High Blood Pressure

Should You Eat A Low Carbohydrate Diet If You Have High Blood Pressure?

Many people have High Blood Pressure (HBP) or Hypertension and are not aware of it

Most people who have high blood pressure do not have symptoms 

In some cases, people with high blood pressure may have a pounding feeling in their head or chest, a feeling of being lightheaded, dizziness or other signs

HBP or Hypertension can put you at risk of major diseases such as heart attack, stroke and kidney failure

Apparently HBP cannot be cured, at least cannot be cured by taking pills

Can it be cured by eating a low carb diet? There are many people who are eating this way and losing weight or bringing down their insulin levels and inflammation levels which in turn brings down HBP or Hypertension levels and then the chances of major diseases are greatly reduced

Also it is a good idea to protect yourself from these diseases by making sure your potassium and magnesium levels are optimised and if you have chronic stress in your life then try and minimise this

Check out Dr. Ken Berry's Book - Lies My Doctor Told Me or his YouTube channel where there are many positive testimonials for High Blood |Pressure by eating a low carb diet

Signs You Need Salt

What are the Signs You Need Salt?

Many of us have been led to believe that we should limit our salt intake or to eat a low salt diet

It turns out that many people have listened to this advice and now we are just not getting enough daily salt

There are many symptoms which could be caused by a low salt diet 

Fatigue can be a cause of a being depleted of salt, try adding more salt to your diet or even taking a pinch in your hand a licking it so see if it makes any difference

Headaches can be another cause, again try taking more salt on a daily basis or try drinking some pickle juice to see if this helps

Do you ever get cramp or twitches, definitely a sign of lack of magnesium and potassium and real salt can help

Irritability is also a sign, try taking more salt to improve your mood

How about muscle weakness, do you suffer from this? Many body builders increase their intake of salt before going to the gym

Poor mental focus or forgetfulness may be a lack of salt, the neurons in your brain and in your cells need salt in order to function properly and optimally

We need lots of real salt in our diets, salt depletion can also lead to more serious illnesses such as low blood levels, heart conditions

Real salt is good for you, make sure you pick one without micro and nano plastics, try to stay away from evaporated sea salt - see link below for the one I use

Tip: if you have overdone it on the alcohol or partying try taking some salt in water before you go to bed or when you wake up the next morning 

Alison

Are You Salt Depleted?

 Is Salt Bad For You?

This is a very important Health & Nutrition topic

Millions of people limit their salt intake because they think it is bad for them, is this true?

Sodium (salt) is essential for every single cell function in your body

We are led to believe from the "experts" that too much salt leads to diseases and poor health however if you are salt depleted you would definitely feel unwell

Mammals will walk for miles to find a salt block, why?  - because they know when they need it

Salt contains magnesium and potassium along with other important elements so to function optimally we need salt, think about muscle cramps which is a lack of magnesium, this is your body telling you that you are salt depleted

Of course the quality of the salt  must be good, table salt will probably harm your health as will the salt found in most processed foods

Himalayan pink salt is acceptable, however the best one I have found is Redmond Real Salt, highly recommended

Alison