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thanks, Jackie! I think she was implying that a high fat diet puts additional stress on the kidneys?by Joe - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Some time ago i asked a 'holistic' doctor about adopting a keto diet. She didn't seem to keen but said if i do go on it i must make sure i drink a lot of water in order to keep kidneys safe. Isn't it a high protein diet that potentially harms kidneys - or is it both?by Joe - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
8 cycles of HIIT and your type of strength training is top fitness! I wish i could find that sort of motivation.by Joe - AFIBBERS FORUM
Interesting thoughts on flu shots from 1:14:30. Also @38:30 it was mentioned that the 1986 act that congress has passed reliefs manufacturers and medical professionals of almost all liability in the event of vaccine injury. As for compulsion to vaccinate (not for flu shots): In June 2014 the courts ruled against the Check family upholding the Jacobson vs. Massachusetts ruling of 1905.by Joe - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Can't find any info on search Had this annoying twitch. Often thought to be due to low Mg but i've taken a supplement for quite some time. Anyhow, i had a Epson salts bath and the twitch has gone and is still good 12 hours later. Wonder, is it due to Mg absorption or placibo?by Joe - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
The first drug the gave me was Metroprolol. I felt so exhausted after just walking 100 or so meters that i stopped taking them. They hardly made any difference to my afib anyway. The doc put me on Sotalol 80mg 2x/day. It wasn't as bad as the first one. After a months or so i reduced it (my own decision) to 80mg/day and a few more months later to 40mg/day. After 2 years i stopped taking anyby Joe - AFIBBERS FORUM
OK, i think i got some better source? Flu shots are optional in the US if you don't work for companies like theses: Vaccine makers are taken off the hook by the vaccine injury compensation program (VICP). Not sure who pays for it.by Joe - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Can't really speculate on the lies given my dodgy sources. Did listen to a talk by Suzanne Humphries, M.D. and thought that she is extremely well qualified and able to talk sense. I do think that flu shots, given that the exact strains have been chosen, do give a person immunity - at least to a degree. Of course, there are better ways of preventing a really bad flu but most people won&by Joe - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Are flu shots still optional in the US? I know with other immunization your government is fascistic and makers of vaccines can't be taken to court if the product turns out to have been dodgy? BTW, i'm for immunization and free choice but wouldn't wan't to have everything under the sun that is promoted.by Joe - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
I'm with Jackie on this one. Flu shots 'protect' for how many varieties of flu virus? They don't state what ajuvants they contain, do they? I'm a cynic and think that the flu shot business (while there are some preventative benefits) are more beneficial for the givers than the receivers.by Joe - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
QuoteCarey After a couple of days they took an ECG of the heart. This involved holding my breath in for some seconds and at other times holding my breath out for some seconds in order for the operator to get a good image of the heart. I believe you meant echocardiogram. Yes.by Joe - AFIBBERS FORUM
About bringing down heart rate. This was when i was in hospital with afib that wouldn't respond to the poisons they fed to me. After a couple of days they took an ECG of the heart. This involved holding my breath in for some seconds and at other times holding my breath out for some seconds in order for the operator to get a good image of the heart. When i was returned to my room i notiby Joe - AFIBBERS FORUM
Looking forward to learning what has changed! As it is, that article makes sense to me. Thank you Shannon for the info!by Joe - AFIBBERS FORUM
Liz, speculating out aloud - perhaps it's the longer daylight/sun exposure/vit. D3?by Joe - AFIBBERS FORUM
Can't give advise. I'm 67 and had permanent afib for about 4 months two years ago. The cardiologist i saw would say that your score is a bit more than 1 because of your afib. However, after questioning him about blood thinners which he prescribed and i stopped taking at the beginning of this month, he said that with my score the risk of a clot or bleeding were about even. It's uby Joe - AFIBBERS FORUM
Has anybody found any updates on how to lower BNP levels? Suspect it's a matter of heart and kidney functioning optimally?by Joe - AFIBBERS FORUM
You will get control of the afib, Kate. At about 66 i had this problem for about 4 months. Have been free (still have some missed beats or double beats maybe a few times a day as far as i can tell) of it for about 2 years now and stopped taking beta blockers at the beginning of the month. While i was in afib (av.120ppm and peak @>170) i had a massage. It didn't fix the afib but my heartby Joe - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm also interested in the non pharma approach. Have been drinking a vege juice similar to what Dr Greger shows in this video. Got to be better fresh than the presumably pasteurized V8? Only problem is that i can't take it every day because i don't find it that palatable and i try to stop myself from treading it.by Joe - AFIBBERS FORUM
Any thoughts about yeast boosting our immune system?by Joe - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Don't know if hawthorn berry tea would help. Don't think it will hurt. I have about 1/2 liter/day. I chop them berries in half , add hawthorn herb, dandelion leaf, as well. Often i add other herbs too. Really can't say it is efficacious but if enough people try it and can report some anecdotal success - who knows. Hope you find something non pharmaceutical!by Joe - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Liz, after my cardiologist appointment and my disappointment in his (their) approach i took the risk of seeing a medically qualified doctor who became a holistic one. She initially gave me some medicine containing hawthorn - just for a few weeks. She also told me to drink hawthorn berries tea. While it didn't stop afib instantly i suspect it has kept it at bay for the last 2 years. Of cby Joe - AFIBBERS FORUM
Exactly what i thought, Dean. Confusing and i'm confused. Also wonder about taking isolating substances. For example Lycopenes isolated and as in food as a tomato.by Joe - AFIBBERS FORUM
Good advise, thank you! The cardiologist should have told me thatby Joe - AFIBBERS FORUM
When i asked the cardiologist how quickly a clot can form (when not taking anti-coagulants) in the appendage after going into afib, he said as little as 2 hours. Did he try to scare me or cover his butt?by Joe - AFIBBERS FORUM
The cardio i saw told me to take Eliquis (5mg 2x/day) because i'm 67 and was in permanent AF for about 4 months. Now, since i've been without afib for about 2 years he says that if i take it my risk of hemorrhage is 1 to 1.5 in 100 and if i don't take it my risk of a thrombus is about 1.5 to 2. But when/if i reach 70 the recommendation is an anti-coagulant on a regular basis.by Joe - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks afibbers, looked at a few posts. Not convinced that it is a good idea (apart from the yuck factor) because our body eliminates drugs/toxins through our kidneys among other metabolites.by Joe - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Cant see myself 'indulging' especially not when i think about the body eliminating substances that we don't want to accumulate. Nevertheless, i listen to all sorts of stuff go to: 1:34:45by Joe - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Thank you Jackie! We don't seem to have many high caliber medically qualified Functional Medical Practitioners here in Melbourne, Australia. We have some quite good alternative ones. I think it is down to our (and probably your) business model of medical practice and adherence to 'Standards of Care' so aggressively policed by our AMAs...? Anyway, we are lucky to have the netby Joe - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
As with so many subjects on diet and supplements for keeping healthy i find Edgar Casey's answers as good and in many cases more apposite than the opinions contemporary scientists come up. Quote 9/15/43 M. 55 yrs. (READING 3211-1) DENTISTRY:GENERAL Q-1. Regarding the universal approach: Is it true, as it is thought, that the intake of certain form and percentage of fluorine in drinking waby Joe - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM