This doctor needs to be cloned and put into every medical school to re-educate doctors with correct information about health. He is brilliant, and a gem of a person to anyone with common sense about how to improve their health in a sustained way. I just love learning from his simple to understand videos.. I respect this man immensely. 👍👍👍
There is NOT a lack of knowledge in the world, there is a lack of integrity which puts a strangle-hold on truth - In the end the goodness of Christ will prevail!
This person is very knowledgeable but I wouldn't go as far as to make him the sole source of information, although he is indeed better than 99% of doctors in all likelihood
My father did not and it went downhill quick and died young (and he ate so poor) .. i believe he coudl have lived longer by changing his diet and just get more fresh air in the system and less stress. medication will kill u quick I believe in that. The universe is more intelligent than some medicins
I’ve been diagnosed with MVP about 15 years ago due to symptoms of irregular hearbeat, chest pain, back pain and random high pulse. The cardiologist said I may have been born with it. I’m 45. Just keep monitoring it. I went later 2 more times to the ER, wore Holter monitor etc. All symptoms were due to MVP. I started taking Magnesium gylicinate regularly about 5 years ago before bed (400 mg) for leg cramps and a more relaxed sleep. I had a very detailed heart ultrasound about 3 years ago and they could not find my prolapse. It’s no longer there. Nobody knew what happened… Now, I think this may have been due to Magnesium…
I have been diagnosed with MVP at 15, now I am 50, and have been taking beta blockers regularly, l have not listen about the use of magnisium in MVP, but when I use egg regularly I feel very well
Same thing happened with me. I would have stabbing heart pains or chest pains, irregular heartbeat or racing heart rate, during or after play or exercise when I was a kid. I thought I was having a heart attack- but it never lasted but a few minutes and I was so young that Drs dismissed it. It got worse during times of stress- and it caused me to have panic attacks- especially during my late 20s. I finally found a Dr that listened to me and sent me to a cardiologist that ran tests- echocardiogram, holter monitor and diagnosed me with MVP with regurgitation. I was put on a betablocker. It helped some, but I still had stabbing heart pain periodically, and it made me feel SO tired all the time and caused bruising. I finally stopped taking it. About 16 yrs ago I started taking 1000 mg of magnesium citrate or magnesium oxide daily for constipation. After a couple of months I noticed that I wasn't having stabbing heart pains, skipped beats or heart palpitations. I haven't had any tests to see if my MVP has healed, but something changed because I haven't had any heart issues like I had before I took the magnesium- and that was about 16 or 17 yrs ago.
Omgosh!!! I was diagnosed with MVP at age 18, I have been under the care of a cardiologist since, I am now 66. I had an ablation in 2002 and it’s helped my wacky, chaotic heartbeat mostly. But several years ago my heart started beating irregularly (significantly) again. So my Dr had me wear 24 hour heart monitor, again. I had 13,532 IRREGULAR heart beats in 24 hours, my Dr put me on beta blocker but it really didn’t make that big of a difference in the irregularity and it made me light headed so I quit taking it. My daughter read about Magnesium so I started taking it, 2 years later when I wore the heart monitor I had 98 irregular heartbeats!!!!! When my Dr called he said this is remarkable, the beta blocker is doing its job to which I replied I am not taking that I am taking magnesium! There was a silent pause and then he said, we’ll keep doing it! But it doesn’t stop there, he started listening harder for the click, it was getting fainter!!! Btw… I do take vitamin D3 but recently ordered your Vit D3 combo! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
I too have MVP. Which beta blocker were you on? I stopped taking Metoprolol, felt horrible taking it. How much Mag are you taking? My heart rate drops so low when I sit very still and when I sleep.
Thanks... i figured this out myself, seriously, years ago. I started taking mag glycinate and it absolutely changed my life - it took many months but it was life changing.
@@TheSK1199 I took and still take 400 mg (two 200mg tablets). Curiously, I began taking alpha lipoic acid for neuropathy and wanted to make sure I was not taking too much and, because of my own work, I am familiar with research so I searched PubMed for info on alpha lipoic acid. I was struck by something else NOT related to alpha ipoic acid and nerve problems -- a lot of pretty new research suggests alpha lipoic acid is beneficial for heart and even serious arrhythmias. I mentioned ithis to a cardiologist I know through my work and he said there was some mounting excitement about that ... I am not a doctor and cannot give advice but I'm just saying if you have palpitations, MVP,etc.. you might want to do your own research or talk to your own doctor about taking magnesium ( many forms may upset stomach, glycinate won't) and perhaps alpha lipoic acid.
I Mega Dosed Magnesium Citrate and Magnesium Glycinate for 2 years. Before I was able to reduce my intake, and now I’m bringing up Potassium. 60% of our Magnesium is stored in the bones, 20% in our muscles. It takes awhile for it to be absorbed. I was in pain for a decade, now I’m nearly pain free.
I was told I had a heart attack in January 2021, now three years later- after taking medication I didn’t need,acute hepatitis from statin ,! I recently had a heart of 222bpm and after a lot of scans- tests ( after going private)told I have paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.. so after watching yourself and others iv started magnesium, vit d3 and k2 , potassium tumeric and ginger for the rheumatoid arthritis, and electrolytes..I’m probably gonna need a second mortgage with all these supplements but I’m starting feel more human - Thanks God & Dr Berg 🙏
Man what a journey. I also had paroxysmal a fib after a heart surgery. I did ReMag at about a teaspoon per day for 8 months and all arrhythmias are completely gone! Stick with it. It gets better
@@GillyTech Bless you - my heart has no scarring or blockages slightly leaky valve . Tropin level in blood =Put on same meds as someone with heart disease ! Need start treating each case different instead of one cap fits all -it really doesn’t.. Live and learn by Grace of God 🙏
I have mitral valve prolapse and they didn’t give me any medications to take. I have most of the symptoms that you described. Especially anxiety! I’m going to go the health food store and get those supplements. Thank you Dr.! You are a true blessing!
@@NadiraAbolajimagnesium definitely helped my mitral valve prolapse because I no longer have the stabbing heart pains, irregular, skipping heartbeat or racing heart beat. I've been taking some form of magnesium now for 16 or 17 yrs and I won't go without it. I don't have high blood pressure (I'm 57) and I don't get frequent headaches like I used to in my 20s and 30s.
I was diagnosed with MVP 20 years ago. Over the years I’ve gotten smarter about how to take care of my body. I’ve been taking magnesium and vitamin D religiously for at least 10 years. Recently I thought I needed to follow up on how my MVP was doing since I hadn’t had it checked out in over a decade. My cardiologist did all the same tests that originally diagnosed my MVP, but couldn’t find any sign of it! I was even symptomatic back in the day, but feel no signs of it now. I feel better at 49 than I did in my 20’s.
Same with me. I have been taking magnesium religiously for 16 or 17 years and have zero symptoms of MVP now. I haven't seen a cardiologist or had any tests to find out if mine has healed up though. I had "spells" of stabbing heart pain, chest pain, irregular erratic heart beats ever since I was a kid- especially during exercise or stress. I was diagnosed in my late 20s with mitral valve prolapse w/regurgitation but it wasn't bad enough for surgery. I was put on a beta blocker(propanolol) and it helped somewhat with the irregular heartbeat but not the angina. I quit taking it(even though you're not supposed to). 16 or 17 years ago, I started taking 1,000 mg magnesium(citrate or oxide) daily for constipation. After a couple months I noticed that my heartbeat wasn't noticeable anymore!! It wasn't racing or skipping beats like it always had before- and the stabbing heart pains were gone. Magnesium made a believer out of me
Fascinating!! Even as a Cardiac Sonographer, I did not know this & will be curious to know the magnesium intake of my patients or if recommended. Sometimes I just see the posterior leaflet as I describe it as a “Mild Bowing without frank prolapse” and could very well mean they are just in lack of magnesium. Thank you!!
@monicali2608 Agreed! It was actually my cardiac sonographer than brought up a particular issue that my doctor didn't. Just as the bible says faith without works is dead, this can apply here. If you know something important & don't muster the courage to speak up, you're doing the world a huge disservice.
I take magnesium for leg and foot cramps. At first, I took it just before bed. At first it was ok, then my eyes pinged open and I stopped sleeping. I saw a video that said this can happen with some people. Hu? Mostly I've see Magnesium gives good sleep. Not me... So now I take it during the day. It still stops the muscle cramps but I sleep normally. Just thought I'd post this in case anyone else has had this issue and not seen the video I did (or anything similar) Thank you Doc, God bless you and yours 🙏
I've trained in functional medicine over a decade and just wanted to point something out here that Dr. Berg said. He said you NEED vitamin D in order for magnesium to work when in reality, YOU NEED magnesium in order for vitamin D to work. If you are taking vitamin D or getting it through sunlight, you could deplete your magnesium stores and cause a host of problems unless you are taking it with magnesium as well. Not only that, but you need K2 to prevent calcium from getting stored in soft tissues as vitamin D taken alone could increase this risk. One example that happened to me here recently. I started getting 10-15 minutes per day of sunlight and by the 3rd day I noticed my sleep was terrible. I also noticed I felt more anxious. Why is that? Because as I stated above, YOUR BODY needs magnesium to activate vitamin D and by me getting more vitamin D through sunlight, I basically was in a deficit because I have not been taking that much magnesium. I knew the problem right away and increased my magnesium intake and it fixed it almost immediately.
THANK you--you helped me figure out why I am so sick if I spend even 10 minutes in the sunlight. No sleep that night if I spent time outside in the sun, or do anything that makes me sweat--no one could figure it out. Now I know I have to build up my magnesium stores more than just taking one supplement--I need to ramp it up and stick to it for at least a year.
Thanks for this video. I was diagnosed with this heart weakness in an echocardiogram. But no one described me how to overcome it. All the symptoms you mentioned were there and as I have watched your video magnesium deficiency, I ate dates, bananas and felt better but since last 3,4 days, I skipped and again feeling low, fatigued and lower back pain with shortness of breath and tiredness. After watching your video, I will find magnesium glycinate now.
My right eye has been twitching for about 6 months and now for the last two weeks, I've had heart palpitations and get out of breath during those. I've been monitoring it to make sure it doesn't get worse, but hopefully this helps. If it does, this video came at the perfect time and is a blessing.
My left eye has been twitching for two months, on average one episode per hour. I started taking a sleep aid that contains melatonin and magnesium last week. I haven't had an eye twitch for several days.
@@MF-rw3rb That would be nice if it works that fast. I've already started taking it, but we'll see. I'll still take it as a regular supplement anyway. That's good yours stopped that quickly though.
I've been taking Magnesium for about 3 months now. I was getting very breathless, fatigued and had that annoying eye twitch. Over the past few days I've noticed I'm not so breathless so it looks like the Magnesium is beginning to work. I also take zinc and selenium. My fingernails are now much stronger. I don't eat junk, over-processed food and make all our meals from scratch plus do all my own baking. I don't like the weird chemicals put into store bought food. I was taught to cook and bake from a very early age. I even make my own chocolate and sweets (we call candies sweets in the UK). That way I know what's in it and can regulate the amount of sugar myself as I don't like anything that's over sweet.
Nice one. I’m in the UK as well. Can you name the brands you’re taking, please? Just had some blood test and need to fix a few things, iron and Mg borderline, Vit D borderline as well, B12 ok. Thanks in advance.
@@japanluv How strange. I did reply to you but can't see my reply. Zinc and Magnesium both by New Leaf, Vit B12 - Nu U. These are from Amazon. Selenium is from Holland & Barratt. Vit D3 by Mobo, also from Amazon.
@@richardhaas9519 I'm afraid I don't know. Run a search for it and also discuss it with your Cardiac Consultant or Doctor. Sorry I can't be of more help.
Testing electrolytes is huge with heart conditions. Most of them have electrolyte abnormalities, whether it's low sodium, low potassium or low magnesium. Very good idea to get checked regularly until you find the right ratio of electrolytes to ingest.
Also key to know that many heart meds cause electrolyte deficiencies. So regular monitoring of electrolytes when changes meds/doses is also key. It's best to find the root cause to get of the meds & have less factors to contend with for normal function.
I was diagnosed with MVP at a young age. For many years, it was required that I take antibiotics anytime I went to the dentist for a cleaning. Then several years ago, the requirement to take an antibiotic just disappeared. I regret taking them.
My family members had to do the same before dentist visit, as a prophylactic. Then science proved it was not beneficial. The premise is the need for healthy gums & how bacteria in the mouth can dangerously affect the heart.
I remember asking my dentist why I had to take the antibiotic for mvp before a cleaning and he told me that it was because my gums could bleed during the cleaning process and bacteria could get in and go straight to my heart. I said that didn’t make sense to me because I floss every day and sometimes my gums would bleed then, but no one seems be concerned about bacteria when that happens. 🤷🏻♀️ He didn’t seem too happy that I challenged him on it. From that point on, I stopped taking the antibiotic. Glad it’s not a requirement anymore.
Thank you Dr. Berg. Been taking magnesium glycerinate every day for several months. The reduction in anxiety and heart palpitations has been substantial.
😲i just got diagnosed. And a friend was severe and had the repair surgery. Mine is they say mild to moderate. But I have pretty significant symptoms!!!! Debilitating.... ty❤
Instant click...I was diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse about 15-20 years ago and I believe it has caused many issues since then...I started taking magnesium glycinate about a month ago but apparently I need to up the dosage and add vitamin D...I can tell it's helped with cramps and spams but I'd really like to fix the prolapse if possible...I hope it works...Thanks for info...This would be a huge relief mentally and physically. 🤞🏻🤞🏻
Hello, I would like to inquire about the symptoms you experienced prior to your mitral valve prolapse diagnosis. Could you please provide a detailed description of these symptoms? Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. Best regards,
The tetany has gotten better but I feel like I need to up my magnesium...400mg doesn't seem to be enough after months of taking that amount...I do feel better overall.
The valve or the Magnesium? His Mitral Valve was noticed in high school by the team doctor for football. We didn’t really have his magnesium levels checked but he had all of the symptoms Dr Berg described - eye twitches, arrhythmias, etc. Since taking Magnesium all of the symptoms are gone and his heart is strong.
I was diagnosed with mvp when pregnant with my 2nd child. It developed over the years into significant regurgitation. I do not know what my magnesium levels were at that time, but in my later life (I am now 80) I have taken 400-600 mg of magnesium daily and my magnesium levels are always in the upper quadrant in testing. The mvp progressed, slowly but definitely. I also developed other heart issues which are pretty much under control. Magnesium apparently wasn’t a factor for me. 🤷♀
Amazing, I’ve never heard this understanding of mitral valve prolapse which I have in addition to so many others. Thank you so much for all your research and ideas
I was diagnosed with what my cardiologist called a textbook MVP when I was 18 years old. I knew something was wrong when for several days straight I had severe chest pain and could barely function. I thought I was having a heart attack at the time. After that initial episode I would experience “attacks” a few times per year that would stop me in my tracks. On one visit to my cardiologist I asked him what was causing the pain. He told me that people with MVP are typically low in magnesium and that the pain I was experiencing wasn’t from the valve itself, but from the surrounding tissue which becomes very sensitive because of this deficiency. After that visit I started taking magnesium supplements and dramatically reduced my painful episodes. I’m 64 now and still have the textbook MVP, but it doesn’t cause me the grief it used to.
A year of heavy drinking will also make you completely magnesium and potassium deficient. It's one of the reasons why people have a hard time with their gallbladder.
This information is right up a vegan's ally 😂 I was talking with a friend the other day about the amazing benefits of eating grass-fed butter and 80/20 grass-fed grass-finished beef. We were surrounded by a few visual vegans. When they heard "meat with butter," their reaction was like watching a pet jerboa react to the sound of a door nob turning! Thanks a bunch, Dr. Berg! Have a great day, everyone! 🙂
The funny thing about vegans is you KNOW they don't do actual research on health...they just assume that plant based HAS to be the best and obviously ignore ALL of the solid research that proves that our bodies were NOT designed to extract vitamins, nutrients and protein from plant based products like it is for animal based products. What I have come to realize is is that the plant based products are there for ruminant animals to consume and become a microbiome factory of vitamins which then goes into their muscular system and fat which THEN becomes like natures multivitamin for OUR bodies......this why vegans will feel better at first because let's face it, plant based products are WAY better than the junk processed crap that Americans eat on a typical diet so they will at first feel better but ultimately the nutrition begins to tail off and eventually will suffer from various nutritional deficiencies....but not on carnivore!
You can also end up with a damaged mitral valve (and thus MVP) after having rheumatic fever. As a kid this happened to me and conventional 'wisdom' at the time said I had to be on a blood pressure reducing drug for life and never do anything strenuous. After a year of that I said screw it, stopped taking the drug and got into weight lifting. 'Magically' (sarcasm) my heart healed itself and there is no trace of any valve damage or prolapse decades later.
@@FirstnameLastname-pe5ib I'm not sure exactly how long after beginning weight lifting the healing happened - it was around 5 years between heart checkups but during that time the MVP completely went away and there is no trace of it whatsoever since then.
My report used to show mitral valve prolapse earlier but now it doesn’t…I don’t know how it fixed but I knew that I was extremely deficient in b12 and D so probably b12 supplement fixed mine. Magnesium, B1, D connection is equally important
Good info. Since I have MVP I would like to correct the beginning: The heart has 4 valves but only one is the mitral valve: The one between the left ventricle and chamber. Magnesium is valuable information. Thank you!
Disgusted with mainstream doctors who don't emphasize the importance of magnesium and other important vitamins and minerals. If they do they usually recommend too low of doses. Thanks Dr. Eric Berg.
OH. MYYYYY. GOODNESS! I was diagnosed with tachycardia in my late teens. I'm almost 44 now. they attempted an ablation - didn't go well - had to pull crash cart and I can't take beta blockers because I have low blood pressure. shortly after this diagnosis I started having panic attacks. Many, intense and regularly. to the point that they diagnosed me with chronic panic disorder and threw benzos at me to manage it so I could have some sort of quality of life. but I've been TRYING AND TRYING to get someone to hear me FOR SOOOOO LONG when I've said I always thought the panic was triggered after I have one of these tachycardia episodes and then this RUSH of adrenaline and THEN I go into fight or flight mode. Could it be this simple?! I'm literally crying rt now because even it it's not the case - this video gives me incredible hope to at least having something I can try to see if it helps me
Im exactly like you with the episodes of severe panic attacks after i was diagnosed to have mvp I totally understand! I feel like i want to live normally the panic just wont leave me alone its uncontrollable
Make sure that you start doing breathing exercises too. They activate your parasympathetic system and induce relaxation. You have to do them every day though. My suugestion is the practice of Yoga Nidra.. Look it up on you tube. It can be very helpful for gaining control of the nervous system. Please try it 🙂
@@mahitabm.hassan9730It gets better. I'm 2 tears out & still have anxiety, which could be due to other things BUT I no longer get panic attaxks. Expanding your lungs with breath holds daily should help as well, as the body will be already physiologically more distanced from that short breath fight or flight type breathing & you'll be better equipped to stay calmer even when your body is freaking out. You're effectively retraining your body with thoughts and breathing to slowly leave that panic reflec behind every time the heart goes nuts.
My dog just got diagnosed with this, and I’m at lost. They say it’s minimal not required yet to start medication. I knew you will have a video for it , now I just have to apply it to my dog
Dr. Berg, would love to see you do a video about what's going on in Canada right now with regard to the sale of supplements. It was covered in depth on The Highwire last week.
Dr Berg notes: If you have mitral valve prolapse, your heart valves are not opening and closing correctly. Mitral valve prolapse causes floppy, leaky valves that are large and bulging. This bulging, displaced tissue is called prolapse, which leads to inefficient heart pumping. Mitral valve prolapse symptoms include weakness, fatigue, palpitations, anxiety, and shortness of breath. It’s often described as idiopathic, which means it has no known cause. Mitral valve prolapse is generally treated with beta-blockers or a calcium channel blocker. In a double-blind study, 141 subjects with mitral valve prolapse were compared to 40 healthy subjects. Sixty percent of the mitral valve prolapse group had magnesium deficiency compared to only 5% of the healthy subjects. Low magnesium leads to high adrenaline. It also accelerates the aging of the fibroblast cell, which helps you make collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid. As we age, the fibroblast cell is very important for our skin, ligaments, tendons, and valves. One of the first signs of magnesium deficiency is tetany. Surprisingly, 85% of people with mitral valve prolapse have tetany! Don’t just rely on the RDA if you’re deficient in magnesium. Try taking 400 mg 2 to 3 times a day, working up to this amount slowly. Also, ensure you’re getting enough vitamin D. Magnesium won’t work without vitamin D! Avoid sugar and refined carbs because they significantly decrease magnesium. It takes years for a magnesium deficiency to show up and it can take up to a year to correct. Try magnesium glycinate to increase your magnesium levels over time. Thank you Dr Berg! 😺👍
I was diagnosed with this since I was 7 years old and now I am in my 30s. I always felt something was wrong with me during elementary school. I wish I didn't have it.
You are amazing Dr. Eric. You and one other Dr., a kind hearted lady from Pakistan, namely Dr. Sahar, top the list. She is though junior to you but is also doing a tremendous job of creating awareness and uploading very useful videos like you.
my mother's health kept getting worse over the last decade arrythmia, aortic plaquing, bowel disease Aortic aneurisms B!2 B! and magnesium depletion, osteo arthritis, Tenosynovitis cognitive impairment weight loss cancer gal stones and so on. in retrospect the daily usage of omeprazole for over a decade seems the most likely cause of it all, but mention this to pretty much any normie doctor and they dismiss this idea without hesitation
Omeprazole, which lowers acid (which you very much need) causes poorer nutrient absorption & aquired long qt, which can be fatal. I imagine whoever continually prescribed that despite her issues could be legally liable. Its literally on many lists of drugs to avoid, that cause or worsen long qt.
To everyone that had success treating mvp w/ mag, post your mag type & dose here! I had been taking bovine collagen & inactive yeast without the added fake b's before my mvp diagnosis. It was when I stopped these two that I developed MVP . Currently working on upping my mag dose to see how that fairs in my followup. Will prob have one this year & report back.
Thank you so much for this Dr. Berg... i have been diagnosed with MVP and suffering with arrythmias, anxiety, and palpitations and im always edgy and jumpy... i will try this Mg supps and hope i get better. God Bless you!
I just spend 2 and a half months in hospital they had to replace both valves with mechanical ones i picked up a bacteria which destroyed my valves who completely tore off and causing a stroke on top of it by the grace of God I survived and have no after effects of the stroke besides a small tremble in my left hand while i was paralyzed on the right side
Interesting. I cut my physical therapy class short, because i was having chest pains, due to mvp. 2mins later, I Turned on my phone, and this video showed up on my feed..what are the chances of that happening?? I was depending on GOD to heal me, but I guess its time, i started taking care of the things that I can, and leave the humanly impossibly stuff up to HIM. Thank you for empowering humanity Dr. Berg ⚘️⚘️
Thanks for your every advice and the value of their importance in our life🌹.My sincere request for our your viewers is to keep it up with all these valuable vitamins and keep ourselves healthy.May God give everyone on this Earth a person like you to bless them with these life saving things. Thanks as I said I am blessed. Faithfully❤
Thank you. I was diagnosed with MVP Syndrome in my 20’s. I’ve been to so many cardiologists, had so many tests, worn so many monitors… and never any answers. I get all of these symptoms and more. I can’t wait to try this. Can you tell me, if I eat the leafy greens and make a smoothie with them, if this will still give me the same benefits as if I were to eat them in a salad? My guess is yes, but I want to be sure, and don’t know that if by blending it could change the chemical compounds somehow. Many thanks for all you do!! 😊😊❤
In fact, blending fruits and vegetables does not alter their nutritional value. In fact, it can improve the body's absorption of nutrients. However, it is important to avoid adding sugar, as this can negate the health benefits of the blended produce.
Wow you are a life saver Dr Berg. God bless you! Just what I needed to know. Please add this video to your Spanish youtube Channel, I would like to share it with friends and family.
Really Doctor Berg, you come up with the craziest medical words. It's Greek to us But we love you. Thanks for caring about your patients and followers. ❤❤❤ Hello to the Mrs.
Thank you, this is really helpful for my mitral valve prolapse! Will be buying some magnesium supplements. Explains why I’m also always having leg cramps (because of my low magnesium level)
In 2015 I started taking at bedtime for horrible leg and foot cramps. Solved the problem, and I sleep better too. I take magnesium oxide 250mg. It's what we could afford at the time and I never had an issue over the years.
My wife and I have been taking magnesium supplements for about three of years now but not for this... instead, we've been taking it because we need magnesium and potassium to make better insulin and other bodily functions... but we've also noticed that since we started, slowly her shortness of breath and frequent arrythmia has gone way down... we are so grateful to our Lord for her health improvement and to your videos that have been key to learning about all things natural health solutions... thank you Dr Berg
Looking very good, Dr. Berg! Great information and another video on when to take each type of Mg is appreciated. I’m taking Mg Citrate,Malate, Glycinate all at the same time. Is it bad?
It isn't a bad thing. It's actually a good thing to have different types of magnesium. They all work to do different things throughout the body and mind. Hope that helps.
As someone who has taken different forms of magnesium, it hasn't done me any harm although i haven't heard of MVP before. Sorry for late reply. Im based in the UK.
Magnesium Tetany Beta Blockers Adrenaline > I imagine Dr. Berg researches medical knowledge similar to the chemists filling out the periodic table-a whole puzzle with pieces that will soon fill in defined gaps
I need to do this, but i have hypotension. Lately getting high though. Plz do video on thyroid, adrenals and blood pressure... Also, ive been depleting my choline. Doc told me t0 take unisom. Omg The side effects are killing me now. But i cast sleep without it. 😢
I'm 78 have been diagnosed with severe mvp a year ago. Put on 5 drugs. Thought I was dying. Decided to toss them & so relieved to hear this video. I've been so dragging weak fatigued, palpitations & no energy. No mention of magnessium. So excited to start . Oh no I can't have my favorite food. I know I'm bad. God bless you Doc 😮
Much awaited video on this particular topic. thank you so much for this information! How can we increase magnesium deficiency naturally without the supplements.
oh wow wish I had known about this 15 years ago. might have saved me from having open heart surgery. but I had a bicuspid aortic valve too so that probably would have failed at some point.
Thank you Dr Berg. I have become a great fan of yours the past 2-3 years. I had an Echo done late last year and it showed mitral valve regurgitation. Will the extra magnesium help with this? I just added magnesium glycine to my vitamin regime 2 months ago. Again, thank you and God bless you.
Dr .Thanks for your vidieo of correcting Mvp by magnesium.Does beta blockers have magnesium and will it remove MVP once for all.which fruits contain the magnesium supplements .your comments are needed.regards v.karunakaran Tamil nadu,India
Well... we are sadly seen as customers not patients. Advocate for yourself and do your diligence. Take it!! You can never really do too much of MG as we are probably all if not mostly deficient.
Such helpful information. Thanks to you dr, b. I love turning in to your channel. Leafning a lot of healthy choices. You are wonderful.stay bless always.
I had a job at NAPA lined up in 1976 at 19. The manager said you're hired, just go get a physical clearance. Walked 3 miles to Peachtree Street in Atlanta to a doctor they told me to see. He kept me from getting that good job for this. Years later I am now almost 68, never had a heart problem until now. Where do I order magnesium that is absorbed the best?
I had surgery at 28 for MVP, I have a mechanical valve now and on warfarin for life. Nobody ever suggested me even trying magnesium. I do take it now though for sleep and other benefits.
The 400mg of magnesium should be elemental magnesium. You might have a supplement that claims 1,500 mg of magnesium, but only 160 mg of elemental. I take magnesium citrate and sometimes malate, but always magnesium glycinate before bed. I make no claim that this will cure or lessen a prolapse, but with my condition, I have a moderate prolapse, started taking the elemental magnesium, and three years later it was classified as mild. I don't suffer any of the symptoms, and my doctor hasn't placed any restrictions on my exercise.
i read a well laid out comment that someone put in a dr berg video recently on march 18th which looked like the words came from a magnesium study done by magnesium advocacy group in 2016 and a lady named tracy grady. it stated that magnesium citrate is not recommended as it interferes with ceruloplasmin and can cause iron dysregulation and health issues. it gave a complete breakdown of all forms of magnesium and what theyre good for and i assume its legit. i hope this may be helpful
I have been diagnosed with MVP at 15 , now I am 50 and have been taking beta blockers regularly l have not listen about magnisium for MVP. When I eat egg regularly I feel very well concerning the symptoms of MVP
This doctor needs to be cloned and put into every medical school to re-educate doctors with correct information about health.
He is brilliant, and a gem of a person to anyone with common sense about how to improve their health in a sustained way.
I just love learning from his simple to understand videos.. I respect this man immensely. 👍👍👍
There is NOT a lack of knowledge in the world, there is a lack of integrity which puts a strangle-hold on truth - In the end the goodness of Christ will prevail!
I second this!! Such a blessing to have him in this space to spread the goodness and the knowledge. We need more Bergs and less influencers lol
This person is very knowledgeable but I wouldn't go as far as to make him the sole source of information, although he is indeed better than 99% of doctors in all likelihood
He’s a true gem, I agree!! I tell everyone about his channel! 🥹
No cardiologists ever talked about this. Thank you Dr Berg for saving people from taking chemical medications 😇
My father did not and it went downhill quick and died young (and he ate so poor) .. i believe he coudl have lived longer by changing his diet and just get more fresh air in the system and less stress.
medication will kill u quick I believe in that. The universe is more intelligent than some medicins
Of course not then the Doctor would not have a patient.
I’ve been diagnosed with MVP about 15 years ago due to symptoms of irregular hearbeat, chest pain, back pain and random high pulse. The cardiologist said I may have been born with it. I’m 45. Just keep monitoring it. I went later 2 more times to the ER, wore Holter monitor etc. All symptoms were due to MVP. I started taking Magnesium gylicinate regularly about 5 years ago before bed (400 mg) for leg cramps and a more relaxed sleep. I had a very detailed heart ultrasound about 3 years ago and they could not find my prolapse. It’s no longer there. Nobody knew what happened… Now, I think this may have been due to Magnesium…
Great news!
I have been diagnosed with MVP at 15, now I am 50, and have been taking beta blockers regularly, l have not listen about the use of magnisium in MVP, but when I use egg regularly I feel very well
Please which brand of magnesium gylicinate did you use?
Hi ,were u taking any hypertensive medications.
Same thing happened with me. I would have stabbing heart pains or chest pains, irregular heartbeat or racing heart rate, during or after play or exercise when I was a kid. I thought I was having a heart attack- but it never lasted but a few minutes and I was so young that Drs dismissed it. It got worse during times of stress- and it caused me to have panic attacks- especially during my late 20s. I finally found a Dr that listened to me and sent me to a cardiologist that ran tests- echocardiogram, holter monitor and diagnosed me with MVP with regurgitation. I was put on a betablocker. It helped some, but I still had stabbing heart pain periodically, and it made me feel SO tired all the time and caused bruising. I finally stopped taking it. About 16 yrs ago I started taking 1000 mg of magnesium citrate or magnesium oxide daily for constipation. After a couple of months I noticed that I wasn't having stabbing heart pains, skipped beats or heart palpitations. I haven't had any tests to see if my MVP has healed, but something changed because I haven't had any heart issues like I had before I took the magnesium- and that was about 16 or 17 yrs ago.
Omgosh!!! I was diagnosed with MVP at age 18, I have been under the care of a cardiologist since, I am now 66. I had an ablation in 2002 and it’s helped my wacky, chaotic heartbeat mostly. But several years ago my heart started beating irregularly (significantly) again. So my Dr had me wear 24 hour heart monitor, again. I had 13,532 IRREGULAR heart beats in 24 hours, my Dr put me on beta blocker but it really didn’t make that big of a difference in the irregularity and it made me light headed so I quit taking it. My daughter read about Magnesium so I started taking it, 2 years later when I wore the heart monitor I had 98 irregular heartbeats!!!!! When my Dr called he said this is remarkable, the beta blocker is doing its job to which I replied I am not taking that I am taking magnesium! There was a silent pause and then he said, we’ll keep doing it! But it doesn’t stop there, he started listening harder for the click, it was getting fainter!!!
Btw… I do take vitamin D3 but recently ordered your Vit D3 combo!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Fantastic!
That is awesome to hear❤
Thank you for sharing your experience!
What kind of magnesium are you using?
I too have MVP. Which beta blocker were you on? I stopped taking Metoprolol, felt horrible taking it. How much Mag are you taking? My heart rate drops so low when I sit very still and when I sleep.
Thanks... i figured this out myself, seriously, years ago. I started taking mag glycinate and it absolutely changed my life - it took many months but it was life changing.
Most welcome!
What dose did you take?
@@Drberg🤣🤣 he was thanking himself
@@TheSK1199 I took and still take 400 mg (two 200mg tablets). Curiously, I began taking alpha lipoic acid for neuropathy and wanted to make sure I was not taking too much and, because of my own work, I am familiar with research so I searched PubMed for info on alpha lipoic acid. I was struck by something else NOT related to alpha ipoic acid and nerve problems -- a lot of pretty new research suggests alpha lipoic acid is beneficial for heart and even serious arrhythmias. I mentioned ithis to a cardiologist I know through my work and he said there was some mounting excitement about that ... I am not a doctor and cannot give advice but I'm just saying if you have palpitations, MVP,etc.. you might want to do your own research or talk to your own doctor about taking magnesium ( many forms may upset stomach, glycinate won't) and perhaps alpha lipoic acid.
Can you take magnesium citrate can it help afib
I Mega Dosed Magnesium Citrate and Magnesium Glycinate for 2 years. Before I was able to reduce my intake, and now I’m bringing up Potassium. 60% of our Magnesium is stored in the bones, 20% in our muscles. It takes awhile for it to be absorbed. I was in pain for a decade, now I’m nearly pain free.
I was told I had a heart attack in January 2021, now three years later- after taking medication I didn’t need,acute hepatitis from statin ,! I recently had a heart of 222bpm and after a lot of scans- tests ( after going private)told I have paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.. so after watching yourself and others iv started magnesium, vit d3 and k2 , potassium tumeric and ginger for the rheumatoid arthritis, and electrolytes..I’m probably gonna need a second mortgage with all these supplements but I’m starting feel more human - Thanks God & Dr Berg 🙏
Man what a journey. I also had paroxysmal a fib after a heart surgery. I did ReMag at about a teaspoon per day for 8 months and all arrhythmias are completely gone! Stick with it. It gets better
@@GillyTech Bless you - my heart has no scarring or blockages slightly leaky valve .
Tropin level in blood =Put on same meds as someone with heart disease !
Need start treating each case different instead of one cap fits all -it really doesn’t..
Live and learn by Grace of God 🙏
I have mitral valve prolapse and they didn’t give me any medications to take. I have most of the symptoms that you described. Especially anxiety! I’m going to go the health food store and get those supplements. Thank you Dr.! You are a true blessing!
@@NadiraAbolaji Bless you - Anxiety is something I also deal with due to my physical symptoms mainly 💕
@@NadiraAbolajimagnesium definitely helped my mitral valve prolapse because I no longer have the stabbing heart pains, irregular, skipping heartbeat or racing heart beat. I've been taking some form of magnesium now for 16 or 17 yrs and I won't go without it. I don't have high blood pressure (I'm 57) and I don't get frequent headaches like I used to in my 20s and 30s.
I was diagnosed with MVP 20 years ago. Over the years I’ve gotten smarter about how to take care of my body. I’ve been taking magnesium and vitamin D religiously for at least 10 years. Recently I thought I needed to follow up on how my MVP was doing since I hadn’t had it checked out in over a decade. My cardiologist did all the same tests that originally diagnosed my MVP, but couldn’t find any sign of it! I was even symptomatic back in the day, but feel no signs of it now. I feel better at 49 than I did in my 20’s.
That’s great!!! How much of each are you taking?
GOOD FOR YOU!🙏🏼 Thank you so much for sharing im so glad its gone, this gives me hope it could work with me too!
What was your dose?!
Same with me. I have been taking magnesium religiously for 16 or 17 years and have zero symptoms of MVP now. I haven't seen a cardiologist or had any tests to find out if mine has healed up though. I had "spells" of stabbing heart pain, chest pain, irregular erratic heart beats ever since I was a kid- especially during exercise or stress. I was diagnosed in my late 20s with mitral valve prolapse w/regurgitation but it wasn't bad enough for surgery. I was put on a beta blocker(propanolol) and it helped somewhat with the irregular heartbeat but not the angina. I quit taking it(even though you're not supposed to). 16 or 17 years ago, I started taking 1,000 mg magnesium(citrate or oxide) daily for constipation. After a couple months I noticed that my heartbeat wasn't noticeable anymore!! It wasn't racing or skipping beats like it always had before- and the stabbing heart pains were gone. Magnesium made a believer out of me
Fascinating!! Even as a Cardiac Sonographer, I did not know this & will be curious to know the magnesium intake of my patients or if recommended. Sometimes I just see the posterior leaflet as I describe it as a “Mild Bowing without frank prolapse” and could very well mean they are just in lack of magnesium. Thank you!!
That is what is we need . People who bring it into patient's life.
Dr Berg has additional information in the description section, including his recommended daily dosage.
@monicali2608 Agreed! It was actually my cardiac sonographer than brought up a particular issue that my doctor didn't. Just as the bible says faith without works is dead, this can apply here. If you know something important & don't muster the courage to speak up, you're doing the world a huge disservice.
I take magnesium for leg and foot cramps. At first, I took it just before bed. At first it was ok, then my eyes pinged open and I stopped sleeping. I saw a video that said this can happen with some people. Hu? Mostly I've see Magnesium gives good sleep. Not me...
So now I take it during the day. It still stops the muscle cramps but I sleep normally.
Just thought I'd post this in case anyone else has had this issue and not seen the video I did (or anything similar)
Thank you Doc, God bless you and yours 🙏
there are also different types of magnesium
Hello, and thanks for sharing here. Glad the data is helping. Keep up the good work!
What can a person do to absorp mag better when they have leaky gut? Heal gut first if possible?
I've trained in functional medicine over a decade and just wanted to point something out here that Dr. Berg said. He said you NEED vitamin D in order for magnesium to work when in reality, YOU NEED magnesium in order for vitamin D to work. If you are taking vitamin D or getting it through sunlight, you could deplete your magnesium stores and cause a host of problems unless you are taking it with magnesium as well. Not only that, but you need K2 to prevent calcium from getting stored in soft tissues as vitamin D taken alone could increase this risk. One example that happened to me here recently. I started getting 10-15 minutes per day of sunlight and by the 3rd day I noticed my sleep was terrible. I also noticed I felt more anxious. Why is that? Because as I stated above, YOUR BODY needs magnesium to activate vitamin D and by me getting more vitamin D through sunlight, I basically was in a deficit because I have not been taking that much magnesium. I knew the problem right away and increased my magnesium intake and it fixed it almost immediately.
Could also simply be that you were sweating, which results in mag loss. Can't hurt to take more mag either way.
THANK you--you helped me figure out why I am so sick if I spend even 10 minutes in the sunlight. No sleep that night if I spent time outside in the sun, or do anything that makes me sweat--no one could figure it out. Now I know I have to build up my magnesium stores more than just taking one supplement--I need to ramp it up and stick to it for at least a year.
Please somebody, pin it. Soooo important information's here. God Bless you for sharing this. That's absolutely true.
Thanks for this video. I was diagnosed with this heart weakness in an echocardiogram. But no one described me how to overcome it. All the symptoms you mentioned were there and as I have watched your video magnesium deficiency, I ate dates, bananas and felt better but since last 3,4 days, I skipped and again feeling low, fatigued and lower back pain with shortness of breath and tiredness. After watching your video, I will find magnesium glycinate now.
Ive got all those symptoms!!!😮
Yesterday,my heart started again,beating erratically
My right eye has been twitching for about 6 months and now for the last two weeks, I've had heart palpitations and get out of breath during those. I've been monitoring it to make sure it doesn't get worse, but hopefully this helps. If it does, this video came at the perfect time and is a blessing.
My left eye has been twitching for two months, on average one episode per hour. I started taking a sleep aid that contains melatonin and magnesium last week. I haven't had an eye twitch for several days.
@@MF-rw3rb That would be nice if it works that fast. I've already started taking it, but we'll see. I'll still take it as a regular supplement anyway. That's good yours stopped that quickly though.
I've been taking Magnesium for about 3 months now. I was getting very breathless, fatigued and had that annoying eye twitch. Over the past few days I've noticed I'm not so breathless so it looks like the Magnesium is beginning to work. I also take zinc and selenium. My fingernails are now much stronger. I don't eat junk, over-processed food and make all our meals from scratch plus do all my own baking. I don't like the weird chemicals put into store bought food. I was taught to cook and bake from a very early age. I even make my own chocolate and sweets (we call candies sweets in the UK). That way I know what's in it and can regulate the amount of sugar myself as I don't like anything that's over sweet.
Nice one. I’m in the UK as well. Can you name the brands you’re taking, please? Just had some blood test and need to fix a few things, iron and Mg borderline, Vit D borderline as well, B12 ok. Thanks in advance.
Anything help aortic stenosis besides valve replacement?
@@japanluv How strange. I did reply to you but can't see my reply. Zinc and Magnesium both by New Leaf, Vit B12 - Nu U. These are from Amazon. Selenium is from Holland & Barratt. Vit D3 by Mobo, also from Amazon.
@@richardhaas9519 I'm afraid I don't know. Run a search for it and also discuss it with your Cardiac Consultant or Doctor. Sorry I can't be of more help.
