Salt and other Minerals?
lpina2mi
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I have been adding drops of CellFood (mineral & amino acid supplement) into my gravity filtered pitchers of water (about 8 drops/32oz). I have experimented with other brands of mineral drops without the aminos.
I drink ~9 glasses of water daily +/- 2glasses.
Does anyone else add minerals or salt to their water? Will this address the "salt needs" brought up by another poster in regards to low-carb diets?
I also use milk thistle supplements, because liver issues run in my family, as does inflammation (rheumatoid, asthma, excema).
I drink ~9 glasses of water daily +/- 2glasses.
Does anyone else add minerals or salt to their water? Will this address the "salt needs" brought up by another poster in regards to low-carb diets?
I also use milk thistle supplements, because liver issues run in my family, as does inflammation (rheumatoid, asthma, excema).
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Salt on keto is recommended at a minimum of 3000-5000mg a day. The more water you drink, the more salt you tend to need.
I don't know how much is in the drops but I doubt it's as much as the recommendation...
If you're just low carb, you probably don't need to reach that level of sodium intake.
There's a detailed write up about electrolytes in the stickied posts on the groups main page. It goes into magnesium and potassium too.
Yes, lots of us salt our water or drink other salty things like pickle juice or broth.1 -
I took to adding a teaspoon of salt to water every morning. I also salt my coffee. I found I just wasn't getting enough sodium otherwise.0
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I just lick and crunch grey sea salt crystals out of hand, chase with a glass of water if you like.2
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I use Himalayan rock salt bits like hard candy throughout the day. Also a big fan of milk thistle, it really helps me with my chemical sensitivity reactions.1
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I always put a grain of salt on my tongue last thing at night. It puts me to sleep within minutes.... even if I get up in the night to 'visit the small room', I get back to sleep really easily....0
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AlexandraCarlyle wrote: »I always put a grain of salt on my tongue last thing at night. It puts me to sleep within minutes.... even if I get up in the night to 'visit the small room', I get back to sleep really easily....
This is something I will try, as I often catch-up on my water goals towards the end of the day. Whenever I have an on-site office day, I just don't drink my water until I get home.0 -
Thanks for the ideas of keeping coarse grind high quality salt on hand. I've ordered some. I typicalling only have the fine grind at home. I also brought home beef bones cross-cut with lots of marrow etc. They are in the stockpot with a generous amount of salt and herbs.
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canadjineh wrote: »I just lick and crunch grey sea salt crystals out of hand, chase with a glass of water if you like.
Is that like the grey salt you get in big yellow bags in the winter?0 -
2ketodudes just did a podcast, The Salt Fix with Dr. James DiNicolantorio. Well worth the listen.2
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retirehappy wrote: »2ketodudes just did a podcast, The Salt Fix with Dr. James DiNicolantorio. Well worth the listen.
Yes, the same guy detailed in my link....AlexandraCarlyle wrote: »
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canadjineh wrote: »I just lick and crunch grey sea salt crystals out of hand, chase with a glass of water if you like.
Is that like the grey salt you get in big yellow bags in the winter?
@RalfLott - Celtic Grey Sea Salt, if I had to guess. It's one of the more nutrient dense sea salts, to my understanding... I liked the Red Hawaiian Sea Salt, too...has some kind of clay in it. I really want to try the black lava sea salts! If you ever feel like going to salt overload, google sea salt varieties or look on amazon. I had absolutely no idea how many naturally occurring types there were! Oh, and i found a Sriracha Pink Himalayan Salt Grinder I can't decide if I'm brave enough to try!
@DittoDan used to be the master of different salts! I don't know if he's still experimenting with it all.
P.S. If you have a Natural Grocers store near you, they have a really inexpensive coarse blend of Pink Himalayan in their "house" brand.2 -
I buy Himalayan salt lick for horses.....So much cheaper than buying it from the grocery store....0
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There are instructions for how to turn those salt licks in to ground forms for human consumption on the web. I've a link saved somewhere.0
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »There are instructions for how to turn those salt licks in to ground forms for human consumption on the web. I've a link saved somewhere.
I think I got this, Hun....
http://www.pennilessparenting.com/2014/08/how-to-get-himalayan-pink-salt-cheaper.html
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That's the one!0
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I used to buy the pink Himalayan salt but switched to the French Grey sea salt because I thought it might have more iodine in it (since I don't buy the iodized salt that we all grew up with - I never ate it, I thought it tasted gross even when I was little). I'm getting as bad with my varieties of salt as I used to be with my varieties of rice pre-LC. Red Japonica, Black rice, Arborio, Thai Sticky, Brown Basmati.... you get my drift. I need to find more varieties of salt, lol.2
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I think I'll just buy my Himalayan Pink at the Nutters Bulk and Natural Food store. Otherwise I'd have to go out and buy garbage bags and a new clean hammer.... it doesn't seem worth it, lol.
I do have an old salt lamp and the element bit the dust a while ago, maybe I'll just suck on that once in a while.1 -
Pictures of that, please..... Anything to raise a giggle....!0
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be careful what you wish for....0
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »canadjineh wrote: »I just lick and crunch grey sea salt crystals out of hand, chase with a glass of water if you like.
Is that like the grey salt you get in big yellow bags in the winter?
@RalfLott - Celtic Grey Sea Salt, if I had to guess. It's one of the more nutrient dense sea salts, to my understanding... I liked the Red Hawaiian Sea Salt, too...has some kind of clay in it. I really want to try the black lava sea salts! If you ever feel like going to salt overload, google sea salt varieties or look on amazon. I had absolutely no idea how many naturally occurring types there were! Oh, and i found a Sriracha Pink Himalayan Salt Grinder I can't decide if I'm brave enough to try!
@DittoDan used to be the master of different salts! I don't know if he's still experimenting with it all.
P.S. If you have a Natural Grocers store near you, they have a really inexpensive coarse blend of Pink Himalayan in their "house" brand.
I am getting a picture here...himalyan salt lamp...celtic sea salt in the kitchen...black lava salt in my nasal inhaler...horse hawaiian salt lick at my desk
btw @canadjineh I love black rice made risotto style, but with a bit more broth and then I loaded it with my current favorite vegetables--but on lowcarb I've must plan for the indulgence and change the proportions so vegs>rice2 -
AlexandraCarlyle wrote: »Pictures of that, please..... Anything to raise a giggle....!
be careful what you wish for....
I had to wash the dust off first though, lol. It had been stored away until we figured out if there was anything we could do with it. Now it has a new use as our home salt lick
A bit of a fuzzy photo because it's hard to take a selfie while balancing a heavy chunk of salt in the other hand.
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Lol! @canadjineh!!! That's awesome!!0
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canadjineh wrote: »AlexandraCarlyle wrote: »Pictures of that, please..... Anything to raise a giggle....!
be careful what you wish for....
I had to wash the dust off first though, lol. It had been stored away until we figured out if there was anything we could do with it. Now it has a new use as our home salt lick A bit of a fuzzy photo because it's hard to take a selfie while balancing a heavy chunk of salt in the other hand.
Tell me about it - !
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You pick 'em, we'll lick 'em!0
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Just purchased some Celtic Grey Sea Salt.....love it! I use it for my keto-aid and everything else.
Sometimes, I add Trace Minerals and/or some liquid zinc to my salt-drink.1 -
No, we have to add our own fibre.
Pick.
as in 'Pickaxe'.
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AlexandraCarlyle wrote: »
Thanks for the link. Printing it out for my Mom who has CHF. Also, I love the pics! 0
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