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COVID-19 and Your Heart Health
Hidden or Lesser-Known Causes of Heart Disease: A Holistic Cardiologist’s Perspective
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Long COVID Treatment with Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN)
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The COVID-19 Vaccine and Heart Health: How Cardiovascular Issues Can Affect Your Immune Response
Many Americans with preexisting conditions are concerned about the COVID-19 vaccine and their heart health; specifically, how cardiovascular issues can affect their immune response to
The Various Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
There are many things about the various long-term effects of COVID-19 that researchers are still learning. How does it spread? How does it affects specific
COVID-19 and Blood Vessel Damage
With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to spread, many patients have questions about vasculitis (vascular inflammation) and COVID-19. Particularly, people are concerned about how coronavirus can
COVID and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
As the pandemic continues to ravage the world, research into the connection between COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is being funded. Many health professionals
Coronavirus’ Effect on the Heart
While lung injury and respiratory distress are the two most prominent complications of COVID-19, coronavirus’ effect on the heart is another serious factor to consider.
5 Facts You Should Know About Cannabis to Boost Your Immunity During COVID-19
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Coronavirus Anxiety: 8 Herbs for the Elderly in Isolation
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High Dose Intravenous Vitamin C
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What People with High Blood Pressure Need to Know About COVID-19
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Virtual Diabetes Care and Wellness Coaching for High Risk Patients during COVID-19
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Schedule Your Telehealth Consultation with Dr. Cynthia
If you’re living with atrial fibrillation and want to explore natural treatment options, Dr. Cynthia is here to help. She provides telehealth consultations to guide you through personalized care plans, addressing lifestyle changes, supplement use, and stress management techniques tailored to your unique health needs.
Dr. Cynthia Thaik will perform a thorough cardiovascular assessment, looking at cardiac function, ruling out structural damage, checking paroxysmal atrial fibrillation symptoms, assessing the adverse effects of hypertension and dietary toxicity (alcohol, caffeine, excessive inflammatory foods), checking for vascular inflammation and endothelial dysfunction, and exploring the impact of stress on arterial tone and the autonomic nervous system regulation of the cardiovascular system.
The patient will have an option to receive individual coaching from a mindfulness instructor. Together, this integrative team approach to Afib will provide the patient with the best opportunity to address the root causes underlying the atrial fibrillation and hopefully restore normal sinus rhythm. As with all health conditions, our goal is to help Afib patients transition from symptoms and disease care to optimal health and wellness – true preventive cardiology.
If you have been diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation and are looking for natural treatments, Schedule a virtual visit or call for Telehealth Appointment at (818) 842 1410
Frequently Asked Questions
Regular palpitations can be a sign of atrial fibrillation. While this condition can continue for years without harm, a consistent increase in heart rate can cause heart enlargement. This is a hazard which can result in heart failure. Atrial fibrillation also comes with an increased risk of stroke from blood clots that can form as a result.
Without a solid understanding of the causes, it can be hard to definitively put a stop to heart palpitations. However, the treatments mentioned above: reducing stress and intake of stimulants, alcohol, and nicotine, exercising more, and eating a balanced diet, are all good steps forward. If your cardiologist determines that you have a more serious heart condition that may be life-threatening, it will require treatment. There are heart medications which can prevent more serious heart rhythm disorders. However, because of their significant side effects, they are not prescribed lightly. Consequences of misuse can lead to heart attacks, or even sudden death.
Some people experience heart palpitations after eating. While those palpitations may be attributable to an underlying medical condition, it is also possible that the food or beverage that was just consumed is responsible. Sugar can have this effect, particularly on hypoglycemic people. Alcohol is another common influence, particularly among those who have paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). Foods rich in tyramine or theobromine, such as cheese, red wine, bananas, and especially chocolate (which has both), can increase heart rate and may cause atrial fibrillation.
Actually, no. A more likely cause of heart palpitations is in fact low blood pressure. It is true that medication for high blood pressure can have a side effect of causing palpitations, which may be what is happening when someone with high blood pressure experiences palpitations.
