how many mgs. of salt per day should someone with high blood pressure limit themselves to?

Answer 1

2400mg Max! Its hard to do coz all process foods have salt.Dont add salt to anything and read labels carefully.Cheese pizza and hamburgers are loaded with salt!Forget fish and chips all together.Look at bread labels, cottage cheese,even yogurt and you will be surprised at the amount of salt they have! The AMA is trying to force the FDA to add a new label to foods.I hope they can do this coz it will be a great help.

Answer 2

If you have HBP. You should NOT be adding to salt to anything.
It counteracts the effects of some HBP meds like Norvasc or the popular 1 Accupril.

Answer 3

Switch to sea salt. Table Salt is toxic for those with high blood pressure. http://www.curezone.com/foods/saltcure.asp
http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/salt.htm

Ordinary table salt that is bought in the super markets has been

* Stripped of its companion elements and
* Contains additive elements [sometimes] such as aluminum silicate [please see note below] to keep it powdery and porous."

Drink 6-8 glasses of distilled water for several days and after your rehydrated body begins to flush toxins properly you can add small amounts of unrefined sea salt to your food.

Answer 4

As little as possible. Don't salt anything because it occurs in most everything we eat.

Answer 5

You should check with a dietician (your Dr can hook you up with one), but if you have high bp, salt is your enemy & should be avoided.