Is salt bad for blood pressure? The most common answer to this question is that salt is bad for blood pressure. It causes your body to hold on to too much water in your blood vessels which could increase your blood pressure.
When you have too much water in your blood vessels because salt is holding that water in your vessels, you will have an increase in your blood volume: therefore, this extra salt and water increase your blood pressure. If truth be told, there is no simple answer because the amount and type of salt would have to be considered.
Many antihypertensive medications (blood pressure medications) work to reduce the amount of circulating blood or relax the blood vessels.
However, a study published in 2013 reveled that salt intake does not increase blood pressure. These findings contradict years of research findings that indicate that salt increases blood pressure.
Further, a study published in the American Journal of Medicine conducted over a 14 year period indicated that salt is beneficial in order to be healthy. What is going on?
Is Salt Good or Bad for Blood Pressure?
If you drink 2-4 cups of caffeinated coffee, you can urinate lots of salt from your body. So far, the research conducted regarding salt and hypertension appears contradictory. What to do?
According to research, there seems to be “good” salt and “bad” salt, if you will. The “bad” salt is the white table salt, which is the salt that is damaging to blood vessels and your health. However, the “good” salt is not likely damaging to your blood vessels and health.
Actually, “good” salt is essential for your health because “good” salt contains essential minerals. That said, Celtic salt or Pink Himalayan salt is the two salts considered to be the “good” salt.
When cooking, use either Celtic or Pink Himalayan salt, and try not to add salt to your food at the table. Some may say the best salt out of the two “good” salts would be Celtic salt because it has three types of magnesium. Magnesium is good for blood pressure because it helps relax blood vessels.
Of course, check with your health care provider for the recommendations that are BEST for you, and do not take this information as medical advice.
Salt is an acquired taste! The more salt you eat the more you will need for good flavor. On the other hand, the less salt you eat, the less you will need for good flavor.
Ideally, decrease your intake of Celtic or Pink Himalayan salt to a healthy level of fewer than 2 grams a day. Do this gradually for the best quality of life. Going cold turkey (eliminating all at once) may be less sustainable.
What Does American Heart Association Advise
The American Heart Association (AHA) found that over 75% of the average persons’salt
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