I intermittent fast and workout in the morning. I add 1/8 rounded teaspoon of seasalt and 1/8 teaspoon of potassium orotate to my pre-workout drink. I add the same to the drink that I carry throughout my workout. This helps my workout. After that, I salt to taste. I live in Florida and sweat a lot. I end up salting any food that will take it.
Cliffs: 1.5 - 5 or 6 grams per day sodium is reasonable. But consider deficiency signs and imbalance signs: Weak, fatigued, and diareah could mean low. Headache could mean high. But headache could be more directly related to high blood pressure. Potassium can ameliorate the negatives of high salt. So you may not need to drop salt if you increase Potassium. Check BP to verify. Salt to taste, and maybe a little more in some cases. And get at least 4.7 grams per day Potassium if you're a male, 3 grams + if you're a female. Adding salt to the diet is normal. Animals seek out salt sources. It's key to health and for efficient transport of so many vitamins and minerals. What did I miss?
Chris has mentioned salt during his AMA to help with ADH production. A specific salt- does anyone know which he may have spoken about? Looking to stop getting up at night to pee.
I have a mixture of salt and a light snack before bed to help with sleeping. Yogurt and honey or milk and honey (and a healthy dose of honey, not just a tiny bit). I then drink some salt mixed with water. I also add 10-12 grams of glycine. Fructose in honey keeps liver stocked with enough glycogen for the sleeping fast when stress or hormones like cortisol and adrenaline can increase and cause one to wake up. Apple sauce or other fructose containing fruit probably work well too. There is something about diary that when mixed with honey or carbs it works well in helping me sleep. And this isn’t just a subjective thing. I’ve been using it for many years to help slew with very good successes. L-theanine can also help as it lowers cortisol at night. I try to get about 30-40 grams of protein in my dairy meal of milk, Greek yogurt, or cottage cheese to help slow absorption of protein and carbs for the long sleep.
@Chad Thunder Table salt is bleached, highly refined with anti caking agents. Salt is not sparkling white and free flowing. They strip all the minerals out. A good salt would not have anything taken away or added to it. Table salt should not be consumed.
@Chad Thunder it is common sense that table salt is processed and bleached and that they add a anti caking agent. Why eat something so processed and fake with chemicals? I will always choose natural over processed. You do you.
@Chad Thunder typical table salts such as Morton's has been heavily processed, bleached and heated. This high heat changes the chemical structure of sodium chloride, transforming it into a state that is no longer natural and different from what our bodies are designed to digest and use.
Water sticks to sodium in the blood. This is what creates blood volume and proper blood pressure. Kidneys use sodium to retain water. So drinking just plain water it will go right through us as the kidneys reabsorb salt not water. IV fluid, which is just steril sodium water, is used at hospitals to treat dehydration, hypotension, tachycardia palpitations. Any excess sodium that the body does not need the kidneys flush out in the urine. We also sweat out sodium and other minerals. Taking in extra salt will not hurt. Healthy kidneys do a wonderful job at regulating sodium
I've struggled with low blood pressure the last 4 years. Recently I finally got my body to start increasing my blood pressure and hold salt. Salt water would just raise my blood pressure temporarily then I'd pee all day with blood pressure drops. What I finally did was measure out 1 1/2 tsp salt and divided it into 1/4 tsp throughout the day to add to foods. Making sure I had carbs with it to produce an insulin spike, as that will incourage cells to open to recieve what it needs. By the end of the day I finally got that sharp salt taste that shocks you. That sharp taste tells you that you reached your limit for salt. I avoided high potassium foods for a few days, as potassium can interfere and make you loose salt. Then I slowly increased potassium foods making sure the salt was added to it. So far, my blood pressure staying up this way. Also note that I do not eat processed foods with salt added to it, so the teaspoon and a half is adequate. If I had processed foods, I'd probably decrease the added salt. If I added exercise in my day, I'd take an extra half to one teaspoon to compensate. Not sure if this will work for you but it's at least one way you could try.
I listened and found it to be interesting. Maybe some people are looking also for why “salt to taste” is good advice rather than just accepting it without giving it a second thought?
I listen as much and as long as I can or as long as it takes. You sound like my wife. You want the end of the story first. That's a symptom of COMT Fast. Look it up!
I think Chris is one of the very few that you WANT to hear talk and answer questions about salt for an hour. There aren't many on youtube qualified to go into this kind of depth on a subject where there is so much misinformation floating around.
I intermittent fast and workout in the morning. I add 1/8 rounded teaspoon of seasalt and 1/8 teaspoon of potassium orotate to my pre-workout drink. I add the same to the drink that I carry throughout my workout. This helps my workout. After that, I salt to taste. I live in Florida and sweat a lot. I end up salting any food that will take it.
