Try a Sodium Shake-Down
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Research shows it may be easier than you think.
You know all those 30-day free trials offered by fitness centers and weight loss programs? That’s because 30 days seems to be the magic number when it comes to making a healthy habit stick. It turns out that the same may be true for going low sodium.
In a recent study of 354 people with borderline or mild high blood pressure, participants were assigned to follow three diets for 30 days each in random order. One diet put a 1,200 mg cap on sodium, another limited intake to 2,300 mg daily (the amount recommended by the American Heart Association to prevent or reduce high blood pressure), and the last allowed 3,500 mg per day (the amount most Americans consume). At the end of the study, participants voted that the saltiness of the 2,300 milligram diet was the “most acceptable” level.
To start shaking your salt habit, skip salting your foods at the table, read labels on prepared foods, and eat more whole foods such as fresh fruits and veggies, which don’t have added salt.
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For all those that are or have a spouse(like me) that is on a LOW SODIUM DIET-I FEEL YOU PAIN!!! I found it very hard and it took FOREVER to find products at our local grocery stores. We have come to rely on a website my husband found while recovering from conjestive heart failure www.heartwisefood.com -they have many foods that I would never found here. Some of our favorites are: Marios Low Sodium Black Olives, Heinz No Salt Added Ketchup, Seasons NO SALT ADDED Sardines, Williams NO SALT ADDED Chicken & Original Chili mixes & Herbox NO SALT ADDED Instant Chicken & Beef Boullion Packets. Good Luck-it is a healthier way of life, so keep off the salt!
Posted at
7:35 PM
February 1 2009
by
lowsodium girl
Please give us ideas on how to flavor our foods low sodium, and what preoducts are really low sodium, not just a bit lower than other products that are very high sodium. Thank you!
Posted at
12:37 PM
November 3 2008
by
laura
