Quoteln108 The Megumi Natto is available at my local Japanese grocery store. It is of course about twice as expensive as the frozen stuff shipped from Japan. All best! Rhapsody. Certified Organic Small Bean Natto. Case of twelve 3.5 oz containers. $36.00 per case That's not a bad price, it works out at $3.00 per 100gm container. Half of which is all you need every 2nd day.by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteRobin Wow............. Thank you all for this wonderful information. It does make one wonder what the right decision for me is. Stay tuned I guess. I'll keep you posted. FYI...on Nattokinase. Allergy Research Group advertises "Nattokinase NSK-SD 2000 FU" for about $42 for a bottle of 60 gel caps. Life Extension prices were better than Amazon. I took this product for quite aby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePoetKim I have been looking into whether the frozen natto from Japan,which is all that is available to us in supermarkets actually has any live bacterial culture. And all I am finding is that it does not. So I am,at this point, not sure whether frozen natto will deliver what we are looking for and expecting in terms of both the nattokinase and the K2. The solution seems to be to either fby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN I've always worked very hard at controlling all the controllable factors, like hypertension and blood sugar without meds and to keep them in the extreme optimal range. This is where natto and nattokinase can help. Natto among other benifets can reduce blood pressure. If you are a lone afibber you may not need any blood thinners but nattokinase is some insurance in that casby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey So if we round down to 2% that's like 98% chance of not getting a stroke? Yep. And if we take eliquis, what are the chances of not getting a stroke? 99%?by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
So if we round down to 2% that's like 98% chance of not getting a stroke?by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey I am confused with the CHADS scoring. I guess my current score is 1. However I'm turning 75 in June and I guess my score will then be a 2. How do I figure out the risk of a stroke in layman's terms without the Eliqus. You can figure out your CHADS score by clicking here. The good news is you can subtract 1 from your score for being female. That point is no longer counby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
Robin, I suggest you have read of this post, it's long but very informative. The last post by Jackie in particular.by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePoetKim Related question: If I start supplementing now with Vitamin D (since so many people seem to think that it's important for Afib protection, Covid protection, osteoporosis protection), and then later am able to take the correct Vitamin D test (25-Hydroxyvitamin D)... How long in advance of test do I need to halt Vitamin D to get accurate blood level rather than level that reflectsby colindo - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Do some research and decide for your self.by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePoetKim Thanks for the links and info, colindo. I have purchased nattokinase but have not started taking it. Have been meaning to do more reading on it so this will get me started. And I bought some natto in those little frozen packs from Japan. I am going to give it another go. Can I ask you how much natto and Vitamin D you take daily? (Although I realize we are all different.) kiby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
He also has a great article on Natto.by colindo - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
PoetKim, Do some research on Nattokinase. I take nattokinase for blood thinning. This is one link to get you started. You may also be interested in Natto. It's a miracle food. Natto and vitamin D has cured my monthly afib.by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJuggsy75 .. I had mild sleep apnea, so I got treated for this, Could You tell us what treatment you got? I think I may have mild sleep apnea,....... according to my fitbit.by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
susan.d, you may be interested to read this from The present study found a statistically inverse association between risk of breast cancer and soybean products (tofu) or isoflavones intake in Japanese premenopausal women while there was no statistically significant link among their postmenopausal counterparts. Soybean foods are rich in precursors of the isoflavone daidzein and genistby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesusan.d Thanks for the link. I miss tofu. Sloan Kettering told me to avoid soy and flaxseed because they are not cancer remission friendly otherwise I would have tried natto. Could I get the benefits from a non soybean recipe? Natto is fermented soybean and therefore is not like the standard soybean. This is what Dr Mercola has to say about it. "I don’t generally advise eating soy prby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesusan.d Doesn’t Natto have blood thinning properties? It does but not by much. For blood thinning I need to take nattokinase as well. Without going into great detail nattokinase works differently than eliquis. Eliquis stops the clotting process where as nattokinase helps the body dissolve clots. This link will explain it betterby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
I don't know much about the effects of taking too much k2 but have had afib after taking too much vitamin D. I would recommend you stay with natto, because from one packet (45gms) of natto you get about 400 mcg of K2 mk7 and some mk4 plus K1, it also contains about 100mgs of calcium. IMO natto is a "superfood". For those who want to know more of the benefits of natto, see theby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
Rest in peace Erling. I recall emails we exchanged giving me helpful information. Thank you Jackie for letting us know.by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteNotLyingAboutMyAfib George - you're fine. On KonK BID, I've cleaned out arteries with that score in less than a year. Still working on the others. Of the studies I've seen MK7 is absorbed best with EVOO. Dr. Berg is a good accumulator of knowledge but he often gets the facts wrong. He's annoying to me now but he can be a good source for further investigation.by colindo - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN I still use the higher dosage recommendation… 180 mcg daily I use this product & I know NLAMA also uses it in his successful bid to halt calcification on his CAC scan. "The Koncentrated K capsule has 25 mg of MK-4, 0.5 mg of MK-7, 5 mg of K1 and 2 mg of Astaxanthin" NLAMA takes 2/day with EVOO (I consume with EVOO, too) - the EVOO/K2 study is linked in NLAMAby colindo - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
QuoteCarey Is eliquis 100% guaranteed in preventing a stroke. That's a straw man question. There's no 100% guarantee of anything in medicine, but Eliquis does provide a predictable, reliable, proven level of risk reduction. So do all the other FDA-approved anticoagulants. I don't know of anything else that can make that claim. I know it's not 100% guaranteed in prevby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hay NLAMA, Is eliquis 100% guaranteed in preventing a stroke.by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
Madeline, Do some research on Nattokinase. I take nattokinase for blood thinning. This is one link to get you started. You know I think there could be a link between thyroid problems and afib. The heart and thyroid are both able to produce calcitonin only if stimulated by vitamin k2. Calcitonin controls calcium in your arteries and directs it into your bones where it belongs. There isby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMartha Sue Hello Everyone!! Greetings from Lancaster, PA! I'm new to this forum and relatively new to AFIB. I'd love to share my story and welcome any advice you have to offer. I am a 55-year old active & healthy female, other than being overweight (BMI 35). But I’ve very active and the owner of a busy wedding planning & decor business and work a ton of hours, although nowby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteNotLyingAboutMyAfib All K variants are OK with ELiquis. K (but not k2 mk4/7 etc) is an issue for warfarin. So what you mean is that vitamin K1 is an issue for warfarin. They are very different. One thins the blood the other doesn't.by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJake Is taking VitaminD 125mcg with K complex 1100 mcg, ok while taking Eliquis? Don't you need K to delivery D? .I test very low on D.. Thank you! What vitamin k are you meaning? K1 or K2?by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
Vitamin K2 in Natto regulates calcium. I wonder if there is a link?by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
Natto has helped me, so nutrition was the key solution for me. Drugs have never help me either, other than flecainide, used as a PIP (pill in pocket) I still drink the odd beer, glass of wine or gin but not every night. On occasions I used to go to the pub and meet up with the boys for a session but not any more. My afib burden is now 2 or 3 events a year, which I can stop quite quicklyby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
I did a seach for SVT, but couldn't find any information.by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM