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one of the things people think that a keto flu is is actually you get hyponatremic and you get low electrolytes because you're switching over your physiology so the hyponatremia is really key so if you're getting electrolytes you're getting enough calories you're getting your micronutrients it's not a big deal
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I really think that the the two primary issues there are inadequate protein and inadequate electrolyte specifically sodium
no level of electrolyte replacement will abolish will ameliorate the electrolyte deficiencies that happen with ketogenic diets long term
there's no way around it you cannot supplement with electrolytes you cannot supplement your way out of a ketogenic diet with electrolytes and maintain electrolyte levels that are normal or good for humans it just doesn't work
you can help a little bit by giving yourself salt especially if you're doing a fast which is a whole separate podcast but once you get over a few days of ketogenic diet fasting your electrolytes are not going to be fixed by supplementation with any amount of electrolytes i think that is the wrong thing for humans to be doing i know people who are doing 20 plus grams of salt per day and still had issues it's not the way to fix it you have a sieve your kidneys are losing sodium when you lose sodium you're losing potassium when you lose potassium you're losing magnesium and chloride and calcium all the electrolytes get out of whack
when i was on a ketogenic carnivore diet no amount of electrolytes no amount of salt magnesium or potassium believe me i tried i tried way too much potassium orally a couple of times it's very dangerous do not do that could resolve my electrolyte deficiencies because i had no signaling in the kidney to hold on to those things