Are you salt-sensitive? Learn more about salt sensitivity and the dangers of too much sodium.
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0:00 Introduction: The dangers of too much sodium
0:18 Is sodium bad for you?
0:43 Understanding sodium and potassium
2:26 How to handle salt sensitivity
3:58 Learn more about potassium-rich foods!
Let's talk about salt sensitivity and the dangers of consuming too much salt.
Consuming too much sodium can lead to certain health problems, including:
• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• Stroke
• Edema
• Increased mortality
The body tends to hold sodium when a person has a potassium deficiency. You can even have salt sensitivity, which causes you to retain sodium and water. But, again, this could be caused by a potassium deficiency.
Sodium and potassium work together in the body. The daily requirements for sodium are 2300 mg, but the daily requirements for potassium are 4700 mg. You really need twice as much potassium as sodium.
Many people aren't consuming enough potassium in their diet but consume a lot of sodium. A genetic problem can also cause some people to be salt sensitive.
I believe one of the best things you can do for salt sensitivity is to increase your potassium. I don't think a low-salt diet is the answer. You don't want to end up having a potassium deficiency and a sodium deficiency.
You need sodium and potassium to support the body in many different ways. If you're deficient in these key electrolytes, you could experience arrhythmias, fatigue, and weakness.
Overall, you need sodium, but you need a lot more potassium.
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44 responses to “The 5 Dangers of Too Much Sodium”
I mix potassium bitartrate (cream of tartar) into my pre-workout, along with cayenne, ginger, and turmeric, and take it everyday – (approx teaspoon of each/day) literally for about 5 years now. I don’t sweat it if I miss it, but I get it in basically no different than coffee (but I probably have more coffee overall 😉)
Hi, does cream of tartar really mitigate the symptoms of potassium deficiency?
@Black Pearl Have been told that it does help but it is not the best choice for supplementing potassium!
Dr can you please make a new detailed video about Familial Hypercholesterolemia?
I also found some articles mentioning that Coagulation Factors are more important cardiovascular risk factors than high LDL-cholesterol in people with familial hypercholesterolemia. Could higher cholesterol on people with FH actually be healthy and pose no risk at all? Also how good of an indicator is a CAC test for this?
What other alternatives there are? So far the pharma are only promoting Statins and PCSK9 inhibitors which is very unfortunate.
Take a look at Dr Paul Mason out of Sydney for advanced lipid analysis. He developed a decent guide when to get concerned when FH is a factor based off the HDL:TG ratios. Anything over 2.0 ratio would require further investigation with an Advanced Lipid Profile
Wow sir your immense knowledge is really an eye opening for whole world
Happy you found it useful! Be well!
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Dr. Berg, Dr. Carolyn Dean said in one of her videos that Vit D blocks the absorption of Magnesium and in your Mag Glycinate formula you have vitamin D. Can you do a video clarifying whether Vit D blocks absorption of Mg or not? Thank you.
Dad jumped on the No Salt bandwagon back in the 1970’s, and I could not change his mind. I wish we could hold the doctors and nutritionist that pushed this false narrative accountable for the harm that they caused for many millions of people. Smh
@Johnny Boone so sorry. For shame on doctors pushing harmful practices!!!
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@Johnny Boone so glad she is still with you🙏🏽
At first I thought you meant “No Salt”, which is pure potassium chloride.
For sure, I’m right with you with the SMH!
Thank you for the info as always Dr Berg 🌸
You’re very welcome!
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Very glad to be of help.
Dr.Berg is the best doctor!! I am learning a lot from this channel.. thank you so much.. 😄🙏❤️
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I love your Electrolyte powder with Magnesium, Potassium, and more. Not only is it healthy and increases my energy, but it tastes very good too. Moreover, I love that you use Himalayan salt though I do not use salt much. However, I do use Pink Himalayan salt whenever certain recipes call for it. GOD Bless you, Dr. Berg. 🙌🏼🙏🏽🙌🏼
You MUST have salt! Yeah, I too like his powder.
Putting Himalayan sea salt on an Avocado is a perfect way to get sodium, potassium, AND magnesium 🥑🤟🏽
Weird! I just did this just before I opened the video.
@Ian Stuart I sprinkle it on food. It’s sold as “No Salt” in grocery stores but I buy in bulk to avoid paying retail markup. 1 kilo lasts about a year for me.
?? Why himalayan ?? Whatis th magic of himalain? ?
@Dakoder II stop eatin for the taste .eat to be healthy.
I heard that Himalayan pink salt can have lead and chromium. I have a lot to get through but I’m just using sea salt, Celtic grey salt, kosher, and the Redmond real salt from Utah. I don’t like the Himalayan pink salt because it doesn’t fully dissolve when I use it to make chicken stock. I can always find left over grainy bits at the bottom of the pot.
I’m definitely so thankful for these data that you have explained earlier and I have started to use them since a few years and these have been such basic to decrease my cravings, increase my energy, to the point I can do weight resistance now, and I regained my youth and strength and all the hours that I don’t think about foods…❤❤❤
Big congrats to you Madame. Not a bad thing to feel healthier!
Thank you, my brother just had a stroke, we are going through a very difficult two days 🙏🏼 😢 No movement on his right side ,can you do a video on STROKE please.
He has one … he also has a video on what to do after a stroke look it up . Just type “stroke Dr berg” and it will pull up
Here you go: https://youtu.be/iBDYdTaMUTg
Hope it helps answer your question!
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In the 1970’s and 80’s, my dad added table salt to just about everything he ate, no sodium problems. My mom avoided salt and had high sodium levels. My dad loved raw vegetables. My mom meats and sweets.
Your moms issue was the sweets then, don’t lump meat into the same category. Humans have eaten meats for 4.5 million years, whereas sugar for only around 10,000 years. So don’t lump Meat, which is essential and vital for humans, together with candy/sweets (poison).
@Appo Exactly, thanks for setting the record straight!
Dear Dr. Berg
I have a question concerning Potassium and Sodium and how to calculate the values correctly. When I have a blood test, it gives me the standard of 3.8-5 mmol/l, and I am at 3.8.
Now to convert that value to mg/dl, I must multiply by the factor 3,9. Do I then multiply by the amount of blood that is in my system, lets say, 6liters, which would be 60dl?
So 3,8 x 3.9 is 14,82, then multiplied by 60 is 889.2mg of total Potassium. Is that calculation correct?
If yes, then why would that be the lower end of the standard when I need a whopping 4700mg per day? The upper end, 5 mmol/l would be 1900mg by my calculations.
I hope you can help me with this. Thank you so much!
In Russian alternative medicine, the notion of the Ca-K “balance” is a dominat one. Thank you for alerting the US viewers too!
I began taking Potassium and Magnesium and B1, based upon an earlier video. My PTSD and anxiety had been off the charts.
Though circumstances also changed, I have the impression at least that those three supplements have made some difference.
Thank you Dr. Berg for telling the truth. Stay blessed! ✨✨✨
It’s uncanny how many times I have had a nutrition question that Dr. Berg will come out with a video the next day that answers the question.
Thank you for this. It makes so much sense. I am now increasing my potassium intake to see if my blood pressure goes down. I want to do it the natural way, not with pharmaceuticals. I had been taking only 99mg potassium daily.