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> Source? A mountain of personal experience fasting for extended periods of time. Back of the envelope, over 200 days in the last 3-ish years. If your salt in
by TimSchumann 6y ago
> Source?
A mountain of personal experience fasting for extended periods of time. Back of the envelope, over 200 days in the last 3-ish years.
If your salt intake is higher than normal, and you don’t fast for extended periods of time, it’s not applicable.
In general everything about fasting becomes difficult when your electrolytes get outta whack. It’s been my experience that almost everyone who’s otherwise healthy, with ample access to food, and no experience fasting will confuse their body screaming ‘I need salt’ with ‘I’m thirsty’ —- In the developed world we almost never experience the former.
Too much water is just as bad as not enough.
- ravenstine 6y agoIt's funny how electrolytes are still ignored or overlooked by the fasting and keto communities. This meme of doing a "water fast" is bullshit, IMO, and people need to stop talking about it because chugging water doesn't help when fasting unless you're actually dehydrated. Drinking water just causes the body to urinate out more electrolytes, which is exactly what you don't want on a fast. Most people on HN could easily not drink any water for a couple of fasting days, and they'll realize just how overrated water is as a necessity for daily health. Your fat cells, your muscle cells, your glycogen stores, all have metabolic water in them. There's no reason to take in excess water unless you are running low on metabolic water, in which case your body will actually scream for water.
- Legogris 6y agoFasting I'm not sure, but maybe we've been frequenting different keto communities? Daily supplementing magnesium/potassium/nacl seems to be part of the standard routine from what I've seen and it commonly comes up on the /r/keto and /r/ketogains.
- TimSchumann 6y agoAgree wholeheartedly. We’re all bound by the inexorable grip of diffusion, and there’s only so much our kidneys can do to stem the exodus. Quite miraculous little hunks of tissue though.
- beagle3 6y ago> It's funny how electrolytes are still ignored or overlooked by the fasting and keto communities. I see you've never visited /r/keto on reddit, then... It is very much pounded by the regulars, and in every guide they recommend. IIRC, /r/fasting is also aware (though not as pedantic about reminding everyone). Which communities are you referring to?