For the person with depleted adrenals sunbathing on the beach can have devastating results. The salt loser that attempts to function on low salt does not understand why he feels faint, or is suddenly unable to function in the heat, or he feels his mind is cloudy and his energy gone.
He may become very weak, tired, and depressed. Salt is needed for the electrical function of the heartbeat, to make hydrochloric acid in the stomach, and for the fluid around the cells.
Sodium is the principal fluid outside of the cell (extra-cellular fluid) and as a result affects the proper function of all cells. The nerve cells of the brain, and consequently all of our emotions, are affected by the salt levels.
Adding enough sodium chloride (salt) to the diet may be all that is needed for some patients.
Even other types of conditions, like kidney disease, need "some" salt and should have a moderate amount. According to Richard H. Ahrens, Ph.D. of the USDA and an Associate Professor of Nutrition at the University of Maryland, salt use does not cause hypertension as is frequently claimed.
There should be no salt restrictions during pregnancy and no diuretic use.
If there is edema in pregnancy, extra salt brings about diuresis. It can be a serious mistake for an individual to avoid salt for no apparent reason.
For any loss of body fluids - excessive perspiration or urination, vomiting or diarrhea - the lost salt must be replaced.
A person with undiagnosed adrenal dysfunction (who is therefore a salt loser) on a salt restricted diet may be slowly deteriorating as the result.
There appears to be no food that naturally contains more sodium than potassium and therefore salt must be added to the diet. This is why Gandhi led the revolution in India.
Salt is essential to life. In Addison's Disease, where there is a complete non-function (atrophy) of the adrenal cortex, patient's can suffer from prostration, die from excess perspiration or a diet high in potassium or low in sodium.
To find the amount of salt you need, gradually increase your salt intake until you find the amount you feel best on - usually 2 to 10 grams or roughly 1/2 teaspoonful to 1 tablespoonful.
After determining the amount, try to cut back and see if that is just as effective. The addition of a small amount of sugar actually helps you absorb salt.
In fact this is the basis for many popular electrolyte replacement products like Gatorade� . Some individuals may also need potassium.
Some may suggest using sea salt, but in the larger amounts that hypoadrenocortics need, you may overdose on trace minerals.
The name trace minerals means one needs only a trace amount. The main minerals and electrolytes such as calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, iron, iodine, and zinc are needed in larger amounts on a regular basis.
Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt is plain sodium chloride without additives. When dissolved in water, it results in a clear solution indicating no additives.
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Really important info..thanks for posting Sparkle,
Gael
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Thanks for posting it.
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Some people shouldn't use salt. I'm one of them because I tend to get kidney stones and have hypercalciumemia. My kidney doctor has told me not to use salt because salt makes kidney stones.
I also have to keep on a low calcium and low oxylate diet. Not fun, but I want to keep my kidneys!
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This may not be healthy for everyone,
But I felt so much better when I was on 10 g sea salt and 10g Vitamin C per day.
I kept thinking to myself that anything that made me feel that good should not be stopped. So I did stick with it for awhile.
Maybe the reason I felt so good where these hormone issues.
I did herx for the first few days to a week, and at that point it seemed like some kind of infection was being killed because I was having headaches and night sweats.
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Sea Salt is in a highly charged state it is not static and will not store in your kidneys, but pass through you as natural salts are meant too.
Sea Salt is soooomuch different than table salt and or processed salt. We are 75% saline and the composition is very close to sea salt. We lose salt everyday in various ways. If we lost blood everyday wouldn't we need to replace it?
I think we are going to eventually come to the realization that we have been fed the wrong information. These same doctors don't have a clue about Lyme disease and how to diagnose it.
What makes us think that they are giving us the correct information on anything else?
Hoosier,
If you felt so much better on salt/c, why would you not continue taking it?
Gael
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I think it depends on what your health issues are. Salt/C is not for everyone. That could also be true of eating peanuts or chocolate - if you have an allergy or any other dietary consideration.
I haven't tried this salt/C protocol but it seems it also may help with adrenal insufficiency. My doctor actually told me to eat more salt since my blood pressure was on the low side.
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I don't know that much about kosher salt, what are the bigger differences between it and the other salts?
Since some sea salts have more trace minerals in them than others, what would be the best recommendation? I was using a celtic sea salt that I had to order, and I seemed to do okay with it.
Bought some coarse sea salt locally, and I swear if I eat it it makes me nauseated no matter how little I consume........is that weird?
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The "natural" sea salts may have too much of the trace minerals. That's why the article says to use the Kosher salt, instead.
We may over-do the trace minerals with the natural sea salts. They may be good for seasoning food but it may be too much to take if you are doing these salt protocols.
Maybe that's why if made you nauseated, Tif...? I thought the natural sea salt would be better but I might have been wrong. I'm going to start this protocol soon.
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Ginger is a nice help to reduce nausea.
It may also be helpful to check back over other reasons for nausea.
While anyone considering the Salt/C protocol has to have all this checked first, periodic checks along the way may be a good idea, too, to be sure it's okay to continue or what adjustments might needed:
checklist:
high blood pressure; diabetes; any variations of cardiac rhythm; or any kidney problems.
There's more here to study before starting added salt to be sure this would be a good fit - or if somewhere along the line you need to take another look:
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I did a modified Salt C. Never could tolerate more than 4g a day. I could not swallow sea salt on it's own, so I did salt tablets, and added colloidal minerals. I still take a 1mg salt tablet when my cortisol levels get too low.
KFYI, kidney stones are often caused by nanobacterium. There is a homeopathic series remedy for that disease that works well for some people.
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NORMALLY Na is extracellular and K is intracellular.
Bb uses Na for its Na-ATPase and NaCl for motility.
Which does drive down our plasma extracellular Na level.
Low levels of plasma Na is a seizure trigger (hyponatremia).
Edema: "The proteins help to hold salt and water inside the blood vessels so fluid does not leak out into the tissues. If a blood protein, called albumin, gets too low, fluid is retained and edema occurs, especially in the feet, ankles and lower legs."
Proteins (which are chains of amino acids = the building blocks of proteins) are deficient because Bb is robbing us of several amino acids needed to make OUR proteins.
Most kidney stones are calcium. Bb triggers calcium to go in and then out of the cell.
It is being pulled from storage...bones...
To TRY to activate Bb's PKC INHIBITOR. Bb is preventing a CALCIUM activated transfer of phosphates onto proteins.
The body keeps trying and trying...
BTW..."a lysine deficiency can cause kidney stones." " A lysine deficiency may also lead to calcium loss, which could increase the risk of developing osteoporosis."
While Na (and NaCl) does kill many OTHER pathogens, it may impact our beneficial bacteria and certainly Bb needs Na and NaCl.
Delicate balance...enough for us, but not too much to "feed" Bb.
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