It's important for POTS patients to know the difference between salt and sodium. It's easy to make this common mistake.
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More Potassium for Salt Lovers
Here's some good news for folks who need to lower their blood pressure, but who love their salt: Increasing Potassium helps reduce your blood pressure as much as lowering sodium. Research from Harvard Medical School found that it's the ratio of sodium to potassium--rather than the absolute amount of sodium--that most determines your risk for… Continue reading More Potassium for Salt Lovers
Over-salting our families?
We POTSies who are able to cook may need to watch out for over-salting the food we serve to our loved ones, especially because our taste buds adapt, making it easy to forget how salty our meals might be. While a POTSy body may need extra salt, it can be a slow killer for others.… Continue reading Over-salting our families?
