Podcast: Preventing AFIB

[@johnsnow5264]

I developed Afib when I switched to a meat rich keto diet. It all disappeared when I switched to a essentially plant based diet. It is really that black and white.

[@Sebastian_Gecko]

... for you.

[@johnsnow5264]

@ and the majority. There are people apparently doing better on keto, but they are a small minority.

[@HealthyLife88-t3y]

Summary of video content for those who haven't seen it (00:01-00:22) AFib is a common heart condition causing irregular heartbeats, linked to strokes and heart failure. (00:22-01:18) Avoid low-carb diets; they increase inflammation and oxidative stress, raising AFib risk. (01:58-02:25) Recommended diet: plant-based, centered on fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, and nuts. Minimize animal products, alcohol, and dark fish like salmon or sardines. (03:41-04:38) Plant-based diets help manage AFib risk factors like hypertension, obesity, and diabetes. (04:58-06:11) Case study: An 82-year-old reversed AFib, normalized blood pressure, and stopped medications by adopting a whole-food plant-based diet. (10:51-11:46) Fish oil and omega-3s do not prevent AFib and may increase health risks like cancer. (14:44-16:28) A daily cup of beans lowers resting heart rate as effectively as 3 months of exercise.

[@themovingintosleepmethod]

Thanks for highlighting this. To further improve the benefits of a healthy diet, to lower the risk of irregular heartbeat, proper sleep is one way,. it's while we rest that the heart can work with less effort and recover. Getting the advised average length is naturally important, but it is also essential to pay attention to sleep quality, disruptions, such as stress-related micro wakeups and apnea can trigger arrhythmias.

[@dr.altheagrey2736]

I am plant based diet- still got cancer, AFIB, had a stroke, obese. I feel like I am an anomaly. I take D3 andB12. Shunned the pharmaceutical drugs. Blood numbers are great. Will continue a plant based diet because Genesis 1:29 shows us that is the best way to eat. Blessings.

[@JFJApresents]

@@dr.altheagrey2736 How was your childhood emotional and feelings-wise?

[@DamonMcDonald]

There is a big difference between plant-based and *whole* plants only. A healing plants-only diet excludes all oil/fat, salt and sugar. It also excludes all processed foods. A healing whole foods diet is naturally low and fat. For example, Dr Esselstyn's successful *reversal* program.

[@catdowntheroad5765]

I'm so sorry you are very unwell. Are there any other changes you think you can make? For example, adding more beans, pulses and nuts to your diet, cutting out highly processed foods, smoking and alcohol, getting more sleep and exercise, or trying meditation to help with stress. These can all improve your health. I wish you well.

[@LoveLeeMeJenny]

I'm sorry to hear you've been struggling with your health. I'm thinking that if you hadn't been on a plant-based diet you probably would have gotten a lot sicker a lot sooner, to the point that you might not even be here now. I'd consider myself blessed for that. Hoping you have a long and healthy life ahead of you. 😊

[@dr.altheagrey2736]

@ terrible

[@AndrewPawley11]

I love these podcasts!

[@MauraMarcus]

My husband and I eat largely vegan, but he was diagnosed with Afib last year.

[@Equinox1.5]

I have Afib. I am currently on the anticoagulant apixaban to prevent stroke. I read that Dr Hans Diehl, a whole-food, plant-based doctor, died from an Afib-related stroke. I had hoped that a WFPB diet would be the closest thing to a panacea for Afib but now I am wondering how effective it is in preventing Afib or Afib-related stroke? Should I remain on apixaban for life? Unfortunately, the medication stops me taking anti-inflammatory painkillers for arthritis and even turmeric, as turmeric also clashes with apixaban. Are there any good papers available that address the issues above? Thank you.

[@Alexander-ok7fm]

Thank you!

[@djmoulton1558]

So are you saying we shouldn't take DHA/EPA supplements at all, or just the ones from fish?

[@rfon3158]

I think there is no cardiovascular benefits from neither fish oil nor than algae epa/dha supplement and, for brain health, there is no evidence yet.

[@xperience-evolution]

Just the ones from fish are bad. If you feel better to take one you should get an organic vegan supplement

[@Joseph1NJ]

He's a devot vegan so of course he's against fish oil, but not for that reason alone, see his website for more info.

[@xperience-evolution]

@@Joseph1NJ He is devoted to Science. Not veganism. Earthling Ed is devoted to Veganism after being a KFC lover and vegan hater. Greger is not

[@Joseph1NJ]

@@xperience-evolution Well, it's actually both, and I don't know who earthling ed is.

[@garyvictoranderson]

The low carb-community, especially carnivores and keto/ketorvores will contest this guidance.

[@Mark-jt3fu]

Of course they will; and vegans will contest carnivores guidance. The constant cherry picking is confusing.

[@johnsnow5264]

If keto meat eaters live long enough they might

[@Renatus_Eruditus]

Afib, drop me a beat!

[@stellarblur]

Rhonda Patrick read a study that said those with the highest omega 3 had the lowest chance of dieing from a heart attack

[@Joseph1NJ]

She often lacks critical thought and falls too easily for the latest study bias.

[@billbolen77]

Any data?

[@l.w.paradis2108]

Concerning the COVID vaccines? Tons. Sadly. Yes, in the peer-reviewed literature.

[@l.w.paradis2108]

Or are you supporting the carnivore c u l t?

[@Renatus_Eruditus]

Many data, my friend. Many. What are we talking about again?😆

[@alashley5599]

Is there any studies on cell phones carried in a shirt pocket having an effect on arrhythmia? I have wires in my chest from bypass surgery, I also have several stents. I suffered from constant PVCs. I carried my cell phone in my shirt pocket. I discontinued this practice and my PVC burden dropped dramatically. I suspect that the electrical emissions from the phone were inducing a voltage near my heart.

[@TT-zl7ir]

Avoid afib by avoiding emergency use authorized remedies

[@JamesSmithTexas]

I love Dr Greger and this channel. But the answer to every video being a whole foods plant based diet is getting exhausting. I know it’s correct but it just feels pointless watching any new videos when the answer is always the same.

[@Atomicfog]

Better to watch the videos he does with more nuanced dietary takes and what kinds of foods he recommends, but sure.

[@joaquincerezohernandez930]

But this is the marvelous thing about this overlapping of evidence in the same "solution". It means that the more powerful prevention, and in some cases healing, tool is within your reach and you can apply It as much as you can under your entire responsability.

[@elph77]

Repetition is necessary. It's great for newcomers and food addicts like myself that need reminding.

[@Katgirl2024]

I have afib. I need these reminders. Thank you Dr Greger!

[@sandrafrancis3631]

I ate a vegan plant based diet for nearly 8 years eating only wholefoods veg and fruit ,soya products cooking from scratch almost everyday! My cholesterol and B.P. did not go down!! I gave up on it and went more Mediterranean diet, eating some oilly fish, these days I eat some low fat diary like Quark, BTW my palpitations improved in the morning if I eat Quark first then some carbs like toast and peanut butter, if I eat toast first I get palpitations! I do restricted eating, I eat early and then not until breakfast. My blood fats have improved a little. My triglycerides improved my HDL went up, my BP is not too bad but could be better. I also eat an egg once or twice a week..I'm taking vit K2 and other things. Being a vegan if anything made my BP worse and certainly didn't make it better! I feel much better now I'm getting more omega3 oils. A vegan diet isn't entirely healthy, it's hard to get enough omega3 oils, alge oil is expensive and won't give you as much as one cheap can of sardines! You have to take supplements like B12 the fact that you have to do that or take fortified foods to cover for low levels of certain nutrients, means it's not really natural for humans. The Mediterranean diet is balanced and natural and you get plenty of everything you need as a human being. IMO it's the best diet for a human being.

