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Learn How an Everyday Spice Could Kill You and Your Loved Ones

By: Darrin Reservitz

High blood pressure is a health issue that causes innumerable fatalities in the United States each year. Short of death, you could have a heart attack or kidney problems. And sodium is an ingredient of a high blood pressure diet as it is one of the major high blood pressure causes. So the purpose of this article is to help improve your understanding of food labels as they relate to sodium, the role sodium plays in your diet, and how to limit your sodium intake so you can minimize the health effects of high blood pressure.

Know the Contents of Your Food

In our modern society, much of our sodium can be found in processed foods. A good habit to develop, before buying such food, is to read the ingredients label. If you’re like me, those food labels might as well have been written in Latin. You feel as if you need a chemistry degree to understand them. So a little tip: ingredients that contain “sodium” generally aren’t good for your blood pressure. For example, take disodium phosphate and monosodium glutamate (MSG). You can clearly see the word “sodium” in it. Miminize your use of such ingredients and foods.

Further, the FDA has tried to help with a sodium guide. For example, “low sodium” equates to 140 milligrams or less of sodium per serving. Or, as another example, 5 milligrams or less of sodium per serving is “salt free” food. You’ll find the entire guide on the Internet. It’s helpful to bring it with you when food shopping for reference.

Further, highly processed foods often contain high levels of sodium, making them contributory to a high blood pressure diet. I know what you’re thinking. You’re busy and have no time to cook. You rely on frozen dinners and canned goods to quickly whip something up for you and your family. Unfortunately, a good amount of these foods are laced with sodium.

The Infamous Salt Shaker – One of the More Prominent High Blood Pressure Causes

To conclude, you may be like other diners and reach for the salt shaker at dinner. And, to compound the matter, you may be adding salt to processed food that already contains high levels of sodium. So resist the “salt shaker” temptation. Perhaps you might even empty your salt shaker. Further, use natural herbs to add flavor to your food. Consider onions or thyme, for example. This may be hard to do, but it’s in your body’s best interest.

As you can see, sodium not only presents a high blood pressure health issue, but also is hard to avoid given our busy lives. If you look at your food labels, especially those of processed foods, you’ll start to see sodium everywhere. So remember to avoid ingredients with the word “sodium” in them as sodium can play a huge role in a high blood pressure diet. In addition, look to the FDA to assess sodium intake. And put down that salt shaker!

Take action now and you could soon be mitigating some high blood pressure causes and earning better health.

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