's office) and ask your question - 1) do they know of a reliable brand in the UK - or 2) are they still willing to ship from the US - and at what price and cost and label it "samples" (to avoid customs problems) as he originally offered when I was asking this question some time ago. I sorry that I haven't kept up with thby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob - Yes - a couple of years ago I believe, I published information in the in the Conference Room on subclinical hypothyroidism and how it was being underdiagnosed because the range of TSH was too high to catch many of the people who exhibited all of the symptoms of hypo but were pronounced 'normal' by going just by lab standards. Dr. Mercola, Dr. Lowe, Mary Shoman and many others hby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Here's an excerpt from a really old published article in British Medical Journal.... "Thyrotoxic atrial fibrillation: an underdiagnosed condition?" Quote: Though the electrophysiological basis for atrial fibrillation is poorly understood in hyperthyroidism, the shortened duration of action potential probably increases electrical excitability within the atrium and so predisposesby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM