All my adult
life I have read that too much salt is bad for the body. When my husband had a
stroke, the doctors put him on a low-salt diet. I was dieting myself at the
time and barely ate any salt or carbs. Over a year and a half I lost around 20
pounds and was very happy, however I became sick
My daughter,
Christine, is a nurse who lives about 6 hours from us. When she came to visit,
she looked over my diet schedule, which included what I ate and how much.
She became worried and said, “Mom, you aren’t eating enough!” I said, “Yes, I
am. This diet is working great!” I had never found it easy to diet and was very
proud of myself. She told me I don’t eat enough carbs. As far as I was
concerned, carbs were the enemy of losing weight, so I ignored what she said.
Then,
shortly after she went home, I started vomiting when my stomach was empty. It
would come on all of a sudden, with hardly any warning. I would run to the
kitchen and grab a bowl. Afterwards, I could sit down to eat my lunch, so I knew
it wasn’t the flu. Also, I began to feel like I was going to faint, and my legs
became very weak when I awoke in the morning. I was used to having weak legs
because I have fibromyalgia, but this was much worse.
Then my
husband got the results of his blood tests, and it said his salt was low. I
looked this up on the internet and found all the symptoms I was having. My
husband decided to eat more salt and so did I. The vomiting stopped and if I
eat salt before bed, my legs are not weak. I don’t like salty food, so I put
some in a glass with water.
I am
including two addresses off the internet to share with you. There are hundreds
of sites to visit about this subject. I am not telling everyone to eat more
salt, I am just telling you what happened when I did not eat enough. I’m also
eating the Dreaded Carbs. This makes me mad, but I have found my energy goes up
when I eat more of them. I think I have gained back maybe 3 pounds. I need to
figure out how to maintain the weight I am at. What a pain in the neck.
Merry Christmas,
Everyone. May God’s light shine upon you and your families. May he bless you
with his presence and bring peace, joy and love to your soul.
Daily Salt Intake:
How Much Sodium Should You Have? (healthline.com)
Hyponatremia
- Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
