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Stan - when does this happen? Are you sitting down and then when you stand up, you experience the lightheadedness? or does it just happen randomly? Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dean - years back, I did and it was a total bust. He was not tuned in at all with the correlation of AF nor were the lower guidelines for subclinical hypothyroidism in place at that time. He was the top doc at Cleveland Clinic and chalked it all up to my being a menopausal woman who lives in the goiter belt... Archaic in his approach. All you need is a thyroid panel by your doctor to be sure yby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Richard - if she decides to go into the Tshirt business, let me know, I'll gladly buy and wear that shirt. So will some of my friends! Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carol - it doesn't matter if there is an author - the observations about MSG are taken from what's in the book....it's just a review. Now the political views are another matter - but that's not why I posted the whole viewpoint. If you type in the author's name on Google, you can learn more about the book or go to that specific web page... they have little reivews on tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Glenn - Great idea. You have nothing to lose but a few $ and maybe everything to gain. I am so impressed with his audio presentation....that I've already decided that if down the road I have a problem, I'm flying to Texas just to learn his opinion. Hopefully, you will be moved up due to cancellation. Good for you, Glenn...I'm glad. Take good notes and share with us all thby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
This book, by John Erb, introduces the reader to more untold facts about hidden MSG in foods and says both Americans and Canadians are being slowly poisoned. If after reading this intro, you still think eating packaged foods, fast foods, and eating out is safe... think again. We need to object the practice of making our foods unsafe. I'm sorry that this review is politically biased, but iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Richard - I'll check out the label. You might want to review some of the Primal Defense products as long as you are comparison shopping. Metagenics has Multigenics - w/o Iron which is good. I don't use a multivitamin because I take so many specialized nutrients and in such large quantities, the m/v isn't helpful. Remember - Bill Sardi probably has a piece of the action in theby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve - I'm sorry to hear of your prolonged afib event. Do you have Hans book? If so - check out oxidative stress. It is well documented by studies that extended and heavy exercise produce more free radicals and oxidized LDL in the area of the heart where the cells reside that trigger AF. This is why they do pulmonary vein isolation....and afterwards, prescribe a statin to knock doby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Glenn - I am aware of Dr. Langsjoen's history and as well as his heritage being in decendent of a remarkable father who did some awesome pioneering.... and I am also awar of Dr. Folker's contributions. In playing this audio tape again, I can't help but wonder if people who don't respond to Q have some missing enzyme or other facilitator that allows the body to utilize it.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Doug - that's really interesting and not the norm, generally. Antibiotics will not kill candida because it is a fungus and only a fungicide kills it. Antibiotics kill bacteria and not viruses. I believe you when you say antibiotics "quiet" your GI tract, but that is the confusing issue. Normally, after killing all the good and bad bacteria in the gut, people on antibiotics ofteby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sandie - welcome and congratulations! I'm sure you are going to enjoy life much more without the threat of afib. I'm 68 and when we reach this age, there is not much sense to tinkering around another 5 or 6 years trying to find a cure. I think you did the right thing and I'm so glad you were able to find an EP who was competent. Keep us posted on your progress and thanks forby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gregg - I've done a lot of research over the past 8 years and have had two holistic MD's - neither of whom worry about cholesterol levels under 300. There are factors in the body that increase blood lipds for a reason and it is best to find what those are and correct those problems. One is thyroid dysfunction, one is insulin resistance. Most of the holistic researchers all say thby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Terri - Of course, Dr. Sinatra's Q-gels meet that criteria....but perhaps one should take that criteria with a grain of salt. I have not other documentation this is the case. I have recently re-played an audio tape given me from a convention on Cholesterol and one of the speakers, Peter, Langsjoen, MD, non-invasive cardiologist - says this: CoQ10 is abundantly available in organ meat. Iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Darla - I wrote one comment about the liquid cayenne...I had read it elsewhere on this forum previously. It takes under 20 minutes.... but during that 20 minutes the sensory experience - mouth, etc. is extremely intense. I have no clue how often one can do it without damage to tongue...but chiliheads eat chilis with scovill units of 100,000 and more regularly and don't seem to report ilby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom - thanks for this. Nice to learn at least one person is delighted with ablation after so many years. Who was the character that Steve Ryan played (plays).... I used to watch Days years back. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Allen - thanks for posting a very encouraging report for all of us. That just demonstrates, once again, we are all different and no remedy is a "one-size-fits-all" thing. Most likely, your magesium stores are adequate so the potassium was the important missing link for you. Others of us are/were depleted in both Mg and K before beefing up the stores. I honor your commitment to tryby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Charles - thanks for your information. I was especially interested in the enlarged atria portion because my recent post-ablation CT scan report indicated moderate left atrium enlargement. This had not been indicated as a significant finding in any previous surveys and I'm in the process of following up with questions - like when did this happen? Is this a predictable result of prolongedby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Glenn - This is very interesting news about Dr. Langsjoen since I have just finished listening again to his audio tape from the Weston Price Convention last year on the Cholesterol Myth. Dr. Langsjoen spoke on CoQ10 and how it is depleted by statins.....and just by hearing him on this tape, I became convinced he was correct about the use of Q10. If I had your geographical advantage and wereby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Elaine - I do know what you mean! May all of your power surges be just that! Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom and all - When I was commenting about CoQ10, I misspoke about the function of Q10 .and so there is no confusion, please understand that Coenzyme Q10 does not supply ATP energy to the mitochondria. Mitochondria produce ATP and CoQ10 is required in the process. ATP is the energy or fuel used in cellular function. This is all inside the mitochondria .and the heart cells are just packed withby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
From the desk of Susan Lark, MD, womens health advocate comes this information: Quote: Do you know the Female symptoms of a Heart Attack? Theyre different from men, so this is what to watch for: Most women dont know this and most male doctors never tell this to their female patients but women have far different symptoms for a heart attack than men do. Often men experience a sharp, crushiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hans - Thanks for sharing your experiences; sorry about the afib but very interested to learn your take on how bad it is to travel with AF. That should be reassuring to everyone...since once you are on that plane to Hawaii....it's a long flight. No getting off. I'm sure PC will analyze your mineral lost in perspiration...but the immediate thing that I note is exactaly what you poby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - sorry - not ignoring you. What does your cardiologist recommend about waiting before conversion? Here in Cleveland Ohio the rule is to call in after 24 hours and if not on Coumadin, they want to cardiovert before 48 hours because of the risk of clot formation in the atrial appendage. That risk is real. I believe you said you are on Coumadin, so perhaps they aren't as concerned aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jeanne - yes - enjoy the technicolor while you can... it will fade and turns pretty ugly. But I'm thrilled for you and how you feel. It gets better all the time. Just wait. I'm perplexed about the comment..... but I'm proud of you for referring yourself and staying on top of things. Good job, Jeanne. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Richard - Great - glad it is interesting. I've followed Bill Sardi for over 10 years now.... sometimes his interests seem biased or slanted, but mostly, he's a pretty fair evaluator. I just dont' have the time to get into it at this point. Glad you are doing it. Further to the previous post I just did on Tylenol.... I did a google and found this: Results 1 - 10 of about 22,80by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George - Thanks for baring your soul to all, here. You are to be commended for delving into all the aspects of diet, etc. I must tell you to stop the sugar intake. Sugar is the enemy not for just afibbers, either. If you consume quite a bit of sugar, most likely, you are triggering your AF with the rise and fall of the sugar spikes and the insulin surges. You just can't avoid it.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Richard - Excellent sleuthing for important information. It may be helpful for readers to know that acetaminophen is Tylenol. Most people think they are safe avoiding aspirin by taking NSAIDs Tylenol....when, in reality, the kidney function damage from both is very serious. Aspirin has its own set of problems. Everything in moderation. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George - Could you elaborate on your diet - if you take any supplements - medications? Age? Have you done any reading here on the BB into the archives about magnesium and potassium intake? Glad to help you if at all possible. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom - That's a great testimonial and good news about you. CoQ10 supplies ATP (energy) to the mitochondria in the heart cells - there are more mitochondria there than anywhere else in the body. I've always believed in supplementing with Q because I felt the heart needed all the help it could get to make energy. Interestingly enough, most of the holistic heart doctors claim it does nby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carol - my "unscientific" answer is that with supplementation or correct foods - the extra magnesium and potassium plus Omega 3's needed will calm the cells or remove the irritation/inflammation that enables them in the first place. Magnesium is calming, potassium regulates the firing of the cells, omega 3 reduces inflammation.... and of course.... eliminating the excitotoxins frby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM