Hello Douglas,
First of all, welcome to this forum.
Do you think your cardiologist would mind you using supplements to improve your health?
And could you find out if you can get the supplements by the makes of Solgar or Pharma Nord or Now?
Do you also suffer with cardiac arrhythmia?
If this is so then there is a special test you can do to see if you have a shortage of potassium, this is often a cause of the problem.
You can see if this is the case with you by eating 4 or 5 ripe bananas a day. If you have cardiac arrhythmia and it gets less by eating the bananas then we can always proceed to taking potassium tablets.
I suggest that you start with 200mcg Chromium GFT, you can start this without a problem.
MSM, the final dosage is 3000 mg but we’ll build it up slowly, I suggest 500 mg for the first few days, If this goes well then 500 extra untill you are at the 3000 mg.
You have to build it up slowly because MSM detoxifies and it can cause headache, diarrhoea or tiredness.
Msm and chromium are not a part of the heart failure protocol but they are meant to give you more energy.
Just build up the MSM slowly and don’t hesitate to ask me anything you want.
Furthermore I would like to advice you to start with acetyl L-Carnitine 3x 500 mg a day.
The link below gives you more info on L-Carnitine
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/quer ... t=Abstract
Now my last piont at this moment,
I get tired sometimes, but I am an extremely heavy consumer of sugar
I want you to stop consuming sugar.
Sugar is a sweet, crystalline carbohydrate typically extracted from sugar cane and sugar beets. It is a non-nutritive empty calorie that robs the body of vitamins and minerals. Refined sugars have many different names, such as granulated (table) sugar, powdered sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup, dextrose, raw sugar, turbinado sugar, and malt. Even much commercial fructose is really pure refined sugar.
Many people believe that sugar is only bad for you when ingested in enormous amounts, when actually "normal" amounts are damaging to the body.
Here is a partial list of physical conditions caused or exacerbated by sugar in the diet.
overweight
heart disease
--raised blood triglycerides
--sticky blood platelets
duodenal ulcers
--increased stomach acidity
hypoglycemia
diabetes
hyperactivity
kidney enlargement
liver enlargement
increase in uric acid in blood
cancer
hindered breakdown of dietary protein
cavities
--calcium leached from teeth
weakened immune system
PMS
yeast overgrowth
dependency
Refined sugar consumption is often at the root of these lesser physical symptoms:
intense sleepiness not caused by lack of sleep
muscle fatigue
lethargy
pallor
coated tongue and persistent thirstiness
bad breath
heartburn/sour stomach
excessive and/or foul-smelling intestinal gas
flu-like symptoms
--upset stomach
--body ache
--feeling run-down
Sugar is addicting. The more you get, the more you want! Some would say it is more addicting than heroin. It used to be only the rich could afford the luxury of sugar, but by 1840 the sugar pushers were handing out free samples. Now, the sugar industries have the largest advertising in the world. Less than 10 years ago the average American consumed something like 153 pounds of sugar a year, with a whopping 24% of their calories coming from sugar. No doubt today the figures would be even more astounding. Many wonderful people are hooked on the stuff, and those who attempt to quit the sugar habit find they have quite a struggle on their hands. Going off sugar, like quitting most drugs, invites withdrawal symptoms. The most common are headaches, chills, and body aches. Sugar, like alcohol, is intoxicating. It creates an imbalance of neurotransmitters in the brain. Mental and emotional disorders are often linked to sugar in the diet.
Below are some of the mental/emotional symptoms that may be linked to eating refined sugar:
irritability
manic-depressive tendencies
chronic or frequent bouts of depression
difficulty concentrating
forgetfulness or absentmindedness
lack of motivation
increasing undependability
loss of enthusiasm for plans and projects
inconsistency in thoughts and actions
situational personality changes
irrational thoughts
emotional outbursts
eating disorders
Only one third of a person’s sugar consumption is purchased as packaged sugar. The rest is consumed in manufactured foods. Almost everything on store shelves has sugar in it, even salt and cigarettes. Some foods are even required to have sugar in them by the FDA. For instance, catsup cannot be called catsup if it does not contain sugar.
When sugar is eliminated from the diet, all foods start to taste better. Taste buds become more sensitive to the natural sweetness of foods. Soon, sugar cravings begin to dwindle and control over ones eating becomes easier and easier. Bodies start feeling better, calmer, and sleep improves.
regards,
Corrij