If you’re experiencing water retention – swollen lower legs, ankles and feet and hands – conventional medical advice says you are likely consuming too much salt, which the body compensates for by retaining water in order to dilute sodium levels in your system.
The stone-age began some 2.5 million years ago, followed by the bronze-age and then the iron-age. These periods are named based on the remains of artifacts made by our early ancestors.
Many of us have grown up with a mental picture of cows and sheep grazing peacefully on idyllic green pastures when we think of dairy and meat production.
The push to consume less salt is not only standard health advice. It has become part of popular culture, so universally accepted that it is never questioned. Discovering how unconvincing the evidence actually is will therefore come as a surprise.
We had a great chat with Nick French, who’s an internet entrepreneur, active sportsman and since he was in high school, has suffered serious insomnia. At times he was getting as little as 20 hours of sleep a week.
Summer’s around the corner and with that, comes the need for some extra hydration. So, why are we writing about water and salt? Because we can’t talk about hydration without talking about salt. Water and salt go together. They’re attracted chemically to each other and interact when it comes to maintaining the fine balance of fluid and sodium in the body.
The expectant mother, like every human being, needs salt as a biological necessity and this becomes even greater during her pregnancy. Floating in a warm sea of nourishing fluids, her unborn baby shares this need and receives it in the only way it can, through the mother’s circulating bloodstream.
Is there a difference? You’d be forgiven for assuming that table salt contains just salt. However, if you check the ingredients, you might be surprised to find additives you don’t even recognise as food ingredients. The truth is, table salt is a heavily refined and processed product. Here’s a quick run-down of what that looks like.
We know sodium plays a significant role in cognitive health, and hormonal health (go here and here for more) but did you know sodium also plays a part in how well you sleep?
We’ve got a great hack that can help you drift off into dreamland…but first, let’s have a quick look at some of the ways our sleep can get disturbed in the first place.
Menopause simply means to stop menstruating; yet the word is freighted with a far greater burden than it needs to carry. Western women in particular, often have a special dread for this phase of their life.
Are you energised and happily productive? Or are you struggling with brain fog, memory lapses and lack of focus? If so, here’s a dietary tip that could help.
Drinking enough water is especially important during breastfeeding. And, getting sufficient sodium has surprising benefits to both mother and baby. In this blog, we unpack the science, simply and cautiously.
Surprising new evidence from an unlikely source shows that the more minerals you get, the less you eat overall. Our latest blog explores this fascinating “satiety effect” and shows you exactly which minerals reduce hunger most.
Athletes need salt to stay properly hydrated because salt, or sodium, plays a crucial role in maintaining the body's fluid balance. When we sweat, we lose both water and sodium, which can lead to dehydration if not replenished.
Although exactly like influenza, the debilitating symptoms of carb-flu have nothing to do with viruses. They have a surprising origin and an easy fix. In this blog, we explain what causes carb-flu and how you can solve it.
Salt is good for you. You need it – in fact, it’s essential; it’s the one food you must consume for without it, you would die. And… it’s possible you may not be consuming enough of it.
It’s not surprising we’re so confused about salt. On one hand we’re told that too much salt is bad for our health, it leads to water retention, hypertension and increases our risk for premature death. On the other hand, we’re told that salt is vital to good health and without it we would die [...]
