200 mg of sodium per day
is what your body needs.
STOP EATING SODIUM
200 mg of sodium per day
is what your body needs.
Your body only needs 200 mg of sodium per day to function, but the typical American consumes more than 7,000 mg of sodium in one day. As a health-conscious individual, you must look for the sodium level of any processed or unprocessed foods you will eat. You should always try to avoid salt-bomb foods, such as bacon, pretzels, microwave popcorn, frozen dinners, ketchup and mustard, cottage cheese, etc.
According to the Institute of Medicine, eating too much sodium may, among other consequences, weaken your bones, retain water in your body, cause stomach cancer, mess with you DNA and cause kidney stones.
By contrast, using pepper may be stimulate your system. A few grinds of peppermills gives you 26 mg of potassium, 9 mg of calcium, 4 mg of phosphorus, and 4 mg of magnesium.