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One of the things that grimly amused me was learning that increased food hygiene has led to an increase in malnutrition and associated diseases in devout (brahmin) Hindus. The reason is that in the past their effectively vegan diet was not in fact anything of the sort because of vermin in the rice and so on. Now we no longer have maggots in the rice, caterpillars on the cabbages etc. and so they no longer get the critical trace minerals and vitamins that those pests provided in the past

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Oct 11Liked by Between Chairs

I have had a very similar trajectory - even down to being a redhead who used to burn in minutes, but after improving my diet I found I am not nearly as sensitive to the sun (although I still don't sunbathe; but I am outdoors a great deal hiking and biking).

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Tell more about salt water and electrolytes. I carry and drink water all day but I am still thirsty.

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My mom used to do the same thing. Drink too much water and diluted important minerals. Blood tests always pointed out she had too little sodium.

I learned that ultra marathoners take salt tablets. I have not done too much research on this, but I fare very well with the supplement “hydrate or die” or “nuun”. Sugary stuff makes me more thirsty.

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