how to stay on a low sodium diet



sodium.....salt.....msg is in everythingyou eat and drink and while sodium is naturally found in foods and is vitalfor healthy bodily function too much sodium can cause lots of disruption inyour body. we're going to get into this a little bit deeper........ too much salt in your diet causes diseasesto happen faster.

how to stay on a low sodium diet, salt intake for adults and children are wayhigher than in the past due to us eating more and more processed foodsand preservatives that preserve shelf life of the food .to get scientific real quick, sodium is a mineralsalt contains 40 percent sodium and 60 percent

chloride,sodium is an electrolyte because it carries an electric chargeand plays a vital role in regulating heart muscle contractions and controlling bloodvolume in january 2010, the american heart associationrecommended a daily limit of 1,500 mg/day of sodium for people of all ages.and it is said that the average american consumes 4,000 mg/day. whoa! some of the diseases that may be associatedwith too much sodium include hypertension also know as high blood pressurebloating/water retention

congestive heart failurestroke gastric ulcersstomach ulcers osteoporosiscataracts migrainesbone loss kidney diseaseit's a lot. so that is why it's important to avoid it. seriously ever notice when you eat something reallysalty you may get a headache or

your feet or your hands swell up? too much sodium. sodium is in almost everything and it doesnot have to taste salty for it to have a high sodium contentso you do have to be mindful of the nutritional labels on the foods you eat and also rememberwith processed foods and even regular meals you don't prepare yourselfyou have no idea how much sodium is going to be in these foods you are eating. foods with high sodium content range fromhot dogs, cheese.....i love cheese surprisingly even soda...and pretty much alot of stuff that you and i eat and drink

every day...read the nutritional labels on everything. i can give you facts and information for daysbut i think most of us know this stuff already we just need to be reminded sometimes howdangerous this stuff really is and what it is doing to your body. bottom line is too much sodium is destroyingyour body and if you know someone who may need a wake-up calland you don't think they will listen then maybe sending them this video can be a differentapproach sometimes people react differently when theyhear the same info from a different source hey if you really care about someone it neverhurts to try.

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