From: James Rogers (jamesr@best.com)
Date: Thu Aug 23 2001 - 18:36:51 MDT
On 8/23/01 12:14 PM, "Pat Fallon" <pfallon@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>
> I got similar results. One thing I noticed was muscle cramps. As I understand
> it, if you lose water, your body gets rid of sodium, it also gets rid of
> potassium. The loss of potassium causes muscle cramps. Typically, I would wake
> up in the middle of the night with my calf muscle cramping. I got some no-salt
> to use as seasoning which has potassium instead of sodium and that seemed to
> help.
I've only ever had a problem with electrolyte loss with really excessive
water consumption that wasn't balanced with electrolyte intake, and that was
years ago on a low-fat diet. Since I am eating a ton of vegetables that
have high potassium levels in them naturally, I probably don't have a
problem. Or at least I haven't noticed any problem with my electrolyte
balance.
I *am* cognizant of the nutritional aspects of this while I am doing it. I
don't want to miss anything. The vegetables I consume in large quantities
are heavyweights as far as nutrition is concerned: broccoli, spinach,
tomatoes, zucchini, squash, asparagus, and lettuce. I eat far, far more of
these than my per capita fair share. :^)
-James Rogers
jamesr@best.com
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