Bingo. I have long believed that the real issue is not excessive sodium (although certainly there is such a thing), but not enough potassium (and don't go overboard because too much of that can be dangerous as well.)
Enter "sodium potassium pump" in your favorite internet search tool. Most of what turns up is highly scientific, but if it's over your head, keep going until you find an article that explains it in layman's terms.
Exactly right....potassium & sodium work yin and yang with each other so a good way to offset higher sodium intake is to up your potassium intake. And, again, drop the table salt and go with UNREFINED. And up the magnesium (glycinate, malate) to 800 or so mgs