““Sugarplum would have added some medium-carb foods (not starch) to her diet, instead of eliminating all carbs, the sugars from those carbs could have continued to buffer her low mineral content. Her weight loss would have been more gradual, but that's okay since she would also be keeping her cravings away. As her mineral content and blood pressure began to climb, she could have reduced her carbs further at that point if she still needed to lose weight. ””