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Pam - I would think because of the other green veggies that are used in the V8 whereas tomato juice has only tomatoes. Probably the veggies contribute to pro-clotting properties in the juice. V8 ® 100% Vegetable Juice provides vegetable juices from the following major color groups: Red GROUPtomatoes and beets provides powerful, natural antioxidants. The antioxidant Lycopene is found naby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Pam - I have always purchased glucosamine separately. It's said the chondroitin molecule is too large to absorb so I decided not to pay for the combo and just use the plain. Works well, I have a touch of stiffness in my TMJ and whenever it acts up, glucosamine seems to help. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Pamela Sue - We will summon the angels and you can be sure they will be there with you and Dr. Natale. That's quite an Independence Day celebration and certainly a date you'll always remember for years to come. Best regards, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Rob - Consider Bordeaux. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Julia - From Hans website - this description Jarrow Carnitine in the Fumerate form: DescriptionL-Carnitine is an amino acid found in high concentrations in human heart and liver tissue, where it participates in metabolizing fatty acids into energy in the mitochondria. L-Carnitine also facilitates the metabolism of carbohydrates and enhances the rate of oxidative phosphorylation. L-Carnitineby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Pam - If you want to maintain the supplement protocols, why not take some vitamin E? and eat alot of garlic regularly and see what happens to your INR? If you ever had chicken pox, you should not take arginine without also taking lysine or you'll risk the onset of shingles. Safety Notes: Arginine can enhance the growth of herpes viruses and pseudomonas bacteria. Anyone with heby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Rob - sounds good to me, just be aware that I still say that unless you have osteoporosis or some other bone mineral depletion, I don't think you need to add any calcium supplements. A wholesome diet will handle it. Time will tell with your experiments. Be aware that if you have too much calcium floating around that is not utilized in your cells, then the free calcium deposit the body asby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barb - I've heard many functional medicine doctors speak who freely acknowledge that the vast majority of conventional medicine MDs know almost nothing about nutrition and especially nutritional healing. They only get a few hours of education during medical on nutrition. After graduating, they get their continuing education from the drug companies and that doesn't include nutrition, eby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
There are holistic doctors who do not think this paint-on test is valid nor do they think one can absorb enough iodine by painting it on the skin. I'm looking up some articles and I'll post some of the arguments mentioned. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shaun - some people think it's hokey, but others who have self-tested and gone on to kill the overgrowth say they found huge digestive improvement and less bloating which formerly led to afib. Nothing scientific about the test though. You can have a comprehensive stool analysis for Candida and other pathogens/parasites which is definitely scienced based. I just did the stool analysis anby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Rob - thanks for your response and I'm going to answer quickly as I am short on time this morning. It amuses me a bit that your doctor looks to the RDA and wants to bring you up in calcium; yet has so little knowledge about the benefits of magnesium and not just for afib. I don't think he has a true understanding of exactly how calcium and magnesium function intracellular especially in the instby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sam - I've had two but no such symptoms....but remember, your heart after a Wolfe Maze is not the same as a heart that was not treated. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shaun - always listen to your body. If the symptoms you describe are painful or make you feel sick, then the yeast is undoubtly dying and not doing so without a fight. You can stop the Candex and if you still want to pursue killing the Candida, see if you can find Oil of Oregano and take the recommended dose along with food or a tablespoon of olive oil. This is a 'hot' oil and to taby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Rob - There really isn't any reason for a man to be taking extra calcium unless he was tested and found to be deficient. Calcium is excitatory to cells and especially afibbers. I was one such person.what is the form of your calcium? Calcium citrate is more readily absorbed, and calcium carbonate, the least (I think). You may not be able to get enough magnesium into the cells because of the eby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Russ - in addition to these excellent questions from Doug.... also ask what type of drugs you will be on and for how long after the procedure. Also ask what their definition of 'success' is. Some think success is no arrhythmia but still on drugs. To me, that's not acceptable or success. Good luck. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lon - I can appreciate your frustration. My advice to you would be to get a date for a consultation with Dr. Natale right now. It may be a wait of six months or much longer. At least you'll be on the list. Consulting doesn't mean you have to sign up for ablation. But you have to begin somewhere. Dr. Natale and the others in the EP department at the Cleveland Clinic see hundredsby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob - yes - those that are listed in the other post More on Statins .... including memory loss, depression, cardiomyopathy, liver damage, muscle weakness and pain, cancer...etc... A very small dose may not be as harmful as the large doses typically recommended, but since as I mentioned in my other post, statins block not only cholesterol production but 200 other reactions downstream from thatby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Isabelle - my response is that you can't tell what's going on inside your body just by looking at it. Blood tests are important and the marker tests are not 'new' or considered 'unimportant'...indeed, they are specific to conditions that need to be addressed early. I hope your cardiologist follows your requests. It is, afterall, your body; your life; your money.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
BillD - over the years, much has been written about the potential for milk and dairy products to cause disease conditions. It typically refers to the change in the milk protein that comes from pasteurization. The protein molecule in milk (casein) is highly allergenic to many people. Proponents of raw milk say that since the protein molecules aren't denatured with heating, raw milk is actby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
William - well said. I never ate fast food; still don't - but didn't get on the organic food kick until after afib started. Previously, always purchased high quality foods, but reliability would be unknown. In the summers, I've always eaten from an organic veggie garden and still do. We should do what we can to eat the best and 'cleanest' food but even then there areby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
One more new and important marker for cardiovascular disease and stroke Now, in addition to knowing your levels of LDL and small density LDL particles, homocysteine, fibrinogen, ferritin, Lp(a) comes another marker called LP-PLA2 which is specific for cardiovascular disease and attached to the LDL particle. C-reactive protein is made in the liver as a response to general inflammation, but hby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jude - I don't doubt it. Sidney Wolfe MD who edits Best Pills is great for warning of the side effects of drugs but he is anti supplement, it seems, as he has yet to see the light on the benefits and in this case, he's definitely not well informed. Why, I don't understand because it's medically acknowledged that statins deplete CoQ10. When I had my disaster with that shoby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
At the same health expo, I stopped by the Weston Price exhibit and brought home their brochure Myths & Truths about Cholesterol". Now that the announcement has been made about Zocor being approved for generic release, it is even more important to understand the downside of taking statin drugs. Since weve discussed this topic regularly, heres one page from the brochure. You can view the rby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
This past spring, I attended a health expo in Cleveland and picked up various brochures from many exhibitors. One in particular caught my eye it said: Health Alert Studies show most Vitamin Supplements contain toxic poisons Inside is a Kirlian photography comparison of a synthetic multi-vitamin and a Living Source Plant Concentrate which is graphic in comparison which I suppose it is fby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
A study published in the THE NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL JOURNAL Vol 117 No 1203 ISSN 1175 8716 titled: The bioavailability of coenzyme Q10 supplements available in New Zealand differs markedly indicated that because at least 100,000 New Zealanders were taking statin drugs, a concern was to learn the quality/biioavailability of the coenzyme Q10 that was being recommended. Since there were about 1by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carol I realize you are frustrated and disappointed with the outcome of your ablation, and I certainly commiserate with the Walters on their tragic experience at Johns Hopkins. Thanks to both Dan and Pam for their willingness to share the story, we have learned that ablations arent always risk free and successful. There are no guarantees in medicine and when we turn ourselves over for an inby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
William - thanks for posting this excellent reference by Enig and Fallon of the Weston Price Foundation. Another resource which is the absolute authority is Kaayla Daniel, PhD who spent 4 years writing her book - "The Whole Soy Story - The Dark Side of America's Favorite Health Food". It is a book that is extremely well researched and referenced. Each chapter has anywhere fromby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Alelx - Have you had a diagnostic test to determine what is actually happening? You could see an electrophysiologist and ask for a Holter monitor to wear continually for 48 hours or so and this will tell you exactly what type of rhythm disturbances are going on and when. An EKG only tells what's going on at that point in time. You need to to learn about managing blood viscosity to prby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM