Re:Ask HN: Are you still doing Intermittent Fasting?
by jason_slack on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @01:23PM
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May I suggest using Celtic sea salt instead of iodized or Himalayan? It really helps with absorbing the water into mucus membranes. It also has a bunch of other special properties.
I've found that there's a sweet spot as to fasting length: too soon (say a day) and I feel really hungry, so calorie count probably doesn't add up as I eat more than I 'saved'. Wait too long and the something similar happens (starving), my ideal spot seems to be ~3 days and breaking the fast with a 'regular'/not-eating-out meal.
I don't supplement for the fasting, from what I've read ~3 days isn't long enough to warrant that. Just lots of water and some salt (iodized) if I'm doing 4 days. Usually headaches may show up at the end of the 3rd day but that just tells me I'm not hydrating properly (also piss color helps get feedback on this).