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Re: BMJ Study on effects of potassium intake - 12 years ago

Thank you Gay! The researchers are rediscovering what Richard Moore, MD PhD published on in his book, The High Blood Pressure Solution . Essentially if you get a 4:1 potassium to sodium ratio on intake, it signals the kidneys to excrete rather than conserve sodium. This reduces blood pressure and stroke risk. Moore also notes that higher levels of insulin signal the kidneys to conserve sod

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Re: Ginger, 10 weeks on - 12 years ago

I've been using ginger for about 4 1/2 months. It has been very helpful, but not perfect. A quick history - I controlled my afib for about 9 years with 2 g/day potassium, 4 g/day taurine and magnesium to bowel tolerance (right now about 2-3g/day). I averaged about 1 episode/year during this time (and converted those with PIP flecainide - 300 mg). Then I went through the stress of divorce a

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Re: statistics for Natale - 12 years ago

Ron, I don't have the data, but I think comparing either Natale or the Bordeaux group to your local people is comparing apples and oranges. This is because the types of patients handled by either "name" has a much larger component of very difficult cases. Unless you happen to have US insurance, I'm guessing Bordeaux will be much more cost effective for you. IMO with ei

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Re: ER Visit for Afib: Need Guidance to find Articles on Magnesium and Potassium Levels - 12 years ago

Noreen, A few thoughts, I'd increase your mag till your stools are soft. How much it takes to get there is highly individual. You must use your own body as a guide. Mine has fluctuated over time. In a person with normal kidneys, excess potassium gets excreted, so taking a lot of potassium should not be an issue. However without working on your mag, the potassium supplementation can

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Re: Two questions: Reveal monitor and too quick to ablation? - 12 years ago

Why not more external monitoring before an implantable one? Seems extreme to me. Just because nothing happened when you had the monitor on doesn't mean you need an invasive solution. Perhaps an event monitor, since you seem to be tuned in to when your heart is irregular.

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Re: From Boston Symposium - for Murray - 12 years ago

Murray, Recently a colleague had an operation for esophageal cancer. I went to visit him in the hospital. He is being fed by a stomach tube. He said - go look and see what they are feeding me. I picked up the package and the first ingredient was corn syrup solids! A few minutes later a nurse/tech came in and took his blood sugar as he is also a Type II diabetic. It was 337 mg/dl (18.7 mm

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Re: First Visit With Dr. Sergio Pinski - 12 years ago

John, Five or six years ago, my cousin who lives in the Ft Lauderdale area was diagnosed with fib & flutter. The EP told him to just try a flutter ablation and it had a 95% chance of success and of curing the afib. I knew this was BS and strongly suggested he get a second opinion from Pinski. He did and was ablated by Pinski for both fib and flutter. He was very impressed by Pinski and

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Re: How are folks doing 5+ years out from successful ablation? - 12 years ago

Barb, I'm one who found a way to keep my afib at bay through supplements (and occasionaly PIP flecainide when they failed). This last year, I went through the stress of divorce. The increased stress led to significantly more afib than in the previous 8 years of my afib career. All this time, I've continued to read and post. The increase in afib this last year, at one point, had

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Re: What body type is worse for Afib ? Slim, Fat ?? - 12 years ago

Larry, Most affibers have an underlying condition - blood pressure, heart disease & etc. Lone afibbers do not have an underlying condition and typically get into the afib world from chronic fitness. George

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Re: Autonomic Neuropathy And LAF - 12 years ago

There is the story of Dr. Mansmann, a diabetic and physician. He used very high doses of magnesium to reverse his diabetic neuropathy. Here is a search on my previous posts on Mansmann> ;

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Re: Ginger may push up Blood pressure - 12 years ago

Several months ago, I posted my experience with ginger <; I can say that my powdered ginger probably does increase my blood pressure slightly, however as my BP tends to be low anyway, this is not an issue. I recently measured it at 108/58 - this is a bit of an increase for me. It also appears to increase my resting heart rate by ~6-10 BPM. My resting heart rate is now 60+ rather than 50+.

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Re: My Viagra experiment - 12 years ago

Tom, I looked at the properties of viagra and cialis 8 years ago. As I recall they will give your either a vagolytic or promote a sympathetic response (I don't remember which). So they might be beneficial for a vagal afibber in this regard and contraindicated for an adronergic one. As I posted in your original question, former poster Gunnar from Sweden used cialis as a part of his afib

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Re: Is VIAGRA safe for ablated afibbers? - 12 years ago

Tom, A former prolific poster, Gunnar, from Sweden, used cialis as part of his afib remission program. Here is a search He also wrote a piece for the Conference Room As I recall, these kinds of meds have either a vagolytic or sympathetic stimulating property (and viagra and cialis are similar in this respect). George

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Re: Wondering if I'm processing mangesium - 12 years ago

