The Ketogenic diet is basically the theory behind the Atkin's Diet. Low carb, high fat and protein which sends you into ketosis. The problem with a life long ketogenic diet is that it will cause heart disease in the long run as the kids that have epilepsy that is controlled by the ketogenic diet are at much higher risk.
Guy, I am a physician, be careful with drinking too much water while fasting. You can develop water intoxication which is too much free water that causes hyponatremia (low sodium) due to dilution, which can cause dizziness, weakness, confusion and ultimately seizures and potential death. I am an Emergency Medicine specialist and have seen this in infants and adults.
Hi Greyhound,
when I said that I drank lots of water during my 24 hours fasting day,
I don't think I drank too much, maybe 2 liters over 24 hours.
For the sodium (Salt) when I arrived on planet Vietnam more than 20 years ago,
I was affraid of salting my food, because I thought that it would give me high blood pressure,
but I started to have daily cramps and after asking the doctor about my (Mainly) morning legs cramps
he told me that I should put some salt in what I eat, I didn't salt anything, zero.
After a blood test the doctor confirmed that my body sodium was too low (Sorry, don't remember the figure)
but as soon as I started to salt everything came back to normal.
When you sweat a lot like I do everyday
(Don't forget, planet Vietnam is 30C+ almost all year's round)
you evaporate lot of water, therefore you loose sodium, which as to be replace.
Every three months I get a blood test for sugar, iron and sodium and sodium is normal.
Thanks for your advice.
Guy 13
