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Liz - I haven't read the book yet either. But, if you just do a Google search on ‘stains and Alzheimer’s’…. there are numerous reports making the connection you bring up. Readers can go to Dr. Graveline’s website. www.spacedoc.com and read his story about his experience with statins and now his declining health plus other then other related reports indicating the mental decline (and pby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Interesting Peggy.... and it could be that more worm cases aren't detected because no one actually thinks it could be a problem and the definitive tests are not done to rule out that infection. I'm also not sure if an ablationist could see or recognize microscopic worms or larvae present given the method of viewing heart tissue. Microscopic pathogens such as that of Lyme disease (Bby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Jim - and thanks for your detailed report. My story is similar to yours... in that after 11 years post ablation, I also developed some recurrent AF that required a second ablation and then recently a touch up to that. I'm 79. I'd just like to comment that while my blood pressure is normal, when I used Rythmol/propafenone prior to the second ablation, I found lowered my heart rby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Colin - I'm interested in that as well. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Jim - My theory for why some of us in the more 'senior' years are unable to sustain NSR in spite of our healthy lifestyles and protocols comes from what my Functional Medicine MD indicated to me a while back when my Afib kicked up again after 11 years post ablation #1. She commented that it's not uncommon for kidney function to be slightly suboptimal as a result of age. Fby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Nick - I can certainly relate to your thoughts on having a third ablation. Since the LAA is a complicated area and tissue there is fragile, I can appreciate the delicate touch and skill required to do what's needed without causing functional harm in the area. I had very little if any actual discomfort in the heart area and the major symptom was some shortness of breath which is common.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Doreen - Thanks for posting your personal experiences and observations. I totally agree with you that the best approach is just what you are doing... assessing and making adjustments to whatever influences you find are contributory and just "coasting" as long as you are comfortable. In the process, you help yourself become healthier overall and that's a very beneficial and pby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Heart & Vascular Health | Heart Healthy Living | Rhythm Disorders Lower Your Risk of Arrhythmia: Don’t Put Food in Plastic Even “BPA-free” may not be safe, says study By Heart & Vascular Team | 4/13/15 8:07 a.m. Rapid Responses and Mechanism of Action for Low-Dose Bisphenol S on ex Vivo Rat Hearts and Isolated Myocytes: Evidence of Female-Specific Proarrhythmic Effectsby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Liz - As a caveat, it's important to mention that people who have kidney impairment should use caution with magnesium supplements... and other minerals as well... but it's best to rely on bonafide research concerning the fundamental need and function of magnesium in the body starting with the magnesium "bible" from magnesium researcher, Mildred S. Seelig, MD, MPH and her colleby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Magneisum deficiency - depression, anxiety, inflammation We often talk about the consequences of magnesium deficiency so prevalent with afibbers. A recent study indicates that a magnesium-deficient diet has been shown to induce anxiety and depressive-like behavior in humans and rodents. Following are several recent reports of interest… be sure to check out the last symptom charts for botby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Always good to be aware of your 25 OH D levels..... Just newly published in Science Daily… Low vitamin D predicts more severe strokes, poor health post-stroke Stroke patients with low vitamin D levels were found to be more likely than those with normal vitamin D levels to suffer severe strokes and have poor health months after stroke, according to research presented at the American Strokeby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks George for posting that link that included my post which contains these (following) reminders. It should also be remembered that magnesium acts as an antioxidant which helps lower the resulting inflammation that results from heavy exercise and the ROS damage that occurs with prolonged aerobic exercise. So always optimizing intracellular magnesium is most important for afibbers as wellby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sam - go to this website and scroll down to the chart titled Vitamin D levels – 25 Hydroxy D #! The classes are <50 ng/ml = Deficient 50-70 ng/ml = Optimal 70-100 ng/ml =Treat Cancer & Heart Disease >100 mg/ml = Excess Multiply ng/ml by 2.5 to convert to nmol/litre This is referenced from a study by one of the vitamin research experts, Michael Hollick… (Holick MF.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you, all for your kind thoughts and good wishes. I was especially fatigued after the trip home so have just been giving in to that and resting when needed. Today, I'm going to the fitness center just to walk slowly on the treadmill to get back into the routine (slowly) and hopefully recapture my stamina very gradually. Best to all of you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy - Right on, Peggy. I'm smiling, too. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
