Lin
Member
Cronometer has come out with some new features (for gold plan members). They show a PRAL Alkalinity scale, zinc : copper ratio, calcium : magnesium ratio, and sodium : potassium ratio. Any of these could be a topic in itself.
As you probably know, RP recommended diet is pretty low in sodium because we don't eat processed foods. I can't even get the recommended amount of sodium unless I log my added salt.
But, I was wondering about sodium/potassium ratio. Usually when I log my food, potassium is lacking, and I was wondering if I should supplement it...
Now that they show the ratio, it looks like I need even more sodium to make the ratio ideal, even though the potassium is less than the recommended amount. I tried entering enough salt to get the ratio into the "ideal" range. I had to add enough salt to put sodium into the danger zone!
Suspect the developers of the program made a mistake... Their email support link doesn't work though.
Or is the so called minimum requirement of potassium too high? Seems many members report not getting enough.
As you probably know, RP recommended diet is pretty low in sodium because we don't eat processed foods. I can't even get the recommended amount of sodium unless I log my added salt.
But, I was wondering about sodium/potassium ratio. Usually when I log my food, potassium is lacking, and I was wondering if I should supplement it...
Now that they show the ratio, it looks like I need even more sodium to make the ratio ideal, even though the potassium is less than the recommended amount. I tried entering enough salt to get the ratio into the "ideal" range. I had to add enough salt to put sodium into the danger zone!
Suspect the developers of the program made a mistake... Their email support link doesn't work though.
Or is the so called minimum requirement of potassium too high? Seems many members report not getting enough.
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