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Are you supplementing with electrolytes? You need magnesium citrate + salt + potassium. Without that I can't achieve fasts longer than 48 hours.
by nikkwong 7y ago
Are you supplementing with electrolytes? You need magnesium citrate + salt + potassium. Without that I can't achieve fasts longer than 48 hours.
- arcticbull 7y agoThat's definitely true, electrolytes make it much easier.
- ilkan 7y agoWater-only fasting was popular in sanatoriums and weight loss spas in the late 1800's/early 1900's... practice was stopped after lack of electrolytes caused several patient deaths from heart arrhythmias.
- gwynplaine 7y agoCan you recommend any good sources to find out more about this need for electrolytes while fasting? I have been unable to find articles or books that seemed credible to my uneducated eye.