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Richard - I'd forgotten why I was taking the tocotrienol form of vitamin E until I re-read this article from Dr. Mercola.... (3rd paragraph) Honestly, with all the nuances of each nutrient/supplement it is difficult to keep track of it all. Anyway, some time ago, my doctor recommended this newer product which includes all of the important components of Vitamin E. So, I have to respond thatby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hans - thanks for the new font size... makes a world of difference for reading ease. It's very welcome here. Thanks for all you do to make this forum possible. Best regards, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Howie - go to and in his onsite search engine type in scleroderma....lots of articles there from a holistic perspective. Very sorry about your friend. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Richard - It has been known for a long time that oils produced by means other than cold press are harmful to the body.... this includes every oil on the store shelf. Corn, soybean, safflower, etc all are mechanically extracted by heat and solvents...and also contain far too many Omega 6's to be a healthy ratio for the body. Check the labels of commercially prepared salad dressing for oiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Isabelle - It all depends on if you are following a diet like the Paleo Diet that eliminates grains. Or Dr. Mercola's no grain diet. Some diets and some body types can tolerate a small amount whole grain only...but most must avoid wheat. Fran and others who have success controlling afib through diet find that the Paleo diet that eliminates grains is central to the issue. I also thinkby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I just gave this advice to another BB member and I thought it should be mentioned here. There is a product now sold that is effective in preventing deep vein thrombosis of which we all should be aware even travelers who are not afibbers. Name: Flite Tabs - just type that in a Google search and read all about it. Heres the study. Safe and Happy Vacations to everyone. Jackie Angiologby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Glenn - As I said in the other post - doctors don't know much about nutrition. I have no clue as to why he would prescribe so much chloride other than he doesn't understand. Dr. Michel Murray, who does know nutrition, recommends only food sources or food-based supplements. Quote: The estimated safe and adequate daily dietary intake of potassium set by the Committee on Recommended Dailyby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
To Lynn and all.... Before I get in trouble here, let me clarify this comment to which Lynn made reference Some time ago, when searching for AF remedies and based on my experience with WW, Erling and I had discussed the importance of adequate potassium given that magnesium was not also deficient. That is, magnesium is the enabler or facilitator of potassium function. Our reasoning was basby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Glenn - in case you haven't figured it out yet, doctors aren't educated in nutrition and they don't know the various forms or bioavailability unless they take advanced training and become certified in nutritional treatment therapy. A good book like Michael Murray's Encyclopedia of Natural Supplements will provide you with all the info necessary to learn about forms of supby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nel - I find that if you drink your daily requirement of your body's needs for water, you have little desire for other types of beverages. Really. I had the test as part of a routine checkup. We never seemed to get as far as the treadmill in all the diagnostics and the cardiologist just felt it was time to do it. Maybe they were down on their income quota for tha week....just kidding.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carol - I'm responding and I'm not at all impressed with the results of so few a sampling of the female population. Now if this were a study of a much larger number of women-only in a study, I'd be inclined to pay attention to it. I know much of my heart issues were from repressed emotion - lifelong and ongoing... so I'm not inclined to pay much attention to their stats.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Isabelle - I think we've mentioned this before. My doctor wants my ferritin level to be less than 100 and around 50 is great....this is because of the clotting tendency with AF. Even though I don't have AF now, she still wants me to keep the ferritin level around 50 because as we get older, the risk of clots increases...and it is just too easy to keep the level low.....just have bby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom - The one thing with potassium supplements that you have to be careful with is not using one that is potassium chloride because to get enough of the potassium (K) portion, you will get far too much chloride. So.... potassium glycinate (my favorite) or potassium gluconate are two choices. I bought potassium glycinate from Solgar... and the gluconate from NOW brands. Both are very inexpensby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Glenn - my extensive experience with and use of magnesium supplementation and how it affects AF is this: magnesium glycinate in the chelated form is outstanding for bioavilability and does not create bowel intolerance typically found with other forms of magnesium such as citrate. I found this to be highly effective. magnesium taurinate is also an effective form of magnesium because of the caby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Glenn - I agree with Richard on the Glutamic acid....when I read your list tht was the first red flag that jumped out at me. The other was, I what is the milligrams dosage you get total in a day with your magnesium supplemention? You need to get at least 600 - maybe 800 mg. a day to overcome magnesium depletion....and along with that.... figure out a way to get the RDA of potassium which is beby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Richard - Hans - Yes - the manufacturer is Garden