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And to you, too, Adrian. Good to see you posting. Thanks! Jackieby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Anti-Afib - Responding late to this thread, but if and when you are no longer doing the injections but want to help ensure joint comfort and functionality, consider supplementing with the nutrient called Type II collagen... trademark BioCell (as one example). My FM MD has been recommending supplementing with BioCell collagen for a number of years. I have a report in a pdf file from a Springby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Hi Peggy - Good to see you posting. Thanks for the reminder about the potassium depletion. Obviously, extremely relevant with Afib since sugar intake depletes both of those critical electrolytes in response. Here are some links to past posts including that titled "Let's Not Forget About Potassium".... And no discussion on potassium should be without reference to CR 72by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Colin - Sugar (itself) or starchy carbs that metabolize quickly to glucose are totally, unhealthy foods regardless of whether one has Afib or not. Foods and beverages that contain added sugar are just deadly to one's system. There is just nothing good to report about that short or long-term. Breakfast should always focus on protein and healthy fat. Skip the carbs so you don't set yby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Wonderful. As advertised. Part of The Essential Trio, Taurine to the rescue, again! Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Phew, Shannon - You are one busy person! Thanks for all your great news. Fantastic opportunity. We are fortunate that you'll be sharing with us all of the latest. Best to you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Don - that's a good rant. It can help to consider that blood tends to clot in a variety of situations and not all people who have strokes and heart attacks have Afib. However, the condition that sets one up for either is the sticky, thick blood factor or hyperviscosity... (driven by inflammation) and when thick blood tries to pass through 'bottlenecks' in areas such as wheby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Don - You may not have seen my post last June on Eliquis Side effects... ... and I'm not sure if Xalerto and Eliquis are enough similar to be relevant but I do know it wasn't my imagination since now that I'm allowed to use the half-dose of Eliquis, I feel somewhat better and hope that, with time, at least some of my complaints/symptoms will resolve. I certainly appreciatby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Runner - the pillows aren't all that thick - probably about 6 inches high or a bit more .. just enough so my neck and head are higher than my left shoulder.... so I'm really not sleeping 'propped up' to much of a degree. Obviously, it depends on one's relative body size compared to the pillow height. A sleep study is smart. Apnea is definitely connected to Afib.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Runner - Long ago, I trained myself to sleep on my right side. To do that comfortably, I use two pillows so my head is a bit higher than my left shoulder. The pillows are relatively flat so the elevation isn't all that much but there is a gradual slope. As a vagal afibber, that seemed to help. Twenty years later, I’m still mostly a right-side sleeper. Your comfort with sitting in a cby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Spekkles - I have not seen that indication. I trend toward hypothyroidism, so I'd have perked up at that connection or the contraindication since I supplement with Liposomal GSH and drink the specific Whey protein. I do know that glutathione is required to convert T4 to T3...so that would support the importance of adequate GSH levels. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Pretty kittay - Based on your recounting of various experiences, consider these points that caught my eye: heart racing when you become anxious or the 3 am occurrences of racing heart. Often, that can be the result of low blood glucose (blood sugar) and that can be driven by what you ate or drank for your evening meal or perhaps a snack later in the evening. During the day, that applies wheby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Murray - Sorry not to have mentioned the activity recommendations. For the first procedure, I was to wait at least a week or 10 days before formal exercising...as I recall... and then only light to moderate during the following 3 months until the 3-month assessment which at that time required a spiral CAT scan of the heart. As I've mentioned often in my history, interestingly enoughby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Murray - This is my experience with my three ablations. For the first, I didn't have a Foley (urinary catheter); the other two, I did. After the procedure, I was confined to bed - lying still for 6 hours while the areas of catheter insertions in the groin area formed clots and the 'wound' areas begin the healing-over process. Not for the first, but the other two prby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Marg - Just FYI... The main thing about various brands of ribose is to determine that you receive the standard dose of 5 grams in that measurement... a teaspoon or a scoop. The developers of d-ribose, list their product as Bioenergy(R) and that "dosing standard"... was a slightly rounded teaspoon is equal to 5 grams of d-ribose so that often gives a hint as to the reliability of thby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Murray - Finally. I'll be looking forward to your upcoming reports. My very best wishes for an excellent outcome and the beginning of your new life in NSR. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Jim ~ thanks for your good news report. I'm so pleased you were able to see Dr. Pinski. Congratulations. Best to you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I never get tired of offering you Congratulations, Gill. Yours is a truly wonderful success story and I'm so pleased for you. Best wishes, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Starting out the New Year with an important Healthy Aging Tip on “The Master Antioxidant, Glutathione” now posted in the General Health Forum section. Glutathione levels begin to decline around age 45 so be sure you become acquainted with this important nutrient that’s not often mentioned outside of functional medicine circles. Of interest to Afibbers – glutathione helps prevent oxidatby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Healthy Aging Tip - # 4 Glutathione - The Master Defender against disease, toxins and aging. Preface and reminder that the focus of Healthy Aging Tips (HATs) centers on what we can do to help minimize or (preferably) prevent accelerated or inappropriate aging which, of course, must begin by recognizing the causes of accelerated aging. These tips, at least initially, discuss some of theby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Liz - You and I are about the same age and we are also similar in that we are sensitive certain substances. With me, it's more chemical/drug but there are also certain herbals to which I'm reactive. Some of the recent medical literature discussing 'seniors' and blood pressure, seems to allow that if you are around 140 systolic, that's fairly uncommon and not yet a hugeby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Liz - sorry to read you are struggling with this. Grape seed extract has good credentials for helping with hypertension and more. Here's a study that says Grape Seed Extract was found to be safe and to improve blood pressure in people with pre-hypertension... which at least indicates it was not harmful. I'll check the other ingredients you list and see if I can find anything useful.by Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Lance - Yes... two issues. Sorry for the lack of clarity. Apparently, some of the brassicas tend to accumulate thallium more than other types... Kale 'stood out' because of the popularity of green drinks using kale. In the report, the interviewer says: This seems hugely important because currently the green drink du jour is that kale-based green drink...and Dr. Rosenbaum agreedby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George - excellent on the Buteyko. I'm able to do my moderate exercise with my mouth closed and even if I escallate the intensity, it still feels comfortable. (of course, I'm no where near your level... and never expect to be.) Jby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Runner - also... I recall long ago when our afibber doctor, Patrick Chambers, MD, was posting prolifically here and providing tremendously valuable insight and he made a comment in a discussion on sodium excretion that stuck with me...since initially, I tended to have AF at night. It was something along the lines of.... " with a decrease in plasma sodium through urinary excretion and dehby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Montos - I can relate to your experience of weight gain caused by beta blockers. I gained a lot as a result of being on those meds for several years. It's known they cause insulin resistance, which was eventually diagnosed as my problem. I did stop the drug (unsanctioned by the doctors) and managed to begin slowly to reverse the insulin resistance and gradually losing weight but itby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi John and thanks for posting these links. It will be interesting to see the second segment published in Townsend letter since they don't typically publish speculative reports. I'll post notes when it's published. As I initially commented, the compelling items worth noting to me were the patient who found arrhythmia subsided when stopping Kale....plus the biophysics ofby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Runner - glad you are watching the electrolytes and have the helpful monitoring devices. Your magnesium dosage is quite low and unless you have bowel tolerance issues at that low level, I'd be slowly increasing your dosage every 4 - 5 days until you do the tolerance is noticeable...then back down a bit. Your muscles need magnesium. Your heart is a muscle. Iodine can be very useful in maby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Runner - On the ginger topic.... There is much written about the resultant oxidative stress and inflammation that occurs with high intensity exercise. Check out some of these from a Google search. Ginger is known to have anti-inflammatory properties which should help quench the fires whether it’s the result of exercise and oxidative stress or gastric irritation from poor digestion.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Alex - I personally prefer to alkalize by daily intake of the WW or magnesium bicarbonate concentrate added to my drinking water as I like to keep my sodium intake in a low range -- recognizing (of course) that the body does need adequate sodium for functionality. I don't see a problem with small amounts of sodium bicarbonate intake daily, either. That said, read through the Alkalinityby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM