Key Takeaways Sodium & Hydration Salt Helps Water Stay Sodium helps your body manage water, blood volume and the fluid around your cells. Water alone can pass through quickly when your body also needs salt. Sodium gives water a stronger reason to stay where your body can use it. Research describes sodium as an essential … Read more
Key Takeaways Nutrient Targets Common nutrient targets were built for broad groups. Most people in those groups ate mixed diets with more starch, sugar, fortified foods and packaged food than a strict low carb eater. A low carb diet changes the food supply. It also changes insulin, water balance and salt handling. Those changes can … Read more
Key Takeaways Sugar cravings do not always start with a need for sweets. In some cases, the body may be low on salt and other key minerals and that low state can feel like a push toward sugar. This does not mean every sweet urge is a mineral issue. Food habits, poor sleep, stress and … Read more