Sentences with phrase «because sodium retention»

According to the Harvard School of Public Health, high salt intake may also be linked to osteoporosis, or thinning of the bones, because sodium retention can lead to loss of calcium from bones.

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Medical experts used to suggest limiting salt (sodium chloride) during pregnancy because they thought it contributed to water retention and bloating.

Dr. Justin Marchegiani: Except if it's low — if it's low, it'll bring it up much higher because you know, let's say your adrenals are really key at holding on to minerals and if you're decreasing your mineral retention because the aldosterone that your adrenals make is low because of the adrenal dysfunction that's happening, you will pee out more minerals and that — that's important for regulating blood pressure and that's also important for their sodium potassium pumps, so if we don't have enough high quality sodium, those sodium potassium pumps kinda that creates the gradient and how things go in and out of the cell, now if don't have adequate sodium on board, that can definitely be a stressor for the body.

Avoid eating foods that contain high levels of sodium, because sodium can cause water retention, which may disturb a woman's balance.

[32 - 34] One note of caution: Because of its aldosteronelike effect, licorice root may cause sodium retention and thus contribute to high blood pressure in some people.