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Should You Be Eating Less Salt?

by brainchild-adam on 12/10/22, 5:42 PM with 3 comments

  • by LinuxBender on 12/10/22, 7:44 PM

    Should You Be Eating Less Salt?

    Probably not. More likely I should be eating more Potassium. I like most people was not getting the 4-5 grams required per day for an adult which resulted in cellular low potassium, something doctors could not see in a blood lab test as that only measures K+ in the serum.

    I have since corrected my intake of potassium and my resting heart rate has reduced to safe levels and I am no longer on any prescription drugs. Salt and Potassium require a balance that is maintained by the kidneys. Even the healthiest kidneys can not balance that which is not there.

  • by chiefalchemist on 12/10/22, 6:05 PM

    > Public health experts are always seeking a “one size fits all” message to give the public.

    Faux experts. Real experts understand that one size does not fit all.

  • by brntsllvn on 12/10/22, 5:47 PM

    I hope not. Salt is fucking good.