Re: Ellens Recipes and a new site

[Guest guest]

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Regarding recipe format:

They display really badly, at least on my computer. There is a bunch

of vertically centered very narrow columns, that are too far down to

see the column labels when reading the columns.

Regarding recipe contents:

While not my most sensitive trigger, the thing that most often wipes

me out and sends me into AF lots of SUGAR. I can now eat reasonable

amounts of sugar (story of this in prior postings), but at

somewhere around 2-3 ounces I go onto complete overload. I suspect

that some of the claimed sensitivities to chocolate by others are

really sensitivity to sugar. When recipes talk about a CUP of sugar,

this gets really SCARY.

Regarding Ginseng:

Interesting. The most recognized characteristic of ginseng is as an

adaptogen - the ability to normalize blood pressure, bringing down

high blood pressure or raise low blood pressure. It was this, combined

with a lack of research as to WHY this was the case that I guessed

that correction of heartbeat abnormalities might be the common

element. Now, someone says to not use it for just what has been its

forte'. Who knows. Without any sort of adequate research, it is all a

crap shoot.

Note that the same can be said about coffee and chocolate, where

recent research has found both health benefits and costs to both!

I wouldn't be taking ginseng if it didn't work so darn well for me.

Our family would be in a terrible state if AF kept me from working. I

figure that the ability to immediately stop my AF is worth more good

than occasional use can cause me harm. My typical dosage of extract of

around 600 mg of ginseng is a pretty small dose in the scheme of

things. I don't think we should be taking ANY medication on a

continuous basis. I have noticed that it takes twice the ginseng at

the end of an extended bout with AF than at the beginning, but then I

lay off so I can start with smaller doses again later. Habituation

eventually reduces the effects nearly all medicines to nil, as most

members have discovered with their medications.

My cardiovascular disease is now a thing of the past (explanation in

prior postings). I am now growing hair on my extremities, my blood

pressure is down around 120/65, etc. Indeed, a suspicion of mine is

that my heart adapted to my former clogged arteries, and that it is

now mistuned for normal circulation, a theory that is supported by

vasodialators like Niacinamide throwing me into AF, and

vasoconstrictors like coffee stopping my AF (until it wears off,

whereupon the AF is worse). Hence, I am probably the perfect candidate

for ginseng - and better than many others in our group.

Ginseng is like all other medications, herbal or otherwise, in that it

will doubtless work for some and fail for others.

Incidentally, ginseng does nothing for me if I am dehydrated. Then, a

large glass of water snaps me out of AF. Probably drooping blood

pressure.

Yes, like most of us, my case is pretty unique, so I suspect that what

works for me may fail for others. I would just like to get some others

to try ginseng, whether or not they elect to use it on a long term

basis. This could be a BIG clue for their doctors, etc., and could

become a point of classification for AFers

Steve

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> >Speaking of chocolate, I'm the only one who has a recipe on our

> >Database.........please dig out a recipe and share with the group:

> >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AFIBsupport/database

>

> I was going to post a recipe for banana cake but decided it just

wasn't the

> healthy thing to do

>

> I just stumbled across this site which may have a healthier outlook

on what we

> should be eating....

>

> http://www.heartpoint.com/foodarchives.html

>

>

> I've not checked the site out fully yet but their seems to be a nice

> introduction

> to AF on these pages...

>

> http://www.heartpoint.com/afibgallery.html

> http://www.heartpoint.com/afib-tellme.html

>

> there's also a section on herbal medicine (the ginseng section is

worth a look

> for those of us about to try it - it doesn't go into detail but

doesn't

> recommend it for people with high blood pressure or cardiovascular

diseases)

> http://www.heartpoint.com/herbtell.html

> http://www.heartpoint.com/Herbs.html

> http://www.heartpoint.com/HerbalHealthTips.html

>

>

> cheers,

> --

> D

[Guest guest]

re the recipes and sugar, I only found sugar in the pasta recipe when

I looked, and that called for 16 ounces of (dry) pasta. That is a

heck of a lot of pasta - a full package - which probably expands even

not counting the sauce to 8 or 10 servings when cooked.

How come Steve's postings come with the sender name afibsupport

instead of his email name? I see afibsupport, and I think it is

something official.

[Guest guest]

Let's see......the pasta recipe called for 1 cup or 8 ounces of

sugar. Actually, there are 10-12 servings in a recipe. But assuming

there were 8 servings...that would be 1 oz per serving. With 12

servings, it would be less than an ounce per serving. Oh boy.......I

flunked Math in Kindergarten....help!!!!

I have to tell you, sugar or no sugar, this pasta recipe is

absolutely delicious. The great part about it is that you can prepare

it the day/night before and its even better. Hey.....us AFibbers

don't necessarily have to eat it, but its terrific for company and

Pot Luck Dinners!

I love Angel Hair Pasta no matter how its prepared! Now how come we

don't have more recipes on our Database? Anyone have any good Pot

Luck Recipes. I'll be needing a new one next week.

Ellen

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AFIBsupport@y..., trudyjh@a... wrote:

> re the recipes and sugar, I only found sugar in the pasta recipe

when

> I looked, and that called for 16 ounces of (dry) pasta. That is a

> heck of a lot of pasta (snip)