Is Sodium Bad? An Unique Look from a Personal Trainer and Bootcamp Coach

Hey whats up, We constantly hear about how bad sodium is but is it? Let's take a look Sodium's functions*: -Regulate fluid balance -Work with kidneys: Filter & reabsorb sodium, adjusts sodium & water excretion. This is especially important for those of you who sweat a lot in bootcamp and personal training sessions, sweating is good but there needs to be reabsorption.  -Maintain blood volume & pressure -Absorb nutrients from digestive track *from the Linus Pauling Institute  It turns out Sodium is not all bad and that we need it. So why do we hear its so bad? Because like most things, we abuse its use. The average American takes in 3,300 mg a day when the average American SHOULD take in 2,300 mg and for people over 51, African Americans, those with heart, kidney or blood pressure issues , 1,500 mg. HEy now! That's excess baby The culprits of high sodium;  packaged food aged anything (cheese, meats) sandwich meats most carbs soups condiments  snacks... OH then there is Table Salt (40% sodium,60% chloride)....which if you are still adding table salt to your cooked or cold food, as Mike Ditka would say "STOP IT!" Okay okay so too little is bad, too much is also bad. How much do I need? Don't eat anything with more the 140 mg per serving and be more aware of sodium contents. Like most things that are low in ____ or ___ free, there is typically compensation for whatever its intentionally lacking...so low sodium often means high fat or high sugar....endless things to worry about, I know. To solve this issue, m.e.l.t. is creating special nutrition cheat sheets for all personal training and bootcamp members, so they don't need to worry about guessing.  If you are checking us out for the first time, make sure to email info@meltfitnesstudio.com so we can hook you up with a FREE pass to our bootcamp experience - YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT! http://www.meltworkout.com Make sure to be aware of sodium & ditch the table salt. #eatclean JC