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How accurate is the Apple Watch for Afib
Smartwatches like the Apple Watch now commonly include health tracking functions. For example, the built-in heart rate monitors have sometimes been life-saving for those with atrial fibrillation. But questions have also been raised about the reliability of smartwatch heart rate monitors, and whether they are useful for everyone. Here’s what you need to know about […]
Proof Positive Obesity Lessens The Effectiveness of Afib Meds
I am over weight and I take AADs (Antiarrhythmic drugs) Looks like the proof is in – you want your Afib to go away – LOSE THE WEIGHT! – Happy New Year indeed… Obesity is a known risk factor for AFib, senior author Dawood Darbar, MBChB, MD, and colleagues at the University of Illinois at […]
Can we Heal the Heart Electric?
Implant uses electricity to heal the heart We’ve already heard how electrical pulses have been shown to help heal wounds, by promoting tissue growth. An experimental new implant uses that same principle to aid in the regeneration of cardiac tissue, potentially postponing or even eliminating the need for heart transplants. Known as the C-MIC (Cardiac […]
Neuromodulation for Atrial Fibrillation
Ear Clip May Ease A-fib What if all it took to treat the heart condition – atrial fibrillation – was clipping a small device to your ear for an hour a day? That futuristic scenario could soon be a reality, according to a new study. Neuromodulation increasingly explored as a treatment for atrial fibrillation. In […]
Can Atrial Fibrillation Patients Have Sex?
Sex and Atrial Fibrillation: What Doctors Want You to Know “The chaotic beating of atrial fibrillation, a condition that causes your heart to quiver rapidly, can be frightening — even if it only lasts for a short time. It’s natural to be afraid that any form of exertion, including sex, will bring on another episode. […]
Afib Triggers
You MAY be able to reduce or stop your Afib episodes if you watch for possible TRIGGERS. My main trigger turned out to be High Fructose Corn Syrup. I noticed that almost any exposure to this sweetener would usually bring on a bout of Afib. I also learned that it is in almost everything, anything […]
Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Hacksaw Jim Duggan – Another Celebrity Afib scare… WWE Hall Of Famer’s family shared on social media during the Thanksgiving holiday that the family spent the holiday in the hospital with Duggan while he was in the intensive care unit. Duggan later provided an update on how he was doing and noted that he was […]
Herbal Supplements and Afib
Are Your Holistic Supplementation Interfering With Your Medicines? Most medicines affected have a ‘narrow therapeutic index’, which means that if the amount of the drug is even a little too low or too high, it can cause big problems. St. John’s wort, for as an example, has interaction with many types of drugs. In most […]
The Afib Cardiac Monitor Patch is Here
The Zio Cardiac Monitor September is National Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) Awareness Month. Afib is an irregular heartbeat that if left untreated could cause serious health problems. Now you can determine once and for all if you have Atrial Fibrillation with near 100% certainty. Check out the latest heart monitoring technology to record your every heartbeat. […]
Coffee and Atrial Fibrillation
Heart Cell Fibrosis and Atrial Fibrillation are related, now there may be some help from our old friend caffeine. It has been speculated that fibrosis of heart cells, especially in the atria may be associated with the occurrence and progression of Atrial Fibrillation as well as heart failure. Fibrosis is the formation of excess fibrous […]
Afib and Weight Loss
This is HUGE news! Overweight people with atrial fibrillation can reduce or reverse the effects of the condition by losing weight, according to a landmark study that suggests the lifestyle intervention is a good alternative to surgical or drug intervention. Researchers from the University of Adelaide found that losing 10 percent of weight, […]
Why You Should Eat Nuts for Afib
In this video Dr. Paul discusses the many health benefits of eating nuts and why a handful per day can lead to a longer life. New Study Finds Correlation Between Almond Intake and General Heart Health Karolinska Institute researchers found a correlation between eating different kinds of nuts per week, including almonds, and lower […]
How to IMPROVE YOUR HEART HEALTH with a Handful of NUTS
How to IMPROVE YOUR HEART HEALTH with a Handful of NUTS . People who regularly eat nuts, including peanuts, walnuts and tree nuts, have a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease or coronary heart disease compared to people who never or almost never eat nuts, according to a new study. The study is the largest […]
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Reduce Your Afib Chance By As Much as 60%
Physical activity helps fight the genetic risk of heart disease, study finds Among those considered at high genetic risk for heart disease, high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness were associated with a 49 percent lower risk for coronary heart disease and a 60 percent lower risk for atrial fibrillation compared with study participants with low […]
Howie Mandel speaks out on AFib
Over 60 and Afib Free… Many people interested in staving off the effects of aging will mainly be so for vanity reasons. They don’t actually want to be immortal but rather they’re just interested in looking younger for longer and perhaps having a few fewer aches and pains. But there are those with greater ambitions. […]
Restoring Healthy Heart Rhythms
Could Millions of People Benefit from this Information? For people who suffer from the constant weakness which cardiac arrhythmias can create, this path back to health can provide a real and permanent solution! It may seem absolutely amazing, but if the cells inside your body, especially inside your heart muscle don’t contain enough Magnesium, your […]
Atrial Fibrillation and Magnesium
I had a lot… of PAC’s (premature atrial complexes) after my THREE ablations. Sometimes the unsteady beats had me fearful my Afib had returned. I tried magnesium and was amazed with the result, a drop off of flutters by over 90%. I use magnesium taurate as I found the cheaper magnesium oxide upset my stomach […]
Afib Symptoms – 5 Signs and a Unique Treatment!
In this video I’m going to share a few of the leading afib symptoms, what this disease really is and how someone can eliminate it. The heart is one of the most important organs we have because it pushes blood to where it is needed. Most of us take it for granted because it constantly […]
Announcing MyAFibExperience.org, from American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and StopAfib.org
Great new Afib sufferers online community – check this one out. My AFib Experience™ (www.myafibexperience.org) is an innovative and unique online community that can help people understand atrial fibrillation, learn how to better manage it, and connect with others who also experience it. A collaboration of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and StopAfib.org, with […]
Atrial Fibrillation – All New** Video Part I
Atrial fibrillation (AF or A-fib) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heart beat).