| Cardiac arrhythmia is the diagnosis physicians give to | | | | I hope that makes sense to you. Here's the good part. |
| patients with a heart rhythm that is too fast, too slow, | | | | There may be a 'simple' alternate solution. Nutrition. |
| irregular, or what I like to call 'other pace'. Symptoms | | | | What about heart healthy eating? Nutrition data is |
| vary, but the most common complaint is fatigue. | | | | confusing at best. The medical community has been |
| People with heart rate and/or rhythm changes are just | | | | telling us for years to eat a low fat diet for heart |
| SO tired! Their heart is not pumping strongly. It's not | | | | health. Well, the number one cause of death is now |
| able to get the blood with nutrients and oxygen to the | | | | cardiac! When people went to low fat, they went ALL |
| cells efficiently. | | | | the way! Good fats are essential for your body's heart |
| A common arrhythmia is atrial fibrillation. Typically the | | | | health. Essential vitamins, minerals and fats must be |
| FIRST line of medical treatment is with prescriptions, | | | | taken in as food. When you hear 'essential fatty acids', |
| such as a beta blocker. A beta blocker "blocks". What | | | | that's the Omega fats, the 'good' fats. |
| does it block? Electrical impulses. The goal is to get the | | | | You are NOT getting the nutrition your body needs to |
| heart to revert back to a regular rhythm. However, | | | | heal if you're eating junk food, or even foods |
| these medications may just slow the irregular rhythm, | | | | commonly bought at the grocery store. Your heart, |
| which may not get rid of the symptom of fatigue. | | | | and the rest of your body, needs REAL nutrition. Eating |
| Some of the more common drugs are: Brevibloc | | | | organic foods that are minimally processed and |
| (esmolol), Coreg (carvedilol), Inderal (propranolol), | | | | supplementing with quality essential vitamins, minerals, |
| Lopressor (metoprolol), Sectral (acebutolol) **THAT | | | | and fats are the key to heart health. What if your |
| ONE SOUNDS LIKE LIGHTER FLUID!, Tenormin | | | | cardiac arrhythmia can be traced to nutritional |
| (atenolol), Normodyne (labetalol), and Zebeta (bisoprolol) | | | | deficiencies? Whether its calcium, magnesium, or good |
| If you or someone you know is on these, you also | | | | fats...the cause can be addressed and health restored. |
| know that 'beta blocker' side effects are many. One | | | | How do you know what to do? Start with good |
| of the worst, is that it doesn't work! The next step is to | | | | nutrition and supplementation. See what happens. Your |
| shock the heart back into a regular rhythm, or even | | | | body will respond. When you've been chronically ill, |
| having a procedure done to 'cut' the impulse pathway | | | | there's a lot of healing for your body to do. But, with |
| to slow the rate. Why might the drugs not work? It | | | | today's technology, it can do so much more quickly |
| could be that they don't address the cause. Let's look | | | | when given the right nutrition. |
| at why a heart beat or rate might change. | | | | Cardiac arrhythmia is diagnosed by the medical doctor |
| Your body is intelligent. It will heal a cut, even if you | | | | by listening to your complaints, listening to your heart, |
| don't do anything for it (unless you have a chronic | | | | doing an ECG (EKG), and running lab tests. Ask your |
| disease that doesn't allow for healing). Here's | | | | doctor for your lab tests. Did he run a ionized calcium |
| something else, your body will prioritize it's needs. The | | | | and an ionized magnesium? Did he replace your |
| brain, lungs, and heart have top billing. You can live | | | | nutrition through an IV line? That's cellular nutrition! Now, |
| without your bones and kidneys right? So, what | | | | let's get more educated. It's important to BALANCE |
| happens? If your heart needs calcium, your body will | | | | your body's nutrition. Otherwise, your body will continue |
| take it from the bone. That's just one example. Your | | | | to do it's own thing. Adding one or two nutrients, like |
| body is constantly shifting in order to maintain balance, | | | | calcium and magnesium, without having the other |
| but if there's too much need, it will sacrifice areas to | | | | vitamins and minerals, is like climbing a ladder without all |
| maintain it's top priorities. | | | | the rungs. |