Help. Fasting question

(Jane) #21

Lite salt has both sodium and potassium in it. The ketoaid recipe most use also has magnesium citrate in it, which has a small amount of artificial flavoring and sweeteners in it. You could use magnesium tablets (not oxide - get the chelated or maleate forms) but then they have fillers as binders so you can’t win!

If you don’t have Lite salt just add 1/4 tsp salt to a glass of water and drink it. If you feel better soon then it was electrolytes.

edited to add: warm the water up and tell stomach you are sipping on broth!

(Jane) #22

My last fast I had picked up the Himalayan pink rock salt and put a few crystals under my tongue when I was hungry or feeling “off” and it helped.

(back and doublin' down) #23

Jane’s recommendations are great ~ I use Calm brand for magnesium, have a potassium Rx from my PCP but could just as easily use LiteSalt or NoSalt. And I keep a dish of salt on my desk, a mix of grey Celtic and Pink Himalayan and take pinches throughout the day, more if I’m feeling off.

(Chelsea Barnett) #24

How did you get a potassium supplement. Do I just ask my doctor or was there a medial reason

(back and doublin' down) #25

Originally, she wrote the prescription because I was on a diuretic and med for high blood pressure. She suggested I continue to take it when she found out I was doing lchf because she felt that would ensure my levels.

(Chelsea Barnett) #26

I asked my doc just now and she said she wouldn’t prescribe without my labs showing low potassium and I don’t want to go in for labs when I’m like 100% sure it’s electrolytes. She did suggest an OTC supplement. So I may try that. Not sure of the difference?

(back and doublin' down) #27

I’m not a medical doctor, and have no idea what the difference might be. What about giving Keto-Aid a try? If it helps, then you have a better idea of what your body is trying to communicate. (various recipes are around here and talked about often, so do a search)