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 Can't I just add some salt and lemon to the yerba mate I am drinking

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 I put salt in my coffee and tea. I like the taste now and do it even if I'm not fasting. 
 Salt in coffee makes it taste better. 
 Don't do this it makes mustard gas 
 sorry, that was me 💨 
 the "salt is bad for you" meme came from the same place as the "fat is bad" did 
 If salt good why do i always feel like shit when I eat a bunch of it 
 Ratios get out of whack. Salt will make you hold water. It's just osmosis. You fix it by drinking more water without salt. Your kidneys cam only filter so much at a time, which is why you can't drink salt water. Same concept. 
 I'm a water drinking motherfucker

I don't like salt 
 You and 100% of everyone else 
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 eating fat doesn't make you fat 
 I stopped being fat by eating more fat and salts. Amazing what not eating goyslop and getting enough proper nutrients will do for killing cravings 
 How much salt do you use? I do a pinch usually 
 One shake per half pot. 
 Of course. I'd try lite salt though if you're trying to get electrolytes up. Sodium is in everything, and potassium is much rarer by comparison, and the ratio of Na:K is important for CNS, kidney function, and cardiovascular stuff. If you're just fasting for 5 days, a bit of regular salt in water will probably be fine. If you make it a regular thing, go more advanced.