Barbara:

>So I decided that it would be a good idea to have some celery (a high
>sodium-residue food) to re-balance my Na/K levels,
...
>A short time afterwards, I found that my hunger and abdominal
>pain had disappeared, and my legs were much happier to carry me around. I
>continued to feel quite satisfied for some hours afterwards, despite the
>fact that the celery juice presumably didn't contain many calories, and
>certainly not a lot of bulk to fill an "empty stomach".

That's interesting. I checked the ratios Na/K for a few foods, and the result
was:

kelp            2.6
egg yolk        0.46
chicken (meat)  0.34
celery          0.30
mackerel        0.29
beef (trimmed)  0.19
spinach         0.14
carrot          0.11
broccoli        0.083
tomato          0.041
romaine lettuce 0.028
avocado         0.019
squash          0.011
red bell pepper 0.011
pineapple       0.0088
dates           0.0046
banana          0.0025
apple           0

Highest are seaweed, meat, seafood, celery. Then, in decreasing order, come
vegetables, vegetable-fruits, and finally sweet fruits.

Best wishes,

Jean-Louis
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