Tuesday, July 12, 2011

What should your sodium intake be if you have high blood pressure or heart disease

What should your sodium intake be if you have high blood pressure or heart disease?
I know a healthy adult needs between 1500 and 2400 milligrams of sodium per day, but what if you are not healthy and have some sort of an ailment?
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Salt (sodium) is essential to our bodies. Normally the kidneys control the level of salt. If there is too much salt, the kidneys pass it into urine. But when our salt intake levels are very high, the kidneys cannot keep up and the salt ends up in our bloodstream. Salt attracts water. When there is too much salt in the blood, the salt draws more water into the blood. More water increases the volume of blood which raises blood pressure.
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Comprehensive reduction of salt intake, both alone and particularly in combination with increases in intakes of potassium, calcium, and magnesium, is able to lower average blood pressure levels substantially. One-third decrease in the average salt intake has been accompanied by a more than 10-mm Hg fall in the population average of both systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and a 75% to 80% decrease in both stroke and coronary heart disease mortality. Lowering blood pressure by following life style guidelines such as; losing weight, eating high blood pressure diet, practicing blood pressure exercise, quit smoking and limit alcohol. A wise choice of diet can help lower high blood pressure much easier. On the other hand, eating the wrong foods can make things worse by increasing the blood pressure. Physical activity has an important part in treating and even preventing high blood pressure. It reduces high blood pressure risk for problems with your heart, kidneys, and other organs

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