Cutting salt not the only way to lower blood pressure

Cutting salt not the only way to lower blood pressure
“Specifically, magnesium, calcium, potassium and fibre all appear to have blood-pressure-lowering effects…”

Fears over salt risk to children | Metro.co.uk

Fears over salt risk to children | Metro.co.uk

“Millions of children are storing up health problems for later in life because they are eating too much salt, a new study warns.

Youngsters with salty diets have higher blood pressure than those who eat more healthily, and are putting themselves at risk of heart disease and strokes. “

CASH – Consensus Action on Salt & Health

CASH – Consensus Action on Salt & Health

More information on the effects of salt on health from a U.K. based organization.

FDA to consider limits, labeling for salt | Science & Health | Reuters

FDA to consider limits, labeling for salt | Science & Health | Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it would hold a hearing to consider a consumer group’s petition that the agency tighten regulations and labeling for salt in food.

CSPI calls for tough regulations on salt

CSPI calls for tough regulations on salt
The consumer health group is calling for the FDA to revoke the ‘generally recognized as safe’ (GRAS) status of salt in a move to force food manufacturers to reduce sodium levels in processed foods.

Self Health Care: Holistic Medicine Secrets: Essential Nutrients For Anyone Over 50

Self Health Care: Holistic Medicine Secrets: Essential Nutrients For Anyone Over 50

“Magnesium: Magnesium is often overlooked and is essential to your cellular health. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables! Kelp provides a rich source of Magnesium. Look for a supplemental green drink that contains seaweed, especially kelp, at your local health food store.”

Diet experts compare salt to a global plague — chicagotribune.com

Diet experts compare salt to a global plague — chicagotribune.com

Excerpt:  Genes? Maybe not. “Contemporary populations, such as the Yanomamo Indians in the Amazon, the bushmen in Botswana and the Eskimos in Alaska, essentially have no hypertension or age-related increases in their blood pressure,” Madias added. “Their common characteristic is that they eat foods rich in potassium and low in salt, much like the diet our ancestors ate.”

It’s about balance. A typical American diet, high in salt and low in potassium-rich foods, can be deadly.

Dr. Christiane Northrup Writes About The Wonders of Magnesium

Dr. Northrup shares her knowledge of the many benefits of magnesium, including the magnesium / calcium connection, in the October issue of Healthy Wealthy N Wise.  She is a board-certified ob-gyn physician and today’s leading expert on women’s health issues.   Her special Menopause and Beyond: New Wisdom for Women, aired recently on PBS.

Fears over salt risk to children

A new study shows that salty diets in childhood may lead to higher risk of health problems later in life.

Source: Salt and blood pressure in children and adolescents by F J He, N M Marrero and G A MacGregor,  Journal of Human Hypertension advance online publication 6 September 2007; doi: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002268

Reduce Salt Intake Now to Prevent Hypertension Later

“On average, as salt (sodium chloride) intake increases, so does BP.  A reduced sodium intake can prevent hypertension in nonhypertensive individuals, can lower BP in the setting of antihypertensive medication, and can facilitate hypertension control.”

Source:  Lichtenstein et al. Diet and lifestyle recommendations revision 2006: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Nutrition Committee.  Circulation. 2006 Jul 4; 114(1):82-96.