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With fasting you generally want to take to take some salt. Any time you feel dizzy or nauseous that's basically an indicator that you're lacking some electrolytes. I usually take a bit of table salt or sea salt on the edge of a spoon and then wash it down with water.

Warning: Don't take too much salt all at once, because that can trigger a regurgitation..



> Any time you feel dizzy or nauseous that's basically an indicator that you're lacking some electrolytes.

If that were true (it's not), there are all sorts of important "electrolytes" that are not in table salt (Calcium, Potassium, Magnesium, etc).

The reason your technique resolves your dizziness is likely a combination of placebo and hydration.


Yeah I could've mentioned those, for a short fast it's not so important. For a longer fast, gotta supplement with those or sip on some bone broth.




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