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Alternative approaches to managing atrial fibrillaton and arrhythmias


Jan 13, 20106

Nutrition and Atrial Fibrillation: Western and Chinese Dietary Therapies

This post is a paper I wrote for school. While it will probably be of interest mostly to other students of Chinese medicine and nutrition, I’ve decided to post it for the benefit of fellow suffers of atrial fibrillation. If you find it intriguing, I would strongly recommend that you seek an acupuncturist who also practices Chinese dietary therapy and herbology. I have found this combination tremendously beneficial in the management of my own atrial fibrillation.

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I started this site after I was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. The doctors offered me drugs or, if it got worse, more drugs or surgery. I chose to manage my afib and arrhythmias with natural methods—nutrition, supplements, and stress management. This site is a journal of what I’m learning. Read more.


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