Guest guest Posted August 11, 2002 Report Share Posted August 11, 2002 I have had lone paroxysmal AF for 13 years. It began in 1989 at which time I had a perfectly normal echocardiogram and normal ECG after I went back into NSR. I was prescribed Lanoxin, which I continued to take for eight years. In 1994 I began experiencing periodic bouts of AF lasting from 12 hours up to six days. The period between episodes varied widely - from days to 21 months. In 1997 during a two week trip to Germany I had at least 10 bouts of AF. I then began to correlate the attacks of AF with consuming foods likely to contain MSG-I learned that MSG is widely used in Germany and other European countries. For several years I was able to avoid AF quite successfully by avoiding MSG, but in March 2002 I began having episodes that could not be explained by MSG consumption. Another echocardiogram proved negative and a cardiologist recommended anti-arrthymia drugs and coumadin ( I did not have them prescribed). He did not pay any attention to my concerns about MSG. Right after the visit, however, I read an article on the Web about the effects of sulfites on the nervous system. The article said that low molybdenum levels in the body could prevent the transformation of sulfites into sulfates and produce symptoms such as asthma and irregular heartbeats. Since almost all wines contain sulfites, I stopped drinking wine and also started taking mineral supplements containing molybdenum. My usual diet is low on the foods ( spinach, asparagus, etc.) which contain molybdenum. I am on no medications except Prozac- I do take magnesium and other vitamin and mineral supplements. Since May 20th, right after I started this regimen, I have had no episodes of AF. The startle response,bad dream, or indecision which used to bring on AF now only produce a rapid pulse for a minute or less. I am now convinced that sulfites in wine were the cause of my recent bouts of AF and that sulfites played a lead role in my earlier episodes. I believe that MSG is still a factor because I experienced AF even when I abstained from alcohol for more than one year. It is possible that sulfites in other foods caused the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2002 Report Share Posted August 12, 2002 You seem to have similar triggers to me. In fact I am convinced that these were not just triggers, but the actual cause of my AF. Since giving up, not only MSG and sulphites, but sweetners, sugars, additives, nitrites etc (anything thet add to processed food and drinks) I have not had an episode. I have been racking my brains to discover why these can cause reactions in some people and not others. Then it hit me like a bolt out of the blue. After reading up on nutrition and refined foods I discovered that none of thee can be metabolised without the rest fo the food form. So it calls on reserves from your body. As additives, preservatives and the like are refined from food stuffs it occured to me that these also deplete your body of vital nutrients. The food they come in do not have enough minerals, vitamins and enzymes to metabolise the chemicals so it drains your own supplies. The same can be said of supplements which are bound up in corn starch etc. These additives also deplete your body in other areas. For Joe average who has not depleted himself in any vital nutrients he does not notice any adverse reactions after eating these things. But for me (and I am convinced others), after many years, these nutrients, such as magnesium, potassium, ran dry. And hence AF and other disorders. I am now working on this theory (which is actually accepted in nutrition) and making my body better. I also think, since I have a reactive hypoglycemic tendancy that this metabolism defect in my body probably made my AF hit sooner than it would have normally as I have a problem metabolising something. I still have to find out for sure what it is, but I swear a wholesome diet of natural food is the answer for many of us. Good luck Fran Atrial Fibrillation, Sulfites, MSG and Molybdenum > > > I have had lone paroxysmal AF for 13 years. It began in 1989 at > which time I had a perfectly normal echocardiogram and normal ECG > after I went back into NSR. I was prescribed Lanoxin, which I > continued to take for eight years. In 1994 I began experiencing > periodic bouts of AF lasting from 12 hours up to six days. The > period between episodes varied widely - from days to 21 months. In > 1997 during a two week trip to Germany I had at least 10 bouts of > AF. I then began to correlate the attacks of AF with consuming foods > likely to contain MSG-I learned that MSG is widely used in Germany > and other European countries. For several years I was able to avoid > AF quite successfully by avoiding MSG, but in March 2002 I began > having episodes that could not be explained by MSG consumption. > > Another echocardiogram proved negative and a cardiologist > recommended anti-arrthymia drugs and coumadin ( I did not have them > prescribed). He did not pay any attention to my concerns about MSG. > Right after the visit, however, I read an article on the Web about > the effects of sulfites on the nervous system. The article said that > low molybdenum levels in the body could prevent the transformation > of sulfites into sulfates and produce symptoms such as asthma and > irregular heartbeats. Since almost all wines contain sulfites, I > stopped drinking wine and also started taking mineral supplements > containing molybdenum. My usual diet is low on the foods ( spinach, > asparagus, etc.) which contain molybdenum. > I am on no medications except Prozac- I do take magnesium and other > vitamin and mineral supplements. > > Since May 20th, right after I started this regimen, I have had no > episodes of AF. The startle response,bad dream, or indecision which > used to bring on AF now only produce a rapid pulse for a minute or > less. I am now convinced that sulfites in wine were the cause of my > recent bouts of AF and that sulfites played a lead role in my earlier > episodes. I believe that MSG is still a factor because I experienced > AF even when I abstained from alcohol for more than one year. It is > possible that sulfites in other foods caused the problem. > > > > > > Web Page - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AFIBsupport > FAQ - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AFIBsupport/files/Administrative/faq.htm > For more information: http://www.dialsolutions.com/af > Unsubscribe: AFIBsupport-unsubscribe > List owner: AFIBsupport-owner > For help on how to use the group, including how to drive it via email, > send a blank email to AFIBsupport-help > > Nothing in this message should be considered as medical advice, or should be acted upon without consultation with one's physician. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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