tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post4922919203517817721..comments2024-01-17T15:05:50.120-06:00Comments on AngryBlackBitch: The war on salt…Shark-Fuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323962708956637012noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-78375753360008461382010-04-25T07:28:26.081-05:002010-04-25T07:28:26.081-05:00I find that in general, I feel better if I cook my...I find that in general, I feel better if I cook my own food. I'm looking at a genetic mix that includes all the big ones: hypertension, diabetes, and kidney disease.. (oh and heart disease too just for fun.) Cutting the salt is kind of necessary but difficult.Nathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820151216368057393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-36332292714010146862010-04-22T16:11:45.123-05:002010-04-22T16:11:45.123-05:00I have discovered that I now feel the same way abo...I have discovered that I now feel the same way about salt that I do about all of the other sub-brilliant behavior that led to me having a stroke two years ago yesterday: I don't like it anymore. When I was in acute rehab for the stroke, one of my therapists asked me if I missed the vices I had given up and I told her:<br />"Sure I do, but not as much as the chunk of my brain they cost me..." <br /> So my advice is hang tough on the salt. It may be a pain in the ass, but it beats the holy hell out of the alternative.<br /><br /> -Doug in Oaklanddinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-79644604493153985632010-04-22T09:36:50.898-05:002010-04-22T09:36:50.898-05:00I don't have high blood pressure but enough pe...I don't have high blood pressure but enough people in my family have it to make me careful.<br /><br />When I buy tomatoes or bouillon etc., I get the no salt added version. I figure you can always add a little salt or herbs.<br /><br />I also avoid eating out. I'm just shocked by how much sodium is in a lot of fast food.'Dreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445124443770488433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-22960283245380527602010-04-22T09:30:23.773-05:002010-04-22T09:30:23.773-05:00Kelley...
Of course I want it! KY Bourbon is a so...Kelley...<br />Of course I want it! KY Bourbon is a sometimes drink (wink)...Shark-Fuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323962708956637012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-22730377824788891502010-04-22T09:08:09.294-05:002010-04-22T09:08:09.294-05:00I'm taking quinipril. I don't frequently ...I'm taking quinipril. I don't frequently urinate but I am one of the "lucky" few who have the side effect of a dry cough. I haven't cracked a rib yet (because of the cough) but sometimes I wonder when it is going to happen.Tezcatlipocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05654888080078039341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-16954599296707591192010-04-22T09:04:54.907-05:002010-04-22T09:04:54.907-05:00Damn, you've just found my Achilles heel. Sal...Damn, you've just found my Achilles heel. Salt is my vice; I can't seem to get enough. My own mother suggested a I get my very own salt lick for the kitchen. Needless to say, my doctor disagreed. While I've not been diagnosed with high blood pressure, I've been experiencing the water retention factor of too much salt consumption. I can only say, blech. It's also a pain in my ass to have to check each and every label but I'm making the effort and share you pain. <br /><br />But, Shark-Fu, does this mean you don't want the bottle of fine Ky Bourbon I have procured for you?Kelleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-36004716617859741192010-04-22T07:23:37.644-05:002010-04-22T07:23:37.644-05:00Slightly off-topic but diuretics aren't the on...Slightly off-topic but diuretics aren't the only way to control hypertension. I take Olmetec:<br /><br />http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/drugs.asp?drugid=3223<br /><br />Which works on the smooth muscles of the arteries instead. Relaxes them, which reduces the blood pressure. No peeing :)<br /><br />Not that lower salt would not be a good thing in itself. It's largely added to make cheap food taster better, and that could be achieved by using better quality food in the first place.Ann Somervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18174848179481724352noreply@blogger.com