AsSALTing Your Health...

How many of you think you are doing the right thing, by not adding salt to your foods or cooking?  You might think that your salt (sodium) intake is ok....?  But is it really?  

Most people are unaware of hidden sodium in foods.  If you eat crackers, biscuits, chips, pastries, bread, pickled foods, processed meats, condiments, sauces, pasta packets, convenience meals, basically anything that has been pre-packaged or processed chances are your sodium intake is still too high!!

What can happen to your weight and health if you have a diet consistently high in sodium over a long period of time??


Excessive sodium intakes can cause one or many of the following:

• Excess weight gain as excess sodium intake can store as fat
• Increase blood pressure / hypertension
• Increase risk of heart disease
• Can increase calcium excretion potentially increasing the risk of osteoporosis

What can you do to make a healthy lifestyle change, maintain a healthy weight and improve your long term health??

• A diet consisting of 2 pieces fruit and 5 serves of vegetables each day will ensure you have a diet rich in potassium.  A nutrient that can help prevent calcium excretion caused by high sodium diets
• Try to cook more foods from scratch like a stir fry loaded with vegetables or add 2-3 cups of vege to your dinner time meal 
• Use herbs and spices!!  They are not only sodium free but they are loaded with nutrients such as vitamin A, C, K, calcium, fibre, and antioxidants with minimal calories!!

Want to know more about how you can change your diet and lifestyle for the better?  Contact us to book in for your free initial consultation and we can discuss further how we can get you results :)

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