Signs You’re Eating Too Much Salt

Web MD ^ | February 24, 2023 | Medically Reviewed by Christine Mikstas, RD, LD Written by Madeline Laguaite

[Glad2bnuts]

Sea salt, it has more than sodium in it.

[BipolarBob]

Getting hammered and smoking pot probably don’t help<>/i>

Says you. How else can I cope with being an overweight artery clogged couch potato?

[redcatcherb412]

We should get about 1,500 milligrams of it every day.

How many milligrams were the salt pills the medics passed out every morning before jungle patrols in the 60's? May explain my salt cravings 50+ years later.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

My cardiologist told me to keep it under 3,000 per day…

[Georgia Girl 2]

I use sea salt too.

[EEGator]

Cocaine, Whip Its, Tab, and Marlboro Lights…

[BipolarBob]

and Purple Drank.

[EEGator]

I save my purple drank for when I’m “spittin’ my rhymes”, nomsayin’?

[fini]

Here is a question that I can find no answer for: If high levels of salt are bad for you, then why are people that live by the beach or commercial fishermen not dying left and right?

[Red Badger]

Well, one way to tell is if you are a pillar beside the Dead Sea... You might be getting a bit too much....................

[Red Badger]

Most people cook their veggies too long, and subsequently lose a lot of vitamins and minerals.

Fresh or frozen veggies should still have that fresh , shiny look when ‘done’.............

[Red Badger]

Open discussion is a good thing.......with a grain of salt.....................

[Red Badger]

WHAT DID THEY DO WITH THE CHLORINE?....................

[Red Badger]

Yes.

I take 2 potassium supplements a day, only 2% RDA each, though.

Otherwise I try to eat lots of potassium rich foods...........

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[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

My own bloodwork results show low sodium. I think I just pass salt as fast as I consume it, verified by my muscles tending to cramp.

[Red Badger]

Your body excretes excess salt when exercising or doing strenuous activity. Sweat a lot and you lose a lot of salt directly on your skin. Lose too much and you get muscle cramps especially in the legs. Lose even more and you will get dizzy..................

[Red Badger]

That’s me and potassium.

My bloodwork always shows low potassium......................

[ChildOfThe60s]

NOW sells powdered potassium and you can make your dosage whatever you want. As long as you have the sense not to overdo it of course. I put mine in a juice / protein drink I have in the morning. My wife’s doctor told her to up her potassium intake so that’s how I tracked it down, since you have to take handfuls of the pills because they’re so limited in dosage.

[Red Badger]

My doc gave me a prescription for a timed release potassium pill but it was too expensive.....................

[P.O.E.]

I like to pressure cook (steam) my veggies just a tad, so they’re still “squeaky” when you bite into them.