Here's a recent article about supplements for a Keto diet and it mentions Keto flu which affects some people when they adopt a Keto diet. It claims that some supplements can improve the effectiveness of a Keto diet while others can help prevent deficiencies and combat the side effects.
Well worth remembering is over half the population of many countries are magnesium deficient. I buy magnesium flakes and dissolve 100g in 100ml of boiling water leave it to cool and then rub a little on my skin as it is easily absorbed by the skin minimising a reaction as magnesium oxide is a laxative. Magnesium is a natural stress buster as it is a muscle relaxant, it is also important for calcium and vitamin D3 absorption.
Electrolytes are also very important and are used by athletes to replenish ones lost during training, electrolytes are important to those fasting and are given to babies with the runs.
Well .. I dunno. I'm not a big fan of supplements, since the underlying assumption is that one's diet is deficient in some way. LCHF, done properly, is nutritionally complete. Of course it's possible to do it wrong, but the answer to that would be to fix it, not to pop a pill.
The "half the population are magnesium deficient" thing is quite interesting. I'm not sure how true this really is, but I imagine it's linked to a very low public interest in vegetables. LCHF (done right) contains far more veg than the SAD diet because they're used to fill the spaces that would otherwise be occupied by "white carbs". One would expect, then, that LCHFers don't have a problem in this regard.
LCHF diets are also far more likely to contain adequate levels of fibre, ω3-EFAs, iron, iodine, and vitamins, partly because of all those veg, and partly because we embrace all of those foods that the experts assure us are terribly bad for our health (eg., eggs, meat, coconut oil).
I agree 100% but sadly we have depleted soil and processed foods and poor diet. I take vitamin D3 tablets at the end of winter sometimes and use magnesium oil sometimes for sore muscles.
Eggs, coconut oil, butter and cheese are an important part of my diet as I see them as wholesome real foods.
I suppose supplementation is quite useful for those coming to Keto from a SAD diet though, as their levels will be low to begin with. Once they recover from that, their diet should hopefully be sufficient.
I take magnesium supplements, because I have absorption issues. I notice my levels can drop relatively quickly when I stop taking them, so I tend to take them for 2 weeks, then have a break for 2 weeks.
I did check with my nutritionist whether spray or supplements are better. She said that if you take them for muscle issues, then the sprays are better, but if you take them for other issues (as I do), the capsule form is better.
Standard magnesium is a laxative, as you say, but magnesium citrate and magnesium malate are good alternatives. I was told to try Citrate first but if it disagreed digestively, to take the Malate form.
Hi MikePollard this is interesting what you say about Keto flu so is it over exaggerated or is it a myth? I know that you know a lot more about a Keto diet than me.
I'm also interested in what you say about jet lag as I've read that fasting is great at preventing jet lag. You are also obviously very lean and active so good for you. 👍
Overexaggerated and never bought jetlag despite many trips round the world.
I flew to Australia last year (flying microlights for 6 weeks). Arrived at Gods knows when after a stop over in the Middle East. Lights going out when I got there, hotel, sleep, get up and get on with it. I can honestly say wherever I am, when the sun goes down, wherever I am, it's business as usual when the sun rises.
I buy NOTHING when the trend says I should follow the herd (why I'm here).
I'm not very lean, (need to lose 11lb) but am very active and despite vicissitudes of life am doing ok. No meds whatsoever and 70 this November.
Waste a day being jetlaged or ketoflued?
Nothing like flying over a bunch of kangaroos or cockatoos to cure that!
I travel a lot too and find I have far less trouble with jetlag these days than I used to (West to East is slightly harder to deal with). I'm not sure how, but apparently a body can get used to regularly jumping across timezones.
Kangaroos are awesome. I was in Perth a while back and they were just wandering around the park like oversized Wombles. They're tasty, too
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