Just a simple thought on using powdered supplements. I take them in warm water and they generally dissolve very easily, including Taurine. Samby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for posting, Ron. I, for one, want to hear about anything that even one person has found helpful. It may not work for everyone but the likelihood is that some will benefit. Your thoughts about the importance of the digestive system are, as you said, not new. 1600 years ago the Father of Modern Medicine Hippocrates said "All diseases begin in the gut". The Ayurveda systemby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
George, can I ask how and when you take the Potassium Gluconate. My initial reason for getting it was to try it as a replacement for Sodium Bicarbonate which I've been taking last thing at night to prevent acid reflux - which it did. However, I was quite often getting fast beats in the night and felt that reducing sodium while, at the same time, increasing potassium would help. It didby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've used Gluconate for quite a long time to control fast heartbeats in the night but only recently started to consider the benefits of the Bicarbonate form which very few on the Forum seem to use. This form would seem to have the additional benefits of Bicarbonate as well as Potassium and could be less expensive with roughly twice (anyone got an exact percentage figure?) the elemental Poby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
Murray, Did you make a mistake in your Potassium Gluconate dose? 2 tbspn (U.S.) = 6 tsp = 3.24 grams Elemental Potassium. Samby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
I know many use Epsom salts - usually in a bath. How about a foot bath (this part is for my mum)? 1) How much would you use in both full and foot baths? 2) Is there any way of knowing how much Magnesium is absorbed? Thanks Samby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, Hans. And I thought I read every post! Samby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
Great replies, everyone, just what I was looking for! Thanks very much Samby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shame you didn't get any replies on this one. I'd never heard of it being recommended for Afib but when you google it you find many sites recommending it and some saying it's the best natural treatment. Well worth a try. Samby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
I know the answers are somewhere on the Forum but Search didn't produce them so perhaps I could ask again. 1) Those who can convert with Magnesium and/or Potassium:- Exactly when do you take the supplements and how much? 2) Those who use a Betablocker & Flecainide:- a) When do you take the Betablocker and what type and strength? b) How much later do you take the Flecainideby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
Just a point about your Magnesium. Check the ingredients on the label. I think you'll find Nature Made Mag contains Magnesium Oxide. The body can only absorb about 4% of this which means it is almost useless. By contrast Mag Citrate and Glycinate (the best, as Jackie says) have an absorption rate of 80% - 90% - a huge difference.by Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ron, Have a close look at your 595mg caps. They almost certainly have less than 100mgs of elemental magnesium. Samby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm very familiar with the writings of John Little from many years in bodybuilding and writing about bodybuilding training myself. A fine writer Mr Little has always been an advocate of brief but intense training and the method detailed in this book is no exception. It is definitely stressful on the body and I believe 'husband' should avoid it.by Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for keeping us updated, Heather. Do you have details of exactly what Dr Rinaldi did e.g. was your whole heart mapped, which parts of the heart were ablated etc. Thanks again Samby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
Definitely not low carbs, George. I'm going very slowly on the salt increase as the small amount I've increased it by so far has given some hardish beats and a tachycardia episode during the night.by Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sorry, Phil no personal experience. His is the name that came up most often when I was researching the subject should I need it in the future.by Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
The top man in the U.K. is probably Prof Richard Schilling at London Bridge Hospital. If you can get referred to him it would certainly be worth considering. If you have to go private it would cost you around £21000. Samby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for the replies, folks. I had already started to increase my salt intake - very slowly and very gingerly - so I'll see how that goes. I'm well hydrated but extra salt will enable my body to hold on to more water thereby increasing blood volume. I don't eat any processed foods or add salt to food so I always did add a small pinch of coarse sea salt to my drinking water. Iby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
There is no problem finding information on treatments for Hypertension buy Hypotension is not well served. Unfortunately (for Hypotension sufferers like myself) some of the effective supplements for Afib, such as Magnesium, Vitamin D, E, C, Garlic etc further low our blood pressure as does reducing salt intake to achieve the desired Potassium to Sodium ratio. Any suggestions will be very wby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
We live and learn! I'd never heard of Aged Garlic. Does anyone have any information on how this compares with the type I take - Nature's Best high strength garlic containing 470mg Freeze Dried Garlic Powder providing 4mg Alliin & 2mg Allicin. Thanks Samby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
My GP recently told me that as a young Doctor his Tutor used to say, when a new drug came on the market, "Quick! Prescribe it before its effectiveness wears off!" He was referring to the fact that a very large number of drugs are soon shown to be not nearly as good as was originally claimed. Sadly quite a few have been later found to be harmful or even fatal. Samby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
Limonene is usually taken with or just after a meal. There is no suggestion that it should be taken with a 'heavy' meal. Samby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
Glad things are well. But - a 2 hour workout! Working as a gym instructor I always limited trainees to 45 mins maximum - and that was for ones in the very best of health. Be careful!by Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nancy, Sorry; I have the d-limonene and it's on my to-do list but I give anything I try now a good test before moving on to something new and it will be a few weeks yet before I try it. It does look to me after hours of research to be the best option. Samby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nancy, Have you tried D-Limonene yet for the lax LES? Samby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
Larry's suggestion works out at £7.28 plus £11.09 postage (remember anything more than 500 grams will incur VAT plus an £8 Post Office charge). For small amounts this might be the best we can do in the U.K. Taycrest Chemicals is a local firm selling the product. I have no further details at present but Mike can contact them on sales@taycby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
When I looked for this some time ago I found a number of U.K firms, including Amazon, sold Phillips MOM but I see now that it's showing out of stock by almost everyone who used to sell it. However - it's still showing on ASDA's website.by Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ron' The LES is the muscle that keeps the top of the stomach closed. When it's lax, weak, stomach contents can easily come up into the Oesophagus causing acid reflux. This happens more easily when lying down or bending over, especially soon after a meal. I can feel acid in the oesophagus when bending over even two hours or more after eating. Sadly I have found no exercise thatby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
I believe this to be a major cause of Afib episodes - I have certainly found it to be possibly the main cause for me. I've improved things by taking half a teaspoon of Baking Soda in water at bedtime and taking a flask to put beside the bed and drink a small amount when I wake up - which for me is two or three times a night. Of course this doesn't solve the basic problem - how toby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM
We've had quite a few detailed accounts of ablations recently, mostly in Bordeaux or with Dr Natale. I've found them all interesting and useful and what I'd like to see now are similar accounts of those who've had ablations in the U.K. Who did the operation? How did you get referred to them? What method was used? Did you go private or N.H.S.? What was your post-op consuby Sam - AFIBBERS FORUM