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Gary - can you determine which are the herbs used and in what quantity and by which assay they are checked for strength, purity, etc? I didn't have time to check it out thoroughly, but I'll try to get back to it tomorrow. Reading the hype, sounds too good to be true. I'd like to see more data and some references by bonafide Master Herbalists. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mark - you probably won't be able to use enough of the magnesium citrate to make a difference. Can you check the other available forms you can find locally and report back. We may be able to figure out something that will work for you. Peggy is correct. Magnesium citrate is typically used in either low doses which doesn't create bowel intolerance or as laxatives. If you createby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mark - here's the thing: In the presence of a magnesium deficiency, additional potassium can actually worsen the arrhythmia. You can't know for sure if the magnesium isn't doing anything. Magnesium deificiency can take a long time to replete in some cases...sometimes years of supplementation and somtimes, you never get ahead of it. So, If I were you, I'd begin again with the magnesium. Teby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Monique - Many of the heart expert who are nutritionally oriented say that Coenzyme Q10 is essential in cardiomyopathy. I have a number of articles in my files if you care to read them. Email me and I'll be glad to share them with you. Additionally, it is frequently said that cardiomyopathy is a result of selenium deficiency and supplements of that will also help. I'm not sure howby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
This is somewhat off topic, but not really since weve discussed colonoscopies and bowel preps etc in conjunction with afib and the prep chemicals. However, I have a sad story to share about my dear friend Carol, age 61, from my dental office days with whom I worked for over 15 years. The reason Im bringing it up here is twofold, to emphasize the need for preventive testing and to emphasizeby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob - you said: " there is 75 and then there is 75. For example, I feel a sedentary 75 year old is different than a 75 year old who exercises regularly when it comes to stroke risk from afib. Also, different people age at different rates." I've continued to read about the importance of determining whole blood viscosity and this would fall into the difference between two 75 yoby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Alex - if you are interested in pursuing the Hemex lead, then I'd go to that website and email them - check the Contact Hemex tab. They could have a doctor in Australia they can work with. It never hurts to ask. I'd send the email directly to the lab director, David Berg, and pose your questions. That way you get it from the top person. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mark - It may be for you that including the magnesium and potassium as Howie mentions gives you a combined effort of the essentials for success. If you are deficient in magnesium and potasium, the taurine won't have much to interact with. We are all so different in responses and response time. It may take months for some of the deficiencies to correct; others, find almost instant impby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Here's a review of a finding about the Connexin 40 Gene Mutations in the Connexin 40 Gene, GJA5, Predisposes Patients to Idiopathic Atrial Fibrillation July 3, 2006 By Sahar Bedrood B.S. and Asher Kimchi M.D. Ottawa, Canada- Atrial Fibrillation is the most common type of cardiac arrhythmia characterized by erratic electrical activation of the atrial myocardium, resulting in loss oby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nick - thanks so much for sharing your story. So glad all worked out so well for you. Enjoy the rest of your life Living with Passion in NSR! Welcome to the group. Best regards, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Walter - I hope you Nick's lead and consult with a more experienced EP. As you must know if you have been reading here for any length of time, ablations are not risk free and every time you go in, you place yourself at risk again. The idea that the doctor 'knows your heart' seems like an empty statement. It's not like they could actually remember each heart if they areby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Alex - there is a group of people including doctors working with Hemex Laboratories that totally believe in using heparin as opposed to warfarin. I've heard several talks by the founder of Hemex, David Berg, and what he says makes sense. You can read some of the information at the website: www.hemex.com It doesn't go into the use of heparin for atrial fibrillation although his taby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Well, Bob - it certainly can't hurt. My doctor likes me taking 2 grams a day in divided doses and likes C with bioflavonoids. It's good to get as much as you can from foods and supplement the rest. There is so much good that comes from the benefits of vitamin C - capillary and blood vessel and connective tisssue integrity are just two of the critical benefits. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Marian - I agree. If they can keep patients on warfarin, supposedly, that absolves them from the medicolegal liability. It could be that in the hands of the inexperienced EPs, there is an abundance of incomplete ablations that do indeed support the prevalence of silent afib and without stating that in print, the warfarin could just be a blanket CYA measure. However, the patient suffers fromby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bill - enjoy yourself. One of the experts I followed some years ago used to say, don't anguish over having to eat something that you normally would not eat or prepare in that manner. The negative feelings you put out there while you are wrestling with all that is wrong with it will do even more harm than the food eaten. Bless it and eat it! That's not an endorsement to fill up on aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Garry Gordon, MD, is one of my favorite integrative medicine people in that he is never shy about stating the facts as he sees them. He's in his early 70's and has been very involved since the beginning in the evolution of the 'holistic' medicine movement, specifically pioneering chelation therapy, and has developed a whole line of oral chelation products that seem to be welby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Phillip - have you had any other heart problems or coronary artery blockage? It's always best to stop any new supplements when your body gives you signals something isn't compatible. Apparently yours did. I'm glad you were listening to your body! Here's a website on contraindications and L-arginine. I was interested to see they say not to take arginine and lysine whichby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob - I've been surfing in cyberspace as of late and ran across this publication which has undoubtedly been published by Hans or someone but I don't recall if or when..... it may be useful to this topic. Jackie Oral vitamin C administration reduces early recurrence rates after electrical cardioversion of persistent atrial fibrillation and attenuates associated inflammation. Int Jby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sorry - I've been away from the computer and am working on a time-consuming project. I'll respond when I can answer properly. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
David, I referred to Eric Braverman's (MD) book The Healing Nutrients Within and the chapter on Taurine (pp 131-143) coauthored by Richard Smayda, DO, a taurine expert and I see nothing that would indicate that. Under the Precautions secton, it only indicates what was previously posted about stomach irritation (In the What About Taurine post). I would think that if there is a tendency toward eby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Isabelle - could be with high doses. I know I have to watch my blood glucose as I flirt with insulin resistance and yet my functional medicine MD says to take 2000 mg. vitamin C daily. Not from fruit, though as that's contraindicated. Thanks. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sharon - magnesium, vitamin D and vitamin K2 will all help with bones and then the calcium that you do get from your diet and leafy greens will go into the bone and not into soft tissue. There are many articles stating that high doses of calcium is over rated and not really the way to build bone. The best exercise to keep bone is resistance training that you can do with free weights at home. Wby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Benj - love it. Good for you! Jby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hey John - nice to hear from you and see you are doing so well. Congrats! Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Doug - as I recall in Dr. Van Wagoner's presentation at the Summit, he talked about vitamin C and the fact that it helps with oxidative stress reduction and helps with blood vessel integrity. Remember, the people in the study report you mention have cardiovascular disease or they wouldn't have gone in for bypass surgery. AF after this type of surgery is very common and so they areby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Isabelle - I'm not sure that's correct. Vitamin C in the form of citrus fruit or juice may, but typically, supplemental vitamin C helps regulate insulin response and is used in managing Syndrome X symptoms. Supplement tips: Vitamin C is easily absorbed, and a combination of the vitamin with some type of flavonoid (e.g., pine bark extract, grape seed extract, or citrus bioflavonoids) may enhancby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jim - it is a tough decision and I always say, follow your gut intuition. Certainly the choice is yours and it's 'kind' of your doctor to point out the statistics, but he doesn't tell you the other downsides of using coumadin for another 30 years, does he? The AHA guidelines say you don't have to be on Coumadin until age 75 - and you can get along with aspirin. Iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Richard - I'm very sorry about your disaster with the first ablation and wish you complete success with the second. When I had my ablation with Dr. Natale, I was on flecanide which I had to stop for only 24 hours prior. I also was nervous but managed not to go into afib; I guess the angels were looking out for me. I certainly understand your anxiety about going off and then having to tolby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Isabelle - Yes - aspirin does interfere with one of the clotting mechanisms and helps prevent clotting. That's why most people with heart issues are told to take it. For travel, the Flite Tabs with nattokinase and pycnogenol are highly effective - they are long lasting and it's been proven effective in the long-haul travel study in preventing deep vein thrombosis. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Claire - I've also read this but have looked long and hard for any studies that indicate that to be the case. Maybe they are suppressed. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM