Salt Water Reflection

To maintain a healthy blood pressure, avoid using salt at the table and try to add to your kitchen. Once you get used to the taste of food without added salt, you can cut completely.

Sodium recommendations are set low enough to protect against high blood pressure, but high enough to allow adequate intake of other nutrients with a typical diet (Page. 379). The recommended adequate intake (AI) for sodium for someone my age and sex is 1500 mg a day (Page. 379). On day 1 of my 3 day analysis I consumed 1507.83 mg of sodium. On day 2 I consumed 1627.11 mg, and on day 3 I consumed 1632.12 mg of sodium. Summarily, during my three day analysis I was well with range of the recommended AI for sodium consumption.

The average American consumes more than double the daily recommendation of sodium. These levels are above the upper limit that is considered to have no adverse effects on our bodies. The CDC lists heart disease as the most common cause of death for Americans, as well as kidney disease at number nine on the top ten causes of death. These are conditions that can be exacerbated by high sodium levels. Not only that, but high blood pressure affects nearly 1/3 of Americans and chronic kidney disease effects about 10% of the population. These are conditions in which reduced sodium in take could be very therapeutic. Especially considering that these very common medical conditions cost many billions of dollars a year to treat. Tenapanor has been developed to help meet the needs of those who need to reduce their sodium intake.

Edward Bloom was a story teller. He would tell elaborate stories to his son since he was born. Not only were the stories exciting, they were told to bring life and excitement into Edwards life. Growing up, William enjoyed his father’s stories. As time goes on, the stories began to become more and more uneventful and less entertaining. This was because William has heard the same stories his whole life. He did not know what was true and what was fake. On his death bed, Edward reconnects with William by getting him to see that he was not lying his whole life, just telling his life story in a much more interesting way. Yes, some details were changed but that does not mean they were all lies. William just did not see that until the end.

Salt is thought to be responsible to speed up the body’s loss of calcium. Australian adults are recommended to consume less than 4g to 6g of salt. This is equivalent to one teaspoon a day.

Perhaps the reason why salt is not discussed earlier in the chapter is that humans require the nutrient of salt intake. Per author Jeremy Likeness in the article, the “The skinny on salt” at bodybuiliding.com informs that body needs the nutrient of sodium and chloride that cannot produce in the body. Furthermore, Likeness believes that it is not the sodium amount that is important rather the sodium in the diet is the ratio of sodium to potassium (Likeness). As sodium potassium effects, fluid balance in the body. As a result, if there is too little sodium it will cause the body to retain water. Unbeknownst to me, I did not realize how important it is to get the right amount of sodium into my diet. Perhaps Bushman wanted all readers to gain a basic understanding of physical activity and diet before

Another way of looking at this is with a simple analogy: consider salt and human health:

Some ethnicities and cultures are more predisposed and at a higher risk related to a high sodium, a fatty diet that can increase their blood pressure with just a small amount of salt. Monitoring their diet and minimizing the amount of salt on their foods can help them lower the risk of HTN and cardiac disease.

The American Heart Association recommends aiming for a dietary pattern that achieves five percent to 6 percent of calories form saturated fat which is about thirteen grams of saturated fats a day. To get the nutrients you need you need a diet of fruit, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, poultry, fish, and nuts. Research shows that the dietary antioxidants including Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and Provitamin A have contributed to the prevention of coronary heart disease. High blood pressure is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease. Many people are at risk for developing health problems related to salt consumption including people over age 50, people who have elevated blood pressure, people who are diabetic, and African Americans. In your body your kidneys have trouble keeping up with the excess sodium in the bloodstream. This leads to increased blood volume which means more work for the heart and more pressure on the blood vessels. Over time, this can leading to high blood pressure, heart attack, and stroke. High salt intake increases blood pressure and high potassium intake can help relax blood vessels and excrete the

Currently in the United States of America approximately 3 million U.S citizens are affected by high blood pressure a year. There are two types of high blood pressure, Primary high blood pressure and Secondary high blood pressure. Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg) and when Blood pressure is measured two numbers Systolic Pressure the pressure when the heart is pumping blood, and Diastolic pressure the pressure between heart beats. There are many treatments for high blood pressure for example changing the individual's diet to eating more whole grains, fruits, vegetable, legumes, low fat dairy products, fish high in omega-3 fatty acids, and the individual should limit eating foods high in sodium and salt, red meats, Palm

This semester I learned a lot about writing in English 151. It has been a roller coaster ride with these essays for me this semester. I learned step by step how to write a good essay and how to have your readers be engaged in what you’re trying to tell them. Each essay I did has taught me something valuable I can take to the next level of English. I feel as if as the semester went by I did not take my writing that seriously and that reflected in my grades I received in each essay. It made me a better student and writer and it will reflect next semester. In this essay, I will reflect on what I learned throughout this semester that you should apply in your writing when you begin English 151.

“Salt, A World History,” is an extensive aspect of world history by Earth’s one edible rock - salt. The book begins at the start of recorded history, and highlights humanity’s dependence on salt, up to roughly present day times. It focuses on the effect salt had on, and its contributions to, humankind. The book details how salt affected, economics, religion, science, and culinary practices all over the world.

In this first section a few things came up that would be helpful in my research. The article mentions, “Today, the CDC recommends that children receive vaccines for 10 diseases, plus the flus vaccine, by age 6, which can mean up to 37 separate shots”. There were stories in this section on different parents even actors against vaccinations. The article did mention that there was a study that identified that usually children who are not vaccinated are from male children from wealthy educated families. This is important because in my personal experience low income families are easily persuaded and even as an adult or child will take anything given by a doctor without even knowing what they are taken. As I become more educated I question anyone

We usually associate health issues to the older generation. Now, Canadian adolescents’ have an increased risk of adverse health effects from their sodium intakes. There is a less intake of vitamins and minerals that we need and is substituted with energy drinks that exceed energy needs. To reduce these problematic trends, you must reduce processed food intake, increase physical activity and maintain a healthy diet.

The “silent killer” is high blood pressure, or hypertension, a disease that’s responsible for as much as 25 percent of end stage kidney failure, and has no noticeable symptoms. Too much salt can raise one’s blood pressure. African Americans’ blood pressure is very reactive to salt because their African ancestors weren't fed or given much water, if any, to drink when they were taken to America against their will by slave traders. This resulted in a very high death rate on the ships, so those who had a natural propensity to retain high levels of salt, maintaining enough water to avoid deadly dehydration, had a better chance to survive. This ability, along with a modern salt-filled diet, leads to increased rates of hypertension.