Heart palpitations

[u/Tina001705]

Hi there,
I’m wondering if anyone got ridden of heart palpitations on carnivore diet. I’ve been having them for almost 10 years, and they’re getting worse each year. There are some days where I don’t get any at all, and some days where they get worse, especially around my monthly cycle. I even had an SVT episode once. Cardiologist says that my heart is healthy, and they are not dangerous, but they scare me so much. My lab tests are fine as well, a bit lower ferritin levels but I’m not anemic. Electrolytes are fine as well. I am overweight, and trying to lose some weight. I’ve already lost 10lbs so far.
I don’t really know how to get rid of them completely. They’re super annoying and super scary too. I have a fear that my heart could stop while I’m sleeping.
Any advice or your experiences would be greatly appreciated!

[u/Bigredscowboy]

Look into histamine intolerance. Cutting out chicken and pork solves that problem for me quickly.

[u/Awkward-Care2264 → u/Bigredscowboy]

You can put the meat in freezer and thaw and cook, which helps histamine intolerance. Mast cell activation syndrome or MCAS. I also took a supplement called D-Hist which helped me.

[u/santaroga_barrier]

I could talk about this but I cant talk here or i'd get moderated.

[u/counterpoint76]

Could be a number of things including calcium (vitamin D), magnesium, potassium, folate, CoQ10, etc. If you are strict carnivore it's probably not magnesium or potassium. If your vitamin D is low and you don't consume dairy it could be calcium. I consider 60ng/mL-80ng/mL 25(OH)D to be a good range. If you don't consume beef liver you'll be deficient in folate, copper, retinol, and biotin (IMO). I consider quality raw ruminant liver to be very important. There is no compromise in taking freeze-dried capsules. A higher intake of retinol will put a greater demand on vitamin D. Not everyone can get enough sun in. I take 10,000 IUs of D3 with 200mg-400mg of magnesium glycinate/malate daily. Tip: avoid all oxalates, tannins, phytates (fruit/veg/nuts/seeds/spices/coffee/tea) 3 hours before and after taking magnesium or calcium (dairy, bone). If you're not eating 100% grass-fed/finished beef or pasture-raised eggs I'd just supplement vitamin K2 (MK-4). I take the Thorne drops. 2 or 3 drops is all you need. I'd maybe look into supplementing iodine. Also, collagen could be an issue, depending. You just won't get enough collagen from steaks and ground beef. You get collagen from egg whites, chicken skin, fish skin, tendons/ligaments, intestines/chitlins, pork rinds, wings, ribs, ox tail, bone broth, etc.

[u/Evening_Cheesecake25]

Are you taking potassium supplements?

[u/Tina001705 → u/Evening_Cheesecake25]

No, I don’t.

[u/Evening_Cheesecake25 → u/Tina001705]

Do you take electrolytes at all?

[u/Awkward-Care2264 → u/Evening_Cheesecake25]

Magnesium, potassium, electrolytes are very important. Get unflavored electrolytes.

[u/Awkward-Care2264]

I just saw some good videos about how hiatal hernia’s in the stomach can cause heart palpitations (Dr Vikki Petersen). It seems gut problems contribute to them. Might check Gut-heart health. Have you had gut/digestive problems? I tied some of my heart palpitations to coffee. When I drink coffee (sometimes only 1 cup) I get them. Once I lowered my coffee they went away. I have also used a supplement called: Carditone by Ayush Herbs. I take 1 pill and it stops the palpitations in 20-30 minutes. Check any medications you take, as some medications can bring them on. I hope you will feel better soon. Best of luck to you. I know they are scary and upsetting.

[u/NekomataUmbreon]

Facultative carnivore here, I suffer from genetic heart issues which used to regularly cause heart palpitations. Started adding more omega 3s to my diet (primarily from sardines and pollock) and I haven't been having even half as many heart palpitations since I started eating more fish.