advice please

melholden10

Hey so I realise this is generally the opposite to most peoples planned diets but I've been looking at my sodium levels on here and there alot under the recommended. I have problems with dizziness and feinting due to low sodium levels (seen on blood tests) but I can't stand salt never add it to cooking etc i was wondering if anyone knew any foods that were naturally higher in sodium and probably potassium as I think I might be low in that too. Thanks mel

TMcBooty

soup, seafood, sauce, pizza

TMcBooty

potassium - bananas

jennajava

if you're low in potassium, eat bananas-- and go to your health food store and get a supplement.

dls06

Pickles. But if you had blood work the Doctor should have told you what to do to raise they the healthy way. If not I would find another Doctor.

ansonrinesmith

Bananas are a great source of Potassium (400 mg)
Beets and Carrots are "high" in sodium (106 mg and 88mg)

Gatorade type drinks will have sodium and potassium.

tsbrown09

Pickles are super high in sodium and are said to reduce sugar cravings!

Drowndjellyfish

I know bananas are the typical but One small potato is 700 milligrams of potassium...

TLCfit

Kiwi is also a great source of potassium -- one kiwi fruit (without the skin) has 8% RDA of Potassium ... and 141% RDA of Vitamin C ... won't help with the sodium though.

Soy sauce has a pretty high sodium content -- if you like Asian flavors, maybe that would help ... also, some hard cheeses are higher in sodium ... one way to look for sodium-rich foods is to look at low-sodium "help" pages and eat what they say to avoid

melholden10

Thanks for the advice doctor just said to increase my sports drink intake when I run which I have done will try eating more bananas and carrots