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Press Release
December 20, 2005
Contact: Dr. Rath Education Services
USA, BV
Aleksandra Niedzwiecki
408-567-5061
Nutrient Synergy Reduces Irregular
Heartbeat (Arrhythmia) in Patients
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- A randomized, double-blind,
placebo-controlled, multi-center study authored by Matthias Rath,
M.D. and his colleagues proves that regular supplementation with
micronutrients can safely and effectively reduce the frequency
and severity of arrhythmic episodes. Results of the study were
published in the November 2005 issue of JANA, Journal of the American
Nutraceutical Association.
Arrhythmic episodes affect 30-60 percent of people between the
ages of 50-70. These episodes involve irregular heartbeat, a frightening
experience causing dizziness and shortness of breath and carrying
a risk of a sudden cardiac event. In most cases, conventional
medicine cannot explain why arrhythmia develops and drugs used
to address this problem carry severe side effects.
This study, conducted in Germany, involved 131 patients aged
18-70, who had been diagnosed with paroxysmal atrial arrhythmia.
Participants were advised to continue prescribed medication and
were treated with either an essential nutrient formulation or
a placebo during the 24-week study.
Analysis of data demonstrated a statistically significant decrease
in the frequency of clinically apparent arrhythmic episodes with
vitamin/essential nutrient supplementation that improved with
time: 45.5% of the group experienced frequent arrhythmic episodes
after three months of taking supplements, while only 27.3% of
the group experienced them after six months of taking supplements.
In addition, the vitamin-supplemented group had a statistically
significant decrease in depression compared with patients following
the drug regimen only.
The study was based on the biochemical fact that a deficiency
of essential micronutrients impairs cellular bio-energy production
and can lead to disturbances in the generation and conduction
of electrical impulses in the wall of the heart. "By addressing
the underlying cause of arrhythmia, a deficiency in nutrients
that generate bio-energy in the heart muscle cells, the nutritional
program provides a safe and effective reduction of arrhythmic
episodes," the study states.
The study results were corroborated by another recently published
study in the August 2005 European Heart Journal, "The effect
of micronutrient supplementation on quality-of-life and left ventricular
function in elderly patients with chronic heart failure"
by Klaus K.A. Witte, et al. This study's findings showed significant
health benefits of micronutrient intake in patients suffering
from heart failure.
Because conventional medicine doesn't recognize the deficiency
of bio-energy in the heart muscle as the primary cause of arrhythmia,
it can only offer symptomatic treatments such as pacemakers, cauterization
procedures and anti-arrhythmic pharmaceutical drugs that merely
mask symptoms. All these treatments come with severe side effects.
Anti-arrhythmic drugs frequently worsen the irregular heartbeat,
cause cardiac arrest and sometimes cause the premature deaths
of patients.
The JANA study was entitled "Reduction in the Frequency
of Arrhythmic Episodes in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Arrhythmia
with a Vitamin/Essential Nutrient Supplementation Program,"
and was authored by Matthias Rath, M.D., Tatiana Kalinovsky, MSRN,
and Aleksandra Niedzwiecki, Ph.D.
JANA is edited by Mark Houston, the clinical professor of medicine
at Vanderbilt University Medical School and Medical Director at
Hypertension and Vascular Biology Institute and the Life Extension
Institute at Saint Thomas Hospital and Medical Center in Nashville,
Tennessee. The Dr. Rath Research Institute offers innovative,
safe and effective natural solutions to heart disease. To learn
more, visit www.drrathresearch.org.
Dr. Rath Education Services USA, BV
1260 Memorex Drive Santa Clara, CA 95050
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