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4 Responses to “Negating the harmful effects of a high sodium diet?”
Even if you’re “flushing” some, it’s still gonna be in your body doing damage. It’s not an instantaneous process. Sorry, better cut down on yer salt intake, chumly.
I’m not a nutrionist or a physician, but I don’t think simply flushing your kidneys with water will help save you from the effects of a high sodium diet.
Sodium (table salt) is one of several electrolytes that your body needs for optimum health. It must be in balance with the others, some of which are potassium, magnesium. Eating too much salt means you have too little of these other electrolytes.
So you cannot negate the effects of high sodium simply by drinking more water.
Sorry but no! I think there are some anatomy / physiology lessons you missed! Fluid does not “”flush the salt out of your system before it is absorbed by your stomach and into your bloodstream”. The kidneys remove substances FROM your bloodstream.
High sodium causes your heart to have to work harder (more blood volume has to be pumped because you retain more fluid). And more blood volume means your kidneys also have to work harder to get rid of the excess fluid.
October 9th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Christina Odom
Even if you’re “flushing” some, it’s still gonna be in your body doing damage. It’s not an instantaneous process. Sorry, better cut down on yer salt intake, chumly.
October 11th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Edward Friday
give you heart attack, anna nicole died because of taking high sodium diet pills.
compress your breath, heart start pumping too
October 14th, 2008 at 12:53 am
Maryann Batson
I’m not a nutrionist or a physician, but I don’t think simply flushing your kidneys with water will help save you from the effects of a high sodium diet.
Sodium (table salt) is one of several electrolytes that your body needs for optimum health. It must be in balance with the others, some of which are potassium, magnesium. Eating too much salt means you have too little of these other electrolytes.
So you cannot negate the effects of high sodium simply by drinking more water.
October 16th, 2008 at 10:31 am
Jerry Swinton
Sorry but no! I think there are some anatomy / physiology lessons you missed! Fluid does not “”flush the salt out of your system before it is absorbed by your stomach and into your bloodstream”. The kidneys remove substances FROM your bloodstream.
High sodium causes your heart to have to work harder (more blood volume has to be pumped because you retain more fluid). And more blood volume means your kidneys also have to work harder to get rid of the excess fluid.