Does Magnesium Help With AFib? -Doctor AFib
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I started having afib and was put on Diltiazem that worked a few months until I had another bout with another ER visit, doubling my Diliazem I found out about Magnesium and was low, A week on a double dose of Magnesium, I felt dramatically better and months later I saw a cardiologist without having another bout, a nuclear stress test and ultrasound showed my heart was in good shape, still taking 400 mg in the AM and PM, not a peep of afib after year and cardiologist visit, He is very happy. I checked my Blood draw tests and found I was chronically low on Magnesium. Great supplement.
@Greg what kind Magnesium do you take? Did you ask the Dr first or just take it on your own? Thx.
So, you found your problem on your own? Did the doctor tested you for potassium and magnesium levels? If he did NOT, you should fire him and get another doctor. Good luck
So you are taking 800mg.every day?
70 percent of people are low on mag. It will help tremendously, yes. Good luck!
Really interested
I take magnesium taurate pills now, but had been taking magnesium oxide for years (I am now 72). My "mag" level did not go up into the normal range until I changed to mag taurate (oh, my BP went down as well). I do think it helps minimize my AFIB episodes. As-far- as triggers go, I think in my case that it may be caused by bloating after eating certain foods, or it results from swallowing too much air, particularly when I am using a CPAP machine. I feel that the air in my stomach pushes up against my diaphram and sometimes causes the AFIB event. I used to go to the ER or call an ambulance to take me the the ER whenever I had a bad event. Now I just try to stay at home and relax, do breathing exercises (and burp alot) and massage my neck arteries to get back to normal rythym. This has been working for me and I don't end up spending hours and hours in the ER or ICU needlessly. I take Multaq, Toprol and the magnesium which, for the most part, is helping me. I won't get an ablation or pacemaker cuz I am chicken and I am told that the ablation procedure could take hours before they burn the right area...Forget that! AFIB is very disconcerting and can be debilitating (I feel very tired when it happens). I can certainly tell it is happening without needing an EKG. I can easily feel my heart rate changing up and down and have an unusual feeling in my guts. Lastly, it can come on very quickly without any warning. Good luck and hope to all that suffer from this. God Bless!
Take care and thanks for an Afib roadmap
@@starfishw7138 I have always said, I can feel it in my stomach prior to it skipping a beat.
My first a-fib was in 1995, paraxismal which means it comes and goes, then constant (persistent, permanent) for a year and three months now. I am highly symptomatic with chest pain and short of breath that keeps me confined at times. I had ablation (freezing method) over two years ago but it failed. A-fib contributed to mitral valve and tricuspid valve leakage getting worse causing heart failure so now I’m waiting to get these valves fixed.
I’m on blood thinner to avoid the stroke because of a-fib is known to cause stroke. Last year, I had to hold blood thinner for a surgery and did have a mini stroke. For those who are new dealing with a-fib, please google for information on a-fib. Drs say earlier you seek treatment and get out of it, better prognosis you’ll have. They recommend ablation as early as possible and so far, studies show for those who had ablation,, converted to SR ( reg. rhythm) stays in it
I plan to have second ablation soon.
Just got out of hosp. Had mag. by IV twice in 24 hrs. although I take 500 mg mg oxide+ my mg level was low. Dr ordered to take “slow mag”, I’ll see how it does.
I have AFIB and I’m so glad I found your channel
Me, too. ;)
Was happy I found your channel. I’m in my early 50’s and had a cryoablation procedure for a fib a couple years ago. So far so good. Had a few afib episodes since but under control for now
Hi John, did you search for a very well experienced EP to perform the ablation or did you go ahead with whoever EP was available nearby?
Thanks for doing the homework
It is interesting to find that so many people have commented hear that it has helped their AFib And yet there seems to be a lack of clinical studies to substantiate it. Easy to figure out, not a new drug so no money to be made my pharmaceutical companies.
Yes, Mary Ann Foster. I believe that action, movement and the mind-body connection are all very powerful.
There is no research because money can’t be made from such a relatively inexpensive supplement. Big Pharma strikes again!
@@ritasmith3833 so true
Why would a drug company finance a study that would cut into their profits? 😜
The crazy thing about it is all this sickness and diseases and conditions that they put names to all come from toxins and chemicals and they know that.
When they started to process the food that's when people started to get real sick. When they started coming out with medications that's when people started to get real sick. When they started messing with the waters and the weather that's when people start to get
real sick. Detox is a must. Look up Dr Carolyn Dean she will tell you all about it. 8% of the population is deficient in minerals
All I can tell you is that from my own experience and experimentation. Taking Magnesium has made a difference for me. I've tried to stop taking it and I had afib attacks again. Once I went back on I haven't had it since.
That’s great. I wish there was more data to be able to give general advice to patients. what type of magnesium supplement works for you?
@@DrAFib I just use the magnesium citrate that I found at Costco. Been using it for over a year now without problems.
I've been using Magnesium Taurate and I must say that my heart rate as been in sinus rhythm for some time now. I take 325mg of Magnesium by Cardiovascular Research Ltd. daily and find this quite helpful.
Same thing with me... Probably I have to take magnesium for lifetime
@@tony-ps6nb As an update, the magnesium did not stop the attacks after some time. In the end I had an ablation.
I appreciate this doctors honest, straightforward and very easy to understand teaching.
Magnesium Helps With my AFib.
Dr AFib, maybe you can conduct the AFib / Magnesium clinical trial? Most clinical trials are funded by Pharma. Perhaps we could help crowd fund a trial if that's allowed. But overall we can't rely on traditional clinical trial and study focuses exclusively any longer. We need another way to study these alternative and natural options.
I was in hospital for dehydration & bacterial infection high pulse they did magnesium potassium fluid iv it helped very scary time but I got thru it
Same
glad I found your channel I have afib
An Air Force cardiologist for whom I worked diagnosed A-Fib over the phone. The patient had a ball and cage heart valve. The cardiologist asked the patient to place the phone over her heart. He made the diagnosis of A-Fib based on the rhythm of the clicks from the artificial heart valve. This was about 1973.
After two failed Ablations, I was advised to have a Pacemaker, which I did --Twenty yrs later, I've not had any Afib.
Thank you. This was useful information though some what disappointing.
Mg does help the heart but it looks like there have not been any studies
confirming efficacy treating Afib.
Hi- just found your channel. I’ve had a paroxysmal fib for about 28 years. Had four ablations over the last four years. One of my triggers is cold beverages or cold food. I don’t drink, smoke or take any other drugs. Ive had a few minor episodes this year. The last four months, I’ve been using magnesium oil at bed time and switched from fish oil to krill oil. Seems like that’s helped quite a bit. Also cutting out sugar and losing 20lbs hasn’t hurt.
IMHO, try magnesium AND potassium. I noticed everyone talks about magnesium levels but potassium is just as important if not more important for afib. lots of things can affect potassium levels. for example if you're on D3 supplements, this can increase retention of potassium, leaving you at risk for afib. person needs between 3000-5000 mg of potassium and the older you are, it's better to maintain that level around 1500 mg of potassium supplements and get the rest through diet. so get the HIGHER DOSE potassium. Potassium chloride works well, also citrate and others that work probably work better but are more expensive. There are drug interactions to watch out for so if you take certain medications so I would take potassium at different/later times in the day. Also I would try drinking a small teaspoon of himalayan sea salt every one to two days to balance out the sodium. Sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, all these electrolytes work together so the heart is synchronized and pumps well.
Because the vagus nerve is right behind the cardiac juncture...Cold can trigger afib as can GERD.
Cutting out sugar was a miracle...I'm off the CPAP machine as well as weight loss. Yes the patasium has helped also.
Hey brother... I was also was diagnosed with paroxysmal AFIB at 35. I'm now 48. I usually get an episode once or twice a year. I know I had Afib episode's in my late 20's just based on the feeling I learned to recognize now later on in life after the diagnosis. I just didn't know it before. I can say this.... I am a big "drinker".. Meaning Alcohol and I have gotten a few episodes of afib from heavy drinking but like "Heavy all day drinking" from the hard stuff not wine or beer. Like Tequila or Vodka all day. But I am also super athletic and workout everyday.
But without fail drinking very cold fluids too fast or Head cold medications literally put me in Afib right away!
With that being said I have been consistently daily loading on Magnesium / Potassium supplements every day for a year now. I have always had ectopic beats and I had one Ablation procedure in 2019 which did not work. I went Afib 9 months later (drank a glass of ice water too fast). My Doc recommended another ablation. And i told him the Magnesium supplements made me fell much better. He said " It can't hurt" and walked out of the room.....
Instablaster.
is there a AFIB forum anywhere
I have had AFib for over 4 years, I had my testosterone tested and it was very low. It was 65. My doctor put me on TRT and within a month my AFib was gone. I am also taking magnesium seems to work. All I know is I feel so much better. I am 70 years old had a heart valve replacement over five years ago. Please doctor check your patients test.
After several hours suffering from AFib, I decided to take one pill of Tylenol, within ten minutes my heartbeat went to normal. It is a wonderful feeling.
Interesting. I have not heard of this before. I wonder what the mechanism was? Placebo effect? Regardless, I'm glad you got it stopped!
Had A-Fib and was prescribed BiPAP
Can Magnesium Taurate or Citrate/Malate lower the heart rate? My mom's pulse sometimes goes as low as 30 something, and I am wondering if continuing with Magnesium can possibly cause the pulse to drop even further. I tend to believe it was caused by Covid. My mom also had an aortic valve replacement (cow valve) in 2017. Please provide an accurate answer. Thanks.
I've been checking my blood pressure because a few months ago a blood test revealed I have high cholesterol, and when I go to the doctor my blood pressure has been detected as elevated and high. Now recently my blood pressure monitor has detected an irregular heartbeat 💓 at times. Now I kind of want to ask my doctor for further blood work to check for deficiency in magnesium and other nutrients needed for the heart
I wonder if one can take magnesium while on a low dose of bèta blocker?
DR I Have AFib and having Knee replacement surgery and i am on Eliquis blood thinner that I have to come off of 3 days before surgery
what is the Alternative Med also cant take Naproxen what can I take for Pain Thank You
My doctor says I have Afib I have no symptoms ecg confirm I have it?? Dont understand why no symptoms . On a blood thinner and beta blocker. Any explanation>???
I had blood tests done several years ago where the doc tested CBC, metabolic panel and tested for magnesium in the red blood cell. the serum magnesium level was in the upper half of normal range whereas the red blood cell magnesium was at the lower limit of normal. She told me to eat more food with magnesium in it. I am now having skipped beats following a cold drink induced arrhythmia six weeks ago. I am increasing my magnesium taurate and glycinate intake to 400 to 600 mg daily in hopes of it working.
My AFib came back in November '22.It felt like a little motor in. my chest. Went the ER, came home with meds. Started rehydration with rehydration tabs in water. I added magnesium and my heart went back to normal almost immediately. Just sayin'.
Which hydration tabs did you take Caan you tell us please?
Worked a longterm facility for 14 years with a DO. I remember the reaction of the pharmacy when he started our patients on Mg. supplementation- alarm/ panic. I never had to send a patient (ages 70-100) to the ER wth CHF. This experience was contrasted with my return to hospital nursing where no magnesium was used. The less than stellar staff there referred to CHF patients as frequent flyers and did nothing to prevent that cycle.
What do CHF and DO mean? It is best to keep things simple for the lowest level reader.
I’m currently taking Dofetilide, but still going into afib about every 7 to 8 days, does that mean that the medication is no longer effective?
I take mag for cancer ♋️ to keep my bones strong .And l had open heart surgery vim c and vim d
turmeric is good for cancer.
I have taken milk of magnesia dissolved into club Soda every day with a couple of breaks for over 15 years. Both times when I stopped my atrial fibrillation came back and I had to go to hospital. No episodes of a fib whilst regularly taking this magnesium solution Arno keinonen
Research needs to be done on recent surge of afib in US since civid vaccine.
Maybe 5g
Can you post a link?
Dr McCullough says that COVID vaxxed people who are having blood clots take Natto 2x a day on empty stomach, Bromalene one a day 500 mg, curcumin one a day 500 mg. The Natto is 100 mg. Said it will dissolve blood clots and thin the blood. I just started on it a week ago plus Heart Calm magnesium. Two weeks ago I was in AFib first time and wore heart monitor one day. Showed AFib. Heart was flipping bad 24/7. Took a week or so and it gradually calmed down to just when I walked around. Now I don't feel it. Also taking Hawthorn drops from Healthy Hearts Club. I believe all is helping. Doc wants me on blood thinners. Not doing it. I also have a tiny blood clot on my lung. All they do is push drugs.
can you do a youtube clip on the effects of NMN/NAD boosters/Resveratoll on Afib?
I’ll ask my doctor about the magnesium pills. I am not sure but I might have taken it before.
I like this Doctor, very down to earth and doesn't push studies as a end all be all, situation. This is the only way we the people can help ourselves. Pharma , and dumb lazy doctors who are pharmas drug dealers aren't are friends we need to wake up and communicate on social media about our own experiences with different type drugs to save ourselves.
Thanks
How about Wenxin Keli ?
2021 update your research !
I'm on magnesium. I ended up with afib and my patasium and magnesium was low.
Mag glycinate is one of the most absorbable forms. Assume your level is low, especially if you’re on a PPI. Take about 250 mg, half in the AM and half in the PM with food. This form does not cause loose stool.
What about calmag supplements
Is that CoQ10?
I'm sorry to hear this doctor recommends mag oxide, literally the least absorbable, and most worthless magnesium you can take. For heart issues specifically, I'd think magnesium taurate would be the best bet, as taurine not only has a direct benefit on the heart, but also helps balance fluid and electrolytes inside the cells, which can further benefit the heart rhythm. I personally get more PVC's when I'm dehydrated.
I agree with Mr. Fella. I will not ,"follow" this Dr. going forward. I was looking for helpful videos for friends.
Precisely, of all the magnesiums he could mention, he chose magnesium oxide. The one given to people for constipation, as it's so badly absorbed and therefore attracts water in the intestine. Which means that if you don't have constipation, you'll likely get diarrhea from taking it. :(
Yeah take oxide if you want to cleanse your gut. I bought for this purpose
Potassium is so important! Measure it and take a supplement daily.
Only with your MD approval and labs to check the level.
The problem I had with potassium is that taking it lowered the salt levels in my blood which is dangerous. The rule is that as the potassium levels go up, salt levels go down so be very careful with potassium supplements.
@@ritasmith3833 but most people eat 5000 mg of sodium a day way too much.
What is the best brand with best asorbability to take?? Also which calcium & bit D3 to take??
I take Doctors best high absorbson magnesium brand
Stay away from ANY supplement brand that contains magnesium stearate in it. Google that about the dangers of consuming it.
When I have gone to the hospital for my AFib the emergency room doctors gave me magnesium and potassium supplements. So I’m confused by this video about magnesium intake for AFib.
😳 They gave it to you to s t o p your Afib, that is my understanding. Why were you confused?????
Have any of you have tried Eliquis for Afib? People who had tried it got very bad side effects
That’s not for AFib it’s for potential stroke and it’s controversy if it’s afib that creates higher stroke risk or it’s the fact that most that have afib have several other risk factors that really are the stroke risk factor
Thank you, for me Magnesium along with Potassium has helped with AFIB now I only have ectopic beats occasionally .
Oh ok
I also find that for me they work better together. This is seen in nature. Most foods that have one, also have the other. I believe that it’s for a reason and I’m not about to think I know better cos that’s what got me in trouble in the first place.
Did u ask ur cardiologist to take magnessium along with potassium? Or u do it only by yourself?
@@jayangelofrancisco4450 Ok we cannot speak to cardiologists about supplements as you may know they don’t want to hear it they only deal with their pharmaceutical crap. I have done a lot of research and I had to figure out the deficiencies that I had in my body.Magnesium I take 500 to 600 mg every night before going to bed. As far as potassium is concerned you can’t take it as a supplement you have to take it in the food source. All the food that is high in potassium you can look it up.
Thank you for your reply, may i know, how should i know how many mg of mag should i take? Is there a overdose if i take it?
I take magnesium everyday and last week I had a afib episode
which magnesium are you taking? magnesium oxide or something else? and how much Mg you are taking?
Why is bypass called open hesrt...they do not open the heart
I personally was having heart palpitations or more like heart flutters. It got so bad it would do it about 40 to 60 times an hour.... I was also having leg cramps at night. So I started taking magnesium chloride... and taurate... and both problems stopped.
I have the same exact story: Muscle cramps, charley horses and abnormal heartbeat -PVCs, PACs.
Ended up in emergency room twice with bewildered doctors with shrugged shoulders
They checked my magnesium --was normal. I was somewhat of a drinker and it was leeching nutrients out.
I did my own research.
I starting taking magnesium citrate. Problem over
Wow. I had that butterfly in my chest also. I take magnesium oxide and an unknown amount is chelated, unclear on the bottle. My heart rhythm has been near perfect since. If you choose to supplement, run it past your Doctor first.
@@breckandy how much did you take in mg per day?
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The trick for me is to find ways to make magnesium absorb better.
There are some that enter the blood stream and are absorbed better than others. Mag amino acid chelate, mag orotate (dihydrate), mag glycerophosphate
I have found that taking a supplement containing magnesium orotate plus calcium orotate works the best to stave off atrial fibrillations. Magnesium alone is not enough.
There are now good studies that show an impressing positive effect of vitamin C for AFIb. That should be mentioned everywhere AFib is the subject!
mag taurate with potassium for afib!!
After several episodes of afib a heart doctor recommended the heart ablation procedure. After the ablation my afib became worse along with developing heart palpitations. Several years later I happened to change general practitioner. He put me on a magnesium supplement. Within 2 months my afib and palpatations have stopped.
Great 👍. Which magnesium are you talking?
Hi which type of magnesium
Thank you so much for this video on magnesium and (A fib)
What magnesium is the best for afib?
Magnesium taurate seems to be the one to get. Amazon has it.
Taurine and Ubiquinol QH PQQ are a great way to control the heart rhythm
Can you elaborate? What is PQQ? What dosage of each do you take?
Angstrom minerals absorb the best and I have noticed a difference in all muscles including heart.
I tried magnesium for AFib but could not prove to myself it was working. My ablation is the only thing that really helped. I still take magnesium just not every day.
You have to take it with potassium.
You should n o t take mg o x i d e - its poorly poorly absorbed. Better any other sortiert- glycinate is fine.......
@@577buttfan
And D3 !
Traduction en français. Svp Merci
Il y a bp des avis, mais on peut pas avoir une conclusion nette..
My wife's cousins in Peru are Morales
My life has been normal again with magnesium.
Gonna research this a doc friend suggested I look into magnesium as well.Thanks
Mine too Elaine!
@@lisabutler740 what magnesium you take
@@ritasmith3833 what magnesium you take
me too ! Magnesium taurate with B6
Can I still take Benadryl at night when taking magnesium during the day?
Alisha Collins my friend takes that to help her sleep
@@janeyd5280 I have been taking benadryl for years because it's the only thing that helps me sleep. I just started taking magnesium taurate so I don't know if I can take it during the day and my benadryl at night?
Runs strong in my family. Take calcium/magnesium to control. Take 5,000 IU Vitamin D and turmeric. No issues, no afib. No red meat or junk food! Organic, whole food.
Better n o t calcium!!!!! Instead green leafy vergießen and - tahini( sesame seeds, crushed)
Calcium tends to wander to the arteries and stick there - :( :o !!!
Vitamin D3 and K2 ( MK7 form) avoids this plus is precious for the w h o l e immune system ( in C_ v_ d times a perfect part of prevention - I am still unvaxxed and super healthy- not even sniffs. Of course I have been doing Vit C, Mg, *Zinc, selenium* ( these two on an totally empty stomach in the early morning, then, only after 90 min. - that is what Uwe Gröber, a German pharmacological super specialist of the rare kind teaches and wrote in his books- the breakfast.
Isn't magnesium oxide the form that is very poorly absorbed by the body, with an absorption rate of 4%? Why do you start patients with this form? Thanks.
Hi
I had a sinus arrhythmia show up on a ekg without significant abnormalities what does that mean felt my heart taking extra jumps or beats went to vital heart and valve when i was having episodes was seen by dr atashband at vital heart and vein not sure if you are still there
same here, i hope you are fine.. have you taken magnesium??
@@backtesting12 i feel good at times sometimes i feel terrible i think its due to adrenaline surges my heart reacts to that
Mg glycinate made a big difference for me, but it took a few months. For that reason, I wouldn't expect short-term clinical studies to show a benefit. In my case, I was able to monitor progress using a Polar exercise heart monitor that captured R-R interval continuously. I could thus see arrhythmia. Thus, I was able to see that when I slept, I had afib a couple times a night even when I had eliminated it during the day. With continued Mg supplementation, the nighttime incidence gradually decreased and then stopped. I was having almost daily afib during that period about 10 years ago. Since then, with continued supplementation, I have had only a handful of afib attacks. Mostly those have been on vacations when I was not supplementing regularly. I do also supplement with potassium gluconate, and that is my go-to treatment when I have an afib attack. Taking a teaspoon of that usually stops it. If not, another 1/2 tsp an hour late. I suspect I could do without the supplements if I managed my diet more carefully. But I am a heavy exerciser in a hot climate and believe that the Mg and K supplements help keep my electrolytes in balance and thus prevent post-exercise afib (which used to be a problem). One more thing: I minimize sodium intake. My goal is to achieve a higher K/Na ratio, which is the "natural" ratio in the absence of processed foods.
Most interesting 🤔 😊
Which potassium / brand do you take.
@@user-jh5fm7ci6o where did he say anything about potassium.
Magnesium oxid is the worst it only has a 4% absorbson rate. I personally take doctors best hight absorbson Magnesium which works for my PVCs
I was hopsitalized with a major afib attack in 2016 and was on meds untill 2020. Even on meds I still had occasional attacks of Afib, palpations and missed beats. I can feel when my heart misses even a few. In reponse to another of your videos, all symptoms of afib, palp and missed beats stopped and month after I started Keto as did my diabetes. However when I go more than 20 hours of IF, they come back. I"m guessing it's because of my drop in electrolytes. I suppliment NA, CL, K, MG, CA, D and Li daily and feel great.
So you think Keto helped with your AFib events?
@@Lesspaw41 Sure did. They stopped shortly after I went on Keto. No other changes in my life other than that. The drop in blood glucose, blood pressure and weight were verifiable measured changes. too much of a coincidence to have 4 major things happen at the same time so it's got to be attributed to something. I've had small scale Afib and palpations for a VERY long time.
If you are taking any kind of antacid you are immediately blocking the absorption of magnesium and much besides. This is likely to be the chief cause of deficiency due to the major uptake of these drugs such as Lansoprazole taken due to the avalanche of processed food, especially excessive amounts of sugar. Whether Mg is useful for Afib, it is still vital for many things in the body
Magnesium turate is great for heart palpitations 👍
What brand
For me Mag...and especially Potassium supplementation has always helped. Potassium gets rid of my ectopics... which I think leads to afib outbreaks.
Hi, since the daily recommended dosage is about 5000 mg of potassium, I wonder how were you keeping up with this high requirement of K daily?
@@ammarsheikh6841 Hello Ammar... my Electrophysiologist at the Cleveland Clinic told me to supplement with 2000 mg daily of Potassium...the food I eat would provide the balance of what I need. You have to be a little careful with Potassium, you CAN take too much which is not good for you. He said to drink low-sodium V8 juice if I didn't want to take potassium powder. But I find V8 to be hard on my bowels...so I take "NOW" brand Potassium Gluconate powder in my daily water I drink, (never more than 2000 mg). If I stop taking the potassium... I get ectopics...which can lead to afib. I also take Magnesium, which he also told me to supplement with...Magnesium you can take as much as you can tolerate, any excess your body just urinates out. But I take about 400 mg daily, if I take more I get too loose.
@@rlhaff3560 Thank you for your very elaborative response. Which one did you find more directly related to keeping a check on your ectopic beats, is it Potassium or Magnesium? Also, if I start taking these supplements now, and in case, I may have deficiency, how soon should you expect them to get replenished to an adequate level? Is it 2 to 3 days? How long do they take to provide you with some signs of betterment in your early days? Appreciate your help!
@@ammarsheikh6841 The Potassium is more linked to the ectopics, according to my doc... he could tell fro my ekg I was low level of that. however, Magnesium is every bit as important for afib in general. As soon as you get the Potassium in your body it effects the heart/ectopics... if you drink a V8...or a coconut water, both very high sources of Potassium...it can calm the heart. Magnesium takes longer to build in your system for generally calming the heart against afib. I'm not a doctor btw... this is just my experience, and based on advice from my doc....everyone can be different check with your doctor.
@@rlhaff3560 Thank you!
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First of all, there is no big profit margins in the sale of magnesium to allow for expensive clinical trials. Second of all, no attempt has ever been made to separate patients with A fib as a result of emotional issues. Third, it is not what you take as a supplement but rather what you absorb. Just because you take a supplement does not mean it will help with A fib in a meaningful way. All magnesium is compound and different compounds are adsorbed differently. The very best is magnesium orotate but unfortunately it is the most expensive. Some forms will create diarrhea and so obviously these are to be avoided. One good way to absorb magnesium is in a Epsom Salt Bath (magnesium Sulfate) which contains about 10% Magnesium. However, I personally use Bis-Glycinate as part of a whole food diet, exercise and adequate quality sleep. I believe that adding plenty of dark leafy greens is a good idea but understand that produce today does not have near the amount of the trace minerals that it did 50 years ago and further I believe this is where much of the A fib problem has begun along with the deteriorating diet known as the "SAD" Diet. No supplement can adequately replace quality grown produce.
Which brand of Magnesium Bis-Glycinate do you take?
Also, have you ever tried Magnesium Chloride as another alternative?
You are spot on!
I know Potassium does.
Eat Sardines! Helps my Afib!
Yeah, but high in sodium
Can vessel blockage cause Afib Doc's suggesting Health Cauterization procedure for my loved one but they said blockage does not cause Afib and I don't know why they are asked Him do to this test...?
I also wants to know
@@captainunderpants936 It was done. I think they just wanted to do it calling it the 'gold standard' to know what is going on in the vessels -- no stent was required and they said 50 percent blockages in 'some' vessels.
I was not allowed to see the pictures or to get all my questions answered... my loved one hushed me. His right but difficult for me. I believe it is important for anyone to follow their own conscience. My Mother taught me ... blessed is the man who condemns not himself for the things which he allows Rom 14:22 I will try to do my best to not add to the stress of more drugs and more procedures but my mother had also taught me from Jeremiah 17:5 'Cursed is the man who puts his trust in man' My faith is not in the modern medical model or in most conventional trained doctors but my loved one does trust his doctors advice and it is best, I think, for that confidence to not be disturbed. I believe the mind- body connection is very powerful. We must each decide for ourselves according to our own conscience. I study natural and academic health and healing most every day and I have strong beliefs in God and Nature. I pray you will find wisdom for you answers Waldo. Good to seek knowledge.
@@Percyfaith7 thank you very much you sound very wise and i like wise people it makes me more wise im doing better with my slow mag magnesium and vitamin b1 ,2,3 and amiodarone hydrochloride you and your family must stay safe all the way from South Africa capetown city
@@captainunderpants936 I suggest a short 4 min video by Dr. Eric Berg with some more practical tips.
The Best Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines - Dr.Berg
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My husband and I are both taking the supplement Now that Dr. Berg mentioned in this video. I wish we had tried it years ago as I think it is better absorbed.
Here is the link to the Angstrom Magnesium www.angstrom-mineral.com/angstrom-minerals/angstrom-magnesium.html
I'm in it right now. Use to be once in a blue moon but now its driving me nuts. Feels like my heart is going to fail.
Magnesium Helps With my AFib
Have you tried going “hup”, like a forced hiccup. A really sharp contracting of stomach muscles. Bearing down, up, all directions! Sometimes worked for me. So did flecainide pill
I have anxiety and felt like my heart fails all the time,,, magnesium did help a lot
Take medication to stop or reduce palpitation
@@wais0509 have your thyroid checked. My afib direct cause came from my thyroid.
I have atrial flutter. Have had 3 cardio versions in nine weeks. Now been two weeks since last episode. Starting taking 400 mg of magnesium glycinate right after the first episode. If it helps I have yet to see it since two more have occurred. Still taking it daily and hoping no more show up.
Could be your thyroid causing the AFIB. Might want. To get your levels checked.
Hyperthyroidism was causing my AFIB. I had no idea
@@ebear6555 I don't have AFIB. Atrial Flutter is a different animal. But I have had my thyroid levels checked, many times lately actually. And my levels are fine. Thanks for the reply
@@marynmikemccluskey9007 good to hear. Glad it is not your thyroid. And hope nothing serious with your heart.