Lisa, I understand it differently. If your cells are "full" of mag then your body won't take much in from your gut. The mag that stays in your gut is very hydrophyllic (holds onto water). This hydration is what makes your stools loose. If your cells need mag, they will take a lot out of your bowels and constipation can be a result. Obviously sources of fiber will also come

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Re: Wondering if I'm processing mangesium - 12 years ago

Marty, I take 2.6 grams of magnesium/day and am near but not above bowel tolerance. Bowel tolerance is highly individual. George

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Re: 6 Months Post Ablation - Report - 12 years ago

Hello Tom, Thanks for the update. This is an excellent report! Great for you! George

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Re: 1 Month Into The Strategy (DHEA,MSM) - 12 years ago

John, I agree with Peggy that the cramps and constipation are classic signs of too little mag. So yes, your afib and the crams/constipation could be related. I have a friend who puts mag chloride crystals in her water when she goes out for a day of exercise (ski patrolling, winter hut to hut trips, summer hiking). George

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Re: Testing pH of my WW - 12 years ago

Lisa, You are correct, pH is ph. George

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Re: Testing pH of my WW - 12 years ago

This piqued my interest and retested a WW concentrate solution I have in the fridge. It tested a pH of 7.4. Mag chloride water tested 6.4 as does the tap water I used to make this solution. Ground up Mag Glycinate (KAL brand) pills in tap water tested 9+. The WW solution is 4-6 weeks old, as I've been traveling quite a bit. I can't think of a reason why the solution pH would chan

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Re: Testing pH of my WW - 12 years ago

Nancy "concentrated Waller Water and it was 7.0" I've used various range pH Hydrion paper to test concentrated WW and it always tested at the 8+ end of the scale, I've not done it often or in a long time, but my memory is that the paper turned very dark blue. Also this paper doesn't seem to change much once it has a color. George

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Re: 1 Month Into The Strategy (DHEA,MSM) - 12 years ago

John, "My question is , how long does it take to increase one's magnesium /potassium levels? " Potassium levels vary during the day and quickly. Early on in my afib games I had serum potassium tests taken 1) in the morning after a 12 hour fast and 2) 5 hours after taking supplements. The results were 4.2 and 4.8 mmol/l respectively. PC wrote "Diurnal Rhythm of Potass

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Re: Flecainide and Beta-Blocker must go together? - 12 years ago

Marty, Have you tried ginger? It has been a godsend for me. <; George

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Re: AliveCor IPhone 4-4S Portable ECG - 12 years ago

From their site: "The Heart Monitor also uses AliveCor’s proprietary wireless communication protocol to communicate with the app, and requires no pairing between the iPhone and the Heart Monitor." Since we aren't pros using this all day, I'm guessing it will work without actually snapping onto the phone, just need to be in proximity. I happen to like my Otterbox case fo

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Re: Colorado EP / cardiologist recommendations - 12 years ago

Kurt, Dr. S was certainly more open than his partner. A lady from Grandby posted a few years ago on Fuenzalida. You can search here to find her posts. Her husband was the afibber. "Do you have silent Afib?" No, I have a "feeling" I'm out of rhythm and verify with my radial pulse. "How do you know you're out of NSR?" The first time, I was

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Re: Has anyone tried yoga? - 12 years ago

I would think yoga would have a better chance of helping an adrenergic afibber as it would increase the parasympathetic response George

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Re: Discouraging when friends talk about their parents AFib - 12 years ago

My two cents: Most lone (idopathic) afibbers get afib at a younger age. Younger can be anything from 14 on up. As I recall from Hans' surveys, the mean age of diagnosis or first episode is late 40's or early 50's. That being said, some get it much younger. I was 49 (now 57). Most who experience their first afib episode later in life are not idopathic or lone afibbers.

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Re: Colorado EP / cardiologist recommendations - 12 years ago

Kurtray, I saw Svinarich eight years ago. His partner told me digioxin was his favorite med. I was horrified and had hour long arguments with him. He booted me over to Svinarich who was much more enlightened. He suggested I stay out of rhythm as my afib HR was low. I proposed a plan "B" of electrolyte supplements backstopped by PIP (on-demand) flecainide. He agreed. I've

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Re: Colorado EP / cardiologist recommendations - 12 years ago

One of my friends was recently successfully ablated by Svinarich, though I heard he may be retiring soon. Another friend was successfully ablated by: Fuenzalida Charles E MD 1444 S Potomac St, Ste 300 Aurora, CO 80012-4510 (303) 750-0822‎ (303) 750-1298‎ - Fax Several years ago (2007?), there was a story in the local paper about an EP saving a man's life with

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Re: Ginger/GeorgeN/ Pancakes - 12 years ago

Debbie, Yes the ginger is still working well for me. I would suggest you look at Jackie's digestion posts and work on the belching. George

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Re: Fantastic supplement website backed with citations to scientific papers - 12 years ago

Thank you Dean! George

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