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Originally Posted by mle_ii
SYL,
After reading this article I've been trying to eat more potassium and eat less sodium, but cutting the sodium has been extreemly difficult as it's already in most foods that I eat.
I entered what I ate into fiday for a couple of weeks and I was consuming 2000-3000 mg of sodium and 2250-3000 mg of potassium each day.
1) What is the max recommended for sodium intake? Is there a minumum needed for the body?
2) Given that the ratio in the body should be 1:5 should I consume more potassium on those days where I consume more sodium? Or should I only limit the potassium to a certain amount?
3) With regards to the Yanomami indians, what was their major sources of potassium? What was their intake of sodium?
4) Is there a way to estimate the amount of sodium and potassium currently in my body?
Thanks,
Mike
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I would recommend up to a gram a day of sodium,but no more and less is fine.
I take 3g of potassium chloride,2 or 3 times a day.The only sodium to speak of that I get on a regular basis is whatever's in my sunflower seeds.I would shoot for 4 or 5 g a day of potassium and keep sodium low.The Yanomami Indians' diet is rich in potassium,but other than barbequed frog I must confess ignorance as to the sources.Their sodium intake is virtually none.Your body is constantly depleting potassium and sodium through sweat and urine,though the potassium is the one you need to be concerned about.So unless you are replenishing it,there may be practically none..