Re: Hormones, Foods, and Heart Palpitations by linenup ..... Heart Palpitations and Arrhythmias
Date: 4/3/2008 12:42:42 AM ( 16 y ago)
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Thanks for your response.
I had blood tests done along with the hormone tests and they came back perfectly fine. I had more blood tests at the emergency room and everything was perfect except my potassium being low. A week later I had another blood test and everything was perfect again.
Serum tests are fairly unreliable in assessing true cellular stores of minerals. Serum levels can vary from day to day (dietary factors) ... the body always looks to maintain "homeostatis" and will do this by pulling minerals out of storage into the blood in order to keep this equilibrium. That is why hair analysis or using exatest can provide some better view of the actual mineral stores.
Are you saying I could be magnesium deficent without it showing up on a blood panel? If so, that would be something to look into.
Yes, a normal magnesium level in serum would be called "normomagnesia" while cellular could be woefully inadequate. Magnesium is a gate keeper of many cellular functions that are quite important, regulation of potassium is one of those. You can google magnesium and Mildred Seelig (md) for some excellent papers on magnesium research. Of course there are many other resources available on magnesium research. But keep in mind that it is vitally important and often overlooked. When I looked last, Medline or PubMed which catalogs all medical journals had over 40,000 articles on magnesium and cardiovascular health. Seelig has a paper addressing this very issue. Use the right form for you. I would also consider supplementing w/ potassium - use a quality form as well. Check with doctor of course.
I have also started taking a B-complex about a week ago since my energy level is soooo low....
I use Country Life co-enzymated form, co=enzymated forms are more bio available making it easier for the body to metabolize. B vitamins can be tricky in that each person may have a particular need for one of the b complex family, for instance I have a more pronounced need for b2, b6 and pantothenic acid. I would start with the country life formula, Iherb has a very reasonable price on it, I would try to experiment with the other individual forms if necessary. Oftentimes it is just a trial and error method.
I am also seriously thinking about having a food allergy test. I know there are theories that you pulse will quicken when you eat something you are allergic or sensitive to.
I think it may be easier to try the pulse testing first. If you can come up with a major offending food, you can establish a "reaction" thus you can compare other offenders to this.
some of the more common allergens would be corn (high fructose corn sugar) wheat, dairy and probalby something that is more problematic would be food additives and preservatives things like mono and diglycerides, msg, hydrolyzed proteins and don't forget the aspartame.
Thanks again! You are welcome! Post again if you have other questions!
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