Fri, Dec-15-17, 03:53
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Plan: P:E/DDF
Stats: 225/150/169
BF:45%/28%/25%
Progress: 134%
Location: NC
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Excellent thorough update of the Salt recommendations that started this thread by Drs. Phinney & Volek. Published on the Virta blog. http://blog.virtahealth.com/sodium-...renal-function/
Sodium, Nutritional Ketosis, and Adrenal Function
New more specific recommendations...
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Over the last few decades, our recommended sodium intake for most people during a well-formulated ketogenic diet, based upon the amount needed to avoid the symptoms of ‘Atkins flu’ or ‘adrenal fatigue’, has been 5 grams per day (3 grams in your food, 2 grams from broth/bouillon). This longstanding clinical observation of ours is now validated by this recent Canadian research.
That said, there are still variations between individuals that necessarily modify this advice.
People with high blood pressure or fluid retention that persists after keto-adaptation, and particularly if they are taking a diuretic medication, should not increase their sodium intake above 3 grams per day until these symptoms are resolved and the diuretic medication stopped.
People routinely taking NSAID medications like ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) or (Aleve, Naprosyn) are more ‘sodium sensitive’ because these drugs block salt excretion by the kidneys and raise blood pressure (Zawada 1980).
Heavy physical exercise in the heat will cause increased sodium loss in sweat, which can increase one’s daily sodium requirement above the 5 gram level.
And finally, as always, it is important to distinguish between grams of sodium and grams of salt.
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In addition to specific new recommmendations for salt intake, they investigate the LC "threat" of the dreaded adrenal fatigue.
"We won’t go so far as to say that the ‘adrenal fatigue’ myth was invented to scare you away from nutritional ketosis. More likely, its proponents just don’t understand the electrolyte and mineral metabolism changes that occur during nutritional ketosis." |