On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:30:31 -0500, Elizabeth Hawxhurst
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>
> 3.  I have a slight autonomic disorder, which is the system that affects
> your fight-or-flight responses.  It basically boils down to heart
> palpitations, I am very easily startled (esp by loud noises), my pulse
> goes
> up at the slightest hint of nervousness, and a few other things.

 From many comments on the atrial fibrillation forum this could be
magnesium and potassium deficiency. Most have some success by
supplementing with magnesium citrate.
Paleofood should eventually fix the deficiency, but that depends on the
quality. Hard to judge.

William