Lance - I can see your confusion. Thanks for bringing that up. When Tom posted his observations, I had thought that Doctor's Best offered a capsule form which was buffered and the also the Tablet form...which is unbuffered. I didn't Google to verify. I've just now searched and the only Doctor's Best I see sold on the Internet thus far...is the "unbuffered" fby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I think for the skin issue with Epsom Salts baths, it helps to rinse off well after the soak; doubt you'd lose much if you soak long enough. As for the surface of the tub, the fiberglass tubs may not be as adversely affected by the corrosive nature of the sulfate. Jby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes George... that's my thought as well. Dr. Holsworth always cautions when on warfarin to have a physician's supervision on the MK7 dosing and testing to check for the calcification tendency. Thanks. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Travis I totally agree that the Cardymeter is very useful... and undoubtedly worth the fairly significant cost, ($350 ?) but it will not tell you anything about current magnesium levels which must then be optimized inside heart cells before you will make much progress with potassium. You can, however, assess your dietary intake of sodium, potassium and calcium fairly easily by keepinby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
The Epsom Salts bath does not have to be "hot" to be effective.... but a warm bath/soak does take more time... and as RonB indicates, the foot baths are less time-consuming so you are apt to get several treatments in during the course of a day.... but, that said, there is nothing more relaxing than 20 minutes of soaking in a warm Epsom Salts bath before bed.... in addition to oral suppby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tim - . Epsom Baths are often effective when people have muscle cramps. Either a bath or a foot soak gets the magnesium transported through the skin. . You'll probably still want to take some orally to ensure that your cell levels are optimized as much as possible. There is the topical magnesium "oil"... or gel that ... that works quickly too. George N uses nigari flakby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Johnny - There is a huge amount of research on magnesium... and the ailments that come from magnesium deficiency. You can read here all the magnesium posts... giving the science behind it... or you can go to Paul Mason's website www.mgwater.com.... and start reading there. If you are ambitious, start reading in the classic book by magnesium researcher, Mildred Seelig, MD, MPH.... &quoby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Travis - It would be great if your new ND would order for you the intracellular test for electrolytes...called Exatest... see www.exatest.com That way, you can determine which are within normal range and what might be out of range or proportionally high or low...such as is potassium low and sodium high... which would promote AF or if magnesium is low and calcium is high... which is not goodby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tim - the muscle twitching is typically magnesium... because...magnesium relaxes and calcium contracts or is excitatory to muscles...so contraction/spasm means calcium is dominating over magnesium....it's easier to deplete magnesium than calcium but both can be low if your tissue pH is acidic because the body uses stored minerals as buffers to protect the kidneys by keeping blood pH in theby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tim - your muscle twitches, are classic signs of magnesium deficiency... always important for afibbers and former afibbers intending to stay that way to maintain daily magnesium supplement intake. This is a life-time commitment. See the recent post on Magnesium - What's in Your Supplement?.... because it may be necessary for you to change brands and also increase the amount of daily dosaby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I no longer subscribe to Consumer's Report... but their online (free) news offers the following. If someone is a subscriber, it would be useful for readers here if you could post excerpts available by subscription on their magnesium report. ConsumerLab.com Answers Question: Which is the best form of magnesium to take - one that contains the most magnesium and is best absorbed?by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you Tom and George... Definitely as Tom points out...very important to be aware of magnesium and potassium intake and also what depletes both electrolytes from the body easily and quickly. The PIP protocol I used for many years when necessary worked very effectively....typically within an hour or two max.... until I began going right into A-flutter... then (for me) only an electrocarby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Alex - It does not apply to Eliquis which works on a different clotting mechanism than warfarin which also means you don't need to be checked for INR values as that's the vitamin K clotting mechanism. We do have to worry about accidents and bleeding out with severe traumas with Eliquis. Hopefully progress is being made on an antidote that is affordable will be forthcoming soon.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Here's the link for CR 72 Also - you'll see at the top of this page a box titled Conference Room. To find the whole menu of CR topics go here... (this is the Proceedings list) ..... that's how you access all the reports... Same as with the Afib Resources ... go here: See all the reports... ... Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Remember that you need to work on optimizing the magnesium first... because adding too much supplemental potassium may make AF worse rather than improve. You can continue to eat abundant potassium-containing low carb vegetables..and fruits just sparingly as you want to reduce the glucose handling issue with insulin production from high glycemic fruits (and starchy carbs) ... and then also, beby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barb - when they ablate close to or actually isolate the LAA, it requires the blood thinners until the function of the LAA can be determined... ie, adequate pumping velocity so that clots don't form in the LAA. If the velocity isn't adequate, then you are on blood thinners for life or take the next step which would be to isolate the 'tie off' the LAA completely... as inby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
