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Robert’s Catheter Ablation Experience

Robert Ellis |July 30, 2016 | 44 Comments

Robert Ellis

Editor’s Note: Robert was the original owner of this blog. He sold this site to me in 2013. He recently had an ablation to treat his atrial fibrillation and was kind enough to write a blog post about his experience. This is his story. I wish him well and I wish him many years of NSR! A Little Background I was diagnosed with afib in 2008. I was given a prescription (Cardizem CD), advised to take a baby aspirin, and […]

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Review: The HeartCheck Pen by CardioComm Solutions

Robert Ellis |September 4, 2013 | 1 Comment

I’ve always advocated taking responsibility for your own health. But until recently, it was difficult to monitor your heart without a costly visit to your doctor for an ECG, or the uncomfortable—and expensive—ordeal of wearing a Holter monitor for days or weeks. Now, the HeartCheck Pen, the only device of its kind cleared by the FDA for consumer use, makes it possible to monitor your heart health at home and get reports from a physician remotely, at a fraction of the cost.

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Nutrition and Atrial Fibrillation: Western and Chinese Dietary Therapies

Robert Ellis |January 13, 2013 | 18 Comments

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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Categories: Natural Treatments Tags: managing afib

Conversion to Normal Sinus Rhythm by Entrainment to a Normal Heartbeat

Robert Ellis |December 6, 2012 | 60 Comments

I have written elsewhere about the comforting experience of listening to my heart with a stethoscope. This morning I discovered that listening to a normal heartbeat while in atrial fibrillation may have the ability to restore normal sinus rhythm.

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Categories: Natural Treatments Tags: managing afib

Lessons Learned From Dealing With Atrial Fibrillation

Robert Ellis |May 27, 2012 | 26 Comments

My experience with atrial fibrillation has taught me a number of things about health care and healing. These are some of the general principles, or lessons I have learned thus far.

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