Usually we think of robust health when we think of endurance sports. After all, popular wisdom says that endurance athletes have the kinds of bodies most people can only dream of. But a recent study suggests that too much intense exercise can actually put you at risk for a-fib. But recent medical evidence suggests that long-term aerobic activity does indeed cause problems with heart function in some people. Avid cross-country skiers seem especially vulnerable since those athletes use both arms […]
READ MOREAtrial Fibrillation is Widespread and So Are Magnesium Deficiencies – Is There a Correlation?
5.8 million Americans have afib. Meanwhile, magnesium deficiency affects 68% of Americans, and has been called “a silent epidemic.” Magnesium and calcium work together to help regulate electrical activity in the heart. It stands to reason that if someone has a deficiency in one mineral or the other then their heart would not function effectively and would be prone to arrhythmia. Dr. Carolyn Dean is on the Medical Advisory Board of the Nutritional Magnesium Association. She has written an article […]
READ MORENutrition 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.
READ MOREConversion to Normal Sinus Rhythm by Entrainment to a Normal Heartbeat
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.
READ MORELessons Learned From Dealing With Atrial Fibrillation
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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