of Life...sorry.... I get confused with all these names until I'm totally "into" the product. They have been developed by Jordan S Rubin, NMD, CNC.... in fact if you want to read a really good testimonial for natural supplements and the use of probiotics...read his book Patient Heal Thyself. It's his story about how heby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dean - All due respect to your doctors....but you need to ask for all the numbers and do some research on your own as to what is considered good for the "normal" range. See my posts in the CR about subclinical hypothyroidism...and the new reference ranges.... You can't rely on being told they are normal..... that's the problem with this new epidemic of SCHT. Leave no stoneby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Babs - keep in mind that hypothyroidism can sometimes manifest in the form of goiter - that is tissue enlargement of the thyroid gland right there about in the area of the "adam's apple" but to each side of it. A goiter can be quite large and interfere with swallowing. Just a thought - if you haven't had anyone palpate the thyroid area. It can be confirmed with ultrasounby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nel - I don't recall about the caffeine, but it would have been a non-issue because I stopped all caffeine consumption when AF began. I proceeded from the test area to the cardiologist's office in the same building and he phoned down for the results...so I knew that day there was no blockage. Good luck. It's easy. Thanks Hans for the clarification... it was only identified to mby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Marian - the angels are ready. You have my thoughts, prayers, good wishes - everything positive. You will do fine and will soon be enjoying a more peaceful life. Let us know as soon as you feel up to it how you are and how it went. Really, you will be surprised how easy it is. Pam- good work with your calendar/reminder system. Best regards, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Terry - I agree with Richard - Toprol is a beta blocker and BB's are not helpful to vagal afibbers - which you seem to be...right? Usually at night? I took BB for years and got worse each year. By then, my heart was really irritated from allthe activity and it took some heroics to get it calmed down again with the antiarrhythmic Flecanide....which is not the greatest drug, but seems toby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Richard - I did have a chance to look at this product. There is a wide assortment in one dose and could probably give a person a wide variety of nutrients..... more bang for the buck...one could say.... I think that one would still have to supplement with some of the other essential nutrients, though. I didn't like to see the soy in there either. Wonder why that was there? I'd loveby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve - I agree with Carol about your K consumption.... it is inadequate. Do a Search and get to the article I mentioned if you have a minute. Knowing more about potassium levels may make all the difference in your events. It is certainly worth a try. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Glenn - I hear what you are saying. One tape doesn't make a good doctor. I hope I wasn't conveying that. I've read of his work and several reports over the years so I was probably overly receptive....just as you are being skeptical (and rightly so) because of the experiences you have learned about.... the thing you don't know about those patients two patients is how bad ofby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Wayne - Thanks for reporting in. It is helpful to know that people are doing well after ablation. It's good news that you can't even remember how to spell Tambocor. People have wondered from time to time if ablation is really permanent, or if it can crop up in other areas of the heart not ablated, so it was good to hear your quote directly from the experts "lips." Gladby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
babs - you might want to do more research on the mint idea. It is my understanding that in the case of reflux, mints relax the spincter muscle that prevents liquids, etc from coming back into the esophagus. In fact, when my son had that problem, they told him....no peppermint and no chocolate. Are you scheduled for some type of evaluation to look down the throat to discover what's therby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nel - I don't know if it is exactly the same, but I've been evaluted with a thalium stress test.... This involves dye. They took xrays before the test...I got on the treadmill and walked a while... then they injected the dye and I walked more and then I got off that and onto a table where they did more recordings and reading and then back to the lab for another xray. It wasn't dby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve - I hear you. Being tired all the time and having AF too is a test of one's patience. It does change one's personality.... we really get fed up with this beast. The nice part for me after having the ablation, is I rarely think about it....the AF - every once in a while I get a skipped beat, but that's it. It's been six months now.... I'm going to wear a holby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy - Dr. L. didn't mention chicken liver. My only comment to that would be to be sure it is organic chicken liver because the liver filters all the toxins given to the chicken.... pesticides and all that junk in the food...and they are caged/fed fattening growth hormones, etc. You don't want to consume that. It could do more harm than benefit from the small amount of Q in the chby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi David - I'm butting in here to your private post to Richard, but want to comment that I've been taking milk thistle for several years - on and off. No side effects - safe. Also have taken glutathione on and off. Doctor directed. No problems. I never noticed that it had any affect one way or the other on AF. I definitely did not find it either a trigger. The coffee enemas wby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM