[HN Gopher] Atrial Fibrillation in Athletes - The Story Behind t...
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       Atrial Fibrillation in Athletes - The Story Behind the Running
       Hearts
        
       Author : PaulHoule
       Score  : 15 points
       Date   : 2021-12-10 15:39 UTC (7 hours ago)
        
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       | orgels_revenge wrote:
       | I cured my fibrillation by supplementing potassium. I work a
       | physically demanding job and am an amateur athlete. For years my
       | heart had been missing beats and beating erratically, especially
       | at night or after drinking coffee. It was really scary. The
       | effects of potassium are amazing, immediately lowering blood
       | pressure and curing my fluttering heart 100%. I'm surprised more
       | people don't know about this. I think it would cure a lot of
       | athlete's heart problems. They are probably depleted of potassium
       | from sweating, etc. Blood tests don't really give a good
       | indication of cellular potassium, which is ~25x higher than
       | extracellular potassium and can vary more dramatically. And most
       | people don't get enough potassium anyway, and they are scared to
       | supplement because potassium is in lethal injections. But taking
       | 1/8 gram of potassium bicarbonate 1-2x per week (or less often
       | after the initial 1-2 month phase) has been one of the best
       | things I've done for my health. Another great one was
       | supplementing chelated magnesium, because Mg oxide in most
       | multivitamins is not very bioavailable.
        
         | jbverschoor wrote:
         | Interesting.. I have fluttering. I assumed my potassium intake
         | is a lot lower than before (less potatos for example...). How
         | do you get you potassium?
        
           | supercanuck wrote:
           | Bananas.
        
           | UncleOxidant wrote:
           | cream of tartar is very rich in potassium.
        
           | jjtheblunt wrote:
           | a pertinent section in wikipedia regarding how to get
           | potassium...
           | 
           | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana#Potassium
        
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