Living Well with Heart Failure: Low Salt Diet

Living Well with Heart Failure: Low Salt Diet
Patients, Nursing students, nurses, and other health care professionals will want to know how to help manage heart failure so a reduction of symptoms can be achieved.
One of the nursing skills needed is knowing how to share treatment options with colleagues and patients in a way that makes sense and is easy to understand. Nursing has long been associated with trust and understanding how food choices impact the patient quality of life is foudational to treating heart failure.
A low sodium diet is a cornerstone to helping patients get control of their heart failure to prevent unnecessary weight gain due to fluid retention or high blood pressure.
In this video, we will cover the target sodium levels, how to read the labels and understand food labels.
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[@DeathFatRosacae]

Thanks Tammy you're a lifesaver. Also if you're looking for something that is nice and savory-sweet sesame seeds are delicious, realtivly low in sodium and apparently high in magnesium.

[@NurseMinder]

Great suggestion

[@Texan27]

Still trying to figure this out. Very informative to my new journey.

[@NurseMinder]

One day at a time :)

[@katdavenport6698]

Thank you so much!!

[@NurseMinder]

You are welcome 🤗

[@gregorythompson7482]

8:05, very informative!! And helpful. I just got diagnosed with CHF 3 was ago. I have 25% heart out out after test’s, they did assigned me a dietician, but a month out. Just seeing what life style change I’ll have to adapt too. Thank you!!!

[@NurseMinder]

I love that you are already looking to see what you can adjust today :) I am happy this was helpful

[@leslovesliberty1776]

Having a stroke was a lifesaver for me... I never had the self-discipline to be strict with my diet, now staying alive is the best motivator! Nothing is worth having another stroke. Not even bacon! 🥓

[@NurseMinder]

Such a great perspective… and I am glad you are here to live it!

[@Texan27]

I totally agree with you. You are not alone.

[@tinareed5260]

Thank you 🙏 I love how you show us the van goods and how to look 👀 for salt 😎❤️💋

[@NurseMinder]

Thank you for watching 🤩

[@shimmer8289]

I had need for a hip replace made me sedentary. I noted breathlessness on exertion slightly, a constant wooziness and imbalance, weight gain when eating 1000 calories a day, and an observation by a nurse talking about me on phone saying we don't want her to stroke out. I saw my gp 7 months after surgery due to these symptoms. He's ordered a blood panel urine snd ekg. I'm redoing my kitchen cupboard contents re sodium which brings me here. 62 236 lbs 5 ft 7. Lost 13 lbs in 2vmonths but realize sodium intake was high.

[@NurseMinder]

So glad you found some information- congrats on the weight loss to date

[@dennisconroy3459]

Salt is very important electrolyte, the right amount of salt is needed to supply sodium negative charge into the bodies sodium potassium pump. , It would be best to be in control of your salt importing into your body, plus your Potassium importing into your body. Best keep away from already salted foods that are sold in packages. Quarter of teaspoon salt and 25mg Potassium twice a day Spread out 3 days a week to two days a week,or one day a week..Stay away from all bought salted foods.

[@dennisconroy3459]

Be careful when consuming Potassium, it could be quiet dangerous hazardous too your health ,best to stay at small amounts, 25mg or smaller.

[@jomagnobis1478]

Thanks

[@NurseMinder]

You are welcome

[@perisword7918]

Hey nurse, do you live on a low sodium diet? How do you like it if you do?

[@NurseMinder]

Hi. Low sodium is doable - and not easy if you currently eat high sodium. More natural foods, less processed

[@vivificateurveridique1420]

I don't know why all the videos i saw just talking about salt and no one is talking about Potassium???

[@NurseMinder]

Potassium is important to talk about - what questions do you have?