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Re: Nattokinase and Sensitive Stomach? - 6 years ago

Thanks, Jackie, as always. This is very helpful. QuoteJackieBut since you are taking the baby aspirin... I'd want to rule out any potentiated effects from the aspirin. If you are due to discontinue the aspirin, then most likely, the stomach issues will clear up and the NK will be fine. My experience with using NK for well over 10 years with regard to side effects is that I don't

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Re: Nattokinase and Sensitive Stomach? - 6 years ago

QuoteJoeInflamed stomach - have you tried Slippery Elm Bark powder in a glass of warm water prior to meals? No, I've been using deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL), which has not really helped much. I'll give slippery elm a try. Thanks, Joe, for the tip.

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Nattokinase and Sensitive Stomach? - 6 years ago

Friends, These days I have a pretty sensitive stomach, with borderline gastritis--perhaps triggered by the baby aspirin I am taking post-Watchman. I am wondering how taking nattokinase gel capsules (100 Mg,, NSK-SD, 2000 FU) might affect my tummy. I'm really nervous about aggravating things. I have taken NutriCology Nattozyme in the past, without problems, but nowadays I'm quite cau

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Re: Off to Austin on Tuesday... - 6 years ago

Happy travels. As everyone says, you're in good hands. If you're flying, you can ask for wheelchair service on the return trip if you like. Fun! All best wishes,

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Re: Have most people here had ablations? - 6 years ago

Great news, Shannon. Wonderful work!

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Re: Has any Afibber used Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice or D-Limonene. - 6 years ago

Sam, I'm eight years out from my Natale ablation.I've used both of those supplements, with zero discernible affect on my heart rhythm. They're safe in my experience. Hope they help.

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Re: Watchman FLX Implant Report - 6 years ago

Louise, I'm not an expert, but the Watchman FLX is a new redesign of the older Watchman, generally referred to as "next-generation." It has a closed design, not like the open "umbrella" configuration of the older Watchman. It also has eliminated, or at least covered. the small top "bump" that was a structural element of the original device, and it has more h

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Re: Dr. Andrea Natale appointed as Editor-in-Chief of JICE early Jan. ‘19 - 6 years ago

Thanks, Shannon. Please convey our congrats to Dr. Natale!

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Two Interesting Articles on Bacteria and Microbiome Issues - 6 years ago

These articles may be of interest: The Atlantic: The Bacteria Lurking in American Showerheads The water that flows through your home is teeming with microbial life. Trying to kill it off likely does more harm than good. NPR: Dangerous Infection Tied To Hospitals Now Becoming Common Outside Them (C. diff.) Diet strongly influences the microbiome and could be an element, she says. A rec

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Re: My sister - Bonnie Dickson Hill - 6 years ago

Dear Shannon, Reading about Bonnie's life and contribution was inspiring. Thanks for sharing this with us. You and your family are in my prayers.

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Re: LAAEI - 6 years ago

QuoteCareyI asked Natale that specific question before my ablation and he said he has to be more careful when working in that area, but it doesn't preclude another ablation at all. Interesting. Thanks, Carey!

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Re: LAAEI - 6 years ago

Could I piggy-back here with a related question? Would having a Watchman (FLX) in place complicate matters if one subsequently became in need of an additional ablation procedure? Or would it make not much difference? Thanks!

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Re: 3 months Afib free after taking NATTO (food) - 6 years ago

Thanks, Colindo and Dean, for this interesting thread. I myself like natto, and it's available at my local Japanese grocery in organic, non-GMO, no MSG form (Megumi Natto). My concern is that soybeans in general are reputed to suppress thyroid function. However, I read (I think on Dr. Mercola's website) that fermented soybeans--as in tempeh--doesn't have this negative effect.

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Re: 3 months this Saturday - 6 years ago

Great news, Rocketritch. Good to hear of such new beginnings!

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Re: 12 Year Anniversary Next Month - 6 years ago

Great news. Congrats to you and your EP.

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Study: Artificial sweeteners toxic to your gut - 6 years ago

This seems important: Artificial sweeteners, supplements are toxic to your gut (Atlanta Journal Constitution) Measuring Artificial Sweeteners Toxicity (Molecules)

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Re: Watchman FLX Implant Report - 6 years ago

Thanks, Carey. I appreciate your support, and your earlier reports!