John - Good to see you self converted from flutter. I'd take that as a very positive sign. As you say, you're still healing and hopefully, all this will settle down. Be mindful your electrolytes that need to be both optimized and balanced. Best to you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Travis - That's very good news. So glad you are doing well thus far. Thanks for posting your blog website. Nicely done. Best to you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ralph - there are numerous reasons that may contribute to a laxation effect that can occur in lower dosing with some individuals. No matter how the magnesium reaches the blood stream... oral, topical, IM injection.... the next step is accessing inside the cell, itself, via the receptor sites on the cell membranes. If, for some reason, the cell membranes are damaged to the extent that the recby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Shannon for helping to clarify my message. Lynn... I had been in regular contact with Shirley Seever, my EP nurse since the first of the new heart activity as it was definitely dramatic and difficult to ignore. I would let her know if I sent a recording that seemed either "different" or overly dramatic at the time and she would then check that particular date. She had alby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nick - as you may have just read, I've just returned from my 'touch up' procedure after LAA isolation last August and I can totally relate to your thoughts. The procedure was 'easy' enough as well as short, but it is still invasive and most likely because I'm older, the bounce-back isn't as rapid as my initial 2003 PVAI but I'm only 8 days post-ablation sby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Anne - consider also that your father is probably typical of most seniors in that he seems not to require a lot of food and often, appetites aren't robust enough to supply all of the daily requisite nutrients.... especially the essential amino acids. A high-quality, protein powder used a couple times a day would be appropriate to help augment the food he does take in and should help witby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Erich - consider that if your events occur typically in the 6-7 am time frame that you may become hypoglycemic around that hour which can be a trigger for Afib. That was initially one of the scenarios for my onset afib. I found a nutritionally-oriented MD who, coincidentally also had hypoglycemia, and he told me to be aware of what causes the problem.... several things can drive the lowby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Alex - it's known that unpleasant side effects of high dose creatine supplementation include nausea, diarrhea, cramps and bloating from the waste metabolite that forms (creatinine)... and speaks directly to your question on the General Forum about alkalinity. Do a Google search on side effects of creatine. Stomach and gut irritation could certainly be a trigger for Afib. Do you feelby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Alex - the easiest and a most beneficial way to alkalize especially for afibbers is to make the homemade version of Waller Water... aka WW.... which gives you the ion of magnesium bicarbonate which is so beneficial for the heart and other tissues. You live in Australia and I'm sure that they sell Unique Water there which is also the magnesium bicarbonate water known to provide so manby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
How I spent my Spring Vacation…. or..... "Third time's the charm," hopefully. On Wed. 4/1, I flew to Austin, TX for an “touch up” ablation on Friday 4/3 to my previous LAA isolation procedure last August. Met with Dr. Natale and team the day prior and my procedure was the first of the day on Friday. Initially, Dr Natale said what seemed to be indicated on the EKGs was aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Monty - if you haven't check your fasting glucose and insulin... you may want to do that since diabetics are at higher risk for peripheral neuropathy. Hopefully, that's not the case, but you need to know where you stand with your ability to handle blood glucose. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Paul - Are you using the supportive supplements ie, minerals/electrolytes such as magnesium, potassium and taurine to help make sure that your intracellular stores of magnesium are optimized? First, magnesium and then potassium so that you are far less likely to have skipped beats caused by a low level of these to help maintain normal sinus rhythm. Start reading The Strategy... so you havby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gordon - You can scan through this list of links to reports on the risks of cell phone energy and brain cancer. This is from Oram Miller's very extensive website... Also Dr. Magda Havas: New* Youtube video: DECT (cordless phone) signals affect the heart From EMFacts Consultancy, posted on March 24, 2010 From Magda Havas: "Please watch this 7-minute video on youtube that Iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gordon... the energy from hearing aid batteries is different than the electromagnetic frequencies from cell phones and towers, car antennae, smart meters, and Internet and handheld WiFi devices. When I offfered that lengthy post on the webinar by Oram Miller, the Building Biologist, who was talking about EMFs, I don't recall he mentioned hearing aid batteries. If they were contribby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Okay Todd - then your experience is good and the new saw must be a delight. So, intuitively, you are suspect of the new Resveratrol... My thought when I looked down the ingredient list is the potential for pesticide residues or other contaminants from using non-organic fruit ... since the mixture is obviously very concentrated. Cherry and grape when not grown organically are known to contaiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM