Lowered metabolism - why is this a problem?

[MarkGossage]

“hysterical” is a dog-whistle that offends precisely the right people.

Not really… its more used by (inappropriate word edited out by admin Brenda Zorn)… who wish to offend unnecessarily. Shame you had to stoop to it eh?

[anon54735292]

@safi - Ah, you picked up on that, thanks for reading closely. I do choose my words carefully. Kind of like a cancer drug that kills cancerous cells while leaving healthy cells intact, “hysterical” is a dog-whistle that offends precisely the right people.

Good dogwhistling is a just a bit more subtle but kudos for giving it a go.

[tdean]

Full disclosure: when I suspected I had a magnesium deficiency (symptoms were cramps and heat sensitivity), I threw the kitchen sink at it: sodium, potassium, magnesium supplements, spinach, kale, almonds and avocado. However, my bias is towards getting micronutrients from food versus supplements.

I agree with that too Dave, getting nutrients from food is definitely better than supplementing. I eat spinach everyday and never get cramps. Here’s a handy graphic someone posted on electrolyte imbalance symptoms which I find helpful.

Scary experience - what happened?

I use this graphic anytime I hear about someone feeling bad while fasting, and it seems to cover about 90% of the problems people have with fasting. I’m not even sure where I got it from, but it’s been a life saver [FB_IMG_1519419473455]

[goldwingnut]

AMAZING! You’re struggle hasn’t been on my radar until today.

May God bless you in your continued quest for a healthy body.

[Brenda]

“hysterical” is a dog-whistle that offends precisely the right people

This forum is a respectable place and it is not okay to purposely agitate people. This is not Facebook. If you get enough Flags you’re going to have restrictions because that’s how the software program works. It is self-cleaning. I agreed with one of the flags. Your chicken little comment received so many flags the software program hid it.
I suggest that you change your behavior to a kinder take or you’re going to get yourself flagged right out of here. By your peers.

[Daves_Not_Here]

Thanks @Brenda - agreed. I tend to overreact if I sense condescension, so it’s on me. Henceforth, I shall refrain from invoking the name of certain fictional birds.

I use this graphic anytime I hear about someone feeling bad while fasting

@tdean - crazy graphic – my takeaway is avoid a potassium deficiency: “delirium” and “psychosis”, those are some side effects.

[yi5hedr3]

There are no essential carbs, so it is not surprising.