Salt: Are you getting Enough? (More Sodium & Health)

Most people are taught to get less salt to be healthy, but for most cases more is likely safer.
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Salt doesn't get too much attention nowadays as most people are taught that a low sodium diet is always going to be better than a high sodium diet, and that's all there is to it. However, the low salt advice that has become conventional wisdom doesn't pan out for several reasons.
If you're interested in the history surrounding salt, check out Mark Kurlansky's "Salt: A World History" : amzn.to/2wF4FMk
★I plan to do more coverage on this topic soon. There's still a lot to be said about Salt, as far as how bodily systems react to having more or less salt and how other factors like potassium intake come into play. (You may have noticed in the portion where I talked about South Korean dietary trends, heart health increased with more Sodium and more [or ample] Potassium)
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[@WhatIveLearned]

I keep seeing comments asking "How is 2300mg of Salt = 5.75g????" What I'm saying in the video is "2300mg of *Sodium* ≈ 5.75g of *Salt* " - if there's a part where I mistakenly said 2300mg of Salt = 5.75g of Salt, someone please comment so I can add an annotation!

[@peromxip_7710]

What I've Learned will you do a video on veganism some day?

[@BenediktLohmann]

Well, it's not a response to his video but it does talk about why these studies are fabricated or false. Also some conflicts of interest are talked about which What I've learned did not notice.

[@gregorymalchuk272]

What I've Learned Do a video on lNFANT ClRCUMClSlON!!!!

[@beejereeno2]

After viewing just a few of them, I have become a huge fan of your videos! As someone who has spent the last few years learning much of this stuff the hard way, I find them very valuable, but also entertaining and not boring or too long. I have been sharing them with my like-minded friends, thanks so much for all you do.

[@lilangelmama198]

What I've Learned , two words; artificial preservatives.

[@midnightoilers]

How to be healthy: 1)read the fda guidelines 2)do the opposite

[@mariuszdab8301]

how amusing, yet so true XD

[@peachyjam9440]

yeeah XD

[@BangMaster96]

+Hirsh LoL The most truest thing ever.

[@ADerpyReality]

Seems like it doesn't it?

[@patana256]

It really do be like that.

[@observer4916]

my dad constantly demonizes salt and chastises me whenever he sees me dare to do as much as grind some salt onto my meal. my dad also: -has heart problems -has chronically low energy levels (sleeps all night and then 3 hours in the afternoon) -frequently complains of headaches and general unwellness all the while he still consumes sugary carb-laden garbage. strange world we live in

[@marcussorensen5549]

Many such cases. Unfortunate that your dad fell victim to the lies of nutrition

[@AwesomeSauce7176]

Show your dad this video, and maybe a few other videos from this channel, unless you want him to die or something.

[@alicia-hd2cs]

I cant believe so many adults don’t even bother doing ANY research on their serious conditions.

[@WanderTheNomad]

Rule of thumb to not listen to health advice from anyone unhealthier than you

[@electric0618]

Emotions over facts. Your father was raised to prioritize emotions over reason.

[@sokusudoku]

This video saved my health, thank you. I have "geneticly inherited" hypertension. After watching this I read "the salt fix", stopped reducing salt and increassed potassium with supplements and food. I have the lowest, NORMAL blood pressure results in my life since then. It's been a month already. THANK YOU!

[@mrmeach1967]

Awesome. Your testimony should get pinned and moved right to the top. Just curious: What potassium supplement did you take? Most of them are just 40 - 99 mg capsules, but Dr. Eric Berg sells one that has 1000 mg per serving married to other electrolytes.

[@sokusudoku]

@@mrmeach1967 I live in Poland so I just take a generic, over the counter "potasium" pills, which are 4x80g/pill. But I take only half a dose (2 pills).

[@dipanjanghosal1662]

@@sokusudoku how are you now? Are you still on low salt? Or did it actually increase your pressure?

[@dedoyxp]

Interesting, and I think the video should've focused on this potassium thingy or other thing that benefit hypertension people instead only reducing salt

[@coopergates9680]

How about the amount of water you drink? When I had too little, my BP was up 10-15 points. Side note - don't bother with supplements, potassium chloride is readily available as a salt substitute and cream of tartar (a known leavening agent and side product of wine production) is a potassium compound.

[@theCodyReeder]

Explains why salt is more effective than caffeine at keeping me awake during all nighters.

[@WhatIveLearned]

+Cody'sLab I take both during all-nighters which works out pretty well, I will have to try no coffee and just salt it up instead Btw Just saw your potato starch syrup episode - that was a lot of potatoes.

[@Terranjourneys]

What I've Learned started one meal a day about a week ago and had trouble making it till meal time, feeling delirious/talking myself into eating, jumping at food when I finally have the chance. but today, not even a single craving, not even a desire for a cup of habitual coffee. Hydration, who woulda thunk I mean who knew that salt, as a conduit of electrical potential, and living on a planet FULL of salt water, had ANYthing to do with us lol

[@virtusetglorie]

♥

[@rorolonglegs4594]

CODY YOUR HERE?!?!!

[@Living_the_Highlight]

I guarantee vitamin C will help you do that too.

[@SuspendedLogic]

The story of the boy was sad. Really sad.

[@crazilajimpers2042]

Narottama Panitz I'm holding back tears, this is so powerful

[@paulinam1875]

If only they had given him more salt

[@vinly2]

couldve given him all those tears

[@starvingmosquito8851]

vinly2 lol

[@krystanbarreto9480]

Agree! His body knew what it needed and medicine failed him.

