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Old August 12th, 2004, 03:41 PM
Brad Sheppard
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Janice,

Not everyone is as salt sensitive as I am! Yes, lack of sodium can
cause cramps. "A low-salt diet does not lower high blood pressure in
most people with high blood pressure. A high-salt diet causes high
blood pressure usually only in people with high blood insulin levels.
Heavily salting food and drinking salty drinks when you exercise for
more than 2 hours in the heat should not raise blood pressure anyway.
If you don't take salt and fluids during extended exercise in hot
weather, you will tire earlier and increase your risk for heat stroke,
dehydration and cramps."

http://www.drmirkin.com/fitness/8061.htm

(janice) wrote in message . ..
On 11 Aug 2004 08:17:54 -0700,
(Brad
Sheppard) wrote:

I'm quite salt sensitive. After two days of a typical "American" diet
with 6 grams of salt a day my bp went from 115/75 to 140/90. No more
salt for me! It's taken 3 days of low salt to get back to 115/75.
Low salt has another "benefit" - low salt doesn't taste as good so you
eat less!


Oh dear, I know salt can cause high blood pressure, strokes, etc. but
it is one of my greatest weaknesses. I really don't enjoy my food
without it. I don't add it to prepared foods that are already
seasoned, but I do sprinkle it all over my veg and often the rest of
my meal too.

In the very hot weather we've been having, I suffer agonising cramps
in my legs at night and I've heard this can be due to losing too much
salt from sweating. Does anyone know if this is true?

janice (who looks for any excuse to increase her salt intake

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Old August 14th, 2004, 07:10 PM
MH
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"janice" wrote in message
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Thanks Beverly, I had a look. I'm supposed to be taking a strong
calcium supplement which my doctor prescribed for me when I gave up
HRT, but I didn't take it straighta way due to issues with my throat,
probably caused by acid reflux. However, I think I ought to try
getting back on it.
I'm very bad at drinking enough, but I do drink more in the hot
weather as it's about the only time I get thirsty. I think I need to
replace the minerals I lose in sweating though. I eat a banana most
days, and I take a mineral supplement. I don't think it's an age
thing, as I've experienced these cramps in the hot weather since I was
quite young.

janice


If you're only drinking water when you're thirsty, you're probably not
drinking enough. Also, eat a banana daily or a serving of potatoes. With all
the lowcarb stuff going around, I'm sure there's lots of folks who aren't
getting enough pottasium. The third thing that keeps from getting cramps is
stretching my calf muscles.

1) drink enough water
2) get enough pottasium
3) stretch

Martha


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Old August 16th, 2004, 01:10 PM
Renegade5
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Not me, fortunately. I *love* salt. I crave it. I pour tons of it
on my steaks, etc. and get the saltiest chips and pretzels I can,
pizza, hot rods, etc. My blood pressure is always under 110.

.... though... I really suspect that in a lot of people, the problem
isn't too much salt, but rather too little potassium to balance it. I
don't think it's a coincidence that my body seems to crave orange
juice more than any other drink after a really salty meal.

You might want to give one of those half-and-half salt substitutes
(half salt, half potassium) a try... or like me, make sure you have a
diet rich in OJ, milk, nuts and other good sources of potassium.

These are almost guaranteed to cause your blood pressure to drop.


On 11 Aug 2004 08:17:54 -0700, (Brad
Sheppard) wrote:

I'm quite salt sensitive. After two days of a typical "American" diet
with 6 grams of salt a day my bp went from 115/75 to 140/90. No more
salt for me! It's taken 3 days of low salt to get back to 115/75.
Low salt has another "benefit" - low salt doesn't taste as good so you
eat less!


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Old August 16th, 2004, 01:10 PM
Renegade5
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Not me, fortunately. I *love* salt. I crave it. I pour tons of it
on my steaks, etc. and get the saltiest chips and pretzels I can,
pizza, hot rods, etc. My blood pressure is always under 110.

.... though... I really suspect that in a lot of people, the problem
isn't too much salt, but rather too little potassium to balance it. I
don't think it's a coincidence that my body seems to crave orange
juice more than any other drink after a really salty meal.

You might want to give one of those half-and-half salt substitutes
(half salt, half potassium) a try... or like me, make sure you have a
diet rich in OJ, milk, nuts and other good sources of potassium.

These are almost guaranteed to cause your blood pressure to drop.


On 11 Aug 2004 08:17:54 -0700, (Brad
Sheppard) wrote:

I'm quite salt sensitive. After two days of a typical "American" diet
with 6 grams of salt a day my bp went from 115/75 to 140/90. No more
salt for me! It's taken 3 days of low salt to get back to 115/75.
Low salt has another "benefit" - low salt doesn't taste as good so you
eat less!


 




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