Saying No To Sodium
By Nona Morris
@nonersays (3329)
United States
August 19, 2016 8:22am CST
Good Friday Morning Friends! How are you all today? Any good plans for today?
So, I have high blood pressure. I mean, REALLY high. It can get into the 170/120 range. I'm surprise something in me hasn't busted by now.
For a while I had it back in a normal range with diet and exercise but...
I quit exercising and I find it really, really, REALLY hard to give up my salt.
I like things salty. I always have. (probably plays a part in my blood pressure being so high). I'm not a sweet snacker. Give me a choice of a chocolate bar and a bag of chips and I'll go for that bag of chips almost every time.
I bought something called "NoSalt" to put on my food but rarely use it. It taste funny to me.
But, I really need to start saying NO to all the sodium and get my blood pressure under control before my doctor puts me on blood pressure medicines.
Are you a salty snacker or a sweet snacker? Do you have normal or high blood pressure? How do you stay healthy?
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4 responses
@rina110383 (24495)
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21 Aug 16
I prefer salty snacks but rarely do I eat chips. Same is true with sweet snacks. I prefer eating rice meals.
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@nonersays (3329)
• United States
20 Aug 16
Salty and sweet. I still prefer salty, BUT... a good chocolate covered pretzle can be yummy.
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@nonersays (3329)
• United States
21 Aug 16
@LadyDuck I know it is supposed to be healthy in may ways, but I've never developed a taste for dark chocolate.
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@LadyDuck (458007)
• Switzerland
20 Aug 16
@nonersays A piece of dark chocolate, as is, in the evening is what I like more.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
19 Aug 16
I like both! But with diabetes the lesser evil is the chips. I do not have high BP but Tony does, like you and he is on meds, I have slowly reduced his salt and he can say things are to salty now. I have that no salt crap! Yes using smaller amounts of salt DOES work on lowering the bp I have done it for him and others.
@nonersays (3329)
• United States
20 Aug 16
There is a chip my friend let me try yesterday that was really good. I can't remember what flavor but it was one of the weird lays ones. It tasted like steak!
I had my BP under control a while back, but I lost control of my salt intake. I just CAN'T. I do need to start using less though.
@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
19 Aug 16
I was diagnosed with high blood pressure about a year ago. Mine can go really high too. One time when I went to the ER it was reading 210/120. They took me right in. I try to control it through diet and exercise but stress is also a big factor for me. I have cut way back on salt and I do read labels and watch my sodium intake. I would rather go with no salt then to use "NoSalt". That stuff tastes terrible. I try to use other spices rather then salt. I find after a while you get use to not having salt and things taste no so bad. I prefer salt over sweets any day. My blood pressure has been staying in the normal range lately. Some days are high so I have to keep monitoring it and trying to keep within an healthy level.
@nonersays (3329)
• United States
20 Aug 16
That sounds SCARY high! So with monitoring are you mostly high or mostly normal?
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
20 Aug 16
@nonersays mostly normal but I do have my occasionall high day but not as high as when I was in the hospital.
