Saw this article from the Edgar Cayce (1877-1945) Health Database: "From the Edgar Cayce readings' point of view, a diet should be slightly alkaline-reacting or consist of about 80% alkaline-forming foods and 20% acid-forming in nature. ....from a purely technical, medical point of view, as too much acid-forming could be a drain upon the fixed base or so-called alkaline reserve of thby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth Last Nov. I tried to get another supplemental Ins., there are cheaper ones out there, but was denied because of my existing AF. L I picked the most expensive supplemental plan that was available. It's saved me a ton of money.by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey Yes, no question that Trump and the GOP have intentionally sabotaged the ACA over the last year, but the important provisions as far as this discussion goes remain intact. Looks like a lot of variation depending on what state you're in. State subsidies are getting cut, so a lot of insurance carriers are dropping out after losing money. From what I've read, the remaining fewby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey Obamacare is alive and well. "The individual and small group insurance markets have been subject to intense and deliberate sabotage by the federal government in the past year, including: the elimination of cost-sharing reductions, shortening of the open enrollment period, slashed federal funding for outreach to consumers, the elimination of the individual mandate, and the coby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey They don't have a choice. Once you've purchased the policy they have no choice but cover whatever you do under the terms of the policy. I know people have done this in order to get a Natale ablation when their existing coverage wouldn't cover it. I know that was the ideal under Obamacare, but not according to the referenced Blue Cross Video (2018).by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
Unpeeled, organic apples is a good source.by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteBillyjeans Have any of you purchased specific health insurance so that you could get an ablation from Dr Natale? If so, which kind? How much more is insurance with a pre existing condition such as afib? Could you just get insurance for a year or so just to get an ablation? Thanks, Billy No, insurance companies are not that stupid. They might have a policy that would include it, but you&by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey It it's completely gone, you can assume to a p= .00001 that the change is the result of the new different medication. That's an impressive level of certainty. Not sure how you got there but whatever. As I said, I'm not saying you're wrong. I'm just saying your experience can't be applied to the rest of us. To go from sizeable clot over three monthsby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey BTW/ this isn't anecdotal...it's a valid within subject repeated measures longitudinal study. That's an impressively fancy way of saying anecdotal. One patient, one experience = anecdotal. No, it's not, within subject designs are great when you don't have large sample groups. In this case, you get to accurately measure just how large the clot is initiby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes, the body breaks down the clot and anti-coagulent keeps new clots from forming. Unfortunately, Eliquis wasn't doing that over several months. We switched to Warfarin so we could actually monitor the INR. The clot was completely gone in two weeks. BTW/ this isn't anecdotal...it's a valid within subject repeated measures longitudinal study. I suspect at some point the one-size-fiby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJackie While the Eliquis should work as advertised for lysing clots that might accumulate. Maybe....then again, it didn't work for me..and I could watch it not working for several months of TEE tests. How much really works "as advertised' anyway? PS Anyone ever seen a Warfarin advertisement on TV, or received boxes of free sample from your cardiologist or EP?by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteIan G In 2011 the episodes became more frequent but still converted quickly almost every time with exercise and I started taking Flecainide 50 mg twice a day,most episodes are triggered by oesophageal irritation from chronic Gerd or excess stomach gas that results in belching . Episodes still average about once a week or so . So far so good, I also get other ectopics which canby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon, It's interesting that in "Lone Atrial Fibrillation Towards a Cure", Hans Larsen described Ablation as a cure, which it certainly is not. Yes, stem cell therapy is part of the search for a cure, in this case for Atrial Fib, so the topic already has over 400 views. Via discussion, we learn the risks, false claims, and promise of any potential "cure." To me, thatby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteBillyjeans Just read a ton about this last week. Also saw the video and many more describing how to keep the parasympathetic dominant. Definetly worth putting some time into. "As you can see, no one can come right out and say chiropractic will help atrial fibrillation. However, taking all this information in together, it suggests that chiropractic could be worth a try."by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJoyWin PS: can anyone enlighten me about the Lesions showing up on brain scans after ablation...I'm considering one if all settles with my heath. More risk of lesions prior to ablation.by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
Found it in Trader Joe's Synergistic Vitamin C Complex.by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth j. OK, truce. Sometimes hard to distinguish between all in the written word, a lot easier in person. Please don't leave, we need your sense of "humor" Liz Amazing..edited in the ref to because I was sure someone would blast me for calling people on the board stupid. That, on top of sharing a topic I thought would be of interest. I've done this enouby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth You have taken my words out of context: I didn't say that people coming here are stupid, Carey said 'many coming here may not be able to distinguish between nonsense and useful information. I have found that most that have come here are very intelligent, they found this site and have added a lot. Adios L Right....that's what I was referring to It'by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth Really, so you are saying that most coming here are stupid? If that is the case, then I want valid studies that back up what is being said on the AF forum. Liz You don't want to do that....stupid people won't know how to interpret them.by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey Distinguishing between nonsense and useful information isn't as obvious to everyone reading this as it may be to you, You have a point. To benefit from a community dialogue requires the ability to listen to the experiences of others. So a problem could be either too little or too much information (i.e., expert's syndrome).by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carey, I respectfully disagree. I find research into AFIB treatment alternatives very interesting, and a break from the dismal options now available. Definitely, there's a lot to learn about AFIB, but I've never known education to kill anyone. It's lack of education, for example, when people trust the experts, that get people into trouble. Neither you nor anyone else knows when a tby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJustMeToo The day when a-fib can actually be considered "cured" will probably occur in the future...but it may be many years before that happens. It is good to know that research is being done approaching it from several different angles. Well, just think how long it takes to go through 6 ablations.by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon, very interesting post. I'm hopeful at some point a cure for AFIB will be possible. Impossible to say when.by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon, feel free to change the title to anything that makes you comfortable.by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm interested in AFIB, not General Health. As someone who has been attending stem cell conferences for over 5 years, I'm well aware of the limitations. Still, I would deem your comment about Steve Ryan "Ryan is speculating rather wildly when he predicts that stem cell injections will become standard treatment for afib" as disrespectful, and ill-informed. I am sure he knows whby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
Let's not get paranoid about reporting research into techniques other then ablation.. Nobody believes that Stem Cell research is currently "ready", but having to remove any mention of it is simply ridiculous. Who are you trying to protect?by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotelibby Inspiring!! Tell me more about cleaning your arteries. Did you follow the diet from Caldwell Essylsten, Joel Fuhrman, other? That was a part of a quote by Bill Syrjala. You can reach him at the posted email address.by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey Not in my experience. I had four TEE's spaced several weeks apart while on Eliquis, and it did almost nothing to remove the clot. Switched to warfarin, and it was gone. One patient's anecdotal experience doesn't outweigh thousands of patients in randomly controlled trials. It's very hard to argue with the data. Monitoring for individual differences is still aby jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotelibby Scary, so sorry. I'm glad you're better. Was that post ablation or was your atrium big? That was my introduction to AFIB. Yes, the atrium was enlarged. I thought I needed more bananas and continued to do daily laps at the pool until thrown into the hospital. Almost killed me.by jpeters - AFIBBERS FORUM