Re: is lack of sodium my problem?

Sodium can be a powerful alkalyzing mineral.

If there is a sodium deficiency you might be able to pinpoint it by noticing other symptoms.

For example, do you feel cold when others around you are not cold?

That for me is one of the clearest signs that I am eating too much potassium rich foods either by eating poor quality fruits and veggies with NPN (Potassium Nitrate) in them or just by eating too much honey, summer fruits, prunes, dates etc.

One of the critical mineral balances in your body is sodium in ratio to potassium.

Whenever my potassium gets too high usually from NPN, I make my lymphatic system acidic and I get problems with itchy skin, rashes, dandruff etc.

In this way our body types are probably pretty similar. I remember struggling with nightly outbreaks of hives when I was in college. I literally took 2 Benadryl per night for months before it mysteriously went away.

Just as a source of encouragement for you, my skin was in terrible shape before I started the protocol. My scalp was literally covered with open sores and would seep acidic lymph fluid all night. Before I started the search that led me to the Moreless protocol, I broke a 3 day fast improperly and made myself so acidic that I was covered with rashes and open sores all over my body. It was like I took a bath in poison oak.

6 months after I started the protocol my skin was the best shape it had been since my high school days.

Anyways back to sodium deficiency. Sodium is a tricky thing because just eating salt (even celtic sea salt or some other mineralized salt) will probably eventually push your chloride levels too high. Most sea salts are primarily sodium chloride with some trace minerals added in.

I have found a mixture of the acophyllum nodosum (rockweed) kelp powder with alaria kelp powder helpful. I purchased both of these from Maine Cost Sea Vegetables (www.seaveg.com). I found that they are pretty helpful on the phone. I called and asked for kelp recommendations that are high in sodium and low in potassium and they turned me on to the alaria kelp which is quite tasty.

If you can find top quality celery or cabbage, they tend to be high in natural sodium. But I have yet to find a steady source of good quality celery or cabbage (it seems that I can't avoid figuring out the gardening thing ;)).

You are one the right path. Keep learning.

All the best,

Evan