On Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 2:52:53 PM UTC-6, dsi1 wrote:
> On Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 9:35:44 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> > On Wed, 14 Nov 2018 19:41:40 -0800 (PST), RichD
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >Everyone has heard the sermons about salt intake, watch
> > >your diet, blah blah. I'm usually inclined to ignore the
> > >puritans, as today's counsel becomes tomorrow's obsolescence.
> > >
> > >However, it's a fact that salt gets added to all prepared
> > >foods, in quantity. It stands to reason, we're overdosing
> > >on sodium. So I've cut way down - I buy cans and packages
> > >"no salt added" whenever possible, and seldom add it to
> > >my cooking.
> > >
> > >Now here's the question: how low is too low? Salt is
> > >a necessity, is it not? What happens if one cuts too
> > >much, what are the symptoms?
> > >
> > >I'm hoping there are some food scientists here, as well as foodies -
> >
> >
> > Acording to my cardiologist anything under 500 mg per day is too
> > little. He has me on a heart failure dietary restriction. 2000 mg
> > upper limit.
> >
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> Your heart is a bio-electro-mechanical device. It needs an electrolyte for proper operation - the same as your car battery. Your electrolyte levels need to be in order to keep your heart pumping - just like your car battery..
>
> My mom fell into a coma and later died because her heart stopped. The docs think it was because her electrolyte levels were too low. I disagree - I think her heart stopped because she got an electric shock. That's electricity for you, can't live without it but sometimes it'll kill you.

Yes and no on so many levels!!

Cardiac Muscle Cells actually self-regulate a beat. But the innervation of cardiac muscles is like the Master Pacemaker naturally.

Now if you wanna talk about sodium ion levels in the blood, these have little to do with cardiac and more to do with water metabolism in the body! Because our body will work very hard to MAINTAIN a blood level of sodium ions between 135-145mEqs, and if that concentration drops, your body can't make more sodium but it CAN tuck water from the bloodstream into cells to raise the Na levels in your blood, which works well except in cells in your SKULL! The cells swell up, cutting off bloodflow to the brain! First headaches, then confusion, followed by coma and death!

Sodium kills you via the brain. Potassium kills ya via the heart!

John Kuthe, RN, BSN, Cannabis Nurse wannabe!