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Re: Is Vegetaritan diet superior to the Paleo diet - 12 years ago

Gordon: Looks like a much better diet than Dr. Esselstyns', Dr. E's diet is very stringent. But still not too much meat, says meat only a couple of times a week, I do eat some meat everyday, I just have more energy and feel better, of course, I havn't eaten too many beans so I could up the beans and lower my meat consumption. I have been reading lately that one should not eat

by Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM

Re: Is Vegetaritan diet superior to the Paleo diet - 12 years ago

The doctor has 20 years of success with his diet and heart patients, his diet apparently has helped diabetic patients as well. We don't know what kind of diet his success stories had in the beginning so it is hard to get a clear picture, we do know that Bill Clinton liked his junk food. Now, grain and legumes are not good, grain is bad, many people think they are gluten intolerant, pro

by Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM

Is Vegetaritan diet superior to the Paleo diet - 12 years ago

I have been reading and seeing articles and T.V. spots about Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, he wrote the book "Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease", Dr. Esselstyn is a leading proponent in the field of plant based diets. The doctor says Cardiovascular disease need never exist--it is a food borne illness, change your food and you change your life. Dr. Esselstyn was a surgeon for a number of yea

by Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM

Re: Grain Brain - 12 years ago

Jackie: Sounds a lot like the Paleo diet, I do not think that a high fat diet is so great. So many books come out touting this way to eat and not eat, this food causes a certain disease and the writer of his book says his diet cures: I think a lot of it is blowing in the wind.  Grain Brain Controversy: Should we eat grains? Is this science or rhetoric? Cover of Grain Brain book by

by Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM

Re: Minimum effective daily dose Flecainide - 12 years ago

George: I remember you posted that you were eating a tremendous amount of cheese, I don't remember how much it was but it was rather astounding, I do eat some cheese most days, but not a lot (mozzarella), so maybe people shouldn't give up their cheese just yet. Liz

by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: potassium - 12 years ago

Tom C: I eat some grain (whole wheat, rye, corn), I don't eat a lot but I do eat some most days, my potassium levels are usually around 4.5, I do not take any K supplements, I tried once and it gave me runs of AF. So, people should not apply everything they read to themselves, easy does it, some apparently do need extra K, but they should do this carefully. Most fruits, vegetables,

by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: More Caffeine may lower AFIB risk? - 12 years ago

Ron: "A growing body of research shows that coffee drinkers, compared to non-drinkers: Less likely to have type 2 diabetes, Parkinson's disease and dementia Have fewer cases of certain cancers, heart rhythm problems and strokes. "There is certainly much more good news than bad news, in terms of coffee and health" says Frank Hu, MD, MPH, PhD, nutrition and epide

by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: Responses to Tom P - Flecainide and Brain Health posts - 12 years ago

Tom P: I am not posting for or against fluoridation, but I have to say that Jackie should have the right to post against fluoride just as you have the right to dispute it. Hans and George and you can be wrong just as Jackie could be, but we as posters on this board have the right to hear both sides. Liz

by Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM

Re: AFib/Earlier Dementia - 12 years ago

Nancy: The general population can have mini-strokes that they are not aware of. Liz

by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: AFib/Earlier Dementia - 12 years ago

Does this article point to people in AF 24/7 and also to paraoxymal afibbers? Seems like Shannon believes that afibbers that have "an average rate of breakthroughs" are included. My mother was in AF 24/7 for about 12 years, she died at age of 92 of heart failure, but was keen of mind. Liz

by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: Responses to Tom P - Flecainide and Brain Health posts - 12 years ago

Jackie: "Both were avid fans of canned diet Pepsi, had very ‘picky’ diets and were not fond of veggies and fruit. Drank alcohol moderately. Both were smokers; one stopped in her 30’s. One took a statin for over 10 years and the other always had abnormally low cholesterol levels." I would suspect that the diet sweetners that are used, plus the fact that these ladies didn't

by Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM

Re: Questioning my possible ablation (cold feet) - 12 years ago

George: The health care industry/ins. needs changes, there is no question about that. The problem is what was passed by one party in the night isn't it, they have made it worse. Liz

by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: Questioning my possible ablation (cold feet) - 12 years ago

George: There have been reports all over the country of people being kicked out of their policies, they have gone to the exchanges and found that their insurance will be much higher with a higher deductible. I guess we will have to see what will happen, hope it works out for you. The following is taken from INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY, I pretty much believe in them: " Socialized Me

by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: Questioning my possible ablation (cold feet) - 12 years ago

I would say if anybody is thinking seriously about an ablation with Natale, they probably better do it before it is too late. You may not be able to go out of network to get Natale or another doctor that you may want, also the hospital. "Narrowing a network means limiting patient choice of doctors and hospitals in an effort to cut costs. A McKinsey and Co. study says that 38% of Obamacar

by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: Concerned about VT and waiting for ablation consult - 12 years ago

Nancy M. If you take calcium, you do have to take synthroid about 4 hours later, calcium interferes with the uptake of the thyroid hormone. I take vit K, never paid any attention to a time period between taking it and synthroid, K2 plays a role in bone health, so does magnesium, I have never heard that there has to be a time period between taking vit K and synthroid. You could take synthr

by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: Concerned about VT and waiting for ablation consult - 12 years ago

Nancy: Never heard of a any doctor, Holistic or traditional, that does not use bloodwork to tell him about his patient, I go to a holistic doctor and he takes about 15 vials of blood, I go twice a year. I am sorry but testing with ART sounds rather weird. I also take synthroid, I have since my thyroid was nuked about 21 years ago, I seem to do ok with it, I have read that some people who t

by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: Vitamin C--Ascorbic acid - 12 years ago

You can find a lot of stuff on the net about using corn syrup/hydrochloride acid which is used to make ascorbic acid (vit C. However I took my piece from : written by Michael and Nora Wohlfeld---I would say that Dr. Szent-Gyorgyi. winner of a Nobel Prize, says that the most effective way to get your vit. C is when taken from whole foods. I was shocked when I learned that ascorbic acid

by Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM

Vitamin C--Ascorbic acid - 12 years ago

I didn't realize just how bad the wrong vit. C is----most health food stores sell this kind of vit. C and according to the following article can cause a multitude of problems. Many bottles of ascorbic acid are purchased every day under the misguided assumption that ascorbic acid is the same as Vitamin C. In reality, ascorbic acid is an isolated nutrient that is part of Vitamin C but it

by Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM

Re: It is getting worse - 12 years ago

Lynn: I also just take the Propafenone only once/day (night), I am vagal and get my episodes in the late evening or during the night. Most docs say to take one tab. every 8 hrs. to keep a steady supply in your system. My EP felt that the tab. at bedtime would work the best for me. I have used this protocol for at least 7 years, no I have never had an ablation. I don't as a rule get a

by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: Paleo Diet ! Uncivilized (And Unhealthy and Untrue) - 12 years ago

"I wonder if the book addresses the industrial startches and commercialized prepackaged stuff that is more or less the only stuff thats availiable to the masses ?" There are many, many fruits and veggies available to the "masses", the problem is not the availability, it is a lot of people just don't want to cook from scratch. I personally don't believe in a s

by Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM

Re: It is getting worse - 12 years ago

Lynn: I take propafenone (150mg.) at night before bed, I am vagal. My EP never said I needed to start the med in the hospital, so I never did, I also do not take a beta blocker with it, Propafenone has some beta blocker in it. Taking the propafenone every night plus magnesium has helped me a lot, I also eat quite well as I grow my own veggies/fruits. Why not try the propafenone either as a

by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: Passing the torch - 12 years ago

Hans: You will be missed, thank you for creating this site. When I first had AF, it was frightening, I made it worse by being panicky. By finding this site and reading the posts and much of the informative writings that you have complied on AF, calmed me and I started to control my AF rather than AF controlling me, a big Thank you Hans. Liz

by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: Excellent article by Dr Mandrola on the problems of using relative risk analysis in the NOAC versus Warfarin debate .. as well as in all other areas of medicine - 12 years ago

Well, then there is me---I cannot take Coumadin, it caused the whites of my eyes to get bloodshot, just a little pressure and my thumb filled with blood. I was told by my EP to stop the Coumadin. I saw my EP about a month ago and asked him about the other blood thinning drugs and he said that I would react the same way as I did to the Coumadin. I do take some aspirin, my CRP is 0.28 (<0.80

by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: Definition of Atrial Fribrillation - 12 years ago

Louise: I too never had a heartbeat of 300, the highest that has been recorded was 140 which was the first time I had an episode of AF. Now, my rate in AF is In the upper 80s , low 90s, I know because I take my pulse. I don't know how anyone can tolerate a heartbeat of 300, I would think that the heart rate varies in most Afibbers. Liz

by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: Left Atrium Size? - 12 years ago

Murray: I just had an echo about 2 weeks ago: LVIDd: 45mm LVIDs 33mm LVSDd: 10mm LVPWd: 10mm La: 46, LV EF: 60-65 Conclusions Normal overall left ventricular systolic function Normal overall right ventricular systolic function Moderate tricuspid regurgitation My first AF episode was about 14 years ago, I now get AF about every two month

by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM

Re: Astaxanthin - Cardio protective.... and more - 12 years ago

John: Good advise from Jackie to google Astaxanthin, I did, and found some not so good things about Astaxanthin. I read that it is not a good idea to take Astaxanthin if you have : Low Calcium Low BP Osteoporosis

by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM