I'm a hospital physician and low carb advocate. I see this problem every day at the hospital. Cardiologist and most physicians simply cannot be reasoned with because of the LIPID-HEART HYPOTHESIS religion you refer to. Thanks for calling out the problem. Hopefully more people will listen.

I tried to have a conversation with my cardiologist here in SoCal, and he just went to logical fallacies. The appeal to authority: the Cleveland Clinic does it, so I’m gonna do it, etc. Then he pulled the, “statins reduce the relative risk of heart attack by 34%” nonsense. He wasn’t aware I have done medical informatics for decades and know the difference between relative and actual risk. I am carnivore and statin free and doing amazing.

I am obsessed with this channel!! I love learning about how my body works. Dr. Cywes is the best educator EVER!!!❤

I had regular arrhythmias basically every day for many years and they were only getting worse, along with hypertension that I wasn't able to solve, even with common medications. I changed to a ketogenic diet high in fatty meats and not only did I lose a lot of weight, but after several months the blood pressure eventually came down and numerous other things I didn't even know were related also improved. And then I also realised those annoying arrhythmias had completely ceased. I had actually completely forgotten about them. They haven't returned.

I just love it when I speak the things I've learned from this channel and other excellent channels to Drs and they look at me and ask "are you in the medical field??" .... Yes! Yes I am! It's called the medical field of me and I educate myself about me.

I had a patient one time who always said, “You have to stay alert to stay alive.” Thank you for empowering each one of your listeners to stay alert to stay alive!

When my cardiologist saw my numbers (they got better) she made a comment about triglycerides being a little bit high (but in the normal range), and starting to write something down, I interrupted her saying that I would not take any medication. Astounding silence, than she gave up and told me to come back in three months for a check up.

The more I tune in and learn from doctors like yourself, the less I want to go deal with the standard of care model!

I found this extremely enlightening. Before I cut sugar and carbs July last year, I was experiencing arrhythmias constantly - my heart would get into episodes where it would feel like skipped beats and strange rhythms every minute that would run on for hours. My Apple watch never detected atrial fibrillation, but the ekg certainly didn't look normal. The arrhythmia seemed to correlate with my breathing. It was really getting concerning. I cut carbs/sugar completely, and the arrhythmias disappeared. Literally. Haven't had episodes since. Just one of many issues that just went away never to return. It's amazing to me. I thank the good doctor here for fighting the good fight educating people. It's like I have a new lease on life.

At 60 I am so glad I found Keto, Dr Ken Berry, Dr Boz and now you. I have been frustrated with doctors foe the last 20 years as my weight went up, my body ached and my depression grew. They just wanted to do minimal labs and tell me I was fine. Or threw medicines at me. I refused to take the stations thankfully. Wish I had found you 20 years ago. Glad I found you now! Down 55 lbs, and feeling much better. 110 to go.

Another clear, concise explanation that I would’ve never heard from my primary care doctor or cardiologist. Thanks Dr. Cywes!

I had six heart re-starts (cardioversion) in my late 40s/50s due to A-fib on a high-carb "healthy" diet (lifelong runner). SInce going keto 2010 I have had ZERO episodes. No one seems to care or validate that I made this connection. The medical system is downright medieval in regards to the heart, that is why the CHD rate is so high. Thank you Dr Cywes for the heads up and fleshing out the connection. I had assumed it was primarily the inflammation of carbs/oils causing the A-fib. I hadn't considered the myelination factor.

Thanks for this good information. I’be been a nurse for 20 years with at least 10 years in cardiac nursing. It’s so sickening to constantly hear about low fat and low cholesterol when patients are coming in constantly with MIs with low cholesterol and on statins. The big push now seems to be a plant based diet. 🤮

It's so frustrating when you share videos like this with your family and they treat you like nut job, radical weirdos. I have family that are in dire need of changing their diet or reap the final rewards of their choices but our families are absolutely uninterested in well explained, scientific medical information that's different from their own thinking. For myself.... videos like this has saved my from a diabetic diagnosis in my early thirties and heart disease in early fifties. I'm very thankful and also eager to learn more.

I had heart arrhythmias on and off for years. This brings me a lot of answers. I hope I can reverse what damage has been done. Thank you Dr. Cywes. I hope you can someday make it so we can donate through KZfaq to you.

My husband has dealt with afib for 7 years. I myself recently experienced several episodes of afib. This is the very first time any doctor has explained the cause of arrhythmias as related to deterioration of the myelin sheath around the heart’s electrical node pathway. I finally understand what the problem is (cause). Now what? We need a video discussing the repair of that nerve insulation. Can it be repaired with a low carb/keto/ carnivore diet? What else would help? How long might that take? How long are meds a necessary evil? As someone who hates rate control meds and does not want to be pushed into an ablation right away, what can be done to put afib in remission?

OMG! You are brilliant! Did you put all these things together yourself? I just found your videos today and you have already answered questions that have plagued me for decades. I have medical knowledge and can follow your explanations which are so clear.You are an AMAZING teacher and I am so grateful for this knowledge. Thank you so much🙏

~12 years ago a Florida doctor prescribed a statin to help with some slightly elevated cholesterol numbers. After 1 week or so, I had peripheral neuropathy in my hands (something I've never had to deal with). When I went back to the doctor and described my side-effect, the doctor refused to acknowledge the statin was responsible. I brought her research and she wouldn't even give it a look. She tried to make me feel crazy for suggesting the statin was responsible. I fired her and stopped taking the damaging drug...fortunately, my body pushed back early! Even before awakening to LCHF/Keto a couple years ago, it was clear to me that a statin wasn't the answer to my problems. Great video...look forward to seeing you in person next week!

I follow Dr P Jamnadas.. he is a forward thinking Cardiologist … I would LOVE to see you and him in an interview!

There are 2 kinds of cardiologists: plumbers and electricians (electrophysiologist). If you aren't getting answers or making progress, you need to find out which kind you have and get a referral to the other kind. I've found this out the hard way.

When we show some people who are teachable, what the Bible actually teaches, rather than what religion teaches, many of them change their religion. So some doctors might be teachable, the important thing is that they need to become humble, and realize when an adjustment in their thinking needs to be changed. This was an eye-opening discussion.

Excellent explanation ! I believe this is what is causing my wife MS. She is overweight 100lbs. I believe you established the link between carbs, sugar starches and the destruction of the insulation of the nerves. Her neurologists can't say what causes it but you did. The great thing is you can reverse it! She has just about given up but you have turned the light back on, Thank You Sir. Time to go to work.

Thank you for a truly insightful teaching ! I think I’ve learned more then you in the last few years then working with patients as a Nurse for the last 27 years ! Problem is , I simply cannot work in an acute care setting anymore because of all the knowledge I have , can’t deal with the medical diets , treatments, and all the wrong way we have all been doing things ! I do work as a Director Of Nursing in a facility for Developmentally Delayed .. and it’s frustrating too! I have tried so hard to work with the Dietician to please try low carb / high fat for these residents 😢… won’t happen

This is the best explanation of Atrial Fibrillation / Arrhythmia that I have ever seen. THANK YOU! I’ve suffered for a few years with this. Medication and awful tirednesses along with an almost constant ache in my chest (once reaching 180 bpm) One month ago I underwent Cardiac Ablation and it was the best thing ever! No more AF. I honestly am so happy. I am now working on my overall metabolic health. Triglycerides are at 630 which is massive concern. I’m back on fasting and LCHF diet

Thank you for asking for comments. This is a fantastic lecture. It explains so much about the heart problems myself and my family have experienced. I have watched a lot of heart disease and treatment videos, but have heard almost nothing about the electrical maladies associated with them. You have given us very logical and plausible explanations of WHY our hearts have behaved the way they did. You are a great explainer of bodily processes. You make it easy for me to visualize the electrical and mechanical functioning of the heart nerves and muscles. I hope you produce more videos of this nature.

So reversing your insulin resistance is a key factor in the reversal of this condition. If I understand you correctly, The repair of the chronic nerve damage can happen over time. My husband has had a history of A-fib which was treated with blood thinners and also cardioversion on two occasions. He has been keto/carnivore for the past three years and no further incidences. Also will add he’s lost about 100 pounds and kept it off in that time. Getting the cardiologist to remove medications is like pulling teeth. It seems the smart thing to request is a 24-hour Holter monitor, or even wear a device to monitor heart rhythms long term. Maybe then, the evidence would be more convincing to the cardiologist. I understand the risk of stroke incidence being much higher with an A-Fib history, however, that’s assuming one hasn’t made major lifestyle changes.

Excelente video. As always the problems are: insurance companies, frivolous / BS lawsuits, universities, politics. Solution: eliminate all forms of insurance and insurance companies, pay cash for services, remove the power of universities as well as AMA and AHA. Don't try to fix from bottom up, start at the top.

My coworker asked me to look at her lipid panels because her doctor said she needed a statin since her cholesterol went up 10 points. Her LDL had gone DOWN 10 points. Her HDL had gone UP by 20 points.(raising her total #) And her triglycerides went down, to a level lower than her HDL even. So 3 aspects of her panel went in good directions, but he said she was now worse off and needed drugs to fix it. She came to me because she trusted my opinion more than her doctor. I do a lot of health research, but I'm not a doctor, so this is a sad testament to what the state of our health system is, and how pharmaceutical protocols rule the narrative. And this is why I don't trust doctors with my health.

Dr. Richard K. Bernstein long ago reported (and published in a very brief paper) that the vagus nerve neuropathy that causes gastroparesis in diabetics also shows up in one’s EKG.

OMG my brother just had his 4th heart attack in the past 25 years. He is diabetic and has a horrible diet. He thinks I am crazy when I talk to him about why he should not eat the crap he eats..This could not have come at a better time. I have shared this in hopes he will listen. He had another stint added this past week as well..

I like how you explain these things for the general layperson to understand (me). Thanks for making these videos. I'm taking care of myself better and in ketosis now thanks to you and those like you on youtube.

Brava, Dr. Cywes; brilliant as usual.

Right on the money on this! Orthostatic hypotension was the first symptom, then the A1C of 5.7 and high sitting blood pressure, peripheral neuropathy, vision issues all followed within 5 years. Pretty much reversed most of it with meat and greens and exercise.

I don't agree with everything you've said in other videos, for example I believe fiber isn't bad nor are vegetables and a piece of fruit here or there is okay, but this information is spot on. Very excellent information here, thank you. You have cleared up a mystery I have been chasing for decades.

Nothing less than incredible!! This thing that involves the nerves blew my head off. But, it makes perfect sense!!

I can’t thank you enough for this explanation. Atrial fibrillation is destroying my life (concurrent with chronic insomnia), and thanks to my background in physiology and your explanation, now I understand what is happening and how I can improve my heart’s functionality. Mil gracias 😊

I’ve worn an Oura ring for 3 years. IF/Keto 59 YO Female. 45 PY smoker who quit 3 years ago, also. It measures my sleep quality, heart rate variability, temperature… all kinds of things. I was an organ procurement coordinator for > 13 years. It’s a lot like how respiratory therapists are out having a cigarette. Horrible lifestyle. I’m very blessed to appreciate Dr. Cywes information on the back side of the learning curve. If I had just quit smoking, I’d probably think I’m just the next heart attack waiting ti happen! Yes, it is scary BUT if you are here, listening to his advice snd absorbing knowledge then you want to live!!!! Hang in there!

Enlightening to say the least , thank you doctor , you are serving all us who have suffered from the lipid heart hypothesis war . My life has completely changed since two years ago I took the path of LCHF diet . I do confirm all what you say , speaking out of personal experience . 100% spot on .

Oh My Goodness! FINALLY! Answers and info about AFib and other arrhythmias! Started Keto in January. ER with Afib mid January, (RVR) rate 165. Ablation in Cleveland (horrible experience!) on 3/3/22. THREE 4+day hospitalizations since then. In and out of RVR 4 times. IV loaded with Amiodarone on 3/08/22. Sent home on 400mg Ami. Have been weaned down to 100mg/day and was told TODAY to stop Amiodarone. On Beta Blocker for HR. Just placed on HCTZ 12.5 to help control BP. Constant SOB, but good news is I am now referred to as a "Carb Restricted Type II Diabetic" in my medical record. Went from A1C of 7 to 5.3 since Oct 2021. Average Blood Sugar 105. Wearing a CGM. PS had a "beautiful" heart cath...Not a 'plumbing' issue, but they say I NEED a statin. NO plaque, NO cardiovascular disease, LDL went up with Keto and restricted carbs (Oh No!) lol. Will be contacting you soon! TYVM for ALL you are doing! Bless YOU!

Wow, terrific presentation. Have argued for years that I need a new wiring harness or my myelin sheath rebuilt. After stent in 2013, retiring / unavailable doctors after 2020, sliding into chronic afib as advertised by cardiologist, I find you have the only logical, defensible answer. Despite Medicare, we'll find the way to see you out of network. Those of you who do the heavy lifting, going above, beyond and outside the box are few and far between. God bless you!

I've been looking forward to this video and you didn't disappoint. Very good information and it gives me hope that perhaps I can repair the damage that led to my diagnosis of Left Bundle Branch Block. I'm on zero meds and my cardiologist seems reasonable so far. However he did not explain things as well as you just did Doc.I'm going to do more research and start monitoring my BP on a daily basis. Thank you.

I have such anxiety with the Holter monitor that I believe it gave me false high bp readings. The last time I did one, I drove home in a snowstorm while wearing it, then just as I was drifting off to sleep, the sudden noise and pressure woke me up and made me angry several times. During my follow up with my cardiologist, my blood pressure was less than 120/80. So, I purchased a home monitor, and when my new (new grad) cardiologist asked me to do the Holter this year, I said no and told him why. At first he was fine, but later cancelled the follow-up because of "non-compliance". Too bad, because I really wanted to see the results of my echocardiogram and stress test.

I always learn so much from your rants as you call them. Thank you for taking your time to inform us, teach us and motivate us.

That was a lot of information. Im going to watch again. It boils I think down to sugar and carbs are bad. Meat and fat are good.

No one has ever had answers for me about why an otherwise healthy person would have so much trouble getting a resting heart rate below 100 or why my blood pressure would drop low enough to lose vision half the time when I would stand up. I would love to see videos that go more into the other problems your nervous system can develop. I did notice that I stopped losing pressure after starting keto, but I got more fit generally so not sure how much to attribute to what. Thanks doc!

Very useful information. Quite clear that the only type of heart attack that most people & doctors refer to is via some form of occlusion of a cardiac artery. This is important since ~80% of us are likely prediabetic

I'm thankful for your cardiac information! I've started a medication for arrhythmia. My heart rete has become more stable. I take fish oil, magnesium & other supplements. I'm a retired mental health nurse 74yrs of age.

That’s the best explanation about my afib and heart attack that I ever heard. It describes me perfectly.

Doc, I wish I've been able to give you a 1000 👍 for this video. I was looking for a proper explanation for my aterio fibrillation for about 15 years. Thank you very much again keep on doing the great work.

Several years ago I started the Atkins diet. During this time I discovered my heart arrhythmia. I was hospitalized, put back on a statin that I had taken myself off of because of repeated reactions to them, and because of the research that was coming out about them, and I was put on Metoprolol. I immediately gained back all of the 20 lbs I had lost plus and additional 20 lbs. I started low carb/keto 3 years ago, lost 45 lbs and cannot get any lower no matter what I try to do. For the last year I have been helping my mother and she was just diagnosed with terminal cancer. My blood pressure and my arrhythmias have gotten worse. I still believe that I am still insulin resistant despite being very strict with my diet. When things settle down I want to do a consult to see if I can get some answers as to what is going on. There are absolutely no doctors where I live who can help me with this. They all follow old guidelines despite seeing results from tons of people who have benefited from low carb lifestyle. It is so frustrating.

I started with a run of quadrigeminy pvcs in 2019 out of the blue. Thought I was having a heart attack. Rushed to the er. Got potassium and saline.... Saif I was dehydrated. Since then, I have a developed a fear of these things and not to proud to admit it. Now I get pvcs and they freak me out. Then I got Covid, interesting thing happened, my dr (chiropractor) was a functional med. He said start fasting, day I got diagnosed. On day 3 of just beef broth fast and water, ectopics went away, I didn't have a one. And I FEEL every one of them. Once I went back to eating, they came back. This is a great explanation. Especially for people that suffer and get bo answer from the pharma push croud, plant based etc. Thank you!

Started having heart palpitation episodes Nov 2021. Happened quite frequently and always shortly after eating, usually within 30 mins. Cardiologist ran a stress test but I was told not to eat after midnight the night before, so obviously the test showed no problems. Wore the halter monitor for 24 hrs and it recorded 8% pvc’s. Dr. said that wasn’t enough to be concerned about but when all that 8% happens in 1/2 hour it’s frightening. I started carnivore 3 weeks ago to lose some weight and didn’t realize it would make such a huge difference. No more heartburn, knee pain, sciatica and a huge reduction in palpitations. Thank you for explaining why this works. Taking control of one’s own health is so empowering.

Holy Toledo, this explains so much about my unexplained wacky heart rhythm and why it's improved so much. My doctor just shrugged.

Wow, glad you covered this. I've had AFib for years. It makes sence that eating a terrible sugar and proccessed carb diet for most of my life would create my arythmias. I have been on Keto for a couple of years but my Afib has gotten worse. I am not sure if things will heal over time or not. My left Atria is enlarged from years of Afib events. I feel terrible during an event because my blood is not pumping properly. I am on medication that helps, but I still have Afib episodes, just not as often or as long. My Cordiologist says I am not a good canidate for ablation. Not sure if I want that anyway. Heart arythmias seem to be such a misundertood and complex subject. I wish I could consult with you, Dr Cywes for all of my labs, but my Insurance wont cover me. Thank you for covering this subject and for all that you do. Really appreciate you.

I've been fasting with keto since January. Lost 30+lbs, stopped taking statins, stopped taking lanzoprazole and stopped my calcium channel blockers. I do not get and heart pains any more. Still on the ramipril but I am expecting to see benefits in my Blood Pressure soon.

Wow. Thank you for that talk. I got lost on some of the terminology but after listening a second time, it really started clicking. I've been on Keto /Carnivore the last year or so, lost weight and my blood work is looking much better. Between you, Dr Berry and Dr Fung, I've come a long way and my 50 yr old daughter is benefiting, also. Thanks again.

Thank you! I am currently dealing with this right now. This gives me a boost to keep on going with keto/IF.

Amen. My cadiologist, Dr Ali is well aware of all this and treats accordingly and I have pointed out to him that arythmias are prevalent in my family. Don't ignore symptoms, tell your doc.

I have been ketovore for 2 years. I am relatively sure that I can feel my heart repairing. May be kidding myself, but don't want to go back to cardiologist. Thanks for this video.

Hi Doc, i have cardiomyopathy caused by a mutation of the MYH7 gene . I suffer HF with Fraction Ejection @ 36.6 . Was on keto 2 years before learning that a age 61 . Now @ 63 still keto , Carnivore Omad IF 20/4 . As part of my diet y have 1000 DHA , carnitine ,Ubiquinone and D3 daily. I am doing red light and other therapy for uncoupling mitochondria. My cardiologist and pharmacist are fine with my diet . Lipid panel is : Tri /HDL = below 1.5 Mine 44.29 / 83.4 = 0,5 Cholestérol total 319.8 LDL < 100. Bad Cholesterol 227.03 Cywes 268 HDL > 50 Good cholesterol 83.4 . Cywes 90 Triglycerides < 100. 44.29. Cywes 45 Insuline lowest score possible Non HDL 235.91

Incredibly interesting….thank you so much for this. I just read Dr. Malcom Kendrick’s book regarding a thrombogenic explanation of plaques. The lipid heart hypothesis seems just so wrong.

So glad I found you Doctor. My understanding of how the heart works was very rudimentary until I watched this. I'm totally of my whole food plant based leaning and enjoying bacon and eggs again! Unfortunately I'm a junk food carb and sugar addict but that will be overcome.

You have made more sense to me than my doctor who never listens to me. His favourite line is, “You Google too much”

Thank you doc i have a friend in a coma from a heart attack at 20 years old happened yesterday she's said to have arrythmia all we can do now is hope she can wake up thank you for all the priceless informations

EP:228 was a valuable excellent explanation of arrhythmias. Dr. C is brilliant. What a vast array of knowledge this man has. I treasure every episode. God bless you my friend

My cardiologist took me off statins because they were causing severe pancreatitis. My lipase levels were at 18,000 and I don’t drink alcohol. I had a loop monitor implanted three years ago and due for an exchange. I have arrhythmia issues such as PACs, PVCs, bradycardia and flutters. I’ve had three ablations one for SVTs and the other two were for a fib.

Before I am done with KZfaq, I will have watched every single video this Dr has put out! Brilliant!

Wow! What a fantastic class! Thank you for empowering us Doc!

Thanks for validating being your own health advocate.

I have a pacemaker. The first approx. 15 years ago, a battery replacement 3 years ago…9 years left on its battery life. On a routine CT scan for a Urologist, a heretofore not known finding, was an enlarged heart. I have been a Carnivore for 18 months. Lost 20 lbs of unnecessary weight, and had the hypertension reduced to a near “normal”. Now, I need to address the enlarged heart. Slight arrhythmia, even with the pacemaker, but rare. Fatigue, and shortness of breath a little more than expected after exertion. General health is good, and I am a retired female homemaker/lawyer, 84 years old. What next? My personal Cardiologist is in the process of retiring, and unavailable sometimes. Yes, a new doctor is being vetted. But, until then. What? Curb exercise, increase it? More water, less? Increase fat, decrease it? Decrease protein? Of course! I don’t expect a prescribed regimen without bold work, etc. but, a hint in the right direction would be welcome. I had an episode of near Bradycardia, just last night, with chest pain. It subsided within a few minutes. You can see how serendipitous it was to find you on KZfaq this morning. Please advise.

Thank you Dr Cywes! You really touched my heart both in life saving knowledge and in your obvious compassion for other human beings Truly great stuff 🤗

Thanks again, Doc. I can't thank you enough for all that you do for us.

Just not enough of you to go around. Thank you for explaining the correlation between fat and arythemia.

You want me to leave a comment? Ok. This channel is gold. There's my comment.

I have paroxysmal Afib and an appointment with you in June. I have found that electrolytes help me tremendously and, also, making sure I'm not dehydrated. I have been on a Keto way of life for a couple of months and am so hoping to get the news that this will get better with time. Thank you for all you do, Dr. Cywes, I'm learning more all the time.

Thank you Dr Cywers, for a fabulous explanation of how our hearts work. This is a a wow moment for me.

My Lord this man is amazing he puts every other Doctors to bloody shame

I have had ahrythmias mostly junctional rhythm since age 39. Taking flecainide since for it. I am 60. Started carnivor 11 months ago. Still have ahrythmia. Quit statins,bp meds all that crap 6 years ago. Stoped going to all dr.in 2020. I get the flecainide from the corner pharmacy here in thailand. Looks like i am on the right path

This is THE. BEST. INFORMATION. I have ever heard about afib, saturated fat, and the lipid THEORY, which is BS. Thank you so much!

Wow, enlightening. Beautiful explanation of the heart. Would love to see your take on the thyroid.

This was a brilliant explanation. I have had benign PVCs since I was 27. I’m always worried they will turn malignant since I was diagnosed type 2 in 1999. Now I know how to keep an eye on myself because my internist doesn’t really listen to me.

Eureka! During my last colonoscopy my heart rate dropped to 35 bpm and was skipping about every 6th beat. Nurse seemed concerned. 2 weeks later met with cardiologist and he was not at all concerned after looking at ekg they took a few days after colonoscopy. But guess what? I am concerned! I also had my fasting glucose and insulin measured last Dec. and used an insulin resistance calculator that said I was, indeed, IR. Hope I am on the right path now.

My husband had a sudden death experience on Dec 28 2022 and this explains exactly what happened. If it was not for us starting CPR immediately, he would not be here with us today. I fought with the cardio docs about the meds they put him on since they were toxic. Still have a long way to go but this video surely helped. They implanted a ICD device two days after the heart attack but it had to be taken out 2 weeks later since he had a severe reaction (MRSA infection) and was in hospital for 2 weeks on antibiotics and then more at home for 6 weeks.

Just had a continual EIGHT hour A-fib attack last week. It felt like I had two or three different hearts beating at once. Beats were continually pronounced and skipped during the entirety of this event. Like a child learning how to play the drums, the pounding went from the left side of my heart all the way down to my waist. Never knew how long my heart was, but I guess that I do now. During a wellness visit with my doctor a few years ago, during an EKG, I felt my heart skip a beat, and it registered on the test. The nurse just crumbled up the paper and did a repeat test. She said that sometimes these tests just 'act up!' I told her that I felt it, but that just did not matter. The immediate second test was fine. Loved the video. I just started a LCHF way of eating almost five months ago. So far, I have lost 45 lbs! Not sure what else to do about the scary heart episode last week other than to keep losing weight with a LCHF diet. Had a Heart Cath last year after waking up from a knee surgery, getting Morphine, and immediately feeling my chest experience a net type feeling of heavy pressure that started on my chest and rose up to my neck. They first gave me Tums, and it kept getting worse, so they gave me nitroglycerin and walla, all better! Heart Cath showed a pristine heart and arteries. Good news, right? What about this amazingly long A-fib episode that I just experienced? So frustrating. UPDATE: Last night my heart and blood pressure increased throughout the sleeping hours. My normal BP is 130/73 with HR in the 60s. Last night my BP was 151/92 with HR of 91 BPM. So, this morning I decided to get my heart checked out at the ER. Of course, my BP went up even higher to 160/102!!! I was asked why I came in today, and I said that I am worried about an electrical issue in my heart. The cardiologist asked me where I ever heard of such a thing. And answered his own question with, "Was it on the internet?" as he stood there actually rolling his eyes. Now, I am scheduled to see someone in a few days who will set me up with one of those devices for continual heart analysis for a few days. I am just sitting here thinking how useless this visit was. My confidence in these everyday cardiologists is at an all time low. The frustration makes me want to just stay at home and see if I can survive without medical supervision. I showed this video to my husband who takes STATINS. He also believed every word that you said Dr. Cywes. Thank you so much for your willingness to get this information out to everyone. I am probably already doing the best thing at this time, which is following a LCHF diet. I don't want these young cardiologists messing me up even more.

I used to have scary frequent heart rhythm problems & no energy & hard to breathe, salty eyes, and my doctor said it was anxiety & anemia. After I went low carb healthy fats & 2 meals a day instead of his recommended eating 6 times a day high carb low fat, I rarely have heart pain & rhythm problems & will try KETO & OMAD to fix my health even better since my blood sugar number is still around 100 & I still have some painful inflammation & heart rhythm problems when I enjoy too many carbs sometimes bcz of celebrations & treats my family makes or buys. It's hard to be the only one missing out. But I'd rather live longer so I'll try to behave. Lost all the 70 lbs that would be healthy to lose but gained 20 back. I got 2 dairy goats recently so I get more exercise than before & healthier milk, cream, butter etc too.

When I was eating low carb low fat SAD American diet, I had irregular heartbeats and skipped heartbeats sometimes along with other health issues I was noticing. So I switched to the low carb keto diet and it almost completely went away. I switched more to an animal base diet and irregular heartbeats completely went away have not had any sense going to an animal based. diet. My blood work is now excellent and I feel better than I have since I was in my twenties!

Your videos are life saving to so many. Thank you so much for every one. 🙂

Thank you, thank you, thank you Dr. Cywes for explaining, not only the heart’s anatomy but the entire function of our hearts also. Insulin resistance and how this affects our heart function and the conversion of sugar to the fat. Autonomic neuropathies is something I never understood, so once again, thank you. I have U.C., and am on Metoprolol for a problem I have had all my life but wasn’t diagnosed nor treated until my thirties because I avoided Dr’s., but I was pregnant. My irregular heartbeat only happened when I was at rest or under extreme stress. At 68 years old, I’m still not sure of my diagnosis. I rarely see any doctor now but do get my meds., from a Nurse Practitioner. I’m afraid I have lost trust in physicians but you have given me some hope today. ☺️

Where were you when I was in nursing school trying to figure that out?!

Neither my family doc nor my cardiologist ever spent one word on dietary issues with regard to my AF. The family doctor sent me to the cardiologist, who - when the meds maxed out after three years of many AF episodes - sent me to the hospital for a risky and costly catheter ablation procedure. All went well and fixed the symptoms, but listening to dr. Cywes I can't help but wonder if it couldn't have been cured in a much simpler and healthier fashion. Instead of just blocking it by lasering scar tissue inside my left atrium. BTW I did not have diabetes and was not obese or even severely overweight at the time. Now I'm keto all the way.

79 and never diagnosed with diabetes, but was diagnosed with AF 20 years ago. I ate an increasing lower carb diet until I went ketovore 3.5 years ago. I had about 15 cardio versions and 3 failed ablations to control the AF and finally opted for a pacemaker to control the AF which involved cutting the vagus nerve so I am pacemaker dependent fibromyalgia about 8 years ago. I clearly have neuropathy in my feet, but not my hands. I don’t know if the nerves in the left atrium have improved from the change in diet. My cardiologist here in Perth is the top guy here, so I will raise these concerns with him - he certainly is familiar with my heart neuropathy and I will see if he is willing to see if any changes have occurred from my diet. I recently had an echo done by his medical group and the bottom line was that my heart had not changed since the previous echo in 2105. I don’t think I have ever had clogged arteries, so the lipid side has not been an issue. Thanks to this presentation Dr Cywes, I have a much clearer global understanding of what has happened to my heart.

THANK YOU Dr. Cywes for explaining what likely caused me to be diagnosed with AFIB two years ago at age 71, complete with a pacemaker and 25mg of Losartan blood thinner twice daily. I was on the Standard American (crap) diet my whole life and have been taking statins for about 30 years. For the last 10 months I have been living the Keto lifestyle espoused by Doctors Ken Berry and Eric Westerman. I am 5' 11", 162# (down from 230#) and my BMI is a healthy 22.73. - No more statins for me starting tonight! If my Cardiologist doesn't like it, he can fire me as a patient. - THANK YOU.

Thank you, Dr Cywes

You are such an amazing Dr. Thank you for explaining this process, it makes so much sense!

Fascinating! DOC C... is a brilliant Dr!

Brilliant. I learn so much from your videos and always have an aha moment. Please keep doing these vidros, sharing your knowledge and challenging the status quo. We need more doctors like you. Thank you.

thank you for all your talks

So much needed knowledge! Thank you!!

I'm so thankful for your videos. I have had some pretty severe arrhythmia incidents, and the doctor didn't have a lot to say about it after a 3-week haltar monitor study, except to lose some weight so he can do a stress test. I'm trying to convert to keto/carnivore but it's been a huge challenge (I'm a sugar/carb addict). I'm really looking forward to my appt with you... hoping the damage can be repaired.

So helpful to somehow has atrial fibrillation. I have come to ketogenic diets and mainly carnivore so will keep working at it. Such a huge help with confidence building with this information You have given a boost to my life xxx