Re: Examine again: SALT Deprivation info

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I just had an A HA!!! Moment LOL I'm all but positive that I have a

shellfish allergy, sad when you are a Yankee and you've gotta git your

seafood fix LOL I bet my salt 'addiction' isnt helping since it has

iodine. I was wondering why my face had cleared up, but then broke out

again, I made T-dinner and added salt to several things, which I rarely do

when cooking.

[ ] Examine again: SALT Deprivation info

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> What is the point of this posting? Eat more salt?

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> The history of salt, etc was interesting but the science was faulty

> and misleading. It's unfortunate that a some of the posting is junk

> science mixed with a few tidbits of truth.

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> Salt - as in table salt - is sodium chloride. It is the exact same

> substance no matter where you get it - Kosher salt or Mortons brand

> table salt - it is all the same chemiscal compound.. Mortons comes

> in an iodized form which is good for people who don't eat much

> seafood as that is the best source of iodine.

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> BTW - " salt " when used in reference to the bodies electorlytes

> refers to any of many chemical compounds that, like sodium chloride,

> seperates into charged ions when placed in an aqueous (water-based)

> liguid. This can be water - or your blood which is 75% water. ALL

> salts do NOT remain in crystal form in water, blood, etc. It is true

> that it doesn't turn into sodium (the elemental material) or

> chlorine (the elemental material). Sodium loses an electron to

> chlorine and they disperse in the liquid. Because they have a

> charge, the particles do not come together to form the elements.

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> Electrolyte balance is very crucial and can be upset by many things

> including too LITTLE water, too much water, too few electrolytes -

> or too many salts (all electrolytes - not just table salt)etc.

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> I think a lot of people believe salt is bad is because some (only

> about 30%) of people with high blood pressure are " salt sensitive "

> which means that too much sodium chloride can make their high BP

> worse. The other 70% of people with high BP can eat salt without any

> ill effect. doctors tend to tell everyone with high blood pressure

> to cut back on salt because they can't tell by looking at someone

> who is going to be adversely affected.

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> Electrolytes ARE lost through the skin when you sweat. That's why

> athletes drink things like Gatorade. Gatorade contains a wide

> variety of typical electrolyte " salts " in addition to sodium

> chloride in the exact concentration that is the optimal

> concentration in the body - the salts plus water. This is to prevent

> dehydration not fix it.

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> The only way to become un-dehydrated (to hydrate) is to drink lots

> of fluids - especially water. If you eat a lot of salt, it makes you

> thirsty which is your bodies way of telling you to give it more

> water.

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> Also - not ALL people who have Lyme have excessive sweating.

> Symptoms can be so different from person to person. That's one

> reason docs have such a hard time dxing.

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> I'm not trying to start trouble or anything. Because of my training

> and experience (as a biochemist and researcher of 17 years), I tend

> to look at the science behind the picture.

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> Pam

> p.s. - Look at that posting on mycoplasms with great care also.

> Don't be fooled by psuedo-science.

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> What is the point of this posting? Eat more salt?

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Hi pam, I can answer this. I started off with - I have fevers and

get dehydrated - then the topic came up. I much appreciate your

feedback -

So now -

What would be best for chronic fluid loss? My doc doesn't take it

seriously but this could be making me less cognisant.

What would one recommend for say, 4 hours of a moderator fever - one

gatorade every 4 hours - or more? What about those salt replacement

preps?

Carmen

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f.y.i.,

it's not just salt your body needs when you sweat a lot, the

technical term is: electrolytes. And yes, I think Gatorade is good

for replenishing those.

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> > What is the point of this posting? Eat more salt?

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> Hi pam, I can answer this. I started off with - I have fevers and

> get dehydrated - then the topic came up. I much appreciate your

> feedback -

>

> So now -

>

> What would be best for chronic fluid loss? My doc doesn't take it

> seriously but this could be making me less cognisant.

>

> What would one recommend for say, 4 hours of a moderator fever -

one

> gatorade every 4 hours - or more? What about those salt replacement

> preps?

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> Carmen

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Hi again,

Unfortunately, the iodine isn't likely what you're allergic to in

shellfish. Most (not all) allergies are to proteins that are in

foods. Iodine is not a protein. Some of the (rare) non-protein

things people can be allergic to are metals such as nickle. People

who break out in a rash from jewelry are reacting to the nickle that

is part of the metal alloy most jewelry is made from - except gold,

silver and platinum.

Good reason to buy the expensive stuff!

Pam

> I just had an A HA!!! Moment LOL I'm all but positive that I

have a

> shellfish allergy, sad when you are a Yankee and you've gotta git

your

> seafood fix LOL I bet my salt 'addiction' isnt helping since

it has

> iodine. I was wondering why my face had cleared up, but then

broke out

> again, I made T-dinner and added salt to several things, which I

rarely do

> when cooking.

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<<<Unfortunately, the iodine isn't likely what you're allergic to in

shellfish. Most (not all) allergies are to proteins that are in foods.

Iodine is not a protein. Some of the (rare) non-protein things people can be

allergic to are metals such as nickel.>>

I can relate to this...........I am very allergic to Milk...........people

right away say....oh you are lactose intolerant.

That isn't my problem at all........I am allergic to a Milk Protein from

Cows.

I switched to Rice Milk and Sheep Cheese.........and I no longer have a

problem.

I don't care for Goat anything..........I love the Sheep Cheese!!

Connie

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In a message dated 12/5/2004 2:40:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,

lymielemon@... writes:

SEA SALT,

contains not just sodium chloride, but

SEVENTY FOUR other minerals your body needs.

I swapped to Sea Salt a few yrs ago, It seemed when I used regular Mortons

table salt it bothered my stomach as well as my heart. Since swapping to Sea

Salt I no longer have any trouble..

Robyn

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I, too, use sea salt. Best thing I ever did!

Jacqi

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SEA SALT,

contains not just sodium chloride, but

SEVENTY FOUR other minerals your body needs.

I swapped to Sea Salt a few yrs ago, It seemed when I used regular Mortons

table salt it bothered my stomach as well as my heart. Since swapping to Sea

Salt I no longer have any trouble..

Robyn