From an overall health objective I'd be avoiding too much high fructose fruits anyway (as I do) - stick to raspberries, strawberries and blueberries in moderation would be my advice.by mwcf - AFIBBERS FORUM
I suspect there's more to it than just the glycine Sam - if it's got anything to do with the Glycine at all. Another trip to Bordeaux would appear to be on the cards. When I went a month after you Shannon told me beforehand to fully expect to need two procedures and be happy if one procedure did the trick/was enough. Even quite a few Natale - oft hailed as the maestro here on this forumby mwcf - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sounds reasonable Liz given your age and that your AF is pretty much asymptomatic. My mother was very symptomatic at first (in her mid-30s) but this eased to the point where when she went permanent aged 70 she could barely feel it. As such, she chose to remain off drugs except for AC. She passed aged 80 of nothing heart-related after she took a really bad fall and ended up with a severe intracranby mwcf - AFIBBERS FORUM
Good call cirenepurzalot. Wishing you the best possible outcome.by mwcf - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN Thanks George. Really interesting article by Hans too. I have BPH but fortunately no issues and still very low PSA at 0.6 Mg/ml a few months ago (age 59). I already eat lots of cruciferous veggies, mushrooms (incl. shitake) and take curcumin and K2. 0.6 is low, I recall reading an article saying that if you were 60 (or 62) and your PSA was <2 then your probability of dying oby mwcf - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
QuoteJackie Good info, Todd. Thanks. Definitely, as Dr. Levy observes in his talks and books, the IV Vitamin C is highly effective..when it's available and administered in medical settings. In a crisis situation where populations may overwhelm medical facilities, those at home can have similar results with the **** lipospheric **** form of C. Just plan ahead and stock up. Jackieby mwcf - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Thanks George. Really interesting article by Hans too. I have BPH but fortunately no issues and still very low PSA at 0.6 Mg/ml a few months ago (age 59). I already eat lots of cruciferous veggies, mushrooms (incl. shitake) and take curcumin and K2.by mwcf - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Interesting article thank you George. How much red meat do you consume per week please?by mwcf - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Sam, what time did this episode start and was it after excessive nocturnal nocturia like the episode before in July?by mwcf - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Sam, According to everything I've ever read here this last 20 years, dehydration is certainly a potent trigger for AF or at least greatly contributing to setting the scene for it. Boy that's some voiding you got going on there at 3+ litres in 10 hours. Is that an occasional event or pretty much every night? This last 20 years I get the occasional night - like a couple of timesby mwcf - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey If you never come off the antiarrhythmics then you'll never know if your ablation was successful or not. You’ll know it was a success if you had AF weekly or monthly before the ablation and no AF for a year or more after the ablation whether or not the AAD was/is continued.by mwcf - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Steve. As you know, I was at 117 nmol/L at my last D test just over a week ago (that from 73nmol/L previously and before 10 days of 4 x 5000iu/day of D3 - I am 6' 4" and 93kg). Since upping Vit D3 I have noticed as follows. Before commencing D3 I would get hundreds of ectopics per day and a few second run or 2 of ectopics per week. Where I am now I'm getting less single ectoby mwcf - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
I'm almost always likely to get a couple of ectopics when I lie down again in bed after having got up to go pee in the night.by mwcf - AFIBBERS FORUM
One small caveat - for me as a vagal afibber (and for others if I recall correctly) diltiazem as rate control (acute during AF attack) predisposed the AF to reorganise to AFlutter.by mwcf - AFIBBERS FORUM
So he said you'd drop dead and then STARTED you on 300mg/day? I.e. the max dose for a large man?? Erm.... NOT. LOADS of folks - providing no existing heart disease - take Flec for many years with no issues whatsoever. Moving to a different EP was a good move all around I'd say.by mwcf - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yeah nothing wrong with some alternative thinking in the mix! Glad things didn’t get too hot for you recently Dean.by mwcf - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
From the above: “ (Author) said the normal range for vitamin D was 41 to 80 nanograms per deciliter (ng/dl). Patients in the study were designated as having excessive vitamin D had had readings above 100 ng/dl.” Steve Carr’s target Vit D is 66 ng/dl (165 nmol/L) so still well below the max as per the article (and well within optimal range). How on earth folks can manage to get their Vit D beyondby mwcf - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Thought-provoking as always Dean. I’m gonna try it again. Hope all good with you over in Forster fella!by mwcf - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
He had his first ablation in Bordeaux - maybe he’s gone back there for another?by mwcf - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've lost 3 friends to Motor Neurones Disease this last 10 years, and happened on this link about a Doc looking for some way of reversing MND and has a guy who made a partial recovery using the above supplement. Apparently promotes healthy gene expression - therefore presumably helping avoid unhealthy gene expression.by mwcf - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
QuoteGill An EP once told me that ablation might not prevent AF from initiating itself but should make it impossible for it to sustain itself. Gill Nail. Head. IMO FWIW.by mwcf - AFIBBERS FORUM
FWIW, I’ve had intermittent T4 area issues (painful muscle spasms lasting a few days pulling my neck out of line) all of my adult life and I’ve often had runs of ectopics during osteopathic treatments.by mwcf - AFIBBERS FORUM
Interesting topic IMO. Whilst there are some posters who claim never to have had a single missed beat after a successful ablation (and lucky them indeed!), my take is that most folks whose ablations are successful (in preventing reoccurrence of AF for 8-12 years or more) continue to get pretty much as many ectopics after the ablation as they did before it (e.g. Gill from the UK here on this foby mwcf - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Sam. I'm GERD-free at present but will try this as and when required. It sounds like it maybe something to do with allowing a sliding hiatus hernia ample opportunity to slide back down beneath the diaphragm if it is indeed a HH that is the problem (as I understand it is for 50% or so of middle-aged folks out there).by mwcf - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
QuoteSam Mike. have you tried the belly breathing exercise for acid reflux? It cured mine quite quickly. I'll give more details if you're interested. Yes please Sam I'd be interested in reading about it. Cheers, Mikeby mwcf - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Here’s an article for you colindo. Check the case study near the start. Let me know what you think! Uricacid andcalciumoxalatenephrolithiasis. Cheers, Mikeby mwcf - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Quoteln108 Doesn't look like there's an antacid available that doesn't just contain magnesium compounds. Maybe an occasional 15mg PPI is the least bad option! You could try magnesium carbonate. I've used this product with some success, though I don't think it's as effective as the standard antiacids. Thanks for that. Agreed worth a try but when I went to order sby mwcf - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Quoteln108 I've ordered some Maalox (all Mg-based) for use from now on instead. Mike, Doesn't Maalox contain aluminum hydroxide as a primary ingredient? I'm not sure if that's not worse for one than calcium. Thanks for alerting me to that. Doesn't look like there's an antacid available that doesn't just contain magnesium compounds. Maybe an occasional 15mgby mwcf - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Fascinating stuff again thanks Steve. I've always found that fish oil supplements increased ectopics. Just looked at O3 content of various foods and its surprising just how much some foods like canned fish and flaxseed oil for example actually contain. And, notably for me as an avid eater of seafood, a surprisingly large amount in shellfish, so looks like I'll be moderating that from noby mwcf - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve, Many thanks for your views on the couple of articles I posted - much appreciated. And great news about your dad too! I just ordered a Vit D test online and should get the results in a week or so and will let you know. As I think I mentioned already (PM), I used PPIs on and off all my adult life up until about 15 months ago. Since then - and managing my diet better including losby mwcf - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM