Louise - First, let me comment that the point of my mentioning my treatments for ANS balancing was to emphasize that those with ongoing stress, tend to have high sympathetic tone which is found to be conducive to promoting arrhythmia. Anything we can do to balance the ANS will be helpful not only to total body health, but will help our heart stability as well. Regarding what I do for Earthby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
J Altern Complement Med. 2007 Nov;13(9):955-67. Can electrons act as antioxidants? A review and commentary. Oschman JL. Abstract A previous study demonstrated that connecting the human body to the earth during sleep (earthing) normalizes the daily cortisol rhythm and improves sleep. A variety of other benefits were reported, including reductions in pain and inflammation. Subsequent studieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, Mike and Erling for your acknowledgement and contributions. What’s most interesting on a level that everyone can understand and utilize is Earthing to calm the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) and the connection to the heart. Since everyone seems to be on stress overload these days, Earthing or grounding is an extremely useful remedy. The shift from sympathetic tone (stress) to parasymby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
The Final Frontier – Energy Healing ……Reversing Atrial Fibrillation It’s all about energy. How we produce it; how we keep it; and how we lose it. The body is functionally electric. We are composed of electric fields. Heart energy maintains Normal Sinus Rhythm. Energy = Voltage. “Science tells us that the body is one dynamic conductor of electrical impulses…or in the words of biophysby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
It should be comforting to know, George, you aren't sensitive to the toxic frequencies. The current concerns are that without testing, many people who are mildly toxic to these frequencies are still accumulating the damaging effects but they won't know until much later when the manifestations show up as other symptoms. The collapsing effect on cells will eventually become a major concby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dr. Sinatra's video clip on intro to Earthing or grounding. Grounding Q &Aby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Theresa - I hope the Ferrochel helps. There is evidence linking vitamin D deficiency to autism. I just posted links to the Vitamin D interviews with the expert...John Cannell, MD. Be sure to check it out. It's important to use the more bioavailable forms of vitamin B6... the P5'P or pyridoxal 5'-phosphate for max efficacy. As for grounding... being barefoot inside and out heby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've had a subtle but positive response sleeping on an earthing sheet for about a year. I noticed the difference when my wife was out of town in the winter and I let the house temperature drop, therefore sleeping with clothing (which insulated my skin from the sheet). I started waking up in the middle of the night and having a hard time getting back to sleep. This was common prior to gettby GeorgeN - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Earthing originally referred to walking barefoot on the ground that allows us to pick up electrons that help reduce oxidative stress in the body. Later, the gounding pads became available and are useful when sitting at the computer for long hours as well as while sleeping. Many energy healers say to sit with bare feet on the ground or lie on the ground every day for this grounding effect. Carby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Hans, There are a number of technical errors in this post about earthing. I have no position for or against earthing as a health aid. 1. Modern oscilloscopes have a very high input impedance. This means they can measure a voltage that can not support any current flow. If I touch my scope probe to my finger, I can get many AC volts displaying on the scope. This seems to suggest that this voltby Larry Zajdel - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
The following letter came to my attention which I think is important to read regarding the dangers of grounding. Dear **** The ground wire in the outlet is physically bonded to the utility neutral in the electrical service box, so induction is not a consideration. There is nothing "tricky" about measuring voltage in the earth. All it takes is two ground rods (I use screwdrivers),by Hans Larsen - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Jackie, Great report! I don't know if you plan to do a part 3, but if not, I will combine parts 1 and 2 and put the total report in the Resources section. I have been convinced for some time now that electropollution is a definite risk factor for the development of afib, so it is good to see some confirmation of this. As you mention, home wiring can be an important source of EMF. I haby Hans Larsen - AFIBBERS FORUM
ELECTROPOLLUTION (TOXIC FREQUENCIES)-- HEALTH RISKS IDENTIFIED Part 2 by Jackie Burgess, RDH (ret) We are continually bombarded, day and night with an Abnormal Electromagnetic Environment.' Our use of energy for power and communication has radically changed the total electromagnetic field of the Earth. Because we cannot directly perceive this with any of our senses, most of us are unawaby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hans - I'm delving into this very deeply and the information I'm learning indicates that grounding is really something everyone should do therapeutically to get their 'electron' fix daily... to help difuse the electropollution....regardless of where they are... unless of course, it's New York City and than that's hopeless.... and actually one doesn't have to beby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Todd and Jackie, I have discussed the question of grounding (earthing) with two experts on the subject of electropollution. On the surface, as I have earlier stated, it sounds intuitively right that being in "touch with the earth" is a good thing. And indeed it is if you are walking barefoot in the grass or along the seashore far from any sources of electropollution such as cellphoneby Hans Larsen - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Thanks Todd - I mentioned grounding in the original report on electropollution... thanks to George N bringing up the Earthing book. There is a huge amount of info on grounding and as the E/P report indicates, Dr. Sinatra endorses it as very necessary for overall health. Jackieby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Jackie, Great review! I certainly hope everybody reads it and take appropriate action - at the very least shut off your wireless router and cordless phone during the night. It is amazing though how slowly the wheels of medical research grinds. Here is an abstract from 2000 published in International Health News. "Safety of cell phones revisited COVENTRY, UNITED KINGDOM. Public concern oby Hans Larsen - AFIBBERS FORUM
Part II - Continuation Heart Rate Variability He notes that wireless disturbs Heart Rate Variability. Cordless phone use can affect your heart According to results of a 2010 Study on EMF and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Over the past decade, controversy has been building as to whether radiation from wireless devices like cellular and cordless phones can cause health problems ranging from insby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
The Earthing Institue has some information along these lines. It makes fascinating reading, such as the article by Matteo Tavera and Grounding The Human Body to Neutralize Bioelectrical Stress From Static Electricity and EMFs. Steven Sinatra was my cardiologist briefly some time ago and wrote a book about Earthing recently. I use the grounding pad, really a sheet with fibers in bed to sleepby John A - AFIBBERS FORUM
My problem is I don't have enough time to sit, focus and delve into all this so that I fully grasp the depth and meaning. Since it's so very important and very, very current, I'm planning for that to be part of my leisure reading out under the shade of a huge, old oak tree every afternoon when I take my break for some earthing/grounding time. Should be the perfect combination.by Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
March 2011 Update Time for another update and this time I am somewhat confused because I am improving. Last week was my 80th birthday and after four years of a progressive downhill course, I am getting stronger. Once again my muscles feel like muscles instead of soft dough. With the aid of my walker, I am back to walking slightly over one mile each day with no problems. I no longer feel that waby Erling - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Sujo, You've posted on PIP flec. With what you describe, PIP is not appropriate. I'd titrate up on flec to a daily dose that keeps you in NSR. Finding NSR is important. You can play around with other ways to hold it after you've gotten there. On an unusual approach to NSR, I was at a friend's house for dinner last week. When I left, she gave me this book to read: Eartby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM