I Fixed Myself

1955

1955

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It was about 8 years ago while in bed my significant other with her head on my chest said my heart was beating irregularly. So a visit to the doc indicated I was having Premature Atrial Contractions or PAC’s classified as irregular, irregular. Although these are considered benign they can be a precursor to AFIB so I decided to take action and cleanup my life style. I started eliminating all my vices and improving my diet. Luckily I’ve always been active so my weight was not a problem.

However, as I learned over the years there’s a lot more going on in our bodies and things got progressively worse. Finally, it was about 4 years ago when I had my first AFIB attack and that was a real eye opener. So I stepped up my efforts trying different things. Of course the Internet has tons information and some success stories so I was determined to buck the system and fix myself. Otherwise the medical solution is to treat the symptoms through pharmaceuticals and heart surgery (ablation) something I wanted to avoid at all costs.

Little did I know the extents in which this path would take me. Had I known I may have just taken easier path which almost happened earlier this year when I was ready to have ablation done. I was having episodes every week that were lasting 2 to 3 days and when I was not having AFIB I was throwing PAC’s every beat. As I was making arrangements with an electrophysiologist I decided to make a few more changes and bang, my AFIB stopped – I could not believe it. After a couple months I stopped taking the drugs & still no AFIB but the PAC’s were still persistent. About a month ago with a few more tweaks I managed to reduce the PAC’s such that most of time I’m in normal rhythm now.

All I can say is I just can’t believe it and have to pinch myself. Then I get all emotional. I can hardly wait to report back to my cardiologist in Jan. So I’ve been AFIB free now for 6 months & just had to shout-out somewhere. I would scream out the window but no one would hear me.

Just to be clear I’m not giving advice because we’re all different & AFFIB can be the result of many things. In my case it appears mine was cause by factors that were in my control. Note: I think most doctors have given up telling you what to do because big pharma has a pill for it instead.

Like I mentioned diet was a big one but stress also plays a very big role too. You can some it all up as inflammation. I think in this day & age most people are in a state of inflammation and never know it. Being in a constant state of inflammation takes a toll on your body and in my case I developed AFIB.

So after years of sticking with it I’m finally in a much happier place. The toughest challenge was asking my girl friend of 13 years to leave almost 2 years ago. It was a relationship that just couldn’t be fixed & the stress was killing me.
 

Thank you, @1955 . I'm glad you were able to figure out what you needed. You're right, doctors turn to certain fixes. Maybe some do know better, but believe that most people won't make the necessary lifestyle changes.

I know what you mean about wanting to shout from the rooftops. I went from crippled to almost-not-crippled in 3 months, thanks to daily use of a rebounder. I had bought it for cardio exercise, and wasn't even expecting it to help my leg problem. Nice surprise!

I don't do much shouting though. People have their own ideas.
 
1955 said:
It was about 8 years ago while in bed my significant other with her head on my chest said my heart was beating irregularly. So a visit to the doc indicated I was having Premature Atrial Contractions or PAC’s classified as irregular, irregular. Although these are considered benign they can be a precursor to AFIB so I decided to take action and cleanup my life style. I started eliminating all my vices and improving my diet. Luckily I’ve always been active so my weight was not a problem.

However, as I learned over the years there’s a lot more going on in our bodies and things got progressively worse. Finally, it was about 4 years ago when I had my first AFIB attack and that was a real eye opener. So I stepped up my efforts trying different things. Of course the Internet has tons information and some success stories so I was determined to buck the system and fix myself. Otherwise the medical solution is to treat the symptoms through pharmaceuticals and heart surgery (ablation) something I wanted to avoid at all costs.

Little did I know the extents in which this path would take me. Had I known I may have just taken easier path which almost happened earlier this year when I was ready to have ablation done. I was having episodes every week that were lasting 2 to 3 days and when I was not having AFIB I was throwing PAC’s every beat. As I was making arrangements with an electrophysiologist I decided to make a few more changes and bang, my AFIB stopped – I could not believe it. After a couple months I stopped taking the drugs & still no AFIB but the PAC’s were still persistent. About a month ago with a few more tweaks I managed to reduce the PAC’s such that most of time I’m in normal rhythm now.

All I can say is I just can’t believe it and have to pinch myself. Then I get all emotional. I can hardly wait to report back to my cardiologist in Jan. So I’ve been AFIB free now for 6 months & just had to shout-out somewhere. I would scream out the window but no one would hear me.

Just to be clear I’m not giving advice because we’re all different & AFFIB can be the result of many things. In my case it appears mine was cause by factors that were in my control. Note: I think most doctors have given up telling you what to do because big pharma has a pill for it instead.

Like I mentioned diet was a big one but stress also plays a very big role too. You can some it all up as inflammation. I think in this day & age most people are in a state of inflammation and never know it. Being in a constant state of inflammation takes a toll on your body and in my case I developed AFIB.

So after years of sticking with it I’m finally in a much happier place. The toughest challenge was asking my girl friend of 13 years to leave almost 2 years ago. It was a relationship that just couldn’t be fixed & the stress was killing me.
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I'm curious about your diet @1955 , and how that helped you get over your AFFIB. I am always tweaking my diet in an effort to avoid pharmaceuticals as much as possible. Good luck!
 

Well I never was a junk food addict but the truth is most food has been adulterated to the point our bodies are in a constant state of inflammation. Foods produced by the mechanized farming practices of today are deficient in the nutrients and minerals we need due to poor soil conditions. Many of these products are harvested before they are ripe further compounding the problem. Then there are the pesticides & fertilizers used. Finally the methods used to process our foods introduce chemicals our bodies were never intended to deal with. Even the preparation of foods causes many problems. Then there are the farmers markets and organics that attempt to placate the more thoughtful person but again when you dive into the details it’s not a desirable alternative. It doesn’t take a genius to look at our society and see the results.

So needless to say the challenge is getting real, clean nutritional foods – a huge subject. Since the system is rigged towards profits and there are just few big companies running the show it’s hard to do. So this is how I approach it.

If it has an ingredient list it’s probably not that great. Even so called Natural Flavors are very suspect. I pretty much make everything at home and focus on veggies, starches, beans, nuts and certain fruits. I do eat eggs (from the local farmers) and SOME meat and diary, but I’m pretty picky about the source. The biggest change came about when I went gluten free earlier this year. I don’t have celiac disease but gluten is a known inflammatory agent in the body. It was at this point where my AFIB stopped but I’m not suggesting that was the sole culprit. I’m thinking/feeling it was just finally the accumulation of all my efforts that finally came together – both diet and mental.

I could go on forever but that’s the basics. It’s not an easy process but for me it’s seems to be working and I’m off all the pharmaceuticals. I do supplement with vitamin D and magnesium that many people are deficient in & don’t know it. The D blood test (D 25 Hydroxy) is OK, but it’s very difficult to get a meaningful blood test for mg and the standard one is a joke. I also take Cod Liver Oil a practice from the good old days that appears to bear fruit.

Since going gluten free I don’t really get hungry anymore. Typically I just have breakfast and a late lunch. At bedtime I’ll have some sauerkraut or kimchi to help with the beneficial gut bacteria.

Yeah, I did post awhile back about my cookies but no more...
 
Interesting to hear your story, I have never had much luck with doctors and the health care system. Typical example for me: I can't walk my back is in so much pain, the doctor gives me a perscription for my stomach, no x-ray, he's worried because I'm taking so many painkillers it might hurt my stomach. 15 years later a chiropractor wouldn't touch me till I get an x-ray, which revealed a herniated disk. As long as I stretch it out properly every day it never gives much of a problem, I've gone from needing a cane for a 2 to 3 week period, 3 or 4 times a year, to maybe 4 or 5 times since 2008. I have worked out many issues with diet, sleep and exercise. I'm my own worst enemy, I don't like to eat, sleep or exercise.
 
iksentrik said:
Interesting to hear your story, I have never had much luck with doctors and the health care system. Typical example for me: I can't walk my back is in so much pain, the doctor gives me a perscription for my stomach, no x-ray, he's worried because I'm taking so many painkillers it might hurt my stomach. 15 years later a chiropractor wouldn't touch me till I get an x-ray, which revealed a herniated disk. As long as I stretch it out properly every day it never gives much of a problem, I've gone from needing a cane for a 2 to 3 week period, 3 or 4 times a year, to maybe 4 or 5 times since 2008. I have worked out many issues with diet, sleep and exercise. I'm my own worst enemy, I don't like to eat, sleep or exercise.
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I believe I have some kind of disk problem, but since it's not crippling me [yet] the doctor's aren't interested. My pet theory: I suspect that doctors don't want to get involved in a back pain case, as it can be tricky and a potential pretext for a lawsuit.
My only relief is doing Yoga and Taichi, for some great gentle stretching.
I don't like to eat, sleep or exercise.
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I love to eat and sleep! 😅 I also love to exercise, but I get that a lot of older folks don't.
 
Nathan said:
I believe I have some kind of disk problem, but since it's not crippling me [yet] the doctor's aren't interested. My pet theory: I suspect that doctors don't want to get involved in a back pain case, as it can be tricky and a potential pretext for a lawsuit.
My only relief is doing Yoga and Taichi, for some great gentle stretching.
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Not sure if this will relate for you but I have bone spurs on the left side of my neck, it got to the point where I couldn't turn my head. I began taking cod liver oil (2200mg) per day. Not like brand new but pretty close after about 3 weeks. If I stop taking it, about 4 or 5 days the pain and snapping starts back up again.
 
iksentrik said:
Not sure if this will relate for you but I have bone spurs on the left side of my neck, it got to the point where I couldn't turn my head. I began taking cod liver oil (2200mg) per day. Not like brand new but pretty close after about 3 weeks. If I stop taking it, about 4 or 5 days the pain and snapping starts back up again.
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I know I would benefit from taking either cod liver oil or Omega3 oil, unfortunately those type of supplements make my fragile skin / skin wounding condition worse, and that drives my nuts.
 
Nathan said:
I believe I have some kind of disk problem, but since it's not crippling me [yet] the doctor's aren't interested.
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Generally docs are pretty good when it come to mechanical problems. I helped my ex girl friend get through both a back fusion (3 disks) and knee replacement. She did put them off as long as possible but in the end things went pretty smoothly. I thought the fusion would be the toughest procedure but it was the knee replacement.

Besides fusing 3 disks she had stenosis too which involves opening up the gaps between your vertebrates where the nerves come out. They did that while doing the fusion procedure.
 
1955 said:
It was about 8 years ago while in bed my significant other with her head on my chest said my heart was beating irregularly. So a visit to the doc indicated I was having Premature Atrial Contractions or PAC’s classified as irregular, irregular. Although these are considered benign they can be a precursor to AFIB so I decided to take action and cleanup my life style. I started eliminating all my vices and improving my diet. Luckily I’ve always been active so my weight was not a problem.

However, as I learned over the years there’s a lot more going on in our bodies and things got progressively worse. Finally, it was about 4 years ago when I had my first AFIB attack and that was a real eye opener. So I stepped up my efforts trying different things. Of course the Internet has tons information and some success stories so I was determined to buck the system and fix myself. Otherwise the medical solution is to treat the symptoms through pharmaceuticals and heart surgery (ablation) something I wanted to avoid at all costs.

Little did I know the extents in which this path would take me. Had I known I may have just taken easier path which almost happened earlier this year when I was ready to have ablation done. I was having episodes every week that were lasting 2 to 3 days and when I was not having AFIB I was throwing PAC’s every beat. As I was making arrangements with an electrophysiologist I decided to make a few more changes and bang, my AFIB stopped – I could not believe it. After a couple months I stopped taking the drugs & still no AFIB but the PAC’s were still persistent. About a month ago with a few more tweaks I managed to reduce the PAC’s such that most of time I’m in normal rhythm now.

All I can say is I just can’t believe it and have to pinch myself. Then I get all emotional. I can hardly wait to report back to my cardiologist in Jan. So I’ve been AFIB free now for 6 months & just had to shout-out somewhere. I would scream out the window but no one would hear me.

Just to be clear I’m not giving advice because we’re all different & AFFIB can be the result of many things. In my case it appears mine was cause by factors that were in my control. Note: I think most doctors have given up telling you what to do because big pharma has a pill for it instead.

Like I mentioned diet was a big one but stress also plays a very big role too. You can some it all up as inflammation. I think in this day & age most people are in a state of inflammation and never know it. Being in a constant state of inflammation takes a toll on your body and in my case I developed AFIB.

So after years of sticking with it I’m finally in a much happier place. The toughest challenge was asking my girl friend of 13 years to leave almost 2 years ago. It was a relationship that just couldn’t be fixed & the stress was killing me.
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unless you have an axe buried in your head or similar that requires hands on, they mostly guess....trial and error at our expense ..they dont know us, they do what they are told, what is the most costliset for our insureance companys, absolves them legally and fits the narritive on their software and supervisors.
 
I have been wondering if the continuing trend to legalize pot has some correlation with the very poor health care we are receiving. Trial and error doesn't fix what ails us so much of the time, and swallowing more and different pills has some problematic side effects. The CBD and pot industry are beginning to be everywhere. Maybe it has gained in use because there IS such incompetance in our health care system.
 
While in the military, I started having PVC’S or Pre Ventricular Contractions. It’s an extra heartbeat. The military didn’t know what to do with me because the Cardiologist said it’s not a medical issue that will cause me any further issues. They sent me to the Cardiologist every 6 months for the last 3 years of my enlistment period before retirement, but it never got worse. In fact, when a person has PVC’s, it’s not an all the time thing. I may get an “episode” for 2-3 minutes once every few months and that’s all. No medication. (That was a big deal.)

They mostly show up when I get excited, anxious (anxiety) or anticipate a dangerous situation. It never lasts long and has no affect on my ability to perform my duties. So, the Marines decided to ride it out because the Cardiologist report determine no effect on performance.
 
1955 said:
Well I never was a junk food addict but the truth is most food has been adulterated to the point our bodies are in a constant state of inflammation. Foods produced by the mechanized farming practices of today are deficient in the nutrients and minerals we need due to poor soil conditions. Many of these products are harvested before they are ripe further compounding the problem. Then there are the pesticides & fertilizers used. Finally the methods used to process our foods introduce chemicals our bodies were never intended to deal with. Even the preparation of foods causes many problems. Then there are the farmers markets and organics that attempt to placate the more thoughtful person but again when you dive into the details it’s not a desirable alternative. It doesn’t take a genius to look at our society and see the results.

So needless to say the challenge is getting real, clean nutritional foods – a huge subject. Since the system is rigged towards profits and there are just few big companies running the show it’s hard to do. So this is how I approach it.

If it has an ingredient list it’s probably not that great. Even so called Natural Flavors are very suspect. I pretty much make everything at home and focus on veggies, starches, beans, nuts and certain fruits. I do eat eggs (from the local farmers) and SOME meat and diary, but I’m pretty picky about the source. The biggest change came about when I went gluten free earlier this year. I don’t have celiac disease but gluten is a known inflammatory agent in the body. It was at this point where my AFIB stopped but I’m not suggesting that was the sole culprit. I’m thinking/feeling it was just finally the accumulation of all my efforts that finally came together – both diet and mental.

I could go on forever but that’s the basics. It’s not an easy process but for me it’s seems to be working and I’m off all the pharmaceuticals. I do supplement with vitamin D and magnesium that many people are deficient in & don’t know it. The D blood test (D 25 Hydroxy) is OK, but it’s very difficult to get a meaningful blood test for mg and the standard one is a joke. I also take Cod Liver Oil a practice from the good old days that appears to bear fruit.

Since going gluten free I don’t really get hungry anymore. Typically I just have breakfast and a late lunch. At bedtime I’ll have some sauerkraut or kimchi to help with the beneficial gut bacteria.

Yeah, I did post awhile back about my cookies but no more...
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nutruient deficient soil after decades of poor care ..polluted water, fertilizers, gmo,..smog, arsinic, etc etc in the ground , air and water....we are a tough tough species..... ,
 
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