The Natural Treatment for Afib that Actually Works || healthspanmd || Dr. Todd Hurst
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- Опубликовано: 16 июн 2024
- I understand the frustration for those looking for a natural cure for their Afib. It is difficult to sort through so much misinformation. That’s why I want to talk about a natural therapy for Afib that is proven to work. In fact, it is remarkably effective.
The Natural Treatment for Afib that Actually Works
• The Natural Treatment ...
In this video, Dr. Hurst addresses the allure of "natural" treatments for atrial fibrillation (Afib) and highlights the issues with many such claims made by supplement companies. He then presents a scientifically proven natural treatment for Afib: healthy weight loss and improved fitness. Dr. Hurst discusses compelling research, including the CARDIO-FIT trial, which shows significant benefits for those who lose weight and get fitter. He emphasizes that while weight loss is more challenging than taking a supplement, it is a truly effective and natural way to manage Afib.
Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction: The Appeal of Natural Treatments for Afib
00:30 - Issues with Unproven Natural Treatments
01:00 - The Proven Natural Treatment: Healthy Weight Loss
01:30 - CARDIO-FIT Trial Findings on Weight Loss and Fitness
02:00 - Weight Loss Guidelines for Afib Management
02:30 - Conclusion: Effective Natural Treatment for Afib
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This response to the issue of Atrial Fibrillation is too limited; I am not overweight.
I've been scared of exercise ever since I started having heart problems, but no longer. I am considered obese and have put all this weight on over the past 6 months, I am going to work hard to get rid of it so I can be happy and healthy. Thank you.
Thank you so much for bringing up weight loss!
I am a 79 year old (in 2 weeks) retired ER physician and I am a rabid advocate of the health benefits of cycling. It truly works miracles and as an example I can still do 4 minute 19 second on the USAA Cycling 5 minute TT (a 4% average upgrade at 6300 foot elevation in Colorado Springs). I weigh low 170 pounds. I can't believe how good I still feel thanks to cycling BUT one area doctors never discuss (and this is huge) is alcohol and the heart. Alcohol is a potent cardiomyotoxin (meaning it is toxic to the heart muscle and causes heart muscle inflammation) but this is dose related. When I was in training I had a 23 year old die from his excessive alcohol intake causing congestive heart failure. In the ER I would see young people come in with an arrhythmia over the holidays due to excessive alcohol (thus the title "Holiday Heart"). As one gets older the risk of Atrial Fibrillation goes up logarithmically and AF can be exercise induced. AF causation is multifactorial and these precipitators make it much more likely during a ride: dehydration, low potassium, hypothermia (even drinking a smoothie can bring it on!), lack of sleep, too much caffeine, thyroid excess, and others. But no one ever seems to bring up the subject of excessive alcohol prior and the risk of AF. I love a nice red wine and this leaves me conflicted but I have found that half a bottle 2-3 days a week seems to not precipitate AF so one does not need to totally do without. My take home message to all us geriatric cycling advocates is keep all those precipitators to a minimum including alcohol and you can continue to partake of the Fountain of Youth and not need what most doctors would recommend: blood thinners or cardiac ablation!
Also, watch your heart monitor (Garmin or whatever) like a hawk and when your rate starts getting in the upper ranges just back off to keep it out of trouble. Very high rate from exertion can bring on AF.
Thanks Dr Ross... I'm a 73 year old retired kitchen designer and remodeler with mild AFIB -- 2 occurrences in 30 days. My Kaiser doctor NEVER mentioned weight loss or alcohol though he knows i don't drink more than 2 5oz glasses per day. BUT nothing about weight loss. I'm 5-8 and 220. I just lost 15 pound and my goal is 180. Even with 15 I'm feeling so much better. I will be seeing him again at my goal weight and would like him to put me through all the tests again. Would love to get off Pradaxa, statin, and metoprolol. Love reading replies...they're so helpful. Thanks for yours.
Paul
Electrolytes is key for Afib. Afib typically starts with a depletion of Magnesium
How about people who are fit, skinny and don't have heart disease and still suffer from afib?
There are a variety of triggers including caffine, alcohol and dehydration.
Possibly also need to consider fungi?
My
Mom had Afib very thin, I suspect pt was from her malabsorption issues will multiple stomach surgeries and chronic potassium and electrolyte depletion
Hawthorn berry is best for it
Thank you Sir, for shareing this important matter, with us.
Following slow recovery from unsuccessful cardiothoracic surgical ablation, I gained 14 lbs. However, when i was slender, that still didn't stop it. No medical professional i have seen has made a single inquiry into the CAUSE of my afib. Seems logical if the cause were corrected, the afib would be corrected. But they only discuss drugs, which i cannot take, and procedures. So - they have no answers for you, then they denigrate you for looking for natural treatments. What's wrong with this picture?
I listened to a U of Texas video tonight. The cardiologist said that Afib is much higher in USA and almost non exhistant in Africa and Asia. It must be our US lifestyle. It appears to be processed food. I read The Afib Cure and became a vegetarian. It helps.
@@resourcefulqueen5109 True. And I salute you. Because of other issues, I went to a really clean, no-processed food diet years ago. Helps but doesn't stop it.
June of this year 2023 I went in for my physical as a 52 year old male who exercises everyday. My total cholesterol came back at 210. Other than that I was in great health. So I said - I’m going to really clean my already clean diet up. So I started eating 4 big salads a day and walking in the hot afternoons. Also changed my protein powder to pea protein. By July 4th I was having full blown afib attacks. Doctor said I needed an ablation to fix. Had ablation Sept 7th. Felt good for about 6 weeks now back in afib. Now doctor saying I need a second ablation to get perfect. My advice to anyone don’t go to radical on your diet one direction or the other.
@@dougcoleburn1579 I think you're certainly right. Good advice. Hard to say though in each case what triggers it. The last time I was back in normal sinus rhythm for a few months, I had an appointment in another state. Long lines at airports, lots of stress traveling, hotel, in the doctors' office, right food not always available. Plus I doubled up on some supplements as a safeguard, and caught a cold on the way back. So - it could have been the travel, the stress, the food, the supplement, the cold. Who knows?
@@G.G.8GG stress can be a trigger for me as well! Ugh I’m so done with this afib. Merry Christmas and hopefully a NSR New Year!
Weight loss is difficult with Afib. It's difficult to be active in any capacity if you have frequent reoccurring episodes. Dietary changes and supplements have not helped me. I gained weight as a result of Afib. I was at my healthiest weight and fitness when they started.
I’ve had two ablations for afib. My episodes were aggressive, terrifying, and exhausting. 1st didn’t work, 2nd nailed it, but I had further milder episodes after about a year. I started taking high quality magnesium supplements, two tablets each evening. My episodes have receded and receded, and became milder when they did occur. I’m reaching the point now where I can’t recall my last episode, must be about 4 months ago.
I don’t think there is a ‘one fix for all’ with this condition, we all have to try different things. I’d also recommend reading “The Afib Cure” by John D Day. Excellent book.
I have had great success with 1,000 mg of magnesium daily.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I agree "The Afib Cure" is an excellent informative book.
the afib cure pushes ablation
@@PaulSchuster-yj4zb --- Thanks Paul. Can you tell me what type (and even brand if you want to) of magnesium you're taking?
I’m preparing for ablation. I’m glad you mentioned this. I am on the lion diet-zero carbs. This is the best thing I’ve ever done for myself. It’s good to understand (as I didn’t understand before) that it may take a couple ablutions to hit it. It would be devastating to have it fail, after all this worry and expectation. There is really something ominous about having a heart problem hanging over you…waiting for the worst to happen.
Finally common sense! Stop alcohol too.
Yea that's a tough one. Need to help myself with this bad habit. 4 beers, couple shots everyday doesn't seem like much, but it must be.
A very huge percentage of first onset AFIB pts drank night before- EVEN ONE GLASS according to some experts might TRIGGER. ITS ALSO A CONFOUNDING VARIABLE, A LOT OF PEOPLE DRINK and A LOT OF PEOPLE GET AFIB, so some would have likely developed the AFIB anyways . BUT IF PRONE TO AFIB, do not drink, can make it recur. Also talk to your Dr. About Magnesium supplements. 10-20% healthy weight loss has also been reported to improve AFIB. Goodbye Snickers for me. Dam, no alcohol and no snickers, and regular salmon - I hate salmon. my 3 worst fears. First two are easy but The salmon… if you want to know what fish should taste like, TRY SOME WALLEYE. EVEN GRILLED with just a touch of a nice rub, it’s very mild, (not fishy) unfortunately , not sure but don’t think,it has the essential oils , tasty usually means it’s not that good for me. Unfortunately Mediterranean diet doesn’t mean gyros and falafels either.
thanks for the good advice....
I highly recommend listening to Dr. Hurst’s podcast. I will be listening on 6/7.
Thanks Susan! We are happy you've found value in listening to our Podcast. For those of you interested, here is the link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-healthspan-podcast/id1680270608
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I'm not overweight so I've been focusing on the getting healthier and getting more fit part (hope and pray that it works someday). My vagus nerve is somehow involved so fortunately splashing cold water on my face helps stop the attack, at least for now. Very scary when the attacks suddenly come out of nowhere....
Check for a hiatal hernia. Sometimes that stomach will push up and get the vagus nerve if you have a hiatal hernia.
Thanks for the advice. Thankfully my episodes stopped after about a year, not sure why I was having them so bad. I think I had an electrolyte balance, not sure. My sodium was low on one of my blood test, been eating more salt and I quit eating tons of olive oil and cruciferous vegetables, but still don't know if any of these things had anything to do with the attacks. @@edrock4605
@@wza223-fo3mcyes it puts pressure on the heart.
If we think of cabbage, and lettuce, and spinach, and Kale as medicine, it might help us keep our weights in check, and our A fib under control. I decided yesterday to go back to eating more salads, as I did when on keto.
Healthy, yes but high in vitamin K which promotes clotting.
More salads doesn't mean overindulging, but making sure not to forget them, as I have been doing. When life gets as hectic as mine has been, salad is very time consuming...washing the greens, and drying them off, washing and cutting up the tomatoes, and other additions, broccoli, cucumbers, etc., I think most of us either skip salad, or shove apples in a bowl. Back in the Northeast, where I grew up, salad was eaten after dinner...perhaps that is best, as it would be smaller.
@@ilonabaier6042 K2...It is different.
I'm 6'4" and weighed 280 lbs. I lost 50 lbs and went into afib and had to have surgery 🤦🏿♂️
I'm 5'10" and went from 153 lbs to 132 doing keto. I play a LOT of tennis. I even started lifting weights. However, as skinny and fit as I am, if I don't take my aFib medication it always returns. Weight loss is good if it's needed, but don't always expect it to help with Afib.
What meds are you taking? Do thinners really help curb afib? I just thought they helped to minimize stroke and embolism risk.
My AFIB Condition was caised by a lightning strike. The dr tried 5 different meds, none of which worked. Since 2021 I've had 3 strokes,
one in 21 and 2 last year. The latest around Thanksgiving while driving. As a result I no longer drive. I was driving another person's car (I haven't had a vehicle since 2/15 and suffered a TBI injury). So now I no longer have a vehicle or drive. Since the latest stroke I've been constantly dizzy and my equilibrium is off.
Up through last Summer I'd go walking 3 - 5 miles in warm weather (I live in the snow belt). So with the dizziness etc, I won't be doing that anymore. Other exercises are out because of a torn calf muscle and a torn rotator in my shoulder. For 18 years I biked a total of 100k. Now I'm
getting fatter by the second, even with only eating twice a day for nearly
3 years. Where I live in the wilderness there aren't any heart or brain drs, none of which could really help. They
tried over the years, but to no avail. That's when i lived in Booming Dallas.
Thank you! :)
Yea, if you, the doctors would give us info on how to manage AFib with electrolytes balance and diet and exercise we would not look for anything else. Could you tell me what this video is about? Scared us from supplements to sell us your "supplements"?
Unfortunately weight loss/exercise did not work for me. I pinned all my hopes on this lifestyle change and feel really disappointed. however, I do know that it is better for my heart/body to be the correct weight, and I am sure that my heart copes better without excess weight, when I have an Afib episode.
How r you now
Have you reduced processed food and meat in your diet? Congratulation on reaching a healthier weight.
Magnesium high dose of Taurine , arginine and go to wellness where you peddle bike w oxygen on. Extra oxygen help alot and the big one is Earthing.
Grounding bare feet in grass or tile is it concrete floor base..
Read Ober story and data on utube.. help w sleep etc. W Rf cell phone.
Same here for me. Down to an excellent weight but still have aFib.
I lost weight and guess what, I still got it. Sad! I think I am getting it less though and my diabetes is normal.
Thank you sir
For what ??
Exercise is the best natural treatment. Great answer!
How frequent is it for slim people to have AFib ? And what causes it?
Yes. Important questions.
Smoking is also a cause?
Does this also apply to people who are only 5 pounds overweight?
There are other reasons for afib beside weight. I suggest reading The Afib Cure by Dr. Day.
I’m skinny with afib. Athletic 35 energetic(at first) I’d run 4-5 miles a day. Suddenly I had some sort of attack that I had breath off I did t call ambulance I fought it. Now my heart beats off of little work. Marijuana is completely out of the option. I sleep alot now. Tired and chest pain/tightness . I hate this idk where it came from but I was active before it happened.
I am curious. Did you happen to get the jab?
@@nancykonkol761 ?? Job
@@chriswwjd777 c vax
So what if your 69 and weigh exactly that same as in high school- 165 lbs?
You might be stuck in a timewarp, but if you're happy, I'm happy...
Unfortunately, this was not helpful at all. My 84-year-old mom is miserable on the calcium channel blocker which has terrible side effects as well. She is not overweight and eats healthy. You mentioned people pushing supplements… What about doctors pushing harmful drugs from big Pharma and not clearly communicating the negative side effects or how you have to be careful about getting off of them once you've started? Western medicine is absolutely no better at communicating openly.
You sound like a Big Pharma Marketer.
Vegetables are unproven and ineffective.
For sure they have a lot of anti nutrients