[gvand]

Read the article and ask yourself which one of the things described would seem out of place in one of those sad gossip magazines targeting low-income housewives.

E.g. water mixed with Himalayan salt and lemon in the morning.

And since I'm mentioning it, Himalayan salt is not better than normal salt. It could also contain more contaminants and it has no iodine (that could not be desirable in some countries).

[the_economist]

Himalayan salt contains iron, calcium, iron, and magnesium.

Lemons contain vitamin C, potassium, fiber, etc.

If you are fasting, it may be a good idea to get those electrolytes. Even if not, this seems like a healthy drink; certainly better what I people see drinking at my office.

People might not want to macro dose iodine, so that rules out table salt.

Most importantly: it tastes good!

[gvand]

> According to one estimate, Himalayan salt is 98% sodium chloride, with negligible levels of minerals such as magnesium, potassium and calcium.

From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayan_salt

And as far as taste go, I can just taste the lack of iodine.

If I had to recommend an alternative, for those that are not doing IF, eat a kiwi (double the amount of vitamin c, way more fibres) and some nuts (magnesium and potassium).

[code_duck]

I could see people considering

“For 10 days a year, he sits in silence at a meditation retreat. Before getting dressed each morning, he experiments with using his home infrared sauna and then an ice bath, sometimes cycling through both several times before he leaves home.”

along the same lines.

[andreilys]

How is a 10-day meditation retreat bullshit?

Or sauna/ice cold baths?

These activities have both been done for decades/centuries and have the backing of scientific studies.

[code_duck]

I’m not trying to say it’s my opinion.

[dwighttk]

yeah, but does it have magical trace minerals?

[jvagner]

You can call it bullshit if you want, but when you drink that combination, you're gonna be in the bathroom almost immediately emptying out.

I speak from personal experience...

[code_duck]

Salty lemon water? Why would that be lavaging? Perhaps if the concentration is extreme. Otherwise I doubt it would have more of that effect than coffee.

[fredsanford]

I dunno about this. Many medical professionals encourage heart and high blood pressure patient to drastically limit salt intake because salt causes you to retain water.

What does this mixture of himalayan salt and lemon do that causes the diuretic effect?

[gvand]

Could be, especially depending on how much salt you ingest.

[sachdevap]

I don't think that there is disagreement on the existence of healthy routines. But we should be skeptical of the benefit of "Himalayan salt" and equivalents. Have you tried switching the salt to just common salt in a blind experiment? Have you tried only lemon water? Himalayan salt is a luxury, and there is not particular reason to believe that it does anything more than a placebo.

I drink just water in the morning and I am out to empty my bowels right after. I don't think that has much to do with Himalayan salt.