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Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Aug 13, 2023 | Replies (66)Comment receiving replies
@mannism & @mrsbirns Please be VERY CAUTIOUS about ordering any supplements online to replace proven and prescribed medications. If you are having difficulty with prescribed medications, please reach out to the prescriber, and if you do not get satisfaction, find a new doctor. There are alternatives to most medications. Many will have some side effects, but the decision must be whether the benefits outweigh the negatives.
There are ZERO independent, peer reviewed studies of the Dr Sinatra's regimen being safe and effective in place of prescribed meds. Only ads and promotions by his "Healthy Directions" company. There are also a number of reports on the internet indicating problems with delivery, getting the right product, or being able to cancel.
There are studies showing that some supplements help with some medical conditions, and can improve your health. The problem is that they are not regulated by the FDA, and manufacturers can make all sorts of unsupported or even false claims. If you decide to try a regimen of supplements, you need to get completely educated first on what each ingredient does and how they interact. Supplements are not necessarily benign or safe for everyone.
Have you considered finding a local functional medicine doctor who will help you create a total healthy lifestyle program, which minimizes the number and dose of medication, and possible replaces some with exercise, diet, supplements and close monitoring?
Sue
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Thank you for this and I agree. I was so angry with myself for I was totally caught off guard with this doctor--first time I saw him and before he ever knew anything in-depth about my overall health condition, he prescribed Eliquis and Metropolol. He scared me so badly I found myself just getting the prescriptions and taking them! And I have been an advocate for preventive medicine and healthful living and have been loyal to my plan for over 40 years! I only went to this md because I wanted script for my mammogram and bone density test. (BTW) after my bone density test he said "looking good" you might want to take calcium in the future. I am 73 years old. Did he really think I am that stupid? I do have a functional md I work with and just want to find a way to wean myself off these two meds I have been taking for about 30 days--because I have been afraid to stop. I am familiar with Dr. Weil. My husband passed away last year after many years of everything imaginable (stroke, cancer, congestive heart failure, kidney dialysis) and saw how badly the AMA handles things so I was determined not to fall into this trap--but I did! I don't want to stay there long.
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I have been at health and fitness for a long time and do not need lessons. Most of these people could not do what I do every week. For 30 years, I have lived the life you described, which I worked very hard to build. It could not be healthier. My own supplements are fine.
As a veteran journalist, I simply asked if anyone had used that formula as I was curious. Julian Whitaker on that Healthy Directions site started 30 or so years ago with menopause treatments, but he was more or less discredited. Don’t try that Dr. Wolfson in Arizona as he is just hawking his products.
Of course, I check things out all the time. That is what I am trained to do.
I have had real integrative care now for a long period and don’t do anything that is not evidence based. I have studied nutrition for longer than any of this and refuse to buy things doctors sell, mostly because you can get the same thing at a less inflated price.
You can subscribe to Consumer Lab and see whether most of these are any good or not. It is basically a Consumer Reports for supplements. Also, Dr. Andrew Weil’s website is an excellent source of information. He does not support junk science. Neither do I.
We have both Duke and UNC here, so I don’t have to go far to find specialists who are highly regarded.