I came across this article this evening and within it the author (who is apparently a doctor) claims to have reversed his atrial fibrillation condition by 'filling his diet with fruit, veg, nuts, seeds, lentils, beans and legumes' over an 18 month period.
bbc.co.uk/food/articles/dr_...
I don't have AF but thought it might be of interest to those with the condition, apart from any general interest in relation to the claims concerning the overall benefits of a vegetable rich diet.
Thank you thats useful info. I will check it out.
Interesting article thank you , but my AF { atrial fibrillation} was brought on by the shock of OHS { Open heart surgery } as many others is, no amount of eating nuts etc would reverse that.
After a life time of being vegetarian and 30year + Vegan, not just for 18 months, I am afraid that a diet rich in 'fruit, veg, nuts, seeds, lentils, beans and legumes' didn't save me { and many others } from anything, nor has it helped me anymore than anyone else with recovery.
Im only posting this just so others have the other side of the ' healthy eating ' coin and the dreadful 'them and us' judgemental attitude that it tends to promote .
Take care
It is certainly fair and reasonable to give an alternative view on the likelihood of success for reversing AF by having a vegetable rich diet based on your own experience. But in relation to your comment about 'healthy eating' it is my view that this is usually promoted by the authorities for the well being of the individual and for society in general with good intent, in a non judgemental way, and is mostly based on scientific fact , and indeed our own BHF promotes 'healthy eating' for reducing heart risk. Any judgement that follows may be unfortunate but is not a justification to avoid the message or worse shoot the messenger! But that aside as far as the article goes, it is in the food section of the BBC apparently with the intention of giving the reader a few ideas for increasing their vegetable intake based on current advice, and the reference to AF is only incidental. But whether it works to reduce the effect of AF in particular is a matter for those with AF to consider and decide, as you have done.
I had an episode of AF (155 pulse) in 2017, at the same time as my BP was high for some reason, and I also developed a BRVO-branch retinal vein occlusion- (convinced they are all linked, but the doc says no). "I was in A&E for the AF, they found I had low potassium, so gave me a shot into my tummy, and I reverted on my own. Sent home then to the NOAC clinic where I was put on Edoxaban (blood thinner) and Bisoprolol for life (I was 72).
Since then I have done a lot of reading around it, and belong to the AF assn. I now take, as well as my meds, electrolytes twice a day, to make sure I'm getting the right amount of the various minerals the heart needs to enable to sinus rhythm to function. I know athletes take them-I'm no athlete, but I have small appetite, don't always get all the nutrients I should (no takeaways, alcohol or snacks though) so I figure it must be helping as I've not had a recurrence. (I have a BP monitor which would tell me if I go into AF) so different things work for different people.
Now that is something new to me and I found it very interesting about taking electrolytes,
I think that you are right and that we tend to lean towards vitamins taking than we do minerals, both are important,
Usually I only take electrolytes if I have been ill { sickness etc } but certainly will look into them, thank you
Take care
Foods do play a part. A friend has come off medication since eliminating totally caffeine, alcohol, chocolate and spicy foods from his diet.
I know we are only human but that list of stuff that your friend gave up is exactly the list of stuff they told me to avoid during my AF period { very hard going }
It has allowed him to resume hobbies, such as swimming regularly and sailing, so he feels the gains outweigh the losses!
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