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Sat, Feb-15-20, 08:58

BawdyWench BawdyWench is offline

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Plan: Carnivore
Stats: 212/179/160 Female 5'6"

BF:
Progress: 63%

Location: Rural Maine

Because I eat so little processed foods, my sodium level on blood tests is often low. If I'm feeling particularly run down, drinking a couple glasses of salty lemonade picks me up again. As with most things, I've gotten away from it lately, but it did help both with constipation and with energy levels. I think of it as a margarita substitute.

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Sat, Feb-15-20, 09:03

Bonnie OFS Bonnie OFS is offline

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Plan: Dr. Bernstein
Stats: 188/150/135 Female 5 ft 4 inches

BF:
Progress: 72%

Location: NE WA

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Originally Posted by BawdyWench

The magnesium will help immensely. You can also try drinking "salty lemonade." Just make some sugar-free lemonade (you can sweeten it with stevia or something), add a half teaspoon of good Himalayan sea salt to 8 ounces of the lemonade, and drink it. When I'm having real issues, I'll drink 2 or 3 glasses of this, and the issues resolves itself. I've come to really like the taste of it, too.

I might try this one for my husband. At least once a month he needs a cup of Smooth Move - which works well, but he's not wild about the taste. He used to need it more often but I convinced him to up his fat intake & that's helped. Also magnesium - when he remembers.