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If you are prone to kidney stones, drink plenty of water (6 to 8 glasses per day) to reduce the chance of their formation. Research suggests that a diet low in sodium and oxalate and high in citrate significantly reduces risk of calcium-based kidn...
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Most people with heart problems, including high blood pressure, need to eat less salt, or sodium. Here are ideas on how to do that.
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Here are some ideas for low-salt foods you can easily prepare yourself.Eating salt (sodium) can make your body retain too much water. Excess water makes your heart work harder. Canned, packaged, and frozen foods are easy to prepare, but they are often high in sodium. Here are some ideas for low-salt foods you can easily prepare yourself.
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Table salt sprinkled on food accounts for about 15 percent of most people's daily sodium intake. An additional 10 percent occurs naturally in foods. The remainder -- 75 percent -- comes from processed and restaurant food.
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Americans consume two to three times more salt or sodium than is healthy.Too much salt in your diet can contribute to high blood pressure and other health problems. But salt, or sodium chloride, is hard to avoid. It's in just about every processed or packaged food in the supermarket aisle.
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Oral rehydration therapy(ORT) involves the replacement of fluids and electrolytes lost during an episode of diarrheal illness. Diarrheal illnesses are pervasive worldwide, and they have a particularly large impact in the developing world.
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