Constance
Master Chef
I had some health issues earlier this year that almost put me down. Fortunately, when I quit taking aspirin and got two pints of red cell packed blood, the issues were resolved.
I went in last week for a 6 month follow-up, and gave the friendly lab vampire a BIG vial of blood. Everything was great...red blood cells were back up, liver, kidney functions were normal (good news for a drinker), as were thyroid and potassium levels, sugar was slightly high, but not bad...the only problem was that I was low on sodium.
The reason for the low sodium is the same thing that keeps my liver and kidneys clean...I drink a LOT of liquids. I have a glass of iced tea in my hand all day until beer-thirty. When I go to bed, there's ice water on the night stand. But all those liquids leach out the salts.
This isn't a fluke...My sodium level always turns up low, and every time the doctor says, "Salt your food." Thing being, I just don't like my food that salty.
Does anyone have suggestions on how to get more sodium into my diet?
I went in last week for a 6 month follow-up, and gave the friendly lab vampire a BIG vial of blood. Everything was great...red blood cells were back up, liver, kidney functions were normal (good news for a drinker), as were thyroid and potassium levels, sugar was slightly high, but not bad...the only problem was that I was low on sodium.
The reason for the low sodium is the same thing that keeps my liver and kidneys clean...I drink a LOT of liquids. I have a glass of iced tea in my hand all day until beer-thirty. When I go to bed, there's ice water on the night stand. But all those liquids leach out the salts.
This isn't a fluke...My sodium level always turns up low, and every time the doctor says, "Salt your food." Thing being, I just don't like my food that salty.
Does anyone have suggestions on how to get more sodium into my diet?