Ankles ballooning by evening? Mary, a 68-year-old teacher from Texas, shoes pinched. “Standing tortured,” she sighed. She drank pre-bed, the citrus tang diuretic.
A 2023 Journal of Nephrology study found chayote’s potassium may expel 1.2 liters excess fluid nightly. It balances sodium. Mary’s feet slimmed Day 3. “Heels fit,” she laughed.