@@Pythonaria Thank you. Used to take a general supplement from Garden of Health, I am familiar with NU brand, too. Wishing you an amazing Sunday 🤗
I've been taking Magnesium twice a day for years to help my MVP symptoms. It helps!
That's great!
Did your prolapse got reduced mam?
Yes it absolutely helped my MVP symptoms go away 100%!!!!
I wish we had heard of this before my husband’s three heart ablations, years of drugs, and numerous shocks to get his heart in rhythm.
Testing electrolytes is huge with heart conditions. Most of them have electrolyte abnormalities, whether it's low sodium, low potassium or low magnesium. Very good idea to get checked regularly until you find the right ratio of electrolytes to ingest.
Also key to know that many heart meds cause electrolyte deficiencies. So regular monitoring of electrolytes when changes meds/doses is also key. It's best to find the root cause to get of the meds & have less factors to contend with for normal function.
I was diagnosed with MVP at a young age. For many years, it was required that I take antibiotics anytime I went to the dentist for a cleaning. Then several years ago, the requirement to take an antibiotic just disappeared. I regret taking them.
My family members had to do the same before dentist visit, as a prophylactic. Then science proved it was not beneficial. The premise is the need for healthy gums & how bacteria in the mouth can dangerously affect the heart.
Same :(
Me too
I remember asking my dentist why I had to take the antibiotic for mvp before a cleaning and he told me that it was because my gums could bleed during the cleaning process and bacteria could get in and go straight to my heart. I said that didn’t make sense to me because I floss every day and sometimes my gums would bleed then, but no one seems be concerned about bacteria when that happens. 🤷🏻♀️ He didn’t seem too happy that I challenged him on it. From that point on, I stopped taking the antibiotic. Glad it’s not a requirement anymore.
UFC champ Charles Oliviera was also born with this. He quit the antibiotics, ignored the doctors & became the best fighter in the world.
Thank you Dr.Berg. I needed this. I was diagnosed with MVP last April 2023. You and your videos are such a blessing to us.
Sure. Hope this will help you.
Hi do you have any symptoms?
Thank you Dr. Berg. Been taking magnesium glycerinate every day for several months. The reduction in anxiety and heart palpitations has been substantial.
That is great to hear. Thanks for the feedback and keep up the good work!
😲i just got diagnosed.
And a friend was severe and had the repair surgery.
Mine is they say mild to moderate. But I have pretty significant symptoms!!!! Debilitating.... ty❤
Instant click...I was diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse about 15-20 years ago and I believe it has caused many issues since then...I started taking magnesium glycinate about a month ago but apparently I need to up the dosage and add vitamin D...I can tell it's helped with cramps and spams but I'd really like to fix the prolapse if possible...I hope it works...Thanks for info...This would be a huge relief mentally and physically. 🤞🏻🤞🏻
Hi. Can u keep me updated with the result?
@@mikerems8861...Sure...I'm going to for sure keep this video saved to make sure I didn't miss anything.
Hello,
I would like to inquire about the symptoms you experienced prior to your mitral valve prolapse diagnosis. Could you please provide a detailed description of these symptoms?
Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.
Best regards,
@@antonioharrison9807 mine would be light headedness and some palpitations
The tetany has gotten better but I feel like I need to up my magnesium...400mg doesn't seem to be enough after months of taking that amount...I do feel better overall.
Textbook description of my husband’s mitral valve / magnesium deficiency. He’s been supplementing magnesium for over a year now and doing great 😊
How was he diagnosed?
The valve or the Magnesium? His Mitral Valve was noticed in high school by the team doctor for football. We didn’t really have his magnesium levels checked but he had all of the symptoms Dr Berg described - eye twitches, arrhythmias, etc. Since taking Magnesium all of the symptoms are gone and his heart is strong.
I was diagnosed with mvp when pregnant with my 2nd child. It developed over the years into significant regurgitation. I do not know what my magnesium levels were at that time, but in my later life (I am now 80) I have taken 400-600 mg of magnesium daily and my magnesium levels are always in the upper quadrant in testing. The mvp progressed, slowly but definitely. I also developed other heart issues which are pretty much under control. Magnesium apparently wasn’t a factor for me. 🤷♀
D3 level 70-75 w/5,000 units daily. Must be something else for me. Idiopathic.
Amazing, I’ve never heard this understanding of mitral valve prolapse which I have in addition to so many others. Thank you so much for all your research and ideas
I was diagnosed with what my cardiologist called a textbook MVP when I was 18 years old. I knew something was wrong when for several days straight I had severe chest pain and could barely function. I thought I was having a heart attack at the time.
After that initial episode I would experience “attacks” a few times per year that would stop me in my tracks. On one visit to my cardiologist I asked him what was causing the pain. He told me that people with MVP are typically low in magnesium and that the pain I was experiencing wasn’t from the valve itself, but from the surrounding tissue which becomes very sensitive because of this deficiency. After that visit I started taking magnesium supplements and dramatically reduced my painful episodes.
I’m 64 now and still have the textbook MVP, but it doesn’t cause me the grief it used to.
Was your MVP severe? don't they sent you directly to surgery? thanks. ( I was diagnosed with severe mitral insufficiency days ago )
Why is magnesium taboo with some doctors?
A year of heavy drinking will also make you completely magnesium and potassium deficient. It's one of the reasons why people have a hard time with their gallbladder.
This information is right up a vegan's ally 😂 I was talking with a friend the other day about the amazing benefits of eating grass-fed butter and 80/20 grass-fed grass-finished beef. We were surrounded by a few visual vegans. When they heard "meat with butter," their reaction was like watching a pet jerboa react to the sound of a door nob turning! Thanks a bunch, Dr. Berg! Have a great day, everyone! 🙂
The funny thing about vegans is you KNOW they don't do actual research on health...they just assume that plant based HAS to be the best and obviously ignore ALL of the solid research that proves that our bodies were NOT designed to extract vitamins, nutrients and protein from plant based products like it is for animal based products. What I have come to realize is is that the plant based products are there for ruminant animals to consume and become a microbiome factory of vitamins which then goes into their muscular system and fat which THEN becomes like natures multivitamin for OUR bodies......this why vegans will feel better at first because let's face it, plant based products are WAY better than the junk processed crap that Americans eat on a typical diet so they will at first feel better but ultimately the nutrition begins to tail off and eventually will suffer from various nutritional deficiencies....but not on carnivore!
Where does he knock vegans ??????
@@cjr1948 He didn't knock them but their diet can be very low in magnesium, as even organic veggies can be lacking in trace minerals.
You can also end up with a damaged mitral valve (and thus MVP) after having rheumatic fever. As a kid this happened to me and conventional 'wisdom' at the time said I had to be on a blood pressure reducing drug for life and never do anything strenuous. After a year of that I said screw it, stopped taking the drug and got into weight lifting. 'Magically' (sarcasm) my heart healed itself and there is no trace of any valve damage or prolapse decades later.
Love love love❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
How long into weight lifting did it take? Not the first time i've heard this
@@FirstnameLastname-pe5ib I'm not sure exactly how long after beginning weight lifting the healing happened - it was around 5 years between heart checkups but during that time the MVP completely went away and there is no trace of it whatsoever since then.
My report used to show mitral valve prolapse earlier but now it doesn’t…I don’t know how it fixed but I knew that I was extremely deficient in b12 and D so probably b12 supplement fixed mine. Magnesium, B1, D connection is equally important
Good info. Since I have MVP I would like to correct the beginning: The heart has 4 valves but only one is the mitral valve: The one between the left ventricle and chamber. Magnesium is valuable information. Thank you!
Crazy you just posted this. My grandmother is in the hospital for a leaky valve :( ty for the great info Dr Berg.
Happy you found it useful!
Disgusted with mainstream doctors who don't emphasize the importance of magnesium and other important vitamins and minerals. If they do they usually recommend too low of doses. Thanks Dr. Eric Berg.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching the video.
OH. MYYYYY. GOODNESS! I was diagnosed with tachycardia in my late teens. I'm almost 44 now. they attempted an ablation - didn't go well - had to pull crash cart and I can't take beta blockers because I have low blood pressure. shortly after this diagnosis I started having panic attacks. Many, intense and regularly. to the point that they diagnosed me with chronic panic disorder and threw benzos at me to manage it so I could have some sort of quality of life. but I've been TRYING AND TRYING to get someone to hear me FOR SOOOOO LONG when I've said I always thought the panic was triggered after I have one of these tachycardia episodes and then this RUSH of adrenaline and THEN I go into fight or flight mode. Could it be this simple?! I'm literally crying rt now because even it it's not the case - this video gives me incredible hope to at least having something I can try to see if it helps me
Im exactly like you with the episodes of severe panic attacks after i was diagnosed to have mvp I totally understand! I feel like i want to live normally the panic just wont leave me alone its uncontrollable
Make sure that you start doing breathing exercises too.
They activate your parasympathetic system and induce relaxation. You have to do them every day though.
My suugestion is the practice of Yoga Nidra.. Look it up on you tube.
It can be very helpful for gaining control of the nervous system.
Please try it 🙂
I’m going through that too
Feels like no one understands and just thinks it’s all in your mind
@@mahitabm.hassan9730same
It’s a viscous cycle
@@mahitabm.hassan9730It gets better. I'm 2 tears out & still have anxiety, which could be due to other things BUT I no longer get panic attaxks. Expanding your lungs with breath holds daily should help as well, as the body will be already physiologically more distanced from that short breath fight or flight type breathing & you'll be better equipped to stay calmer even when your body is freaking out. You're effectively retraining your body with thoughts and breathing to slowly leave that panic reflec behind every time the heart goes nuts.
My dog just got diagnosed with this, and I’m at lost. They say it’s minimal not required yet to start medication. I knew you will have a video for it , now I just have to apply it to my dog
thank you educate us, you are lighting our health standard in right way
Dr. Berg, would love to see you do a video about what's going on in Canada right now with regard to the sale of supplements. It was covered in depth on The Highwire last week.
Please send help! Trudeau is a dictator
I'm an echocardiogram technician and I always wondered if there were any natural remedies to treat valvular disease.
UNfortified nutritional yeast & bovine collagen also helps. Spread the word!
@@FirstnameLastname-pe5ibhow do you take the unfortified nutritional yeast and is there a specific kind?
Can you please explain it elaborately..sir@@FirstnameLastname-pe5ib
SMASHING - THANK-YOU SO MUCH. I SHALL TRY THIS BECAUSE I SUFFER FROM THESE SYMPTOMS YOU DESCRIBED....
Are you Australian? 🇦🇺 lol.. because Nigel Thornberry says Smashing lol.
Dr Berg notes:
If you have mitral valve prolapse, your heart valves are not opening and closing correctly.
Mitral valve prolapse causes floppy, leaky valves that are large and bulging. This bulging, displaced tissue is called prolapse, which leads to inefficient heart pumping.
Mitral valve prolapse symptoms include weakness, fatigue, palpitations, anxiety, and shortness of breath. It’s often described as idiopathic, which means it has no known cause. Mitral valve prolapse is generally treated with beta-blockers or a calcium channel blocker.
In a double-blind study, 141 subjects with mitral valve prolapse were compared to 40 healthy subjects. Sixty percent of the mitral valve prolapse group had magnesium deficiency compared to only 5% of the healthy subjects.
Low magnesium leads to high adrenaline. It also accelerates the aging of the fibroblast cell, which helps you make collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid. As we age, the fibroblast cell is very important for our skin, ligaments, tendons, and valves.
One of the first signs of magnesium deficiency is tetany. Surprisingly, 85% of people with mitral valve prolapse have tetany!
Don’t just rely on the RDA if you’re deficient in magnesium. Try taking 400 mg 2 to 3 times a day, working up to this amount slowly. Also, ensure you’re getting enough vitamin D. Magnesium won’t work without vitamin D!
Avoid sugar and refined carbs because they significantly decrease magnesium.
It takes years for a magnesium deficiency to show up and it can take up to a year to correct. Try magnesium glycinate to increase your magnesium levels over time.
Thank you Dr Berg!
😺👍
Thank you so much 😊
@@imvisionhoti7198 😺👍
You are truly a blessing. There's a lot more to my story...thank you so much for this video
i took mg for over a year before i could count on not having palpitations or leg cramps. Its well worth every pill you take. don't forget.
Dr Berg this is just what I need to hear. All your videos are so valuable to us all. Thank you so much!
Happy you found it useful!
Makes me feel better about drinking magnesium before I sleep, but I do it to calm down and rest
What are you using to drink magnesium?
I was diagnosed with this since I was 7 years old and now I am in my 30s. I always felt something was wrong with me during elementary school. I wish I didn't have it.
How are u doing now? For me i just got diagnosed im 23 and im feeling the palpitations
Thank you so much for the detailed explanation about what sugar does to magnesium! Very important information.
Amazing, informative, and practical as always. The first thing to do is improve life, and then you improve deficiencies. Thank you.
Most welcome.
You are amazing Dr. Eric. You and one other Dr., a kind hearted lady from Pakistan, namely Dr. Sahar, top the list. She is though junior to you but is also doing a tremendous job of creating awareness and uploading very useful videos like you.
my mother's health kept getting worse over the last decade
arrythmia, aortic plaquing, bowel disease Aortic aneurisms B!2 B! and magnesium depletion, osteo arthritis, Tenosynovitis
cognitive impairment weight loss cancer gal stones and so on.
in retrospect the daily usage of omeprazole for over a decade seems the most likely cause of it all, but mention this to pretty much any normie doctor and they dismiss this idea without hesitation
Naturopathic doctor or homeopath
Omeprazole, which lowers acid (which you very much need) causes poorer nutrient absorption & aquired long qt, which can be fatal. I imagine whoever continually prescribed that despite her issues could be legally liable. Its literally on many lists of drugs to avoid, that cause or worsen long qt.
Thanks as always doc! Great information here.
I am so glad it is helping. Thanks for watching.
To everyone that had success treating mvp w/ mag, post your mag type & dose here!
I had been taking bovine collagen & inactive yeast without the added fake b's before my mvp diagnosis. It was when I stopped these two that I developed MVP . Currently working on upping my mag dose to see how that fairs in my followup. Will prob have one this year & report back.
Hi. May I ask how much magnesium do you take a day?
@@MinahChoi-i9bIt depends on the form I get (I switch it up), but typically between 1000 & maybe 1500mg. Let me know how it works 👍
Thank you so much for this Dr. Berg... i have been diagnosed with MVP and suffering with arrythmias, anxiety, and palpitations and im always edgy and jumpy... i will try this Mg supps and hope i get better. God Bless you!
Thank you for the information! I’m always grateful to receive info about treating the root causes of dis-ease! Have a great day!
Happy you found it useful!
Iv Mg is often used to treat polymorphic vt (torsades de points)
I just spend 2 and a half months in hospital they had to replace both valves with mechanical ones i picked up a bacteria which destroyed my valves who completely tore off and causing a stroke on top of it by the grace of God I survived and have no after effects of the stroke besides a small tremble in my left hand while i was paralyzed on the right side
Endocarditis is totally different.
Another superb, brilliantly clear explanation.
Interesting. I cut my physical therapy class short, because i was having chest pains, due to mvp. 2mins later, I Turned on my phone, and this video showed up on my feed..what are the chances of that happening?? I was depending on GOD to heal me, but I guess its time, i started taking care of the things that I can, and leave the humanly impossibly stuff up to HIM. Thank you for empowering humanity Dr. Berg ⚘️⚘️
Keep it low-key. Privacy is power.
Amazing insightful content, Dr Berg. Love taking Magnesium Glycinate before bedtime. Thanks for your continuous support 🙏🏻
Thanks for your kind words. I'm glad you found it insightful.
I’ve been taking it before bedtime and I wake up so refreshed. Definitely improved my sleep, especially the quality. 😊
Omg..Who Knew!???Thank you once again Dr. Berg.You are amazing!❤Magnesium is so important!
Thanks! I have another reason to get more magnesium!
Thanks for your every advice and the value of their importance in our life🌹.My sincere request for our your viewers is to keep it up with all these valuable vitamins and keep ourselves healthy.May God give everyone on this Earth a person like you to bless them with these life saving things. Thanks as I said I am blessed. Faithfully❤
Thank you. I was diagnosed with MVP Syndrome in my 20’s. I’ve been to so many cardiologists, had so many tests, worn so many monitors… and never any answers. I get all of these symptoms and more. I can’t wait to try this. Can you tell me, if I eat the leafy greens and make a smoothie with them, if this will still give me the same benefits as if I were to eat them in a salad? My guess is yes, but I want to be sure, and don’t know that if by blending it could change the chemical compounds somehow. Many thanks for all you do!! 😊😊❤
In fact, blending fruits and vegetables does not alter their nutritional value. In fact, it can improve the body's absorption of nutrients. However, it is important to avoid adding sugar, as this can negate the health benefits of the blended produce.
Too much leafy greens can result in excess oxylates, which causes a host of issues, including stones. Moderation.
Watching this I was wondering if taking collagen/hyaloronic acid supplement would help the valve to repair itself ... What does doctor Berg think?
Wow you are a life saver Dr Berg. God bless you! Just what I needed to know. Please add this video to your Spanish youtube Channel, I would like to share it with friends and family.
Great timing as usual. Love to everybody at Team Berg!
Thank you. Have a great day.
Thank you very much,you do great job for the people!
Really Doctor Berg, you come up with the craziest medical words. It's Greek to us
But we love you. Thanks for caring about your patients and followers. ❤❤❤
Hello to the Mrs.
Thank you, this is really helpful for my mitral valve prolapse! Will be buying some magnesium supplements. Explains why I’m also always having leg cramps (because of my low magnesium level)
In 2015 I started taking at bedtime for horrible leg and foot cramps. Solved the problem, and I sleep better too.
I take magnesium oxide 250mg. It's what we could afford at the time and I never had an issue over the years.
Most welcome! Glad I could assist.
Excellent explanation and great advice. Thank you so much Doctor Berg. ❤
You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!
My wife and I have been taking magnesium supplements for about three of years now but not for this... instead, we've been taking it because we need magnesium and potassium to make better insulin and other bodily functions... but we've also noticed that since we started, slowly her shortness of breath and frequent arrythmia has gone way down... we are so grateful to our Lord for her health improvement and to your videos that have been key to learning about all things natural health solutions... thank you Dr Berg
Best wishes to you and your wife Sir. 🙂
Looking very good, Dr. Berg! Great information and another video on when to take each type of Mg is appreciated. I’m taking Mg Citrate,Malate, Glycinate all at the same time. Is it bad?
Probably best to take just the glycinate. Check Dr Berg's description section for more information.
It isn't a bad thing. It's actually a good thing to have different types of magnesium. They all work to do different things throughout the body and mind. Hope that helps.
@@crosshammer7389 What are the different things the different types of magnesium do? Why does Dr Berg recommend just the glycinate then?
As someone who has taken different forms of magnesium, it hasn't done me any harm although i haven't heard of MVP before. Sorry for late reply. Im based in the UK.
@@crosshammer7389 You didn't answer my questions, but that is okay. Have a good day.
This was powerful thanks for the information. Potassium will also help with this condition.
You are very welcome.
I want a mag potassium supplement without sodium
OMG now another interesting information thank you
Most welcome!
@@Drberg Hi Doc, i have been diagnosed with MVR and PVR, can this also be treated with magnesium ?
Magnesium Tetany Beta Blockers Adrenaline
> I imagine Dr. Berg researches medical knowledge similar to the chemists filling out the periodic table-a whole puzzle with pieces that will soon fill in defined gaps
I need to do this, but i have hypotension.
Lately getting high though.
Plz do video on thyroid, adrenals and blood pressure...
Also, ive been depleting my choline. Doc told me t0 take unisom. Omg
The side effects are killing me now.
But i cast sleep without it. 😢
Perfect comletion of the D3, Mg,K2-mk-7 Triad.
What supplement brands supply all of those nutrients?
It is not the brand but the specific type of supplement.
I'm 78 have been diagnosed with severe mvp a year ago. Put on 5 drugs. Thought I was dying. Decided to toss them & so relieved to hear this video. I've been so dragging weak fatigued, palpitations & no energy. No mention of magnessium. So excited to start . Oh no I can't have my favorite food. I know I'm bad. God bless you Doc 😮
@@CharleneBurlingame Vitamin D is just as important. Sunlight is healing. Meditation too.
I just received my, 2nd ever, order of your electrolyte powder but this time i got the large size. 😊
Much awaited video on this particular topic. thank you so much for this information! How can we increase magnesium deficiency naturally without the supplements.
You are very welcome.
It would take way too long, there's no point trying. You'll be 80 by the time you fix it with food alone. Lol
Thank you so much for this timely information Dr. Berg👑🏆
You are very welcome!
oh wow wish I had known about this 15 years ago. might have saved me from having open heart surgery. but I had a bicuspid aortic valve too so that probably would have failed at some point.
I've found that magnesium orotate calms heart palpitations within an hour of taking it.
Really?? Wow that’s great did you try other magnesium
@@AlwaysHope2019 Yes, over a few months I tried different magnesium. Orotate is best for the heart.
@@MindHunger ok thanks
My cardiologist recommended glycinate and it doesn’t seem to help
@@AlwaysHope2019 I tried glycinate. Only helped a little and made my stool soft.
@@AlwaysHope2019 I take 100 mg Magnesium Orotate and 99 mg potassium, twice a day.
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Thank you Dr Berg. I have become a great fan of yours the past 2-3 years. I had an Echo done late last year and it showed mitral valve regurgitation. Will the extra magnesium help with this? I just added magnesium glycine to my vitamin regime 2 months ago. Again, thank you and God bless you.
Yes, m.r. is virtually the same pathology. What helps one will help the other.
Thank you, pls more videos on Mental health problems because of Sugar Addiction!! Specially in kids and teens!
Most welcome! I will make a note of that.
Dr .Thanks for your vidieo of correcting Mvp by magnesium.Does beta blockers have magnesium and will it remove MVP once for all.which fruits contain the magnesium supplements .your comments are needed.regards v.karunakaran Tamil nadu,India
Interesting 🤔 that explains a lot. Why hasn’t my cardiologist sent me magnesium
Because then how they will keep running the scam. Take your health in your own hands and become your own Dr.
Well... we are sadly seen as customers not patients. Advocate for yourself and do your diligence. Take it!! You can never really do too much of MG as we are probably all if not mostly deficient.
Because he cannot own stock in a magnesium supplement company like they all do in prescription drug companies.
Because he's not allowed to. They are only allowed to prescribe drugs or surgeries. 💰
Such helpful information. Thanks to you dr, b. I love turning in to your channel. Leafning a lot of healthy choices. You are wonderful.stay bless always.
Thank you so much, I'm glad you find the information helpful.
I had a job at NAPA lined up in 1976 at 19.
The manager said you're hired, just go get a physical clearance.
Walked 3 miles to Peachtree Street in Atlanta to a doctor they told me to see.
He kept me from getting that good job for this.
Years later I am now almost 68, never had a heart problem until now.
Where do I order magnesium that is absorbed the best?
Gracias Dr Berg eres magnifico igual que frank suarez metabolismo tv.
De nada, y muchas gracias por ver los videos!
❤Thank you so much Doctor Berg ❤
I had surgery at 28 for MVP, I have a mechanical valve now and on warfarin for life. Nobody ever suggested me even trying magnesium. I do take it now though for sleep and other benefits.
The 400mg of magnesium should be elemental magnesium. You might have a supplement that claims 1,500 mg of magnesium, but only 160 mg of elemental. I take magnesium citrate and sometimes malate, but always magnesium glycinate before bed. I make no claim that this will cure or lessen a prolapse, but with my condition, I have a moderate prolapse, started taking the elemental magnesium, and three years later it was classified as mild. I don't suffer any of the symptoms, and my doctor hasn't placed any restrictions on my exercise.
Yes, the right kind of magnesium is important!
Which magnesium gives diarrhea?
@@Peonyprashanti magnesium citrate
i read a well laid out comment that someone put in a dr berg video recently on march 18th which looked like the words came from a magnesium study done by magnesium advocacy group in 2016 and a lady named tracy grady. it stated that magnesium citrate is not recommended as it interferes with ceruloplasmin and can cause iron dysregulation and health issues. it gave a complete breakdown of all forms of magnesium and what theyre good for and i assume its legit. i hope this may be helpful
Thanx Doc Berg for Ur Topic. Mitral Valve Prolapse.👍👍❤️🥰😊
No problem. Hope you learned something new here.
Imagine we would need to control our heart by our will every single time instead of the sinus node doing it. The body is a bio mechanical artwork.
Please make video for Ms patients too
Here's some videos that may help:
www.youtube.com/@Drberg/search?query=MS
Dr,Does intake of magnesium makes the Mvp disappear over a period of time.Kindly clarify.Regards,v.karunakaran
I have been diagnosed with MVP at 15 , now I am 50 and have been taking beta blockers regularly l have not listen about magnisium for MVP. When I eat egg regularly I feel very well concerning the symptoms of MVP
Hi do u have any symptoms sir
Another amazing video! ❤❤❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great informative video, Dr Berg. Magnesium Glycinate is amazing. Thank you 😊❤
Thank you! Happy you found it useful!