How is your Aflutter since your taking the Mg 400? Was it recurring still that needed more cardio versions? or did it not happen again?
I got AF because my calcium was too high. That was due to elevated parathyroid hormone in my case. No AF since I had a parathyroid gland removed!
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Magnesium glycinate
No studies and never will be because it’s a cheap cure
how can it have no benefit to measure magnesium in the cells? It does not cost that much.
The Magnesium Blood Test, RBC is the "gold standard" blood test to evaluate a magnesium deficiency. Plasma magnesium test is a waste of time. too late if you find it low.
By the time a person shows a low level of magnesium in the blood a lot of damage in the body has already happened, such as more possibility of having diabetes developed (magnesium is needed to produce insuline) and other issues will also develop as magnesium is very important for several body processes.
I don't understand why your rationale is go for the lowest cost on vital things like this. Who cares if the insurance does not cover. is $50 a lot to spend to know if you are defficient? Most people are defficient in Magnesium. Again supplementing with cheap Magnesium oxide may not help due to low bio-availability and the possibility of developing diarrhea if over supplementing to try to raise the low levels. There are several types of magnesium supplements the reduce the diarrhea issues by getting more % of bio-availability, such as in chelates and L-threonate (higher absortion into the brain. I understand this is something that a nutritionist or natupathic doctor would be more pationate about. Magnesium L-Threonate is among the most absorbable forms of Magnesium Pills. It is used to support memory, sleep quality, and to promote overall cognitive function (especially as one ages). Besides that eating organic vegetables (mostly leaves) should give some magnesium, but who does it everyday and how do you know if the land at the farm where the vegetable came from has any magnesium in the soil? Plants don't make it out of thin air.
Pay attention to 4:20. Why don't you educate the patient and let him know about intracellular magnesium Blood test and let them decide if they wish to pay out of their pocket? No data on Studies related to intracellular mag levels because is not convenient for insurance? Regular mag serum tests are innacurate.😳😳
So true, my dad has normal K and Mg serum levels, but the reality is that he was deficient in those minerals.
Heart palpitations gone after taking magnesium taurate!!😊👍🙏
I'm switching to mag stearate400 mg from 4 years of nightly mag oxide @ 400 mg....A little nervous re: what it may or may not do to my afib.
Which supplement do you take
Dr. Morales why is this Afib. Seems to be more like an epidemic. This wasn’t happening on this scale before, so it’s kinda hard to understand that this is affecting so much people now.
Unfortunately, Magnesium actually increased my Afib. When I stopped taking it, Afib manifestations were a minimum, almost none.
What type of Magnesium. There are over 9 different types of Magnesium and you have to take the type for heart rhythm. Magnesium Taurate.
SAME WITH. ME...
What? Since what convince you in the first place to take magnesium if you were experiencing afib for almost none without taking it? So in the first place you haven't afib episode but you take it then it triggers your afib? Sorry for my comment, i think i didn't get to it a little more.
Alexander. Thank you for your interesting post …
That’s hilarious… what a mysterious journey you are on. So what changed you from having A-Fib to it mysteriously going away?
This guy is confusing wonder who pays his salary is he big pharma or not I have used magnesium and it has helped me a lot my cardiologist after giving my prescription drugs wrote on a separate piece of paper aside from the prescription a note to get magnesium and take it
Supplements aren’t track because they don’t make any money on them!! For example, how much is a 90 day supply of Eliquis! 300 dollars and that’s after my insurance!! So, it always about the money!!!
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Fda i dont trust magnesium helps me to
why do dr do this. always try to discourage food . sad
I think you have to be careful telling your audience that there are no controlled studies out there showing that magnesium actually works for arrhythmias. There are no studies because there's no money to be made on a magnesium/arrhythmia study. No study does not = no benefit.
Mybe every people feel different there is people take benefit but i am not
@@prpandadrogenicface8357 yes I agree, that's entirely possible. I'm sure not everyone would find it helpful but apparently many people do.
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intra cellular magnesium......blah, blah, blah......get to the point to have a successful channel.
Magnesium oxide is only absorbed 4%. This Dr. Is not the one to go to!