❤ Heart Palpitations ❤
A common question lately seems to be - what's up with the heart palpitations?
When starting out on a low carb diet, it seems to be common that some experience an elevated heart rate, or sometimes you can "feel" your heart beating stronger. Often this is caused by something as simple as a lack of salt and drinking water. I know, seems crazy hey?
The easiest and fastest way to curb this issue is to increase salt and water/fluid intake. If this doesn't stop it completely, it could also be your stress hormone trying to regulate and maintain your blood sugar levels - BUT - It should regulate in a week or so. So have some salt in some water, and increase the amount of water you drink.
Remember though that if you feel uncomfortable at all, go see a banting friendly doctor to set your mind at ease (list in files).
If you're diabetic however - you need to keep an eye on your blood sugar levels and liase with your doctor about lowering your intake of insulin and diabetes medication! :) 💙
I started banting in may this year, also experienced the palpitations. I consulted GP who referred me to physician but checked and found everything normal. I am surprised by this post that Banting does make palpitations But thanks for this post, now i know
ReplyDeleteI am 5days in and jus had palpitations, good thing i googled and bumped into this article.jus had a glass of water with a pinch of salt and they disappeared almost immediately. Crazy but true. Thanks a lot!
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