[@NameBrand__]

Should I take this information with a grain of salt

[@winstonsmith11]

Ba dum tss

[@Hana9916]

Or, more accurately, with around 7-15 grams ;) Seriously, though, I don't know if I should trust this guy

[@winstonsmith11]

Hana That's fair. But I also wouldn't trust the government or the majority of doctors either. At least this guy has nothing, or at least significantly less, to gain by providing misinformation.

[@stevef4010]

It just proves you can take more than 1 grain of salt with anything

[@jesus3373]

Hmmmmmm, we say a 'pinch of salt'

[@LPFan33]

He who controls the salt, controls the universe.

[@ilydevonte4764]

Shrek this is actually very true

[@dennishp]

@1234 f*ck spices are so expens8ve.. It is like saying he who controls spices controls the savory meals 😎

[@bugfighter5949]

MUAD DIB ! MUAD DIB !

[@topman8565]

Shaggy took over the salt mines

[@reeferbeleafer9912]

I read this in shreks voice

[@jansoriano3889]

The sodium to potassium intake ratio is an important factor.

[@science-y9209]

You are so right.. People will generally follow the herd like a sheep.. This commment has to be at the top..

[@jamersbazuka8055]

@@friendsfrenz1944 Magnesium is important, but idk how much ratio matters there. Sodium and potassium seem to be more dependent on one another.

[@Eduardo-sc7th]

@@jamersbazuka8055 that's correct, sodium x potassium. Magnesium is balanced x calcium.

[@shintyty]

He made a video just after this saying how potassium is also as important.

[@sasino]

I'd like to know more about the role of iodine in Salt, why do they say it is necessary? What if the amount of iodine that common salt contains was raised to give salt a worse taste and make people use less of it?

[@OmniPieTV]

This video makes so much sense to me. I used to be pretty much addicted to salt when I was a very active kid and was moving around 3+ hours a day with my friends. I was addicted to noodles at the time because I loved the taste of salt in them. But as I got less active, I started craving it less and the government said that more salt means worst so I thought that was good but when I tried fasting, having salt reduced my headache. I'm so glad you made this video, it makes all my experiences with salt makes sense.

[@jordancastaneda7027]

I can relate to the part about craving noodles ! Very active myself and from time to time I get those cravings as well

[@kristinak2124]

I mean correlation doesn't mean causation. But I gather the fact that if you use your neurones and nerve cells, then yeah it makes sense to crave more. Perhaps the baby didn't get enough salt from the mother while in uterus, then the craving arose to catch up and allow the nervous system to get sufficient supply. Did you continue to be active after salt reduction? if so, for how long were able to keep active. I mean there are so many variables, but it would be interesting to find out if there is a link to salt consumption (a limit also) for perfect neuronal function. Quick question, ever ate salty food and very quickly your body was caring for water? would you say that is an "over dose' and hence you need to consume water to wash it out. but I guess like with anything, hit the right balance....and the magic happens.

[@curlyhairdudeify]

Yeah, they took away your zero calorie and electrolyte salt. And just told you to eat sugar.

[@ThomasPonzo]

Too much salt in your diet increases the amount of calcium your kidneys must filter and significantly increases your risk of kidney stones.

[@sasino]

@@ThomasPonzo what's the magic that makes that happen? Last time I checked table salt is made of sodium and chlorine, not calcium 😑

[@MilosParipovic]

Please research and make a video on oils because there is even bigger misunderstanding on which oils to cook on and which ones are unhealthy after certain temperatures.

[@LinkEX]

Well, as opposed to many grey areas when it comes to nutrition, the proper cooking temperature for oils is pretty simple. Each oil has a smoking point, where the monounsaturated fatty acids change and create carcinogenic compounds. That point is generally much lower for 'naturally' pressed oils (that still have their intense, distinct flavor) like extra virgin olive oil since hey do have far more of those than processed oils, so you better avoid cooking with that at high temperatures. Coconut oil or lard have much higher smoking points and are secure for cooking. Or simply processed oils (which are neutral in taste), though then again those might have their own share of problems due to that hexane residue.

[@MilosParipovic]

Isn't that monounsaturated are stable on higher temperatures than polyunsaturated, and polyunsaturated will oxidize into harmful compounds?

[@Spark-Hole]

@@MilosParipovic it will oxidize but not to harmful compound because no atom of nitrogen involve only carbon, oxygen and hydrogen...you cannot create harmful substance from only these three elements.

[@brownies869]

omg yes please make a video on this!!

[@Partazan]

@@LinkEX I have researched heavily into this subject mattet. Smoking point has nothing to do with oxidation point. Oxidation can still occur even if the smoking point has not yet been reached! So beware of this. As for the healthiest oils/fats to cook in, saturated fats (butter, lard, ghee and coconut oil) are the best (and should be the only) fats/oils used for cooking! As the molecules in these substances are 'saturated', they don't break down and oxidise nearly as easily as polyunsaturated fats (i.e. your vegetable oils such as canola, sunflower, safflower, corn, soy, etc). Olive oil is a tricky one, as it's made up mainly of monounsaturated fats, so it should therefore be used sparingly for cooking as it's molecules are not as tightly held as saturated fats and therefore will oxidise easier than the saturated fats (but is better than the poly-unsaturated vegetable oils). Therefore, from the research, olive oil should only be used for cooking in low cooking temps whereas the saturated fats listed above (butter, lard, ghee, coconut oil) should be used for medium to high cooking temps. P. S. I almost only cook in butter - it's tastier and healthier! Do the same! ;D

[@charlesmiller6281]

My blood pressure went higher and higher over the years until I was well into hypertensive (165/100) and all that time I was careful with salt and even for a whole year counting sodium and taking lisinopril trying to bring it down. Nothing really worked until I started intermittent fasting to lose weight and then reduced carbs and went to a sort of keto/paleo low carb diet. At the same time I massively increased salt intake, putting as much as I wanted on everything. Within weeks my blood pressure came down to around 135/80! More salt, lower blood pressure!

[@wagnerrdtradingpostonebay8934]

Very interesting

[@crisbrackett2067]

Love the Keto and fasting for health and me too. Adding salt everywhere lately. Totally agree with do the opposite of what the controllers say.

[@pentachronic]

Sounds more like a diabetic issue than a salt issue to me.

[@lindy62ful]

After a sudden health concern, spent the night in hospital: 3 hourly blood tests x2. Was on heat monitor, had chest exray.. All results came back normal.. My symptoms were: tightness in chest, neck and around my mouth area felt swollen/tight but no visible signs, felt extremely light headed like i was going to pass out,, all test showed everything normal, so left hospital at 4am. Got home and felt OK, later that morning I felt the head spins return, slight niggle in chest,,, went to local doctor who said my salt levels very low, to eat a bag a chips a day for a while. Now on my second day, head still bit groggy/ slight dizzyness, no tight chest, my head feels like it clogged... All very stressful and scary, not knowing..

[@Lots3say]

@@pentachronic Low potassium, magnesium, and sodium levels have been linked to diabetes.

[@RickarRickani]

Story of origin: In olden time of Rome, the warriors serving the empire were payed with a handful of salt each day. Later, the officers in charge of distributing salt started finding the transport and preservation (from rain etc.) of the huge bulk inefficient, hence, the reward of salt was replaced by a sum of money allowing each man to buy his own. The money thus received was referred to as their 'salarium' (Latin) or salt-money. The term salarium entered into English which modified to modern day salary! The salt-money concept traveled to France where they paid the warriors with a special coin called 'sol', and the payment was known as 'solde' (also the payment of a sailor). It's no surprise the French call their soldiers, 'soldat'. The origin of the term 'soldier' for a warrior or protector of the land is related indeed. It is said to be derived from Old French 'Soudier', which in turn is derived from Medivial Latin 'soldarius'-- one working for pay. It is also said that the term is derived from the Old Latin word 'Solidus'-- a Roman Gold coin. It was called solidus for it was literally a solid coin.

[@lf7065]

Great info! In Germany, the word for soldier is Soldat, also. 🙂

[@inidbil7277]

I worked with Italians and Mexicans and besides dinero for money another word they used was soldi..... I love etymology so this my friend was salty.....👍

[@Benzknees]

Rick-James - Prior to decimalisation, British currency was represented by three symbols: £sd. The s came from solidus, although the unabbreviated term was shilling. Slashes used to write down prices, like 2/6 for 2s6d, were called solidus too. The £ for pound also came from the Latin word libra for pound, and the d from denari.

[@wisdon]

In Great Mother Russia too the word is soldat

[@wisdon]

However salt was precious because necessary for life and difficult to obtain

[@AbudBakri]

It was great this year in medical school when the professor had to admit that lowering salt WAS NOT effective at lowering blood pressure significantly (only 2-4 mmHg). Sugar, insulin havoc, inflammation. Those are the culprits.

[@futures4397]

What about animal protein

[@jannujokunen2701]

And refined fats. People just seem to go from blaming one thing to another. Once you start blaming sugar, you start eating refined fat. Morons. I personally have not eaten any salt for a year, and exercise hard every day. I wish people would look at actual research instead of these easy videos. There is proper data available at nutritiondata channel. But no, people want to hear what they want to hear.

[@shinku5463]

Eating Fat (Saturated, Unsaturated ) is far more healthy than eating any kinds of sugar And this is proven by science and molecular biology. It's impossible for the body to undergo ketosis in a high carbohydrate environment. You are the one with the outdated information.

[@futures4397]

Shinku Toner pls show the links and so we can trust you,fat aint healty

[@LukeGeoDude]

At least he had the intellectual integrity to admit it.

[@lucasmoreira3977]

Great Job We should be fighting sugar, not salt. The world is up side down

[@ffnovice7]

Lucas Moreira south Park was right. The pyramid is upside down

[@norfsideshxrty9534]

Upside*

[@TheSlenderMonkey]

We should be fighting animal products man... And hard.

[@lucasmoreira3977]

Dont see the reasom for this.. I dont fell sorry for the animals..

[@TheSlenderMonkey]

It's not about the animals, it's about your health. The environmental impacts are of course also quite compelling, but that's not relevant in this context.

[@vapenation7061]

isn’t it incredible that our body makes us crave what we need?

[@chiellazona5624]

I don't think it's 100% true. Like If that is true, there won't be obesity since they crave for sugar even though it's not really what they need

[@dynamicflashy]

@@chiellazona5624 Excess sugar messes with our hormones and has a direct impact on what we ought to crave. That's why insulin resistance, for example, is a thing. Unnatural habits breed unnatural urges.

[@meinname5788]

England is my city some People crave Sex with dead bodies.... Or they crave killing somebody... So....

