In this episode, I am breaking down what exactly we need sodium for, debunking a lot of myths around salt intake, and as usual will go through how sodium impacts areas like our thyroid, digestion, and blood sugar since they all have a huge impact on hormone health. I also answer listener questions at the end and have a bonus episode for patreon members. In this bonus episode, I go through HTMA case studies with high and low sodium, share a chart comparison of all the popular electrolyte powders with the pros and cons, and so much more. You can join patreon at patreon.com/hormonehealingrd

Quick reminder, this podcast is for informational purposes only. Please talk with your healthcare provider before making any nutrition or lifestyle changes. 

Links/Resources:

• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hormonehealingrd 
• Mineral Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/60ef39359c99020017ec79e9 
• Mineral Training: https://bit.ly/38BteSF 
• Feminine Periodical (monthly newsletter): https://hormonehealingrd.ck.page/d0317056cd  
• Mineral Testing episode:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mineral-testing/id1568547321?i=1000602928489
• Calcium Deep Dive:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/calcium-deep-dive/id1568547321?i=1000603899369
• Magnesium Deep Dive: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/magnesium-deep-dive/id1568547321?i=1000604933500
• Research: 
  • Aldosterone production: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470410/ 
  • Sodium restriction/needs in pregnancy: 
    • https://jbiomedsci.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12929-016-0233-8 
    • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1721384/
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17170236/
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29046520/ 
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13503249/ 
    • https://academic.oup.com/ndt/article/21/7/1984/1821911 
  • Sodium restrictions and babies: https://lilynicholsrdn.com/salt-baby-food-infant-sodium-requirements/ 
  • Stress and aldosterone: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3327497/ 
  • Sodium & Salt intake studies:
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9519949/
    • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1305840/#:~:text=Event