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Watchman FLX Implant Report - 6 years ago

Dear Friends, I arrived home Friday afternoon after Watchman FLX procedure at Scripps La Jolla on Thursday. Dr. Douglas Gibson did the deed; Dr. Natale was superintending as my EP. It was pretty straightforward. The only hiccup was that there was some confusion--based on a report from the TEE I had a week ago--as to whether my LAA might be too small for the new Watchman FLX. So when I went in

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Re: Question on the Watchman device - 6 years ago

If I may piggyback on these questions, especially Jackie's second question, I was wondering if there were any concerns about the "for life" presence of the Watchman device, in terms of the metals, fabric: i.e., any potential toxicity? Thanks, Carey, for tutoring us all on this. I'm scheduled for a Watchman FLX implant this coming Thursday, at Scripps Memorial, La Jolla, CA

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Re: Receiving the Watchman FLX - impressions and experience - 6 years ago

Congrats, AB. Great news! I recall that others in this group are up for their follow-up TEEs soon as well. Good luck to them also.. Looking forward to hearing their reports. Does anyone how know many people have actually received the Watchman FLX so far? I'm scheduled for one toward the end of this month in San Diego. My wife is concerned that I'm serving as a "guinea pig,&quo

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Re: Study: "Probiotics may not be that helpful" - 6 years ago

Thanks, Jackie. Agreed, especially about the cluelessness. I do wonder, however, whether people taking probiotics randomly perhaps sometimes get themselves into difficulties . . . Best wishes,

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Study: "Probiotics may not be that helpful" - 6 years ago

Interesting news report: "Probiotics may not be that helpful--and could actually do harm" The idea seems to be that, if you take antibiotics, then load up on probiotics, the new bacteria could become dominant and prevent the reestablishment of one's own bacteria. "What it says is gut health is tremendously important. The data are right. It controls your brain, it co

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Re: 3rd ablation... This time with Dr Natale - 6 years ago

Excellent news!

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Re: dangers of oxalates in otherwise "healthy" foods! - 6 years ago

Here's an interesting article by the author Gary refers to: Lost Seasonality and Overconsumption of Plants: Risking Oxalate Toxicity I'd be interested in more discussion of this issue as it relates to afib and other health issues.

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Re: dangers of oxalates in otherwise "healthy" foods! - 6 years ago

This seems very important, Gary. Many thanks for sharing!

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Re: Natto food V's Nattokinase: Which is best? - 6 years ago

QuoteGeorgeNLance, my understanding is that natto food increases vitamin K2. This may increase a needed warfarin dose (which acts on both K1 & K2, but K1 is what impacts clotting), but likely won't impact NOAC's, but I'd ask. Thanks, George. I guess, upon further thought, that my concern was whether natto food would increase bleeding danger for folks on Eliquis or other NOA

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Re: Natto food V's Nattokinase: Which is best? - 6 years ago

A question occurs: I'm pretty clear, and remember reading on this forum some years ago, that natto (food) would be contraindicated for those of us on warfarin. What about for those on Eliquis and the other NOACs, which as I understand it don't depend on the vitamin K interaction? In short, could someone on Eliquis benefit from eating natto? I note a thread from 2015 on Eliquis and

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Re: Receiving the Watchman FLX - impressions and experience - 6 years ago

Hmmm. Now that Liz mentions it, I'm clear that Natale and colleagues recommend the Watchman FLX whole heartedly and without reservation. However, what I'm not clear on is whether it is fully FDA approved and covered by insurance outside of trials such as this one at Austin that a number of this group has been fortunate to participate in. Input appreciated!

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Re: Receiving the Watchman FLX - impressions and experience - 6 years ago

Many thanks, AB, for this fine report.

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Re: Stopping blood thinner after ablation - 6 years ago

Friends, My understanding is that having a successful ablation is no guarantee that it will be safe for you to go off anticoagulation. For example, if there is a lot of work around the left atrial appendage (LAA) during the ablation, which could result in a less than optimal blood flow (ejection faction?), you might be on blood thinners indefinitely after ablation, despite being in sinus rhyth

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