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have a medical in a couple of weeks and since my blood pressure has been on the high side of normal to slightly over for the past few years thought i'd give up salt for a few weeks prior to the tests to see if salt intake really does control your blood pressure. only started a few days ago but already it's a nightmare, unseasoned meat and especially chicken is so bland. worse of all was probably pasta, been cooking it in salted water for so long cooking in regular water makes it taste like chalk.
Originally posted by trev33So you're going to doubt years of serious medical testing and base your opinion on whether giving up salt for a few weeks works? Mmm...
have a medical in a couple of weeks and since my blood pressure has been on the high side of normal to slightly over for the past few years thought i'd give up salt for a few weeks prior to the tests to see if salt intake really does control your blood pressure. only started a few days ago but already it's a nightmare, unseasoned meat and especially chicken i ...[text shortened]... een cooking it in salted water for so long cooking in regular water makes it taste like chalk.
How was your blood pressure when you decided to stop salt intake?
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Originally posted by Palynkaexactly.
So you're going to doubt years of serious medical testing and base your opinion on whether giving up salt for a few weeks works? Mmm...
How was your blood pressure when you decided to stop salt intake?
last time i was tested it was 134/82 (ish) it was a while ago.
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Originally posted by Palynkayeah pretty much, i'm figuring it'll be about the same as it was a few months ago. this experiment is golden i know. general diet and exercise habits have been good during that time so if that has anything to do with it it’s unlikely to be higher when i stopped using salt than it was previously.
So you have no idea where it was when you actually stopped taking salt, right?
Originally posted by trev33Ok, fair enough. Just don't overdo it as a little salt is actually good.
yeah pretty much, i'm figuring it'll be about the same as it was a few months ago. this experiment is golden i know. general diet and exercise habits have been good during that time so if that has anything to do with it it’s unlikely to be higher when i stopped using salt than it was previously.
Originally posted by trev33You should take up some habits that are likely to raise your blood pressure so that the test result will show that things have become worse, and then you can blame the saltlessness for it.
yeah pretty much, i'm figuring it'll be about the same as it was a few months ago. this experiment is golden i know. general diet and exercise habits have been good during that time so if that has anything to do with it it’s unlikely to be higher when i stopped using salt than it was previously.
Originally posted by trev33Dude you are way too young and skinny to have elevated BP. COOL IT!
have a medical in a couple of weeks and since my blood pressure has been on the high side of normal to slightly over for the past few years thought i'd give up salt for a few weeks prior to the tests to see if salt intake really does control your blood pressure. only started a few days ago but already it's a nightmare, unseasoned meat and especially chicken i ...[text shortened]... een cooking it in salted water for so long cooking in regular water makes it taste like chalk.
Try substitutes or other spices. You're a cook, figure it out. How messed up would it be for you to have a heart attack or stroke in your 20's or 30's!?!!!!
Originally posted by trev33Why would you want to change a single habit before a test? That only leads to possible false results of the real deal. That in itself is of no help to you, for assesssing what needs to be addressed, or for what kinds of changes need to be made, if any.
have a medical in a couple of weeks and since my blood pressure has been on the high side of normal to slightly over for the past few years thought i'd give up salt for a few weeks prior to the tests to see if salt intake really does control your blood pressure. only started a few days ago but already it's a nightmare, unseasoned meat and especially chicken i ...[text shortened]... een cooking it in salted water for so long cooking in regular water makes it taste like chalk.
Changing your intake now is a lie unto yourself, and not to the medical practitioners. They can only go on what you present to them. If there is an underlying problem then it will become yours and possibly a bigger one, at a later stage.
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