Re:Probiotics labelled 'quite useless'
by kazinator on Thursday September 06, 2018 @03:08PM
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I followed the low sodium bullshit for more than a decade and never put two and two together: that what was making me debilitatingly drowsy on rest days after multiple days of vigorous exercise was the lack of sodium.
Almost exactly year ago I started adding salt to everything. Not only did the drowsiness go away, I haven't had single muscle cramp in the twelve months since.
This is a good guideline for people who are on a sad diet and get plenty of sodium from processed foods and meats, but someone following the other guidelines you list and not salting anything is likely to be more at risk of low sodium than high, depending on their personal risk factors (HBP and genetic history).
(assuming the reason "avoid overly processed foods" isn't listed is that it goes without saying)