Electrolyte imbalance associated with Eating Disorders.
“Study links abnormal electrolytes to eating disorders
A study published in JAMA Network Open found that 18.4% of individuals diagnosed with an eating disorder had had an earlier outpatient electrolyte abnormality, compared with 7.5% of those who had the abnormal electrolyte reading but did not later present with an eating disorder. Data linked an increased risk for an eating disorder with hypokalemia, hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, hypernatremia, hypophosphatemia and metabolic alkalosis….”
Unexplained Outpatient Electrolyte Abnormality May Signal Eating Disorder - Consumer Health News | Consumer.HealthDay.
Too much or too little potassium or sodium and too little phosphorus and a system that is not acidic enough - in other words, electrolytes matter.
From the journal article:
“In terms of prevalence, a study of 1026 consecutive adults admitted for an eating disorder found that at the time of admission, 25.8% had hypokalemia, 14.0% had hyponatremia, and 16.6% had metabolic alkalosis.15” (Hundemer, et al., 2022)
Low potassium, sodium and reduced acidity - the body has to be in trouble to allow the electrolytes and pH to be disrupted.
I find apple cider vinegar, 1-2 tablespoons with meals helpful for digestion. Stomach acid helps with B vitamin absorption and can become low as we age.
Oxymel is a traditional cold and sore throat remedy with antiviral properties and tastes good -simple version: in a glass of water mix a spoonful of raw honey with a spoonful of apple cider vinegar. Good quality “Raw, Unfiltered” apple cider vinegar is better for the health benefits.
Search results show more complex and flavorful herbal infusions are first made with the vinegar and honey mixture. It is filtered, and then used by spoonfuls.
The simple version is medicinal from the raw honey and the apple cider vinegar. Additional herbs would add other benefits.
*Yes, I should be working on my Reference List - I achieved 12,000 words (exactly) and have moved on to the tedious part - but that was an interesting article in my email and references are boring. I think of it as a video game - keep clicking until you win (a reference list). (I am not a fan of video games.)
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Reference List
(Hundemer, et al., 2022) Hundemer GL, Clarke A, Akbari A, et al. Analysis of Electrolyte Abnormalities in Adolescents and Adults and Subsequent Diagnosis of an Eating Disorder. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(11):e2240809. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2798207doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.40809
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