Overcoming Irregular Heart Rhythms

Q. I heard on your radio show a woman who is concerned about irregular heart rhythms after drinking caffeinated beverages. I have trouble with this as well.
When I want to drink coffee or tea, I take a combination of magnesium (250 mg) and vitamin B6 (100 mg) on a daily basis for a few days. I have found that together these help the arrhythmia subside.
A. Thank you for the suggestion. Russian researchers found they were able to induce arrhythmias in magnesium-deficient rats. Giving the rats a combination of magnesium and vitamin B6 (Magne B6) protected them from the heart rhythm changes (Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine, July, 2008).