[@lauravillalobos6436]

@@chiellazona5624 suggar is addictive. Doesn't count

[@CoDGameplayz]

Chiel Lazona well to be fair in nature, sugar isn’t as common, and is very easy energy for the body. I think we can let it off the hook for that one

[@FelipeMendez]

amazing how the bad publicity salt gets and not as equal as sugar :/

[@crazilajimpers2042]

Andres Felipe Mendez Tru Tru

[@RJHEllis]

i was just going to comment this. sugar is far more destructive than salt

[@sayckeone]

Sugar is also wrongly demonized. Your body requires sugar for energy.

[@TheSwiftMonster]

Andres Felipe Mendez Oils also need to seen as terrible for the body, theyre extremely destructive as is sugar.

[@zaironjacobs]

But not the added sugar we consume so much of.

[@alphacause]

As always, your expertly crafted videos, which so deftly debunk prevailing nutritional myths, are doing the world a whole lot good, and I really appreciate them.

[@essennagerry]

Drake Santiago Word! Not only are these videos oh so valuable in their content, but they're a pleasure to watch, since they're so well crafted. And by that I mean both the editing, footage, etc., but also the very way he constructs his presentation and how logically he approaches each issue.

[@maegtigekasper]

Check out this video "Sodium Skeptics Try to Shake Up the Salt Debate". I regard Dr. Greger as the most reliable person when it comes to nutrition and in the mentioned video above, he shows exactly how the prevailing myth, as in this video. Was debunked once and for all back in 2007.

[@jbfitness3056]

What Drake said above^

[@thefluffychild9055]

It's been proven that people can easily survive with no less than 150 MGs of sodium a day through natural foods with no added salt

[@Re3iRtH]

yogiyoda First thing that popped into my head was Dr. Greger.. I recall watching a video of his on salt, but I forget the general conclusion. Regardless, focusing on reducing salt intake is a waste of time for the average person.. a lot of other choices in nutrition that are more fruitful.

[@Vision33r]

When your heart-rate is going up and you feel tired and weak, the usual and immediate reply from people is to eat less salty food. That is the worst piece of advice.

[@Solbashio]

make sure you cut down that fat intake as well!

[@davidmhh9977]

Whenever I ran, I got a badheadache. 8km would literally put me off for the entire day. This was regardless of how much I ate or how much water I drank. I started having a glass of salt water after a run, and my recovery has improved drastically, and I'm going further and longer.

[@jamescarsten6023]

When I was a kid. I had a craving for salty fish sauce in my food. Everyone around me were worried that I had been consuming too much salt, and it finally convinced me to restrict salt intake. Nowadays, I feel fatigue easily and have a light headache most of the time. Thanks for the video. I will now try out to consume my favourite fish sauce as much as my tongue crave.

[@samuel3807]

How did it go for you?

[@shinyarif2933]

Update us

[@ShipperTrash]

Same for me. Also I had a great grandma who ate a lot of salt her whole life, despite being told that she shouldn't. Guess how old she lived? Till 95! Everyone else in my family didn't really live that long... Guess I'm gonna be the next person in my family who'll live very long 😎

[@georgekondov4001]

What happened, bro?

[@Sariine436]

I want to.onow what that sauce is

[@andyspark5192]

dietary guidelines = guidelines to become a patient slowly but surely

[@andyspark5192]

you brainiac, why someone should shove ten spoons of salt in your mouth every day ? are the spoons tiny, so by the and of the day it would be 4 or 6 grams total ? it's always surprising, how degenerate some people are

[@andyspark5192]

+paulsan2112 Kidney are not the first body part, that make contact with salt. First, too much salt at once and your tongue and brain will signal, that it's to much. Next will be the stomach, ... try one full teaspoon of salt at once and see (fill) what gonna happen and then we talk again

[@righthomosphere7962]

but dude you need to eat more salt if you want to be healthy so you better shove that salt in your mouth if you don't want to become a patient

[@jarls5890]

Check the correlation between salt and stomach cancer....check what country ranks as #1 (South Korea, by far).

[@jarls5890]

@Daniel von Strangle Whatever we do - death waits at the end. That is the only thing that is certain.

[@rickalvarado3543]

I'm on a low carbohydrate diet, and I'm also working out. I have a very complete diet, but I didn't know why I was feeling thirsty at night, even dehydrated. This video made me realize that my sodium intake should be much higher. This has been extremely helpful. Thanks.

[@ildesu789]

Lol hope you didn't die.

[@quasa0]

@@ildesu789 why would he die

[@glaciveestudios6170]

@@quasa0 I wonder her eating salt helps with dehydration, it does the exact opposite

[@vincenthagood349]

The lack of intelligence in these replies is astounding

[@LMvdB02]

If you work out and sweat a lot you do need more salt than the average person.

[@jaijaiseetaram]

Salt craving is just a survival mechanism driving us to consume what the body needs. Eye opening.

[@MagicChessandChill]

sugar craving too

[@dog6102]

@@MagicChessandChill no

[@loganwolv3393]

@@MagicChessandChill Sugar craving is different from salt craving... salt craving is purely for survival while sugar craving 99.99999999999999999999999% of the time is basically the same reason heroin and meth are addictive...sugar create a dopamine spike and afterwards you'll want that dopamine spike again, only this time you need more sugar to achive it and so on. I think our body made sugar addictive simply for us to gain fat and when we don't have food to eat during the cavemen days we burned fat, and the more fat we had, the longer we could go without glucose.

