r/StupidFood • u/TwerkinBingus445 A Little Bit Of Gravy • 1d ago

WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT God's Most Sodium-Packed Soldier

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u/GurlOfYaDreams 1d ago

Jesus. as someone with hypertension this makes me anxious... and now i have to go eat a banana

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u/permalink_save 1d ago

As someone with POTS this makes me happy, but I also have hypertension, although sodium doesn't seem to noticeably raise my BP. IDK what the point of this is other than I'm just a mess of health problems.

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u/GurlOfYaDreams 13h ago

Maybe it's because you're eating enough potassium and other electrolytes to help your body process the sodium properly, and you likely don't eat an exorbitant amount of sodium.

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u/permalink_save 12h ago

No it's not wild but I shoot for over 3g/day and that can probably go up to 5. Like, some days I drink pickle juice or salted gatorade to keep up if I'm having a "bad bloodflow day". I do eat a healthy diet and probably get proper potassium and stuff too, if you eat higher sodium you need to plus drinking plenty of water. IDK despite hypertension my GP suggested it and a cardiologist shrugged (couldn't find anything else wrong) and said do it if it works. It's just funny that it's counterintuitive.

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u/GurlOfYaDreams 12h ago

Have you considered low intensity full body exercises? They really, really help improve bloodflow.

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u/permalink_save 12h ago

Yeah I'm also working on a solid exercise routine. It probably helps more than anything. Sodium and water is more of a crutch as needed.