Episode #128 - Sodium and Blood Pressure

<p class="p1">Sodium is an electrolyte and it’s not something you should be scared of.</p> <p class="p1">If you’re someone who has a healthy blood pressure and you have a good sodium intake, I’d recommend increasing your sodium.</p> <p class="p1">Sodium can help with performance and muscle contraction so it might be worth trying to bump it up.</p> <p class="p1">As you slowly increase it (I’d suggest increasing it by about 300mg per week) you can monitor your blood pressure.</p> <p class="p1">Let's say you have 2500mg a day. You increase that by 300g to 2800mg a day and you stay there for two weeks.</p> <p class="p1">If your blood pressure stays in a good range, then you’re sweet.</p> <p class="p1">If you can increase another 300mg again for another two and it's still in a good range then you’re now able to have a higher sodium diet and it can help with performance.</p> <p class="p1"> </p>