Comments on: 10 Ways to Reduce Salt http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-ways-to-reduce-salt/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:51:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » The Salt/Blood Pressure Debate http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-ways-to-reduce-salt/#comment-34694 Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » The Salt/Blood Pressure Debate Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:40:24 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-ways-to-reduce-salt/#comment-34694 [...] 10 Ways to Reduce Salt [...] [...] 10 Ways to Reduce Salt [...]

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]]> By: Krista http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-ways-to-reduce-salt/#comment-22834 Krista Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:59:54 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-ways-to-reduce-salt/#comment-22834 Well first i am a huge fan of Bragg's products! Bragg's amino's are what i use for everything, and the apple cider vinegar HAS changed the way i eat and drink for that matter. Another amazing way to change up your selection of condiments is silken tofu, you can use a food processor and make a mayo like sub, and add any spices or herbs you want. I have been working my way to a raw diet but still enjoy true to the OGs of Asian cuisine. I have also found that by not eating meat i naturally have cut a ton of sodium out of my diet anyway. In the past few months i have become a farmers market addict. It makes the veggies i need so cheap, and the ability to make my own veggie stock super cheap. All you have to do is throw in 6 carrots, half a head of cabbage, 3 leeks, 3 celery stalks, 2 hand fulls of bean sprouts, 3 med red onions, 5 garlic cloves and the spices you love (i.e thyme,dill,rosemary). You fist brown the veggies in 2 TB of olive oil and then add a gallon of water. Bring to a boil, and then let simmer for two hours. Then use a cheese cloth or colander and strain. YAY little to no sodium its up to you what you throw in and you can do it while your watching a movie or something. Feel free to freeze this and save it for later it makes a lot! p.s. If you do still need salt TWO WORDS sea salt!! Blessings & Peace, Krista Well first i am a huge fan of Bragg’s products! Bragg’s amino’s are what i use for everything, and the apple cider vinegar HAS changed the way i eat and drink for that matter. Another amazing way to change up your selection of condiments is silken tofu, you can use a food processor and make a mayo like sub, and add any spices or herbs you want. I have been working my way to a raw diet but still enjoy true to the OGs of Asian cuisine. I have also found that by not eating meat i naturally have cut a ton of sodium out of my diet anyway.

In the past few months i have become a farmers market addict. It makes the veggies i need so cheap, and the ability to make my own veggie stock super cheap. All you have to do is throw in 6 carrots, half a head of cabbage, 3 leeks, 3 celery stalks, 2 hand fulls of bean sprouts, 3 med red onions, 5 garlic cloves and the spices you love (i.e thyme,dill,rosemary). You fist brown the veggies in 2 TB of olive oil and then add a gallon of water. Bring to a boil, and then let simmer for two hours. Then use a cheese cloth or colander and strain. YAY little to no sodium its up to you what you throw in and you can do it while your watching a movie or something. Feel free to freeze this and save it for later it makes a lot!
p.s. If you do still need salt TWO WORDS sea salt!!

Blessings & Peace,
Krista

]]> By: Ways to reduce salt in your diet | Medicine, Cancer, Health Blog http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-ways-to-reduce-salt/#comment-18018 Ways to reduce salt in your diet | Medicine, Cancer, Health Blog Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:41:33 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-ways-to-reduce-salt/#comment-18018 [...] Want to know more? Click here. [...] [...] Want to know more? Click here. [...]

]]> By: Sonagi http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-ways-to-reduce-salt/#comment-17702 Sonagi Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:08:05 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-ways-to-reduce-salt/#comment-17702 <i>"I’ve read that salt intake only matters for people who are salt sensitive. Supposedly about 5% of the people. "</i> I thought that 5% figure seemed low and did some googling: Weinberger noted that some Americans are more likely than others to be salt sensitive. These include older persons, African Americans, and those with a family member who is salt sensitive or who have a parent, sibling, or child with hypertension. Based on the researchers’ earlier studies, he estimates that about 26 percent of Americans with normal blood pressure and about 58 percent of those with hypertension are salt sensitive. from "Study Shows New Link Between Salt Sensitivity And Risk Of Death" ScienceDaily (Feb. 20, 2001) The study also notes that even for people with normal blood pressure, there is a doubled risk of stroke with high salt/sodium intake. CVD death rates between North America and Japan/Korea are similar overall but nearly mirror opposites in the ratio of heart disease versus stroke deaths. Moreover, the highest stroke rates are in northern Japan, where a traditional diet of salted fish and pickled vegetables got people through long, cold winters. I recall reading somewhere that potassium-sodium balance is as important as overall sodium consumption in regulating blood pressure. Most vegetables are naturally high in potassium, so a diet high in produce should be protective against high blood pressure. “I’ve read that salt intake only matters for people who are salt sensitive. Supposedly about 5% of the people. “

I thought that 5% figure seemed low and did some googling:

Weinberger noted that some Americans are more likely than others to be salt sensitive. These include older persons, African Americans, and those with a family member who is salt sensitive or who have a parent, sibling, or child with hypertension. Based on the researchers’ earlier studies, he estimates that about 26 percent of Americans with normal blood pressure and about 58 percent of those with hypertension are salt sensitive.

from “Study Shows New Link Between Salt Sensitivity And Risk Of Death”
ScienceDaily (Feb. 20, 2001)

The study also notes that even for people with normal blood pressure, there is a doubled risk of stroke with high salt/sodium intake. CVD death rates between North America and Japan/Korea are similar overall but nearly mirror opposites in the ratio of heart disease versus stroke deaths. Moreover, the highest stroke rates are in northern Japan, where a traditional diet of salted fish and pickled vegetables got people through long, cold winters.

I recall reading somewhere that potassium-sodium balance is as important as overall sodium consumption in regulating blood pressure. Most vegetables are naturally high in potassium, so a diet high in produce should be protective against high blood pressure.

]]> By: Kurt http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-ways-to-reduce-salt/#comment-17675 Kurt Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:19:16 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-ways-to-reduce-salt/#comment-17675 Aaron, I guess I never really thought of adding salt to something that comes in a can, but who knows, perhaps that's the new thing to do. Aaron,
I guess I never really thought of adding salt to something that comes in a can, but who knows, perhaps that’s the new thing to do.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-ways-to-reduce-salt/#comment-17672 Aaron Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:55:56 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-ways-to-reduce-salt/#comment-17672 Kurt- All this suggests is that the salt intake from unprocessed foods is higher than processed foods. This simply speaks to how much sodium people add to their unprocessed foods, and not to how much sodium is in processed foods. Processed foods have a lot of salt. Unprocessed foods, after we start shaking the salt shaker like crazy, can have more. Kurt-

All this suggests is that the salt intake from unprocessed foods is higher than processed foods. This simply speaks to how much sodium people add to their unprocessed foods, and not to how much sodium is in processed foods. Processed foods have a lot of salt. Unprocessed foods, after we start shaking the salt shaker like crazy, can have more.

]]> By: Moe http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-ways-to-reduce-salt/#comment-17668 Moe Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:37:36 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-ways-to-reduce-salt/#comment-17668 The questions exist: How much salt do we need, and how much is too much? Does this change for a person with an active lifestyle? How is water intake related to this? The questions exist: How much salt do we need, and how much is too much?

Does this change for a person with an active lifestyle?

How is water intake related to this?

]]> By: Jaime http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-ways-to-reduce-salt/#comment-17662 Jaime Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:03:20 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-ways-to-reduce-salt/#comment-17662 I've always wondered about this, and hopefully someone knows - I have low-to-normal blood pressure (usually 110/70, but recently 90/60 or something half-dead like that), and I do love salty food - do I need to worry about my salt intake, or only if my blood pressure starts to creep up? I’ve always wondered about this, and hopefully someone knows – I have low-to-normal blood pressure (usually 110/70, but recently 90/60 or something half-dead like that), and I do love salty food – do I need to worry about my salt intake, or only if my blood pressure starts to creep up?

]]> By: Kurt http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-ways-to-reduce-salt/#comment-17657 Kurt Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:24:56 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-ways-to-reduce-salt/#comment-17657 There is something wrong with your numbers: "Because the average American gets 90% of his or her calories from processed foods, and because processed foods are typically very high in salt (sodium), this is a health issue on an epidemic scale. In fact, 77% of our sodium intake is from processed foods." If 90% of calories are from processed foods, and 77% of sodium is from processed foods, processed foods have to have a lower sodium/calorie ratio than non-processed foods. Please fix. There is something wrong with your numbers:
“Because the average American gets 90% of his or her calories from processed foods, and because processed foods are typically very high in salt (sodium), this is a health issue on an epidemic scale. In fact, 77% of our sodium intake is from processed foods.”
If 90% of calories are from processed foods, and 77% of sodium is from processed foods, processed foods have to have a lower sodium/calorie ratio than non-processed foods.

Please fix.

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