Flushing that dreaded SODIUM!!!!!!!!!
GouchisGirl
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Hey Ladies..... I don't think that there is one among us that doesn't have a complaint about what sodium does to our bodies. We eat a slice of pizza and hold 3 lbs of water weight for daaaaaayyyyyyysssss..... so this is what I found 
Consume 1 oz. of water for every pound of your body weight to flush sodium from your system.
Divide your body weight by the number of ounces your water bottle holds. This determines how often you'll have to fill the water bottle to reach your goal. For example a 148 lb. person using an 8 oz. water bottle should fill up 18.5 times per day
(Info from the FDA and AHA)
Here is a note from the Mayo Clinic:
1tsp of table salt = 2,325 mg of sodium!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We can NOT go sodium free because it is essential to our bodily functions.....
Your body needs some sodium to function properly because it:
Helps maintain the right balance of fluids in your body
Helps transmit nerve impulses
Influences the contraction and relaxation of muscles
Your kidneys naturally balance the amount of sodium stored in your body for optimal health. When your sodium levels are low, your kidneys essentially hold on to the sodium. When sodium levels are high, your kidneys excrete the excess in urine.
But if for some reason your kidneys can't eliminate enough sodium, the sodium starts to accumulate in your blood. Because sodium attracts and holds water, your blood volume increases. Increased blood volume makes your heart work harder to move more blood through your blood vessels, which increases pressure in your arteries. Such diseases as congestive heart failure, cirrhosis and chronic kidney disease can make it hard for your kidneys to keep sodium levels balanced.
The average American gets about 3,400 mg of sodium a day — much more than recommended. To help keep your sodium consumption in check, you need to know where the sodium comes from. Here are the main sources of sodium in a typical diet:
Processed and prepared foods. The vast majority of sodium in the typical American diet comes from foods that are processed and prepared. These foods are typically high in salt, which is a combination of sodium and chloride, and in additives that contain sodium. Processed foods include bread, prepared dinners like pasta, meat and egg dishes, pizza, cold cuts and bacon, cheese, soups, and fast foods.Natural sources. Some foods naturally contain sodium. These include all vegetables and dairy products such as milk, meat and shellfish. While they don't have an abundance of sodium, eating these foods does add to your overall sodium intake. For example, 1 cup (237 milliliters) of low-fat milk has about 107 mg of sodium.In the kitchen and at the table. Many recipes call for salt, and many people also salt their food at the table. Condiments may also contain sodium. One tablespoon (15 milliliters) of soy sauce, for example, has about 1,000 mg of sodium.
Know your labels
Many food packages include sodium-related terms. Here's what they mean:
Sodium-free or salt-free. Each serving in this product contains less than 5 mg of sodium.Very low sodium. Each serving contains 35 mg of sodium or less.Low sodium. Each serving contains 140 mg of sodium or less.Reduced or less sodium. The product contains at least 25 percent less sodium than the regular version. You should check the label to see how much sodium is in a serving.Lite or light in sodium. The sodium content has been reduced by at least 50 percent from the regular version. You should check the label to see how much sodium is in a serving.Unsalted or no salt added. No salt is added during processing of a food that normally contains salt. However, some foods with these labels may still be high in sodium because some of the ingredients may be high in sodium.But watch out — foods labeled "reduced sodium" or "light in sodium" may still contain a lot of salt. For example, regular canned chicken noodle soup contains about 1,100 mg of sodium per cup, so a product with 25 percent less sodium still has a whopping 820 mg of sodium per cup. The same holds true for "lite" or "light in sodium" varieties.
Try to avoid products with more than 200 mg of sodium per serving. And check the Nutrition Facts label closely for the serving size — and consider how many servings you actually eat.
(YOU CAN READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE AT THE MAYO CLINIC LINK BELOW)
So, while we can't avoid it all together, and we shouldn't, if we have a crazy day where we consume more sodium then we should, see if adhearing to the ounce of water per pound of body weight helps you to flush it out.
Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/32362-flush-sodium-body/#ixzz1gXBEw3LX
http://www.livestrong.com/article/32362-flush-sodium-body/
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sodium/NU00284
Consume 1 oz. of water for every pound of your body weight to flush sodium from your system.
Divide your body weight by the number of ounces your water bottle holds. This determines how often you'll have to fill the water bottle to reach your goal. For example a 148 lb. person using an 8 oz. water bottle should fill up 18.5 times per day
(Info from the FDA and AHA)
Here is a note from the Mayo Clinic:
1tsp of table salt = 2,325 mg of sodium!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We can NOT go sodium free because it is essential to our bodily functions.....
Your body needs some sodium to function properly because it:
Helps maintain the right balance of fluids in your body
Helps transmit nerve impulses
Influences the contraction and relaxation of muscles
Your kidneys naturally balance the amount of sodium stored in your body for optimal health. When your sodium levels are low, your kidneys essentially hold on to the sodium. When sodium levels are high, your kidneys excrete the excess in urine.
But if for some reason your kidneys can't eliminate enough sodium, the sodium starts to accumulate in your blood. Because sodium attracts and holds water, your blood volume increases. Increased blood volume makes your heart work harder to move more blood through your blood vessels, which increases pressure in your arteries. Such diseases as congestive heart failure, cirrhosis and chronic kidney disease can make it hard for your kidneys to keep sodium levels balanced.
The average American gets about 3,400 mg of sodium a day — much more than recommended. To help keep your sodium consumption in check, you need to know where the sodium comes from. Here are the main sources of sodium in a typical diet:
Processed and prepared foods. The vast majority of sodium in the typical American diet comes from foods that are processed and prepared. These foods are typically high in salt, which is a combination of sodium and chloride, and in additives that contain sodium. Processed foods include bread, prepared dinners like pasta, meat and egg dishes, pizza, cold cuts and bacon, cheese, soups, and fast foods.Natural sources. Some foods naturally contain sodium. These include all vegetables and dairy products such as milk, meat and shellfish. While they don't have an abundance of sodium, eating these foods does add to your overall sodium intake. For example, 1 cup (237 milliliters) of low-fat milk has about 107 mg of sodium.In the kitchen and at the table. Many recipes call for salt, and many people also salt their food at the table. Condiments may also contain sodium. One tablespoon (15 milliliters) of soy sauce, for example, has about 1,000 mg of sodium.
Know your labels
Many food packages include sodium-related terms. Here's what they mean:
Sodium-free or salt-free. Each serving in this product contains less than 5 mg of sodium.Very low sodium. Each serving contains 35 mg of sodium or less.Low sodium. Each serving contains 140 mg of sodium or less.Reduced or less sodium. The product contains at least 25 percent less sodium than the regular version. You should check the label to see how much sodium is in a serving.Lite or light in sodium. The sodium content has been reduced by at least 50 percent from the regular version. You should check the label to see how much sodium is in a serving.Unsalted or no salt added. No salt is added during processing of a food that normally contains salt. However, some foods with these labels may still be high in sodium because some of the ingredients may be high in sodium.But watch out — foods labeled "reduced sodium" or "light in sodium" may still contain a lot of salt. For example, regular canned chicken noodle soup contains about 1,100 mg of sodium per cup, so a product with 25 percent less sodium still has a whopping 820 mg of sodium per cup. The same holds true for "lite" or "light in sodium" varieties.
Try to avoid products with more than 200 mg of sodium per serving. And check the Nutrition Facts label closely for the serving size — and consider how many servings you actually eat.
(YOU CAN READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE AT THE MAYO CLINIC LINK BELOW)
So, while we can't avoid it all together, and we shouldn't, if we have a crazy day where we consume more sodium then we should, see if adhearing to the ounce of water per pound of body weight helps you to flush it out.
Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/32362-flush-sodium-body/#ixzz1gXBEw3LX
http://www.livestrong.com/article/32362-flush-sodium-body/
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sodium/NU00284
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do you think we should be drinking 1oz per body weight all the time or just when we have extra sodium in our diet?0
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geezzzz I have a hard enough time drinking the recommended 64 oz of water some days, I would be floating if I doubled that lol.... I hate sodium and why is it in EVERYTHING!!!!0
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do you think we should be drinking 1oz per body weight all the time or just when we have extra sodium in our diet?
I don't think we need to every day..... My goal will be if I go over 1500 mg to try. Yesterday, somehow, I was in the high range IMO so I did 20 glasses (didn't really have to struggle either). I can tell when I've eaten to much sodium (like those blasted cheap hot dogs) because my tongue feels tingly....... Or, if you just want to lose an extra ounce a few extra glasses of water wouldn't hurt 0 -
geezzzz I have a hard enough time drinking the recommended 64 oz of water some days, I would be floating if I doubled that lol.... I hate sodium and why is it in EVERYTHING!!!!
I know! Did you see that it is in syrup?! WTH? I was totally shocked.... oh and diet soda. If you are watching sugar you tend to forget the sodium, but its there......0 -
geezzzz I have a hard enough time drinking the recommended 64 oz of water some days, I would be floating if I doubled that lol.... I hate sodium and why is it in EVERYTHING!!!!
I know! Did you see that it is in syrup?! WTH? I was totally shocked.... oh and diet soda. If you are watching sugar you tend to forget the sodium, but its there......
I never use to log my diet or 0 calories foods/drinks, because I thought, "hey it's 0 there's nothing in it" one day someone told me to log EVERYTHING because there's hidden things in it like sodium. i was shocked0 -
geezzzz I have a hard enough time drinking the recommended 64 oz of water some days, I would be floating if I doubled that lol.... I hate sodium and why is it in EVERYTHING!!!!
I know! Did you see that it is in syrup?! WTH? I was totally shocked.... oh and diet soda. If you are watching sugar you tend to forget the sodium, but its there......
I never use to log my diet or 0 calories foods/drinks, because I thought, "hey it's 0 there's nothing in it" one day someone told me to log EVERYTHING because there's hidden things in it like sodium. i was shocked
Yes, I log everything because of that too... Plus, anything that is labeled as 0 calories means it just has less than 5 calories a serving. It maybe not actually be zero calories...
Great post by the way, Angie. I really need to do better on my sodium intake. Hypertension runs in my family...0
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