Guest guest Posted January 6, 2004 Report Share Posted January 6, 2004 Thank you very much for this info. le, My AF has responded very well to magnesium and potassium supplements but I haven't found any other information about additional supplements that may help. During my first trip to the ER with AF the on-call staff tried a magnesium drip in the IV first, before any other drugs were tried. So that gave me the first clue that magnesium was important. (but no doctor mentioned it, I had to ask constant questions) During the 3rd ER bout, they said I was low on potassium. I'll spare you most of the details, but the most recent AF episode lasted for 18 hours before I was able to stop it with a magnesium sulfate (Epsom salt) bath. That was four months ago. After that I started taking magnesium oxide and potassium tablets everyday and also taking an Epsom salt bath every one to two weeks, this regimen has completely eliminated all of the AF. Even the daily 10 second to 10 min. episodes are completely gone. Transdermal transference of any chemical into the bloodstream is very quick and effective. If I ever experience AF again, you can bet that an Epsom salt bath will be tried before going to the ER! I agree with your search for a holistic/natural approach to this situation. It is a shame that the average cardiologist is reluctant to discuss natural alternatives. Maybe someday, all avenues of health care will work together synergistically instead of trying to prove that one is better than the others. Does the Schacter Center have a web address? Sincerely, Otis Price odprice@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2004 Report Share Posted January 6, 2004 Otis ... I have a question for you and others who are recommending magnesium. I take magnesium daily (and have for years). Now I hear don't take it with something called stearate in it ... or use magnesium citrate ... how do I know what I'm buying or which to take? Would appreciate any help from anyone on this topic. Thanks. Toni California -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm sad to say that I'm not qualified to answer your question. Until a few days ago, because of the lack of information from my cardiologist, I thought that all AF was the same. A few days of reading these emails has been infinitely more informative than anything that my cardiologist has ever told me. I honestly believe that he could greatly increase his knowledge by receiving these emails, an I will make sure that he is aware of this list. To be fair, perhaps he is over worked, but thank God for a list like this where people can learn what their doctors don't tell them. All I know for sure is that I had AF for a little over 4 years. The episodes usually caused my heart to reach 180-190 bpm and last anywhere from a few seconds up to a day or two. I know that the last 18 hour episode was converted within 20 minutes after starting an epsom salt bath (magnesium sulfate) and I've had no episodes since then because I started taking a magnesium supplement along with a potassium supplement that the doctor recommended. I fully believe that the human body is capable of living to 120 years if it is supplied with all of the nutrients needed to replicate all of the healthy cells needed to keep the immune system functioning properly. I'm curious to find out how prevalent AF is in children. It appears that most of us on this list are up in years, (I'm 43). My theory is that we are under nourished because of years of eating improperly, or eating foods that are grown on depleted soils. There is no shortage of data about how the nutrients obtained from the average American diet is dramatically reduced from what was obtained just 30 years ago. The average spinach plant now provides less than a tenth of the nutrients it did a quarter of a century ago. The electricity that our hearts utilize, requires a balance of minerals in the aqueous solution (blood). Absolutely pure water cannot conduct electricity. They use this very expensive ultra-pure water at the Intel plant here in the clean room. In humans, minerals must be in balance or problems will definitely occur. So the short answer is, I don't know, but I'm learning. Otis Price odprice@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2004 Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 How much Epsom salts in the bathtub with how much water? Thanks, Edgar > Thank you very much for this info. le, > > My AF has responded very well to magnesium and potassium supplements but I > haven't found any other information about additional supplements that may help. > During my first trip to the ER with AF the on-call staff tried a magnesium drip > in the IV first, before any other drugs were tried. So that gave me the first > clue that magnesium was important. (but no doctor mentioned it, I had to ask > constant questions) > > During the 3rd ER bout, they said I was low on potassium. I'll spare you most > of the details, but the most recent AF episode lasted for 18 hours before I was > able to stop it with a magnesium sulfate (Epsom salt) bath. That was four > months ago. After that I started taking magnesium oxide and potassium tablets > everyday and also taking an Epsom salt bath every one to two weeks, this regimen > has completely eliminated all of the AF. Even the daily 10 second to 10 min. > episodes are completely gone. > > Transdermal transference of any chemical into the bloodstream is very quick and > effective. If I ever experience AF again, you can bet that an Epsom salt bath > will be tried before going to the ER! > > I agree with your search for a holistic/natural approach to this situation. It > is a shame that the average cardiologist is reluctant to discuss natural > alternatives. Maybe someday, all avenues of health care will work together > synergistically instead of trying to prove that one is better than the others. > > Does the Schacter Center have a web address? > > Sincerely, > > Otis Price > odprice@... > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2004 Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 How much Epsom salts in the bathtub with how much water? Thanks, Edgar The directions on the label of the brand I used says to use 2 to 3 cups of epsom salts to one gallon of water. I thought that was excessive and only used about half of a four pound container dissolved in about 20 gal. of water. ( 1lb. per 10 gal.) Keep in mind that minerals in the body have to be in balance. Too much can cause problems just as easily as too little. I was desperate enough to try just about anything since my insurance coverage had expired. Looking back, I should've consulted my doctor first but didn't. I'm just glad it worked. Sincerely, Otis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 > From: odprice > Date: 1/7/04, 12:41 AM -0500 > > > something called stearate in it ... > or use magnesium citrate ... > how do I know what I'm buying or which to take? The labels probably list the ingredients. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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