[@xperience-evolution]

Omega 3 is in many veggies. Broccoli, kale and other dark greens have lots of omega 3. Walnuts, Chia and Flax of course as well. B12 is in the soild. Our food id too clean. Back in the days we got B12 from dirt. Just like animals. But farmed animal also get it supplemented. These days everyone should supplement B12 and people who eat animals get the supp without knowing it. Fish is full of heavy metals and plastic. Also antibiotics.

[@evelevrae1]

I upped my game with the raw leafy greens. I now consume over a pound a day with great results. The greens seemed to be the solution.

[@Atomicfog]

If you eat flax and/or chia seeds that will cover most of your omega-3 needs (flax are really cheap) -- it's just that taking an algae oil supplement is a good idea to give you a boost if your conversion isn't the best. Yes, it can be a little more expensive, but compared to a can of sardines you're avoid mercury and environmental pollutants which is a big deal, and you're also not pay for animal to be killed. "natural for humans" doesn't mean healthy btw. Most of the food you eat vegan or not is not produced through natural processes and are often fortified with vitamins... etc Grocery stores aren't natural -- that doesn't inherently mean it's not beneficial. Most healthy people on any diet either have to supplement or make sure they don't lack key nutrients -- of which there are many that are hard to get on less plant based diet -- like folate, fiber, boron, and vitamin e. So yeah, the mediterranean diet, while better than most diets isn't any better than a vegan diet based on the evidence. Anyhow, most of what you're saying is just anecdotal, while doctor greger sticks to the evidence, overall. Btw having your hdl go up isn't necessarily a good thing -- the most up-to-date research shows it's your overall cholesterol level that matters -- if that went up that's not good whether it's hdl or not -- if it went down then that is good overall. And your experience linking your blood pressure to you diet isn't really all that relevant given that stress levels and other confounding factors play a much larger role in your blood pressure than the minor dietary changes you mentioned.

[@ratsword200]

On the contrary, when I eat a wfb diet I have healthy bpm ~55 and ~106/60 BP. Zero exercise too. Just lots of lentils and blueberries. wfb diet is the scientifically oriented diet that REDUCES most health risks and leading causes of death: high BP and cancer. Also for omega 3, just take fish pills mate. You are forfeiting proven health benefits for feeling better in the short term.

[@annjames1837]

Doing a Ketogenic diet changed my life!! Reversed Hashimotos disease, lowered A1C, and lost 60 lbs

[@johnsnow5264]

People with severe diseases function differently. I got severely sick from keto. I was totally healthy before keto. Got so sick during 2.5 years of keto. Ended keto, ate high carb mistly plants and I got fully healthy again.

[@loubella]

@@johnsnow5264Agree- and we all metabolize fats differently. On keto, I had great A1C but horrible cholesterol and huge decline in kidney function. Switched to almost 85% plant based (occasional lean poultry and low fat dairy), kept saturated fat below 10 grams a day, overall fat no more than 30 grams a day and everything has normalized.

[@zamfirtoth6441]

The vegan way of eating seems to be getting very hard to defend. The more we learn will only intensify this fact. I honestly feel bad for those of you that actually believe that shunning animal nutrition is healthy.

[@greensmoothieparty]

I think it must depend on how careful a person is at designing a plant exclusive diet that is nutritionally complete. My elderly mother eats a version of a nutritarian diet style and she has gotten off of ten daily medications and her biological age reversed by 20 years during the past 5 years according to the Levine Biological Age Calculator (Yale) based on her bloodwork tests. Her physician is a graduate of Johns Hopkins medical school and she is amazed that my mom was able to regain her health in this manner. Cheers!

[@debbiehollis8929]

@@zamfirtoth6441 it seems you haven’t listened to a word Dr Gregor has said.

[@PeterCallinicos-t8z]

This guy is full of it. I had afib when I ate garbage, plants, any carbs, and sugar in anything. Now I'm meat based exclusively and zero afib in 5 years.😮😮😮😮😮😮😅😅😅😅😅

[@k.h.6991]

You were eating garbage. You did not try a whole foods plant based diet.

[@janegene1723]

Thank you!