MD Cause: Unknown. Does this surprise you?

MD Rx: Death by electrocution, then re-animation with electrocution.[1] I wish that I was kidding here, but I am not. When the heart starts beating erratically – racing, slowing down, and skipping beats, the MD solution is to stop the heartbeat with an electrical shock, wait 10 seconds, then start the heart beating again with another electrical shock. The medical term for this procedure is “Cardioversion.”[2] The shocks are delivered through the paddles of the defibrillator. Remember - the medical doctors view the human body as a machine. In this case they are simply attempting to reboot the machine, hoping that in so doing the heart will start beating normally again. If the patient survives the Cardioversion (1 out of 1000 die from it) but the heart is still beating erratically, then an electrode is threaded through a large blood vessel in the leg up into the heart, and the nerves in the heart (which cause the heart to beat) are burned and destroyed. This process is called “cardiac ablation.” Often the patient is also outfitted with a pacemaker. A pacemaker is an electrical device a little bit smaller than a pack of cigarettes which is surgically implanted under the skin in the chest. Wires coming off of the pacemaker are surgically attached to the muscles in the heart. The computerized electrical current from the pacemaker regulates the beating of the heart. Half man half machine.[3]

ND Cause: Degenerative disc disease of the spine.

Discussion: In one of the iterations of the Star Trek television series, the members of Star-Fleet faced an enemy called “The Borg.” The Borg would capture whomever they encountered, and instead of killing them, they would assimilate them into their culture by implanting mechanical devices into their bodies. The Borg were considered the epitome of evil. I find it interesting that the MDs follow the same thought process as the Borg. Mechanical shoulders, mechanical knees, and in the case of atrial fibrillation – mechanical hearts, are considered some of the greatest advancements in modern medicine. Given the complete lack of education and information that members of the general public have concerning how best to take care of their bodies, I suppose that having a cardiac ablation procedure followed by a pacemaker implant are better options than dying. But a better option still would be to make the body so healthy that it never came to that point and/or to cure the condition so as to avoid the heroic and mechanical interventions.

In the vast majority of cases, atrial fibrillation has nothing at all to do with the nerves in the heart. It has everything to do with the nerves in the back. In the back of your head the brain coalesces into the spinal cord which goes all the way down your back into your tailbone. Nerves coming off of the spinal cord, like branches from the trunk of a tree, go to different parts of the body and help them to work via the electrical impulses that they carry. The spinal cord, which is basically a big bundle of nerves, is protected by your backbones. You have about 33 backbones. The technical term for a backbone is “vertebrae.” These are the bony structures that chiropractors are famous for manipulating. Between each of these vertebrae is a cushion made from cartilage. It is called the “intervertebral disc.” One of the functions of the intervertebral discs is to cushion the nerves as they exit the spinal cord. Due to consistent consumption of inflammatory foods and a polluted body that is deficient in essential nutrients, over time these discs start to shrink. This condition is referred to as “degenerative disc disease.” Depending on exactly where in your back a degenerative disc is found, the nerves which are supposed to be protected by that disk are now vulnerable to physical stress. Putting physical stress on a nerve is not a good idea. If you have ever hit your “funny bone” near your elbow, then you know what I am talking about. If it just so happens that a degenerative disc in your body is found in the part of your spine where the nerves going to the heart are found, then if you carry something heavy on your shoulders, or turn around too quickly, or sneeze, or cough, or do anything which puts physical stress on those nerves, then the heart will start to beat erratically.

This degenerative disc/nerve trauma situation is also the main cause for frequent urination – especially at night in bed. In this case, it is the nerves coming off of the spinal cord which go to your bladder which are un-cushioned. When you lay down on your back at night in bed, the contents of your abdomen press down on the spinal cord and irritate the vulnerable nerve, and voilà – you feel like you need to urinate.

I am not saying that degenerative disc disease is the only thing that causes atrial fibrillation, but it is a major causative factor as far as I am concerned, and it is one that the MDs are completely blind to. Keep in mind that the degeneration of the disk(s) necessary for this to occur can be microscopic. It can also be macroscopic. If it is macroscopic, then the person suffering with degenerative disc disease is an inch or two shorter than they were in their 20s or 30s. As the discs shrink so do we.

My Rx: In addition to the 90 EN and the elimination of the 12 Bad Foods:

• Topical applications of ice and/or anti-inflammatory creams (CM Cream from Youngevity) are applied to the middle of your back between your shoulder blades – as this is the location of the nerves coming out of your spinal cord going to your heart. Fill a Ziploc bag with crushed ice and duct tape it to the back of a chair so that when you sit back against it will be right between your shoulder blades. Do this for a total of two hours (10 minutes on, 10 minutes off for 120 minutes). If after 2 hours there is no change, wait 1 hour and then repeat. Continue with two 2-hour sessions each day until the heart starts beating normally.

• See a chiropractor and get them to focus their treatment on these vertebrae in your back: Atlas through T-4.

•  Check your pulse to help you determine from home if your heart is beating normally. There are lots of electronic devices available now that you can use to check how your heart is beating if you have A-Fib.

 Do these for 9 months:

• Beyond Osteo Fx liquid or powder – 1 bottle per 100 pounds month. 1 capful per bottle per day of the liquid. 1 heaping scoop per canister per day of the powder.

• Ultimate Gluco-Gel caps (240 count): 4 caps twice daily with food.

• Good Herbs Heart Support: 3 bottles per month: 1 teaspoon 3x daily.

• Arjuna Heart by Ayush. 1 cap 3 times daily. Purchase this online or via the store button at my website.[4]

[1] And I’m the quack!

[2] I guess “Death by Electrocution” was already taken…

[3] Resistance is futile…

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