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Addiction & Recovery

luvs2sing

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1. Blood pressure is regulated..

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Fri Jun 18, 2021, 02:14 PM

Jun 2021

by the levels of sodium and potassium in the body. If sodium is too high, blood pressure will be too high. If potassium is too high, blood pressure will be too low. And aldosterone is the chemical that regulates all of this. It’s a delicate balance.

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Last night I had a problem with an addition I did not realize:..."SALT" [View all] Stuart G Jun 2021 OP

Blood pressure is regulated.. luvs2sing Jun 2021 #1

And a pinch of salt tossed over the shoulder is to ward off bad luck too, should you accidently... SWBTATTReg Jun 2021 #2

I have high blood pressure... JoeOtterbein Jun 2021 #3

So....Too much is not good, and not enough is not good...What a pickle we are in... Stuart G Jun 2021 #5

According to an expert.: Stuart G Jun 2021 #4

Low salt diet brought my blood pressure down 40 points. patricia92243 Jun 2021 #6

...Thank You for your input and your experience... Stuart G Jun 2021 #7

Same here. C_U_L8R Jun 2021 #8

Exactly. When I eat with friends, they are adding salt to foods I already deem too salty. Midnight Writer Jun 2021 #9

I don't use a lot of salt I_UndergroundPanther Jun 2021 #10