In this episode, I am breaking down what exactly we need sodium for, debunking a lot of myths around salt intake, and as usual will go through how sodium impacts areas like our thyroid, digestion, and blood sugar since they all have a huge impact on hormone health. I also answer listener questions at the end and have a bonus episode for patreon members. In this bonus episode, I go through HTMA case studies with high and low sodium, share a chart comparison of all the popular electrolyte powders with the pros and cons, and so much more. You can join patreon at patreon.com/hormonehealingrd

Quick reminder, this podcast is for informational purposes only. Please talk with your healthcare provider before making any nutrition or lifestyle changes.

Links/Resources:

  • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hormonehealingrd
  • Mineral Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/60ef39359c99020017ec79e9
  • Mineral Training: https://bit.ly/38BteSF
  • Feminine Periodical (monthly newsletter): https://hormonehealingrd.ck.page/d0317056cd
  • Mineral Testing episode:
  • Calcium Deep Dive:
  • Magnesium Deep Dive:
  • Research:
    • Aldosterone production: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470410/
    • Sodium restriction/needs in pregnancy:
      • https://jbiomedsci.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12929-016-0233-8
      • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1721384/
      • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17170236/
      • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29046520/
      • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13503249/
      • https://academic.oup.com/ndt/article/21/7/1984/1821911
    • Sodium restrictions and babies: https://lilynicholsrdn.com/salt-baby-food-infant-sodium-requirements/
    • Stress and aldosterone: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3327497/
    • Sodium & Salt intake studies:
      • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9519949/
      • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1305840/#:~:text=Eventually%2C%20their%20diet%20consisted%20of,g%20of%20salt%20per%20day.
      • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2491403/
      • https://ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S0002-9165(23)27546-2/fulltext
      • https://journal

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