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Old Wed, Oct-10-12, 06:55
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Originally Posted by JLx
At what level of daily carb intake do you think people need to add more salt?

I've had the heart thumping and then ate carbs to relieve it, usually cashews, thinking I needed more carbs but now I think it was probably salt. I've also had some foot cramping that mystified me because it would get worse from taking magnesium. Sometimes I would find relief from an Emergen-C packet which has a nice albeit low level mix of minerals: http://www.iherb.com/Alacer-Emergen...-oz-114-g/17947.

I've been reading from naturapaths for years that you don't need to worry about too much sodium, if you also get plenty of potassium so it's not like I've tried to limit salt, but I also never thought to add salt.

I think I have some potassium chloride around somewhere because I remember putting some in a salt shaker but then usually not using it because I thought the taste wasn't comparable to regular salt, but it appears to be a good source of potassium as 1/4 tsp is 730 mg. http://www.iherb.com/Now-Foods-Pota...-8-oz-227-g/777

I've been concerned that I don't get enough potassium, as I don't like vegetables and whenever I plugged my food into My Plan and checked that nutrient, even when I thought I was getting a lot of potassium, I wasn't.

Thanks for this info!



They also get a lot more magnesium in their diets.


That's right. People think they are getting enough, but they aren't by a long shot!

Once you go below 50g of carb or less, the amount of sodium goes up greatly. People mistakenly think that by eating a bit more carb they solve the heart irregular problem. It isn't the carb, but the sodium in foods that helps.

I had that experience too upping my magnesium thinking it would stop my muscle cramps and eye-lid twitching. It didn't. Upping the salt did.

The Japanese get their magnesium naturally from foods like seaweed, kelp etc. It takes care of itself.
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