Anyone tried the Dr Afib Diet

[Kennyb1968]

Going to give this a go as I do think my AFib is very diet related and I can't find that trigger or triggers. This gets great reviews but it looks very fiddly!!! 🤣

[CDreamer]

I’d never heard of it but looked up and the general advice seems very sensible and just about what every Lifestyle and Nutritionist would recommend. What do you find ‘fiddly’?

Rule of Thumb - Stick to the general advice of avoiding:-

Processed Foods

Crisps and snacks which come in packets (you would call them chips)

Processed meats such as salami, bacon, sausage etc (must admit to the occasional air dried Italian salami myself but it seems ok occasionally).

All artificial sweetners

Sodas

Anything with more than 5 ingredients (rule of thumb)

White, processed bread

Anything you think triggers your AF

Limit:-

Salt (sodium)

Alcohol (or abstain if you are sensitive)

Caffeine in any beverage

Rye flour has less gluten so sourdough rye bread is tasty and OK

DO eat:-

Cook with fresh, preferably organic produce

Stick to 80% plant based foods

Include some fermented foods every day (begin very gradually)

Drink water in place of soda and cordials

Include green, leafy veg every day

Pulses

Foods high in natural fats ie: Avacados, Nuts, oily fish etc

Foods rich in electrolytes ie: Magnesium, Potassium and trace minerals such as Bananas, Avacados etc

2 other Dr sites with excellent recipes

heartmdinstitute.com/diet-n...

thedoctorskitchen.com (Dr Rupy developed AF himself as a junior doctor and ‘cured’ it with food)

[mjames1]

Thanks Ken. Do you have a link to the diet?

Jim

[mjames1]

Good luck. Sounds healthy. You might also want to look into the FODMAP diet which has helped a lot of us here with afib. You could actually combine the Dr. Afib diet with FODMAP but you would have to pick and choose foods.

Jim

[Ppiman]

Have you thought perhaps to eat smaller meals and keep the stomach volume smaller so as not to irritate the heart physically? It seems that a large meal or drink can push the stomach up against the diaphragm and that against the base of the heart sufficient to set of ectopic beats or mild tachycardia, which can trigger an AF episode. in those of us prone to such things.

Losing weight, though, in general is something almost all of us need to do as it will reduce blood pressure and blood sugar - both causes of heart issues. I need to lose a stone, but it is hard.

Steve

[RajaRua]

Hi Kenny, any link to the diet? I don’t see one on here.

[Barny12 in reply to RajaRua]

Not sure, but I think he must be talking about this $99 diet plan:

takecontroloverafib.com/05-...

[Kennyb1968 in reply to Barny12]

The $99 gets you much more than the diet plan but that's the very thing

[Barny12 in reply to Kennyb1968]

Can you give us an idea of what's involved and why it's fiddly, so we know whether to part with our hard earned?

[Kennyb1968 in reply to Barny12]

It's not that fiddly it's just a big change

[Bigandy]

I added Kefir, Black Strap Molasses and 5-HTP supplement to my diet. They seem to help with sleep and anxiety.

[Peacefulneedshelp]

I have found it’s chemicals in the food that triggers me. Even flavored water will trigger me.