Cliffs: 1.5 - 5 or 6 grams per day sodium is reasonable. But consider deficiency signs and imbalance signs:
Weak, fatigued, and diareah could mean low. Headache could mean high. But headache could be more directly related to high blood pressure.
Potassium can ameliorate the negatives of high salt. So you may not need to drop salt if you increase Potassium. Check BP to verify.
Salt to taste, and maybe a little more in some cases. And get at least 4.7 grams per day Potassium if you're a male, 3 grams + if you're a female.
Adding salt to the diet is normal. Animals seek out salt sources. It's key to health and for efficient transport of so many vitamins and minerals.
What did I miss?
Chris has mentioned salt during his AMA to help with ADH production. A specific salt- does anyone know which he may have spoken about? Looking to stop getting up at night to pee.
Not table salt though. Redmond’s real salt is great!
I have a mixture of salt and a light snack before bed to help with sleeping.
Yogurt and honey or milk and honey (and a healthy dose of honey, not just a tiny bit). I then drink some salt mixed with water. I also add 10-12 grams of glycine.
Fructose in honey keeps liver stocked with enough glycogen for the sleeping fast when stress or hormones like cortisol and adrenaline can increase and cause one to wake up. Apple sauce or other fructose containing fruit probably work well too. There is something about diary that when mixed with honey or carbs it works well in helping me sleep. And this isn’t just a subjective thing. I’ve been using it for many years to help slew with very good successes. L-theanine can also help as it lowers cortisol at night. I try to get about 30-40 grams of protein in my dairy meal of milk, Greek yogurt, or cottage cheese to help slow absorption of protein and carbs for the long sleep.
@Chad Thunder Table salt is bleached, highly refined with anti caking agents. Salt is not sparkling white and free flowing. They strip all the minerals out. A good salt would not have anything taken away or added to it. Table salt should not be consumed.
@Chad Thunder it is common sense that table salt is processed and bleached and that they add a anti caking agent. Why eat something so processed and fake with chemicals? I will always choose natural over processed. You do you.
@Chad Thunder typical table salts such as Morton's has been heavily processed, bleached and heated. This high heat changes the chemical structure of sodium chloride, transforming it into a state that is no longer natural and different from what our bodies are designed to digest and use.
I have low blood pressure, and some say to have salt in water to help adrenals with this. How do i know what is a safe amount for me?
Water sticks to sodium in the blood. This is what creates blood volume and proper blood pressure. Kidneys use sodium to retain water. So drinking just plain water it will go right through us as the kidneys reabsorb salt not water. IV fluid, which is just steril sodium water, is used at hospitals to treat dehydration, hypotension, tachycardia palpitations. Any excess sodium that the body does not need the kidneys flush out in the urine. We also sweat out sodium and other minerals. Taking in extra salt will not hurt. Healthy kidneys do a wonderful job at regulating sodium
I've struggled with low blood pressure the last 4 years. Recently I finally got my body to start increasing my blood pressure and hold salt. Salt water would just raise my blood pressure temporarily then I'd pee all day with blood pressure drops. What I finally did was measure out 1 1/2 tsp salt and divided it into 1/4 tsp throughout the day to add to foods. Making sure I had carbs with it to produce an insulin spike, as that will incourage cells to open to recieve what it needs. By the end of the day I finally got that sharp salt taste that shocks you. That sharp taste tells you that you reached your limit for salt. I avoided high potassium foods for a few days, as potassium can interfere and make you loose salt. Then I slowly increased potassium foods making sure the salt was added to it. So far, my blood pressure staying up this way. Also note that I do not eat processed foods with salt added to it, so the teaspoon and a half is adequate. If I had processed foods, I'd probably decrease the added salt. If I added exercise in my day, I'd take an extra half to one teaspoon to compensate. Not sure if this will work for you but it's at least one way you could try.
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@@frankarcobello3149 Do you have a study to back that statement?
smh be thankful he is even sharing his intel with you/us
Jesus does anyone actually listen to him talk for an hour??? I'm not going to watch but you could summarise in 3 words: SALT TO TASTE
The irony here is the only reason this is an hour long is because there were so many questions in the live chat.
I listened and found it to be interesting. Maybe some people are looking also for why “salt to taste” is good advice rather than just accepting it without giving it a second thought?
I listen as much and as long as I can or as long as it takes. You sound like my wife. You want the end of the story first. That's a symptom of COMT Fast. Look it up!
I think Chris is one of the very few that you WANT to hear talk and answer questions about salt for an hour. There aren't many on youtube qualified to go into this kind of depth on a subject where there is so much misinformation floating around.