There is outstanding news. Shannon phoned me briefly just as Magdalena was out of surgery. The tumor was benign... no trace of cancer. They spared 95% of her kidney. Woo hoo!!!... Such a blessing. All the good wishes, prayers, positive energy and more paid off in big dividends. I'm sure Shannon will be posting soon with the details. Clink, clink... it's celebration tiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Barb - Not quite yet: my evaluation will be mid-Feb or around that time. The TEE will be set up for me with Dr. Schweikert's EP lab in Akron so I won't have to fly to Austin.... but I, as you are, am holding positive thoughts and good faith that my LAA velocity numbers will be in the 'safe' range.... and I'll do the same for you. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Tom and thanks. Yes. It seems to clarify at least some of the discrepancies. I agree that if we keep pushing magnesium doses to just short of the bowel tolerance point, we can be somewhat assured that magnesium is somewhat abundant.... but in reality, that's not the whole story, unfortunately. If for some reason, it isn't accessing inside the cell, then the excess is just traby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
David - Good chance that you are low in vitamin D based on what you've just offered. Glad you are sleeping well. Others here have used Life Extension Labs to order the common tests... and while I've not researched it, I'd think that the 25 OH D was one they also offer. Perhaps others who have used LEF lab testing can offer suggestions for checking. Probably just look onby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Welcome to our group. As you probably know if you've spend time looking back through past posts, there's a wealth of important and useful information about many of the aspects that help set the stage to facilitate an AF event. The Conference Room and the Afib Resources links in the 'boxes' above in the headings also contain very important and useful information. These dby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
David - Okay then, it most likely was not the electrolyte depletion. Since you live in Louisiana, during the winter, you don't have the long, dark days that we do in NE Ohio... but often it's said (here) that winter blues and anxiety are caused by the short days, long darkness, lack of sunshine and ultimately low vitamin D levels in our body. Low vitamin D also manifests in musclby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi David - I'm really sorry to see you are still suffering with the anxiety issue. I'm not at all familiar with most of the drugs you take other than the beta blocker... but can't help but wonder that some of them might have 'reacted' to the colonoscopy prep or the colonoscopy anesthesia.... which is always a possibility. You probably have slower liver clearance for alby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Kevin... I have not used Krill oil so I can’t comment on that. I have used daily for many years 6 grams of liquid Omega 3 fish oil from reputable brand names known for the pure, molecularly distilled version of n3’s… that aren’t as likely to become rancid. If rancid, they definitely can cause a reaction in the body and heart arrhythmias have been reported. I like the l liquid versions becauby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom - This is good news that it works for you. This form is not chelated and is just magnesium added to glycine and there is nothing wrong with that as long as you take enough to compensate for what might be lost due to dissociation. Glycine, itself, is a nice amino acid to be adding to the body in that it has a calming effect and is also known to help keep prostate healthy. What also neby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sorry for the delay in posting this information. For benefit of newer readers, let’s review a bit of the history leading up to this discussion about the components or forms and brands of magnesium supplements. Recently, the discovery that magnesium oxide (MgO) is and apparently has been, a component of many of the amino acid chelated magnesium glycinate or bisglycinate products which areby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, Kevin... What about bread, pasta-- starchy carbs like rice, cereal? You may want to consider adding a bit more magnesium.... unless your dose puts you at bowel tolerance because many things use up magnesium and 500 mg elemental isn't much... often we need closer to 800 or 1,000 and more. Depends on bowel tolerance and everyone is different so you have to experiment. Iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nick - sorry about the confusion. The 'recipe' is for the magnesium bicarbonate concentrate. When you add the concentrate to your own drinking water... that's becomes the WW. Many of us do drink a bit of the concentrate to ensure alkalinity or also for a bit of additional magnesium. You are correct... I do drink only the WW as my only source of water at home ... almby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nancy and all - sorry... this report won't be posted until tomorrow. Just not enough time today. Expect to do the final editing and post tomorrow morning...so stand by. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Kevin - It could be that you need to assess where you are with intracellular magnesium and then, how your potassium intake relates to that since both are required to maintain NSR... in your case, it may be that if they are imbalanced or low, your permanent AF which is typically mild has become more "pronounced." If you haven't been supplementing with magnesium... or if your potasby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM