What’s the difference between these two Snake Juice recipes?

On Reddit it says the official recipe for a Snake Juice is - 1/2 tsp sodium chloride (table/himalayan) - 1 tsp potassium (NoSalt or Nu-Salt) - 1 tsp sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) - 1/2 tsp magnesium sulphate (food grade epsom salt) - 2 L water But Cole from Snake Juice Youtube says: - 2 tsp NoSalt (5000 mg potassium) - 2 tsp Pink Salt (4000 mg sodium) - 1 L Water what’s the best? please help a newbie 😅

Answer

The one on Reddit seems more sustainable, but I’ve done the second one as more of a supplement than a water source. I’ll explain:

I’ve played around with that recipe trying to figure out how to sustain my fasts most optimally, while not popping myself (lol) and not getting headaches. Too much magnesium = diarrea. Too little salt/nosalt = headaches.

The first recipe works wonders, but I personally hold off on the magnesium and baking soda until I’m past day 3 or so.

I’ve also done it where I drink mineral water and only use the second recipe after each time I go pee. I used that as “minerals lost, minerals replenished” type thing. It worked ok, but on a more prolonged fast I’d rather use the first recipe.

Hope this helps. Happy fasting!

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Personally I used

1ltr of water, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp potassium chloride, 1/4 tsp magnesium citrate

Adjust based on how I felt.

baking soda has in my opinion, less of a harsh salty taste so easier to drink. the trace in pink salt to me is a joke so not even worth it. Epsom salt caused some stomach issues and I found magnesium citrate didn’t.