[@yuibkys3522]

@@loganwolv3393 its because in nature the only things you can get sugar from are fruits and honey. They contain important antioxidants and vitamines. If the only place you get sugar from are fruits im sure that s a hell of a lot better.

[@loganwolv3393]

@@yuibkys3522 Yeah because of that too. And i believe fruits used to have less sugar and perhaps more vitamins and minerals than todays' fruits because they were cross-bred or hybridized. I've noticed that my favorite apples are these small ones that can grow anywhere, even in cities during summer when they're not quite ripe... They're less sweet and more acidic, sour and flavourful wich is exactly how i like them.

[@richardmalone3172]

About 45 years ago I worked in a mine. It was really hot. About 115 degrees every day. The company supplied salt tablets and encouraged us to take 4 or 5 throughout the day. We sweated profusely. Years later we are encouraged to reduce our salt intake. If I work out at the gym when it's really hot I feel really fatigued and just don't have the energy. One day I just happened to see a KZbin video on salt. I went out and bought a bag of himalayan salt. Throughout the day I will take a few pieces of salt and suck it till it's gone. Delicious and a bit addictive. But, guess what? My energy levels are back and hot weather doesn't make me feel weak and tired.

[@maranatha8148]

Same... it's a miracle for me. 🙏✝️💯💕

[@hounamao7140]

the link between heat resistance and salt is very intersting to me ! I really cannot stand high temperature, no matter how much water I drink I feel terribly tired and irritated. I don't consume much salt (not really because of recommendation but I find my meal already salty enough with just a sprinkle of salt). So I will look into it. Thank you for this comment!

[@elaxel1469]

What Ive noticed is that when I got hard headaches and I eat salty food I feel better

[@spencerbrown3875]

El Axel I’ve noticed this too. I’ve had a few migraines that quickly went away after eating a few saltines.

[@emilyowen2555]

The fact that you manage to make your videos so entertaining, on top of being so informative, is amazing. Keep up the good work!

[@emilyowen2555]

Lil Lu I see what you did there

[@emilyowen2555]

BornAgain Pagan bruh you're at a 10, we need you at a 2

[@veegaanmyooon44]

Emily Owen Yeah but seriously his videos are the essence of misinformation.

[@Pedro_eqw]

@@veegaanmyooon44 Why?

[@emotisean]

This video may have just saved my life.

[@derrickng4017]

woahhhh! gotta mention, I love your megalovania video!!!

[@cesarhernandez7108]

mine too!

[@obviouslymatt6452]

The korean paradox to me seems to have a rather easy explanation just by looking further down that table; coronary heart disease and stroke were very well correlated with obesity. I don’t know why the people who eat more salt tend to be less obese in korea (perhaps they replace kimchi with mcdonald’s?) but you can’t imply that the salt is reducing the risk of those and not even mention the confounder of obesity there.

[@JoseNovaUltra]

Yeah but the study he mentioned on people with different salt intakes seems to suggest that a higher intake is preferable than the effects of low sodium intake, although I agree with you that even the study does show that eating more salt than needed has negative health effect too, I think that he is talking about WHO recommendation, which seems to be far worse for the body, inline with the papers show. Moreover is logical to think that obese people have more problems (because its true), and that asians are just healthier overall, but in another video he compares 2 communities of japanese people and explain that hypertension can be related to potassium deficiency.

[@BigWinsAllDay]

humans like fat and salt. in a diet of low salt you crave more fat, making you weigh more

[@FelixMangrove]

This same channel mentioned that during fasting, hunger cravings were satisfied by sodium intake.

[@underated17]

@@BigWinsAllDay But if you eat fat from meat then it would be healthier than processed fat.

[@amela9608]

Scientists are seriously calling it "The Korean Paradox"? Koreans are eating cabbage while Americans are eating pizza and burgers, and they SERIOUSLY focus mainly on the salt part? I feel like most of these "researchers" wouldn't even pass a 4th grade test.

[@ADerpyReality]

Well people think the brain can't tell the difference between coke-zero and sugar so raises insulin. It does not and even studies say so.

[@jamesrindley6215]

South Koreans are eating a lot of that burger crap too these days.

[@jamesbizs]

ADerpyReality what studies say that? From what I’ve seen, even tasting sweet can raise insulin levels

[@KingOfForest22]

@@jamesbizs a cursory search for peer-reviewed journal articles will bring up plenty of studies which prove that artificial sweeteners don't produce an insulin response. Why else would diabetics use them?

[@traditionalfood367]

Diabetics taking medication never get cured. Only those who vastly lower their carbs by increasing their clean fats stop being diabetic.

[@btdtpro]

I do fasting from time to time, and I learned it's dramatically easier if you add salt to a cup or two of the water you drink each day. During fasting you can get muscle cramps and foggy thinking about 2-3 days in, but at least for me, this doesn't happen if I make sure to still get salt in my diet.

[@aviko9560]

A simple oldschool "energydrink" can be made with lemons, sugar, salt and baking soda. This can get you going and it's caffeine free.

[@saadkhan-dg6gr]

Aviko baking soda? Why?

[@kaylazethelyn3239]

I was trying to find this! Idk if it was me or the video but I couldn't quite catch how much sodium we're supposed to get (I think it was 3 to 6 grams?) or how much is too much.

[@Suburp212]

Same for me

[@Crunchysopa52]

yup no doubt. those muscle cramps, especially for me at least, were a mfer and it was definitely because of how much salt my body lost during my job sweating it out + pee breaks etc. and obviously b/c of my fasted state.

[@kinky_Z]

I'm a scientist who never believed the "salt guidelines." When my body craves salt, I give it some. Besides, I know that if I eat too much of it, my kidneys will excrete it.

[@baldwin5510]

Before your kidneys excrete it do you know the effect it has on your body during that time.

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

So basically, people should just listen to their bodies. If you feel like salt, eat salt. If you're thirsty, drink water. The body knows best.

[@TheStianmann]

If you feel like sugar, eat sugar? But I see your point, and it's valid in many cases. Like a person I know who found magnesium tablets delicious.

[@CrackSmonka]

@@TheStianmann Well, If you try heroin, your body will ask you for heroin every single time. So I don't know if that's a great advice.

[@TheStianmann]

@@CrackSmonka Yes, that was my point as well.

[@philosophyofpolitics4504]

@@TheStianmann sugar is a drug though... It's a total fact that it raises dopamine. Salt doesn't do that. So you c cant compare sugar to salt imo.

[@thedokkodoka4349]

My body craves for attention so I post stuff online to get likes and feel less abandoned in a world of attention deficit.

[@solrac4]

Dopamine rush by opening KZbin and getting the reward of seeing that WIA uploaded a new video.

[@McDoodle44]

Same here

[@brunoseefeld1044]

Carlos Rubio I am adicted

[@suicune2001]

Oh wow. That explains why I had a day where I couldn't stop drinking water. I drank a whole gallon and was still thirsty. I have started working out so I probably didn't increase my salt to make up for the lost sweat.

[@dd-xi1eh]

what do u mean can u explain ?

[@lexkek5625]

@@dd-xi1eh He's talking about electrolytes which salt is. If you drinks lots of water you essentially flush them away through your urine and sweat. You need those minerals to maintain bodily functions. So he basically up'd his water intake but didn't up his electrolyte. That imbalance caused him to be thirsty despite drinking lots of water. If you didn't know salt will pull water and hold it that's what basically happens inside of us and it's very important.

[@masteromeat]

I used to bring rock salt to school to concentrate on test days

[@OneMeInMyself]

Woah that's interesting! How did you get the idea to so that?

[@masteromeat]

@@OneMeInMyself I liked salt as a kid and noticed that it helped with the headache I got when I thought too hard.

[@OneMeInMyself]

@@masteromeat I am continually puzzled in a positive way when I realise how intelligent our bodies are if only we listen to them

[@eduedec]

I find that when I have a headache salt almost always fixes it. Salt also let's you drink more water and stay more hydrated. Too much water makes your cells burst but with the salt it regulates the cell size so you can retain more water.

[@Tate525]

Sodium also helps kidneys filter waste effectively.

[@lemon__j]

That makes perfect sense. Consume salt in your diet and wait until it makes your thirsty. When salt finally makes you thirsty then it means there is ample salt in the system to allow the cells to accommodate the water. It's all so simple really, but a beautiful and elegant simplicity all the same.

[@to33x]

Conspiracy theory: The salt guidelines are reduced to make people crave and eat more food to meet their requirements. More consumption, more profits!

[@walterbushell7029]

And you know that even though we know sugar in the quantites Americans eat is toxic, it seems to get a pass. I suspect the sugar lobby in addition to the usual suspects.

[@arsenalrocka16]

more obesity. more money for healthcare providers!

[@satriakesumap]

Make sense,man.

[@Solbashio]

I wish more people faught against america's "democracy"

[@glaciveestudios6170]

Isn't more salt supposed to make you eat more? How can reducing salt intake increase your appetite? What sort of ideology is this

[@meee2014]

my clincal instructor said that if reducing salt intake lowers your blood pressure, you already must have some pathological alterations because in normal people reducing salt intake should not affect blood pressure by much

[@dethskullcrusher]

Your kidneys don't function properly, the ammount of neprons on them is less than needed, that's why you should consume less salt, less carbohidrates, excercise, and use medication if needed.

[@flgryog705]

@@dethskullcrusher why would you need medication? That has nothing to do with your every day diet.. unless you're sick.

[@cwonderland6259]

I had daily migraines for 2 months, and realized that it was the fact that I was eating barely any salt. I started eating extra salt and the headaches stopped the next day. I was trying to stay hydrated but water would go right through me - this doesn't happen if I put a little salt in the water. The connection with cardiovascular problems + salt is more likely due to the types of food that have high sodium in modern US diets (sugary, fatty, etc.). I cant believe doctors were just going to have me keep taking more and more medications without asking me if I ate enough salt! I am now trying to convince my chronically dehydrated mother to try more salt, and she is terrified it will raise her (already very low) blood pressure because of government messaging all her life.

[@panchofenix9912]

You wanna investigate the solarized water is supposedly better with more nutrients

[@brunoramos3235]

I love you man. Because of you I've realized I have had salt deficiency for nearly my entire life and always suffered every symptom described at @11:03. THANK YOU!

[@zaks7]

How u doing now bro?

[@FruitForFuel]

@brunoramos3235 and now?

[@bonelesspizza]

Just pledged to your patreon, your research is very appreciated and should be seen by many more people.

[@crazilajimpers2042]

InnateParoxysm my nigga

[@maegtigekasper]

Check out this video "Sodium Skeptics Try to Shake Up the Salt Debate". I regard Dr. Greger as the most reliable person when it comes to nutrition and in the mentioned video above, he shows exactly how the prevailing myth, as in this video. Was debunked once and for all back in 2007.

