Atrial Fibrillation is a disruption of the heart beating sequence system. It is found globally in about 1% of the population, but in the USA it is higher. AFib research sends mixed signal results because science is having trouble pinpointing the exact causes since there are a number of different pathways involved: energy level, nervous system impulses, blood pressure and artery health, gut bacteria mix on neurotransmitter production, mineral levels, ratios, and cellular movement, especially electrolytes, hormone balance, kidney functions, and co-enzymes levels.
This article from Cleveland Clinic explains the beating process for the four chambered heart. ref
The heart uses a lot of energy for this system to beat continuously for a lifetime. And the four chamber sequence is quite critical to operate smoothly receiving blood from body, sending it to lungs to get oxygenated, and then back to heart and finally out to the body. There is a vital delay before the large muscle chamber sends it out to the body to make sure enough blood gets into that chamber. This is often the area that is at fault and the heart trys to beat faster which disrupts the sequence to an even greater degree.
Amazingly, Doctors give drugs to correct this condition which list as a possible side effect, heart arrhymias. But, the purpose of this article is to reveal some nutritional support with impact on some of the involved areas.
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Lots of energy is needed not only for the heart muscle, but also for cell membrane mineral pumps, or gates, to move minerals in and out of cells to generate electrical impulses. This is a vital part of muscle contracton as well as nerve impulse flow, two areas of critical importance for smooth heart beats.
Statins are often given for related conditions to control actions of cholesterol on artery health for blood circulation. The statin mechanism involved limits the actions of an enzyme to produce cholesterol that is also involved in producing Co-enzyme Q10. One of CoQ10 functions is to support cellular energy producion. Anyone on a statin should also take a CoQ10 supplement.
Without enough energy, cells cannot generate mineral gradients for electrical impulses to support normal heart actions. The minerals involed here include: calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium. Faulty ratios between calcium magnesium, or calcium phosphorus, or calcium sodium all can upset electrical impulses to the heart. A common thread here is there is a calcium ion disruption taking place.
This calcium disrujption can be caused by excessive or not enough calcium, too little magnesium with excessive calcium, too much phosphorus compared to calcium, too much sodium, not enough potassium, or a number of other faulty combination of these minerals. There are also involved kidney functions to help requlate these mineral rations as well as the influence of excessive or deficient vitamins D and K, whiach also impact mineral levels and actions. Then there are hormone actions that get involved, such as thyroid functions and menopause symptoms.
The vitamin criteria develped on this website factors in most of these situations. That is one of the reasons the amounts appear to be anemically low and rely on diet to supply the lions share, espeically for minerals.
Supplemented vitamins and minerals are very concentrated and often difficult for the processing methods of the body to control.
To be continued.