Calories, Fat, Protein, Carbs and LOW SODIUM DIET

The low sodium diet is an integral part of our wellness. So far we have looked at the basic concept of keeping our calories in balance with the amount of activity that we are doing.

Do not consume more calories than what you are burning and you will not gain weight.

Counting calories is an absolute must to really know what you are consuming. Along with counting calories it is relatively simple to keep a track of fat protein and carbs from reading the food labels.

What we need to chat about now is a low sodium diet.

Sodium is the ticking time bomb inside of our diet.

Your food is laced with sodium as a preservative. There are

no legal limits of how much sodium manufacturers can put into your food.

Manufacturers, however, do have to put the sodium contents on the food label. Restaurant food however do not have to give you a food label.

There are currently lawsuits against several major restaurant food chains in the United states for salty food allegedly causing hypertension.

Did you know that hypertension is the number one risk for death in the world!

According to the American Heart Association, at least 70% of the sodium in the average American diet is coming from the food itself, not from a salt shaker.

Too much sodium causes salt toxicity

Overworks and damages kidneys trying to expel excess salt

- Increases the risk for kidney stones

- Increases the risk for stomach cancer

- Lowers metabolism

- Increases the risk for diabetes

- Increases the risk for osteoporosis

- Damages the heart and contributes to cardiovascular disease

- Hardens arteries, decreasing the flow of oxygen in the blood

- Increases the risk for strokes

Salt toxicity produces more fat cells in the body, makes the fat cells more dense, increases food cravings, and decreases the ability to burn fat and repair muscle. More than 70 million Americans are obese, and salt toxicity is a major contributor to that condition.

In our efforts to be diet conscious we have focused on calories and on fat. We have tried to balance carbohydrates and protein with our activity and sleep patterns. Little did we realize what impact sodium could have on our weight and our overall health.

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