[@peterii3512]

Dude I really enjoy your videos. Keep doing them! I have changed my diet started breathing only through my nose and started exercising and it's all thanks to you!

[@Partazan]

Brilliantly explained. Love the use of research studies to confirm your findings. One of the best health channels on YT. You deserve way more subs.

[@mrdeliberate5175]

I went on a low salt diet for a couple of weeks, around 600mg daily. Felt like crap and craved sugary foods, even though I hardly ever eat refined sugar and didn't have a sugar addiction. I had barely any energy, felt weak, brain so foggy, and started drinking caffeine (I didn't drink caffeine previously) just so I could function (literally). All this while sticking to my real unprocessed food diet. Went back to putting generous amounts of salt on my food and suddenly started to feel alive. Cut out the caffeine and still had energy. I had refrained from my sugar cravings, but now with salt those sugar cravings subsided to nothing. They want us not to eat salt because they want us to be addicted to sugar and caffeine.

[@brennabeloved8540]

I have been dealing fatigue for months now. I know my salt intake is on the lower end, and I eat a low-carb diet, meaning I will definitely be adding an extra teaspoon of salt to my meals and see how that affects my energy. Thank you so much for your videos! I have learned so much from them!

[@johnnylabedzki]

beloved Up the carbs!

[@brennabeloved8540]

Can you give me a reason?

[@Raivis999]

I'm also curious, don't forget to post observation as it could be a little difficult one :) One thing i notice myself is that in order to improve diet e.g. to gain more energy or be healthier is that diets and information about them and "nutrition pieces" most of time contradicts or can be something opposite or info/data isn't logically structured of what is speculation what isn't , nor some tests can be trusted, whereby like for me in question about food, excessive info can be waste of time. Would want more books like: Pure, White and Deadly - John Yudkin 1972. But in general some things I can test myself over period of time to make own conclusion if something works as described or do not, if such tests are even possible as diet over 1/2 weeks should be somewhat the same with changing one ingredient I'm testing, where other ingredients ideally isn't contaminated with something else, where in observation of energy there can be different lifestyle factors like how much time is spent at pc, exercise or being outside or even some virus or immune system at work :) Quite ridiculous and frustrating that such important thing as food which definitely affect body so much, user must be very conscious now days of it's source and do own various tests, whereby so much unhealthy food is available in shop with unknown cultivation methods or chemical additives. Where food can be addictive where body can fail to difference if that's something what's missing or packed food trick to unnecessary consume more food that is junk anyway.

[@aminakhmadi9193]

What are the changes that you see in yourself now? Because I am on low salt myself, curious to hear about you.

[@Kate-vd3hl]

Sugar < fat Sugar< salt Eating frequently < eating once in a while

[@KingClickMusic]

I eat every 2 hours and I'm melting fat off. 90 pounds gone so far.

[@diegolucero4187]

Buucci ルーンスケープ caloric deficit>eating once in a day, eating every two hours, fasting or whatever you do.

[@KingClickMusic]

You sound brainwashed.

[@alyssonmilfont3595]

sure, because to lose weight you don't need to be in a caloric deficit

[@essennagerry]

Buucci ルーンスケープ Whatever works for you, man. My mom would feel sick if she doesn't breakfast, I on the other hand love eating once a day and breakfast is the worst time for me.

[@midlanderwbaboothy7068]

Salt is not the enemy, it's sugar

[@JADENKRR]

Love the videos. You always seem to be one step ahead of me on my reading. I added The Salt Fix to my wishlist on Audible, then a week later I see you uploaded this video. I love it. Keep doing what you do man

[@cameronquinn377]

I had a seizure when I drank about* 3 gallons of water in 3 hours, the doctors said I depleted the sodium in my blood.

[@heropld]

The tempo is deadly, then the amount overall. You dont go at such ridiculous pace. You can drink this much in 24h, if you are a bodybuilder in hurry for contest, losing a lot of water by sweat, training, yet it is still a dangerous amount and nobody continues to do so every single day.

[@Shikoshen]

Why would you do that???

[@mycelia_ow]

Cameron Quinn, you're lying, unless it was distilled water. If it wasn't, then you aren't meeting your RDA for sodium.

[@cameronquinn377]

I didn't measure out exactly how much water it was, but based on the cup size and how much I was refilling, it was around that much, and no it wasn't distilled.

[@readytorockithard23]

Cameron Quinn why do that?

[@daltonv5206]

I swear I saw "low sodium" salt for sale at Walmart. I got a kick out of that

[@Eyedunno]

It's potassium chloride instead of sodium chloride, or a mix of the two...

[@coolbrounderscore]

“Salt” and “sodium” are not interchangeable words. The salt you saw was most likely a blend of potassium chloride (also a salt) and sodium chloride (traditional table salt). I actually use that stuff to boost the amount of potassium I eat

[@astralscupid]

I accidentally bought this once and it was cakey and tasted like bicarbonate soda

[@pkeod]

It's still useful, look up snake diet it's one of the components of the fasting drink. Normally fasting sucks, but when you drink your salts it doesn't suck.

[@klw3786]

"He who controls the Spice, controls the universe!" - Baron Harkonnen

[@TheWolfeDen]

This is a highly underrated comment

[@madeline9538]

I need to tell my vertebrae physiology teacher about this video! Thank you for making videos like this! Great content.

