Any experience of a Florida Cardiologist

[Botolph]

After telling my son I have been advised to have a pacemaker he began searching on the Web for information and came up with the name of a cardiologist Dr Pradip Jamnadas who advocates intermittent fasting to cure atrial fibrillation. Has anyone here heard of this method?

[Instructor57]

I'm a great fan of this cardiologist!

His online lectures have helped me no end !

This is his lecture that got me interested

youtu.be/RuOvn4UqznU(Not working as expected?)

His methods (intermittent fasting)

Have literally changed my life !

I have in 8 weeks managed to get my blood sugar level down from a diabetic level straight back through the pre diabetic level and back to normal.

I have also followed his advice on the supliment k2 D3 Mk7

Which has been shown not only to help prevent a build up of arterial calcification but to reduce it !

The man is amazing!

Check him out on YouTube.

And also Dr Jason fung.

They both promote IF .

For me Intermittent fasting is a new lifestyle and has put all my blood tests back into the normal range and has helped me loose almost 2.5 stone in weight!

[Botolph in reply to Instructor57]

Thank you for your quick reply although I am looking for some guidance on whether or not IF can influence AFib episodes, which his YouTube suggests.

[Instructor57 in reply to Botolph]

Yes I understand!To be honest i do not know about it's affect on AF but it's certainly worth a look at his videos to check .

[AlfredV in reply to Instructor57]

Seconded for Dr Jason Fung. I find he has a presenting style that makes things really easy to understand.

[jeanjeannie50 in reply to Instructor57]

I thoroughly enjoyed this lecture, thank you for sharing.

Somethings I'm not sure of:

First, do we cook with olive oil or not?

I know he says to eat wholefoods and to fast, but he also talks about protein. Is it good for us or not. I'm a little confused now as to what is good to eat?

Jean

[Instructor57 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Glad you found it interesting!To be honest , I also was unsure as to the best cooking oils to use.

I'm certainly no expert so please don't take this as 'Advice'

I believe reheating oils or overheating oils can produce trans fats .

I personally use either Avacado oil or olive oil for most cooking but tend to look for cold pressed rather than processed.

Avacado oil has a very high smoke temperature so is less likely to burn .

Unfortunately Avocado oil tends to be quite expensive though !

I use Extra virgin olive oil for dips or salsa's.

When I started intermittent fasting I needed to significantly reduce my blood sugar level so my diet was very carbohydrate restricted, and no added sugar so it mainly consisted of protein and vegetables.

But again I stress this was my personal requirement and therefore not a suggestion for others .

Hope that helps

[jeanjeannie50 in reply to Instructor57]

Thank you for that information. What about wholemeal, additive free bread, is it ok to eat that? I remember my dad always ate Allinsons wholegrain bread. I watched the video you posted right through, started to watch another and then thought I'd leave that for another day.

I certainly intend to do the intermittent fasting. I think I heard him say in his talk not to eat a lot of fruit, is that right? I eat loads?.

Did you just start with one day of fasting or three?

I'll buy some Avocado oil. Used olive oil this evening flavoured with garlic, did salmon baked on a bed of red onion with small tomatoes and sweet potato chips. Now wondering what to eat for the rest of the week. I think it's ok to eat meat isn't it?

Jean

[Instructor57 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

I'm afraid I can't advise on what 'You' should or shouldn't eat , that really depends on your own personal circumstances and health situation.I personally did not eat any bread for several weeks because I was being very strict with my carb intake .

Having now got my blood sugar level back to normal

I have started to introduce the occasional slice of wholemeal bread .

I personally will not eat white processed bread again .

But that's just my choice.

Since my heart attack in February I have not eaten any red meat , only chicken and a lot of fish , vegetables and fruit .

I tend to go for fruit that will not spike my blood sugar, such as raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and pomegranate seeds.

I certainly avoid juices as they are of course processed and have had the fibre removed.

I did however have an evening off on Saturday as I went to a birthday party where there was a buffet with lots of foods I would normally now avoid, but I gave myself permission to have an evening off !

But again, these are all my own choices from my own research and certainly not a recommendation .

Also I checked with my GP before starting intermittent fasting.

I mainly do a 16/8 which I pretty much stick to now as a new way if life , hownever, when my weight loss platued I did several 24 hour fasts .

[RumblingChest in reply to jeanjeannie50]

You might find Googling Dr David Unwin interesting/helpful. He a UK GP who stumbled on to low carb for treating diabetes by accident and has worked a lot to make low carb understandable.

[jeanjeannie50 in reply to RumblingChest]

Thank you.

[Sljp0000 in reply to Instructor57]

Morning Instructor 57, is there any way you can you expand wjat you know on the supplements please? Thanks, Susie x

[Instructor57 in reply to Sljp0000]

The man himself can probably explain it better than I ever could .

youtu.be/z3njgh2nFRk(Not working as expected?)

[mornhill in reply to Instructor57]

Thank you so much for this link.

[Instructor57 in reply to mornhill]

Your welcome! 👍

[Sljp0000 in reply to Instructor57]

Thank you Instructor! Fascinating watch. Think everyone should probably pass this by their Cardiologist before taking as it could interfere with blood thinners but neverless I'm very interested. Did you discuss with yours before taking? X

[Instructor57 in reply to Sljp0000]

There are many blood thinners.

And mk7 only shows a pt inr reaction with warfarin.. I discussed with my GP

[hihannula]

I have been told I have Afib by one Dr. and Arterial flutter by another. Bad enough that they strongly suggested a pacemaker and or ablation. I did not jump on either of those procedures until I did some research of my own, to find out the potential cause , and not just slap a bandage on it, which is never the right thing to do. First of all, I wasn't impressed with the overall, long term success rate of these procedures, and secondly, if something did go wrong, it would back into the OR to get it redone. The infection rate was a concern for me as well. As I researched further, I came across an article on magnesium, and how deficient most North Americans are and some of the disturbing symptoms person gets with this deficiency. The one that was mentioned, that caught my attention, in the dozens of reports I read, was irregular heart beat. Afib, arterial. flutters etc. I decided to give the magnesium a try , so I hired a reputable natural path, and she started me on magnesium, and I can honestly say, in 4 years, I may have felt some irregular heat activity on 3 or 4 occasions, that were mild and short lived. The other amazing thing that happened, was my nightly foot and leg cramps went away, almost overnight, and my sleep deep and I stay asleep for much longer periods of time. Its been going on 4 years. Sure glad I did not jump on those procedures.

[Jack2019 in reply to hihannula]

I completely agree with the benefits of magnesium. We take it for blood pressure control. What I believe is when we go through periods of not taking it my husbands BP starts going up, so we start taking it again and down goes the BP. I personally take it for the sleep benefit and bowel function. I read something a long time ago that high doses of magnesium are given in hospital for some heart patients, but don't remember the particulars. Also learned that there are many types of magnesium and some are better for heart function than others.

[Botolph in reply to hihannula]

Sorry not to have replied earlier but I’m away from home at the moment and can’t always get a Connection. Found your reply fascinating and I will definitely be asking my cardiologist next week the benefits of magnesium.

[Art-99]

thanks for sharing this, I found it so interesting from every point of view. Being both a cardiologist and a biochemist so much of what be had go say was very convincing .

[LaceyLady]

I can’t see how intermittent fasting can affect an electrical problem with the heart.

[Botolph in reply to LaceyLady]

No I cannot either. I can see how it helps people to lose weight if they have diabetes but not help reduce episodes of AFib.

[LaceyLady in reply to Botolph]

I’ve been low carb since 6/21, still got ruddy PAF🤦🏼‍♀️ in fact kicked off yesterday 🤯