I ve read up on this doctor. I like his research. Theres so much in that article to assimilate but if I were to key in on one area it would be toxicity and balancing our systems. This is walking a tight rope in regards to "blaming the patient", but unless we all have some physical underlying issue, its worth a serious look. This has worked the best in gaining control over my condition. It makes sense to identify those pathogens which could increase inflammation that may impact afibbers negatively. How to treat, is a different issue.



Wethat's you, me, Clyde,6 and guinea pigslost the capacity to make vitamin C thousands of years ago. An animal that makes its own vitamin C makes 8 to 12 grams every day, but how much we need to have on hand isn't really clear. Vitamin C is a cofactor for enzymes involved in the synthesis of collagen, carnitine, and norepinephrine, in the metabolism of tyrosine, and in the post-translational modification of peptide hormones. It is also a powerful, water-soluble antioxidant that may protect low-density lipoproteins, and perhaps cellular constituents, from oxidation. If so, vitamin C might blunt the impact of oxidant signaling, thus affecting the likelihood of atrial fibrillation.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1995055/

I completely forgot about this post. Thanks for your reply. Interesting about the vitamin C, I've been taking lipospheric vitamin C for quite awhile, maybe I need more.

Is that different than Liposomal liquid C? I love that type, however cost prohibitive for me.

Yep, that's the one. Because of cost I only take one per day which is 1,000 mg.. Supposed to be equivalent to 10,000 mg., but you do wonder if that is true. I'm a skeptic. What kind and how much do you take.

How much vitamin C do you take? What form of it and brand? And do you take divided doses? I'm willing to give it a try.

I take 2 1000mg twice a day. The best referred to me by ND is Davinci Poten-C with a small amount of mag, manganese, and zinc in it.
Interesting about that claim of Lipo being 10x. I wont disagree that there is a difference in potency, only cost vs benefit is not noticeable to warrant that increase. Of course if I could take 1/4 the amount, it would be the same price.
Island you may benefit greatly to start with Lipomosal liquid. Buy a trusted brand, not a cheap one. Davinci, or Allergy research Group are good ones. Under $20 per 4oz is a waste of money.

I really question the potency claims on the lipospheric vit C. I've been taking one pkg per day for quite some time.. In the last week I have switched to 4000 to 5000 mg. of ascorbic acid and I can feel the difference and my fingernails are growing like crazy...no effect on afib though. Most recently I was using the iherb brand of lipo c made by Livon Labs.

I like everything that Dr Lam has written in this post. I was diagnosed in 2005 with lone afib. My heart is structurally normal. The stress of just talking on the phone would trigger me back then.

I've been doing Tai Chi for more than 40 years so understand exactly what he says with regards to the Qi energy.

Also, I take Rythmol but only on an "as needed" basis which means some months I don't need it at all.

I've found, through trial & error, the triggers: MSG, caffeine, sugar and others affect me. Certain medications trigger me too. Wheat gluten also is a big one for me. As does excessive alcohol.

I've also found I need the micro-nutrients: Vit B complex, Magnesium citrate (very important), Ubuiquinol, Vit C and others are critical to being stable. When I don't take those in my morning smoothie, I'm triggered a lot easier. When I do take them, I can have wine with dinner, a shot of scotch or a beer once in a while and am fine.

I had IV chelation to get the heavy metals out - and I did have quite a bit of lead & cadmium in my system. Amalgam fillings have been removed and the mercury also came out with the chelation.

Also, I reduced my weight from 200 lbs to 175 using the Siesta Beach HCG diet. It was amazingly easy to do. And I stopped eating red meat and fowl (no chicken or turkey) and no dairy. I eat all forms of seafood and mainly greens like spinach, brocholli, beans and so forth. Going out, I prefer Mexican as they have the freshest veggies, onion, avocado, tomatoes and so forth.

So, in my experience, he's right on the money. I won't be needing an ablation as I'm managing very nicely, now that I did the cleansing and support my system with the vitamins and minerals noted.

Thanks so much for posting this article link. My heart is structurally fine and they can find no reason for my episodes. I am taking some of the vits already but plan to pursue the 33 day plan. I dont want to be on meds and the procedures are out of the question in my mind. What a great article.

Doug,

How did you determine that you needed chelation? Was it an EDTA challenge or hair test? I have had many filling removed, but have more to go, however my hair test looks fine.

I take 1000mgs od C a day but ester c because of acid. I take vitamins and did long before had Afib I have never had Q10 due to cost. I notice potassium on the vitamin list. I take and maybe did not see it. My vision is poor.

His food diet I could not do. On warfarin so I do eat potatoes and root crops., no greens or coles., Yes I eat dairy and drink a gallon of milk a week. My diet could be improved.

Hi Panicker; I did the EDTA challenge. Which essentially is one IV chelation session and you get the resulting urine analyzed for what metals are coming out. My lead was so high it was off the chart. So I had 10 done, one each week ($110 each session), then did a urine analysis after those 10. It showed that the lead was still high at that point but lower than the first time and now some mercury, cadmium and some other metals (aluminum for example) were now coming out. I did another 10 chelations after that then checked again. At that point, not much lead left but a few other metals were still coming out. My thinking was "get all the metals out", so I ended up having 30 treatments.

I forgot to mention that my blood iron (ferritin) was 50 times normal, up at 1350 ug/l, so I had to have weekly phlebotomies for 8 months to get it down to normal. The hematologist did mention that iron from that high a level could have gone into my heart tissue and be a contributing factor in the afib issue, so now that my ferritin is at 50, I have a phlebotomy whenever it goes above 50 (I get it checked every month) and that usually translates to a phlebotomy about every 8 weeks.

After all that, my conclusion is that you really have to check all sorts of issues yourself as no single doctor can take the time to investigate the full scope of factors that could be contributing to ones condition.