Having established that PVC is common in athletes due to enlarged heart & over stimulation on the sympathetic nervous system and adrenaline pathways I discussed some lifestyle changes in the prior post.

There is also a very effective Chinese Herbal medicine Shen Song Yang Xin

So if your potassium & electrolytes are OK this may be the next thing to try – I’m going to get some off ebay.

Research findings:

Compared with placebo or mexiletine, SSYX capsules have significant therapeutic efficacy in reducing PVCs numbers and alleviate PVCs-related symptoms

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21362312

Chinese Medicine Shensongyangxin Is Effective for Patients with Bradycardia: Results of a Randomized, Double-Blind,Placebo-Controlled Multicenter Trial

https://www.researchgate.net/deref/http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1155%2F2014%2F605714

Shensong Yangxin capsule reduces atrial fibrillation susceptibility by inhibiting atrial fibrosis in rats with post-myocardial infarction heart failure

https://doi.org/10.2147/DDDT.S182834

There is also a metastudy with 1896 patients

EFFECTS OF SHEN SONG YANG XIN CAPSULE FOR TREATMENT OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2010.208967.331

Compared with the current anti-arrhythmic medicine, Shen Song Yang Xin Capsule is no worse than the current anti-arrhythmic medicine, lower in the rate of inducing cardiac arrhythmia, and there is no significant difference between Shen Song Yang Xin Capsule and the current anti-arrhythmic medicine in inducing of gastrointestinal adverse reaction. For the restrictions of the quality of the studies, the evaluation of anti-arrhythmic effects look forward to more high-quality RCT to further evaluation

https://heart.bmj.com/content/96/Suppl_3/A103.1

OK thats great a simple herbal thats backed up with solid medical research.

Keep in mind that you may want to get a proper medical cardiac evaluation depending upon your age and general health. PVCs are usually minor & quite normal but may also be a symptom of heart disease. Once you have done that – if there is no heart disease you can go onto a herbal regimen.

PVCs are an annoyance & discomfort. Its a bit like having a twitch or an itch – if you can get rid of it you will want to – right?

OK but Shensongyangxin is not the only Chinese Herbal that works – there are three others.

Fuyun

https://www.longdom.org/open-access/observation-study-of-antiarrhythmic-effect-of-fuyun-a-multiherb-prescription-for-ventricular-arrhythmias-in-isolated-rat-hearts-jpr-1000113.pdf

Wenxin Keli

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/380e/7a97c8bc31dc3abb73633914d4a1f17eb6ce.pdf

Zhigancao

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2014.12.008

TCM is complicated and of course the herbal treatments can be combined with acupuncture & meridian theory

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16159566

There is also the Vagus Nerve which is more often than not involved with this condition.

Using the Gall Bladder Divergent Channel to Calm an Irritated Vagus Nerve

https://medium.com/@jancovorstermyafibheart/10-ectopic-heartbeat-vagus-nerve-palpitations-tips-for-you-b8b2acd4dbbe

OK chat to your doctor, if you are over 40 get a cardiac checkup, treadmill, carotid, the works to make sure you are all good. If you are its most likely Vagus & adrenaline related so make the lifestyle changes, Take the herbals & see a TCM specialist.

PVCs are extra heart beats. I just found out I have it.

I will explain. I just got on a clinical trial for a triglyceride drug. Basically I get $4500 for a one time administration of the drug & 3 months of weekly blood tests and check up.

OK so during the 3 days inpatient I got the most thorough physical. There were no exercise stress tests but there was total blood paneling multiple times per day. Urinalysis many times etc.

3 weeks prior to the study I had a real bad heat stroke at work – nearly A&E material and I had ice on me until 1am then still felt bad for 2 days. A week later i stupidly drank 8 cups of green tea over a weekend forgetting that is is a diuretic. This really messed me up & i pissed & drank water continuously for 3 days while still struggling with the heat stroke recovery.

This in turn must have pissed all of my potassium out, which elevated my blood pressure & triggered PVC’s.

PVC’s are benign but unpleasant. I have mistaken it for onset sleep apnea for years. Its not its heart flutter although sleep apnea can cause it as can excessive sympathetic stimulation and adrenaline.

1. Can you die of it? No its benign usually.

2. Can it be a symptom of heart disease? Yes but it usually is not.

3. Is it related to enlarged athletes heart? Absolutely that can contribute to PVC’s

How to fix it then?

A multi front approach is required. Reduce stress, do not overtrain, do cardo, make sure your blood potassium is above average & electrolytes are balanced, control your blood pressure, do HRV training, meditate, increase vagus parasympathetic tone. Another thing that can resolve the problem is EDTA suppository which takes care of high blood pressure. Here is a good medical article https://drjohnday.com/stop-pvcs/

If you are a heavy sweater – me, have been dehydrated – me, have been under stress lately – me, then you are a contender for potassium deficiency or PVC’s in general.

How common are PVC’s? In athletes – way more than regular folk – we are adrenaline addicts.

Clinical significance of PVCs depends on the clinical context in which they occur.

PVCs in young healthy patients without underlying structural heart disease are usually not associated with any increased rate of mortality.

PVCs in older adults, especially with underlying heart disease, are associated with an increased risk of adverse cardiac events, esp sustained ventricular dysrhythmias and sudden death.

So yeah if you are older & in bad shape it may spell big trouble. Otherwise its an abnormality but not anything to fear.

Here’s a good book on the topic…

The Haywire Heart by Lennard Zinn, Dr. John Mandrola, and Chris Case

Haywire Heart

Finally a good thing that is proven to reduce PVCs is a daily sauna.

Sorry about the manky webcam blurry pix – I need to get a new cam

Also I just finished a 5 hour hike in the sun so I am knackered in these pix

You will kick yourself over this one

Anybody that drinks coffee or uses preworkout supps will know what a bitch it can be to then be unable to sleep

I had it last night in fact

Took a shot glass of activated charcoal in water

30 minutes later I was out like a rock.

The typical side effects of caffeine can include:

Symptoms of a caffeine overdose can include:

The half-life of a drug is how long it takes for half the drug to leave the body. The half-life of caffeine is 3 to 5 hours.

A person may experience side effects that are unpleasant but not a cause for concern, such as feeling restless or dehydrated. These side effects will usually go away within 3 to 5 hours.

People differ on this and some take up to 8 hours. A further 8-10 hours is required for 75% of the caffeine to be cleared.

In the case of mild side effects, a person can take the following steps at home:

not drinking any further caffeine
drinking water to rehydrate
taking a walk to use energy and stop feeling restless
A person who has a caffeine overdose may need medical treatment, including intravenous fluids, supplements, or activated charcoal.

Activated charcoal can stop caffeine from passing through the gut. If caffeine does pass the gut wall, an even higher level could get into the blood and cause further health problems.

Activated charcoal will also remove the caffeine from the blood stream as it flows through the intestinal area & relieve some burden from your liver & kidneys.

It will also bind to minerals & vitamins. If you really need to sleep its worth it to use the charcoal.

Now I cant give medical advice and don’t claim to. But the caffeine & preworkout supps have advantages & disadvantages. Activated Charcoal is a way to minimize the disadvantages. Once the supplements have done the business of amping your training. If you took it too late in the day or just plain too much, charcoal is a quick and easy fix.

It is a powerful detox though & you don’t want to be doing this every day – one or two times per week however may actually be more beneficial than harmful in the correct context.

I gave up caffeine in the form of coffee long ago – at least 5-10 years frankly I forgot – it could even be 20 years

Tea however in the form of green tea I was drinking all day long like a fish until I realized the caffeine was causing bruxism & sleep apnea.

Not only that but green tea is full of flouride.

A week back I saw a deal for Whey that included some preworkout as a bonus

Viper KO to be exact

Now this stuff has 230 mg of caffeine plus the ingredients below

So what has the result been on my training?

Well frankly a doubling of volume over night no exaggeration. Its awesome. Its not just the caffeine as this stuff is full of nitro blasters too.

They have another product that has 500mg of caffeine if used as a stack – which I dare not take.

Now there are many preworkout supplements out there and this post is by a 50 year old that has barely consumed any caffeine in over a year.

This stuff makes me feel 30 again. Before this week I was training then going home for a 3 hour nap. Now I train & feel like I didnt.

Is this good?

Hell yes but it wont fix my back, knee’s or rotator cuff. So use it wisely. Kettlebells & Olympic lifts, contact sports etc its not a good idea to push too hard. Other stuff like low impact cardio you can really take to the limit with this stuff – go for it.

What this stack does I shudder to think

I have now used EDTA 80 times via suppository

I am starting to notice an improvement in erections and thats on top of cardiovascular improvements.

I also feel more aggressive lately which may be the resveratrol which can increase testosterone.

Dont think I will croak of heart attack any more but I dont think my body is fully cleaned out yet either. I went for a sauna the other day & could barely hack it. I assume that means I’m not so fat soluble toxic as when I did the big 100 hour sauna detox a couple of years back.

I was doing 2-4 hour saunas then – now I can hack about 30 minutes.

I will keep taking the EDTA for as long as I feel its benefits. I often take a break for a couple of days & on the first day back on I feel it real strong – after that not so much.

It gives me a very pleasant soothing & clean feeling deep in my body & I feel very relaxed.

UPDATE Nov 24th:

Used it 100x and have now stopped – my arteries must be in better shape after that. Certainly my cardio is way better.

Some time ago I blogged about developing a Joint Centric training program for people over 40.

Thats because its the joints that start to go more than anything once you are a senior athlete.

Well luckily I found a program ready made thats fits the bill. Its Ido Portal.

Many people will have heard of Ido but he has no course just a blog. A person online has put his stuff into a downloadable file.

Get it here —>  https://sanet.st/blogs/games-musics/ido_portal_the_floreio_project.2371201.html

Keep Updated Here —> https://antranik.org/the-floreio-project/

Here is Ido’s site –>  http://www.idoportal.com/

20 years ago I was a grunt. An infantry man. A foot soldier and I could run real good even though I was 90kg.

Back then I had discovered something. Orthotic Arch supports.

Yes I probably came across it in muscle & fitness magazine or somewhere similar but these things cured my back aches over night.

Not cured back aches in progress but completely prevented them.

I used arch supports for years. Not even custom ones just ones from a store. The high quality leather ones that are hard but padded.

So some how after not having back aches for years I managed to forget all about arch supports.

Gradually my ability to run has decreased. I put it down to being bigger.

Running has been harder and harder with calf sprains, sore knees and man am I slow these days.

But on a cycle or rowing machine I am just as good as when I was 35.

What a silly bastard I am – I plumb forgot all about my  Orthotic Arch supports.

These days they are $7 bucks on aliexpress – I am going to go to a podiatrist and get a scientific assessment.

They will probably make me a set but I will also buy a bunch off aliexpress.

The podiatrist will tell me exactly what inserts I need for particular tasks.

Because for the last 3 years my back aches have gotten worse and worse and worse.

Not only that but back aches can be caused (make that triggered) by many things.

Your feet and shoes are the first thing to fix.

If that doesn’t work get an X-ray or MRI. One major cause of lower back pain is degeneration due to atherosclerosis in the trunk

Common Sites of Atherosclerotic Obstruction

So just get your damn feet checked or if you are broke get some cheap arch supports and see if it works for you.

Organic Solvents

ALA is a mercury chelator that passes through the blood brain barrier

ALA is strongly acidic and you dont want to use the stuff in a suppository.  Oral doses should be small & every 3-4 hours. To a maximum of 3 mg per KG of body weight.

So you can take it 3-4x per day. I am 107 KG so I can take a max of 321mg per day but its very acidic like I said and 100mg will burn your mouth a little. Its recommended to start with very small doses. 300 mg is 1/16 of a teaspoon. Only small amounts of ALA are required.

Start very low & build up to the max per body weight. Also dont start ALA & glutathione until you have done phase one on EDTA which is 50 treatments.

For more detailed info on ALA & DMSA read about the Cutler protocols but be aware this protocol is prejudiced against EDTA

I have now had EDTA & charcoal 60 times and ALA & glutathione 3 times

One other thing about ALA – if your sense of smell is poor you may be in for a very pleasant surprise