How bad is excessive salt for you? I average anywhere from 2-5,000mg a day that I count. I workout 3-4 times a week, sweat moderately, and my BP is elevated but going down as I'm losing weight.

Am I doomed to a lifetime of heart attacks if I don't change? My potassium averages about 1-2000mg

>>21414044 (OP)
is your blood pressure indicating a problem?

>>21414044 (OP)
where did you find that picture of me?

>>21414051
My current bmi is 28 after being 33 at the highest. My current BP was measured at 135/78 which I've been told is not where I want it as a 22 year old man. Losing weight has helped but I've still got another 10-20lbs to lose at least.

>>21414044 (OP)
Extra salt is innocuous unless it is extremely, grossly excessive (everything is poison in a great enough quantity) or you have the type of high blood pressure that's sensitive to sodium. It's a misconception that salt causes high blood pressure in otherwise healthy people. It only increases blood pressure in people with a specific pathology. "Salt causes high blood pressure" is a similar claim to "Peanuts cause suffocation" — true in a sense, but misleading. Not everybody has an anaphylactic peanut allergy.

>>21414044 (OP)

>>21414068
How do you know if your BP is salt sensitive

>>21414097
>How do you know if your BP is salt sensitive
Do they not teach these things in grammar schools anymore?
Anyhow, put two fingers on your wrist and count the beats for 15 second. Multiply that by 4. Then eat 20 grams of salt. Repeat the beat counting.
Write down your results. It's fucking simple.
Do it multiple times if you question your results.

>2-5 grams of salt a day
I add 2x as much to my eggs in the morning

>>21414044 (OP)
Have you considered consulting your primary care provider?

>>21414134
Next time I go in I plan to

>>21414136
They'll definitely tell him to avoid salt. I'm not one of those people who villainizes modern medicine, but most doctors just give ass-covering advice. What's the downside for the doctor in giving this advice? The patient is condemned to eat blander food? I'm sure that'll keep him up at night.

>>21414061
measure your BP first thing when you wake up. if you take it during the middle of the day don't eat an hour before or use caffeine or nicotine. you need to establish what your BP actually is before you try to change it. one reading is meaningless as BP can skyrocket from stress or drugs. I've had readings at 180/80 during extreme stress but my normal BP is around 110/75

>>21414044 (OP)
I took my sodium intake from like 4000+ mg a day to around 1500-2000 and started using potassium salt replacements and my blood pressure is better than it's ever been (I'm almost underweight and have no weight to lose). even when I drink caffeine or use nicotine my blood pressure it's still much better now. I basically went from my doctor giving me blood pressure meds to having better bp than most of America.

ymmv though. salt sensitivity is genetic. I also cut stimulants which decreased my stress levels.

>>21414044 (OP)
>I average anywhere from 2-5,000mg a day
>My potassium averages about 1-2000mg
First of all, learn what an average is.
Second, you probably have a slightly higher risk of cardiovascular issues with that much salt intake, but it's not as bad for your health as being fat is. Focus on continuing to lose weight for now and then maybe you can work on reducing salt a little after that. I wouldn't stress too much about it (seriously, don't stress about it - it'll make your blood pressure rise)

>>21414103
>Then eat 20 grams of salt.
That's a shitload of salt. Do you mean 2g?

>>21414103
>eat 20 grams of salt
anon trying to remotely kill people on the internet

I eat a high salt diet and I have normal blood pressure
I just drink a lot of water consistently throughout the day

>>21414855
salt sensitivity is genetic. some people have no blood pressure change from sodium.

>>21414044 (OP)
God I wish that were still me, but ever since quitting stimulants I can't seem to "break back into them" and I get vasospasms