McCall McPherson explains how GLP-1s dull your thirst signal, raising dehydration risk. She recommends adding half a teaspoon of pink salt to water twice daily, and eating protein first, vegetables second, carbs last to keep blood sugar steady through the day.
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Tips for diet and getting enough water if you're on a GLP1. So GLP1's number one side effect that I see is dehydration. So you have to hydrate, especially in the summer. It gets really, really hard. The problem with GLP1s is similar to the mechanism where they shut off your desire for food. They also shut off your innate trigger to drink water and feel thirsty. So you must do it intentionally. What I often tell my patients to do is put about a half a teaspoon of pink salt or redmond salt or really good salt in water and drink it twice a day. That will, a, maybe it'll make you a little bit thirstier, but B, it will help you hold on to your water more efficiently because of all those micro minerals and salts. So it will help you keep your blood pressure up and retain some water to prevent dehydration. As far as diet goes, this is where it gets tricky. Okay. We tell people at Modern Thyroid clinic to order their food. And I don't mean takeout. What I tell them is when you eat a meal, you start your meal with protein, then veggies that are low carb, high nutrient density, then you finish that meal with carbs. I would prefer that you also order your food throughout the day, meaning your first meal of the day or breakfast. You, you eat protein and green leafy veggies with micronutrients or colorful veggies, low glycemic index. Lunch, you do the same. Dinner, you have your carbs and sugar. After you eat your protein, your veggies, then your carbs and sugar. Why? Because that keeps your blood sugar and insulin low all day, even though you're eating, allows it to spike at night, which you think, counterintuitively. People always say, don't eat carbs at night. When you eat carbs at night, you go to sleep. And that is the longest period throughout the 24 hours that you do not eat again. And that allows your blood sugar to reset and get low again. You wake up, you repeat that process, and that furthers the metabolic healing that GLP1s offer.
