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Are Chloride and Sodium bad for you?

10/22/2018

 
Chloride is the second most abundant electrolyte in the blood after sodium, and a mineral that our body needs to create gastric juices and is also found in the fluid surrounding the cell next to sodium. Sodium chloride (NaCl), also known as salt, is used to absorb and transport nutrients, sustain blood pressure, balance fluids, transmit nerve signals, contract 
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and relax muscles. However, over the past few decades, sodium and chloride have gained a bad reputation and have been linked to conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease and stomach cancer. As a matter of fact, the most recent Dietary Guidelines for sodium intake to below 2,300 mg daily.
Sodium and chloride are not all bad. In fact, there is evidence that demonstrates that unrefined salt
may affect individuals differently and may not have as much of an impact on heart disease as once believed. Both minerals are essential for human health, as in the right balance they keep our cells in good shape. A healthy cell is permeable. This means that nutrients can be efficiently absorbed into the cell, and likewise the toxic by-products of metabolism can exit the cell efficiently. When the cell is in a healthy condition, the polarity of the cell is precise, meaning there is the right amount of intracellular potassium and magnesium and extracellular sodium and calcium. When the cell is healthy, a person functions optimally, both physically and emotionally. When the cell is open and permeable, you feel happy, energetic, and optimistic. 
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Dietary sodium is found in many vegetables, including spinach, chard, carrots, celery, beets, and tomatoes, seaweed and meat. It is also found in processed foods, like cold cuts and prepackaged foods. Both sodium and chloride are also found in salt. Refined salt such as table salt has been stripped of all but two minerals and contains harmful additives such as aluminum silicate, a toxic chemical found in a UK study to be the primary cause of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. 
​On the other hand, natural unrefined salt or Himalayan salt supplies the body with over eighty essential minerals. It helps stabilize irregular heart rate, regulates blood pressure, and extracts excess acidity from cells in the body (particularly brain cells). Additionally, balances blood sugar levels, clears lungs of excess mucus (particularly in asthma and cystic ​fibrosis), and clears sinus congestion. It is a natural antihistamine, regulates sleep, prevents muscle cramps, contributes to firm bones, helps prevent gout and gouty arthritis, is essential for maintaining sexual libido, and helps prevent varicose veins.
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Your body needs chloride and sodium to function, but too little or too much can be harmful to your health. Unfortunately, our society consumes too much sodium, particularly in the form of processed foods, which account for a 77% of sodium found in the average diet. Most people’s intake is so high that the kidneys have trouble keeping up with the excess in the bloodstream. As sodium accumulates, the body holds onto water to dilute the sodium. This increases both the volume of fluid and blood in the bloodstream. Increased blood volume means more work for the heart and more pressure on blood vessels. Over time, the extra work and stress can stiffen blood vessels, leading to high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, and heart failure. There is also some indication that too much salt (chloride), in particular, table salt (refined), can be harmful to the bones and can damage the heart, aorta, and kidneys even without increasing blood pressure.
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Although a high salt intake has been linked to several health conditions, a diet too low in salt can be detrimental to your health:
  • Reduced-salt diets could be linked to increased levels of blood cholesterol and blood triglycerides. Consequently, increase the risk of heart disease.
  • Salt restriction may cause a resistance to insulin, leads to higher blood sugar levels as well as an increased risk of diabetes.
  • A low-salt diet may lead to low blood sodium. This could lead to your body holding on to extra water, excess heat or overhydration, symptoms like headaches, fatigue, nausea and dizziness
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​Sodium deficiency is very rare and is usually a sign of an underlying disorder. It can also be caused by:
  • inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion, caused by disorders that affect hormone balance, certain drugs, and certain medical conditions
  • excessive water intake
  • Dehydration caused by prolonged vomiting or diarrhea
  • use of some diuretics
  • some kidney diseases
  • excessive and continuous sweating without proper hydration.
​To stay healthy and prevent excess sodium avoid processed foods, like cold cuts and prepackaged foods, and cooking meals at home.
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Until next week,
​Toni
​References:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1910064
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17320520
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22068710/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12535503
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10371376
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21036373
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9607376
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10824078/
Tayla Edmondson link
3/11/2022 01:54:59 am

Thank you for sharing this informative Article! It is very useful to everyone. Stay healthy and keep safe!


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