Beating Atrial Fibrillation Naturally 40 Years

By John D Callahan

I have had atrial fibrillation (AFib) for approximately 40 years (from my mid-20s to mid-60s), but the disease has progressed very slowly. I am still paroxysmal (intermittent) with minimal AFib burden; in fact, I am in sinus rhythm over 99% of the time. My episodes (a handful a year) typically last around half a day, and I've never needed medical intervention to terminate an episode. I've never had an episode lasting over a day. I've never had a stroke, and I have an otherwise normal heart with normal-sized atria. In this book I will explain how I have done it, naturally, without the medical intervention of drugs (except a few, optional ones, primarily during episodes), electroshock, ablation, or surgery. I am not a doctor, but I did graduate from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in astronomy and physics. I also worked at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) in the space program.

• Language: English
• Publisher: John D Callahan
• Release date: Jul 7, 2020
• ISBN: 9780961576714

John D Callahan

John Donnelly Callahan was born on May 27, 1955, in Los Angeles, California. His father was an engineer and his mother was a grammar school teacher. He has two sisters, Mary and Terese, 1 and 2 years younger than himself. Mary is a professor of accounting at Kennesaw State University (Northwest Georgia). Terese is a Berkeley graduate, business woman, and mother. Both sisters are married. John grew up and has spent his entire life in Southern California except for living in Northern California while attending U.C. Berkeley from 1975 to 1977. John worked at JPL for about a decade.

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Beating Atrial Fibrillation Naturally 40 Years

By John D Callahan

Copyright (c) 2020 John D Callahan

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I would like to thank Laura B, who copyedited the manuscript of this book for grammar and clarity.

I would also like to thank Dr. Rijandra Tiwari, who, in an unrelated medical problem, helped me greatly at a critical moment. See https://www.yelp.com/biz/tiwari-rajendra-k-md-glendale

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Know Your Heart

2. Rhythm and Stress

3. Physical Strategies

4. Mental Strategies

5.Food Strategies

6. Supplement and Drug Strategies

7. Breakfast

8. Dinner

9. Getting out of AFib

10. The Night Is Dangerous

11. Medical Intervention

Introduction

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I have had atrial fibrillation (AFib) for approximately 40 years (from my mid-20s to mid-60s), but the disease has progressed very slowly. I am still paroxysmal (intermittent) with minimal AFib burden; in fact, I am in sinus rhythm over 99% of the time. My episodes (a handful a year) typically last around half a day, and I've never needed medical intervention to terminate an episode. I've never had an episode lasting over a day. I've never had a stroke, and I have an otherwise normal heart with normal-sized atria. In this book I will explain how I have done it, naturally, without the medical intervention of drugs (except a few, optional ones, primarily during episodes), electroshock, ablation, or surgery. I am not a doctor, but I did graduate from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in astronomy and physics. I also worked at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) in the space program.

Please note! This book is about my experiences and opinions. There will be many ideas you have never heard before! Again, I am not a doctor. You are responsible to consult your own doctors and cardiologists, and with them make your own medical decisions. You are responsible for your own decisions. Everyone is different. I often use phrases like you need to... What I mean is "This has worked for me; it might work for you." Also, the more AFib has progressed, the less useful this book will be. Ideally, you are young, are healthy, have just been diagnosed, and are still in sinus rhythm most of the time.

However, even if your case is more advanced and you are in AFib much of the time, this book may help you stay out of AFib a little longer until you have a procedure. The more you can stay out of AFib and remain paroxysmal, the better your chances of success with a procedure.

Even after a medical procedure, an ablation for