When We Eat, or Don’t Eat, May Be Critical for Health

Re:When We Eat, or Don’t Eat, May Be Critical for Health by TimSchumann on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @06:21AM (#17608157)

> Oh yeah, I also drink 2 to 3 cans of Coke Zero per day to help with my sodium intake.

Not true. The 40mg of sodium in a can of coke zero isn’t enough to offset the liquid in the coke.

When I’m fasting I try and get 7 full grams of table salt daily. I’d wager the coke zero is actually desalinating you.

If you’re cramping at all, you need a LOT more salt. Also likely porassium and magnesium.

Your body’s hormones control your salinity levels on a much vaster timescale than your daily, or even weekly, dietary intake.

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Re:When We Eat, or Don’t Eat, May Be Critical for Health by Swizec on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @01:37PM (#17611140)

Maybe it’s placebo, then. Whatever it is I’ve noticed a clear connection between cutting coke and cramps coming back.

Of course my experiment wasn’t super rigorous and double blind so it could be completely wrong. It’s hard to know. But when it comes to body stuff I find it’s usually best not to overthink. If something works for you, keep doing it. Every once in a while try removing stuff you do to see if there’s an effect.

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