Electrolytes

Anyone have a recommendation for a good electrolyte supplement? Parents have been using Bodybio Elyte but have had some crystallization issues lately. Thanks.

Thanks. Yes, helpful. We do take the Magnesium Citrate. How many capsules Nutribiotic Electrolytes do you usually take?

Thanks.

Biopsies Matrix electrolytes is another one

Necrobump alert

I can testify that keto requires a lot of electrolytes. I see in retrospect that I have suffered low electrolytes for decades. Too much calcium block Magnesium. Potassium and Sodium are in competition with each other. And I have hardly had a balance among them. Apparently when you do keto you shed electrolytes with the excess water and excess weight, and the introduction period is very critical. But for me, with Lyme, I find the need for elevated electrolytes is persistent. I had been doing 800mg of Mg for months, and it made a huge difference, but now I've upped it to 12-1400mg because I started getting leg cramps again. And this time I'm adding Potassium citrate. I encapsulate my own, and I also have a generous amount of vegetables most days. I have electrolyte powder, but as others have stated, they tend to have everything but the kitchen sink in them, and too much trace minerals is not a good thing. I found I am very sensitive to too much manganese, for instance.

When I ended up in the hospital with acute kidney failure, three years ago now, they found very low magnesium. It must have been abysmal, because they pumped 4g a day into me. I came out looking like the Michelin tire man, edema-wise. But even then I didn't put the picture together. It took me a while to associate low electrolytes with much of my pains, including abdominal pain, low back pain, leg pain, and other general yuckiness. Now that I'm committed to both Mg and K, I'm beginning to feel a bit better. I'm encouraged that this is foundational to restoring my health.

I've been on keto for a month now, and the increased need for electrolytes has been quite dramatic.

My health has been in such meltdown mode that the 'keto flu' has essentially lasted a month now. But I have a clear sense that what I'm feeling is good herx, and that through it my underlying health is waxing. I've generally been heavy on sodium anyway - I think my adrenals were calling for it. I did go through a couple of weeks of taking my own natural salt capsules, but I haven't felt the need for them far a good week now. I think that when I get the electrolyte balance right it's going to create a great foundation for health, plus the weight loss (about 20# to go) will be pure gold. I don't worry about calcium, as I have plenty of leafy veggies and dairy. And calcium and magnesium compete for the same channel, so I don't want to go over. If I have a lot of calcium, I'll take extra Mg.

They used to fight wars over salt. Of course it's not inherently bad for us. But it should be a natural salt. I used the Himalayan, but it requires iodine supplementation since it's not oceanic.

I was going to write here about Ancel Keys and the like, but I will refrain. Those interested can look up how he presented his multi-nation study on his lipid hypothesis on dietary fats.