[@TlhomphoDitedu]

I'm a second year med student and you guys take everything I've been taught and turn it upside down 😝😝😝😝😝😝

[@88Xlmk]

Yep, this video says what I finally found out this year by chance: Over the last 10 years I would constantly have problems with being tired, retaining water, constant thirst and problems concentrating. Everyone around around me eat very little salt and it got stuck to skip it, the doctors would also always say that I need less salt... 3 months back stopped listening to them and all those problems are no more... just because I started eating more salt(well and stopped eating any store brought sweats, just those I make myself or home made jam). Bottom line - eat more salt, eat fatty meats, fish, vegetables, fruits, if you can find unbleached flour you can eat as much bread as you want(artificial additives, sugar and chemicals used to bleach the flour are the reason it's so unhealthy).

[@fciprian]

i just wanted to say that you're putting out TOP NOTCH videos. Quality that should be in an actual tv show that provides basic understanding of different aspects of life. Good job and keep the videos coming!

[@peace7482]

It's not salt or other food, it's modern lifestyle and stress that busts your health. Always pushing yourself and being on the edge plus all the junk as food.

[@conchubhar9492]

This video is straight up informative and educational, Concise and to the point. You have earned a sub from me.

[@calipigeon]

I’ve often wondered about this. I used to have really low blood pressure and a low resting heart rate... at work I’d get really woozy sometimes so I’d down a packet of salt and feel better almost immediately.

[@bradgotyoumad]

I'm extremely glad your channel exists. Amazing content. I marathon'd all your videos in one day, that's how good this shit is.

[@blahblahblahblah2837]

I was pretty wary about subscribing because youtube ALWAYS recommends your videos, but this was both entertaining, informative and backed by actual data! Subscribed!

[@johncoryell]

So a baby can figure out how to keep itself alive for two years and the hospital can't keep it alive for one week? Use your own judgement people don't rely on "experts" to save you

[@traditionalfood367]

Basically the hospital staff killed that toddler, by depriving him of the minerals the child needed to live.

[@traditionalfood367]

Irrelevant attempt to silence the conversation. Ad hominem is all you commies have.

[@menace2societies]

Michael Kevin Millet don’t disrespect Doctors like they ain’t saving lives every second. FDA is the one who is responsible on food diet studies.

[@fullfist]

Yes

[@Solbashio]

I swear people put too much faith in doctors.

[@antoniu9757]

Man, THANK YOU! After watching your video I did some research and found that I have so sodium deficit. I have all the simptomes: nausea, muscular cramps and spasms and drink almost twice as much water as anyone around me. So I sincerely thank you.

[@leaabroadusa1971]

dude you deserve to be the biggest youtuber! i am already addicted to your videos. Keep them coming!

[@dangerousattack5433]

This is without a doubt the best channel on youtube. Will be using your patreon at some point for sure.

[@jakebautista]

I've cut sugar from my diet and eating 1 to 2x a day and eat healthy but I keep seeking french fries, this video made me realize I'm attracted to the salty taste, not the fries itself. Cool. Great vid. Thank you 👍

[@pivotal-ai]

I am surprised that you did not include any information regarding added iodine or other salt forms (i.e. sea salt). Please include that in the later video on this topic.

[@maxfactorone]

Amazing videos packed with so much useful information. I also love the fact that they are backed up with scientific studies which we can follow up on. Great job. 👍👍👍

[@petern5565]

I am very happy to be ONE of your 1million+ subscribers for 2 reasons FIRST: you come over as completely unbiased like "YOU JUST WANT TO KNOW" is it this or that or something else or in between (I love that). SECOND: Your research is so thorough and TRUSTWORTHY you save me such a lot of time. When I went into KETO I started to crave salt but most especially NATURAL SALT. Himalayan salt was readily available and I would literally seek out those DARK (especialy) or red/pink crystals and I would savour them (even individually) like a special treate. (I have NEVER returned to TABLE salt since). MANY THANKS!!

[@Qwerty_789]

just balance salt, potassium, water

[@DiThi]

I bought "salt without sodium" (which uses potassium instead), which is sold for the wrong reasons (salt replacement), and I drank water with both salt and sodium, to combat keto flu.

[@turbonbc]

Or get natural salt like Himalayan pink or other natural salts with all 82 minerals.

[@Qwerty_789]

Alberto Torres nu salt? Yeah i have that in my house. You will get through the keto flu bro. Stay strong 👍

[@Qwerty_789]

Turtlefoot69 yes, i looove that salt.

[@setfyo9959]

Eric Yim you're right. balance to potassium is key

[@AtypicalPaul]

I love salt and I'm always craving it. I use Himalayan sea salt. I put that and turmeric on everything I eat.

[@alanhardy3400]

Himalayan salt is rock salt, mined in the Punjab. It isn't sea salt.

[@menace2societies]

Alan Hardy all salt is sea salt

[@burpie3258]

@@menace2societies No..?

[@blackswan8416]

Hymalayan sea salt??

[@rozaldes5364]

Great job with the videos! And thank you for not putting any dramatic/inspiring background music.

[@topproff2558]

good to have you back

[@MrMashyker]

8:00. You failed to mention that there was a positive correlation between salt intake and blood pressure.

[@TheBcoolGuy]

I drink a lot of water and pee it out too, so I will keep adding salt to my food, maybe more than before. I love salt.

[@blackx1147]

Thank you so much for another engaging and informative video! I'm looking forward to the next.

[@david_oliveira71]

This and as a result buying DiNicolantonio's book changed my thoughts on salt - not drastically, but that salt makes meals/food taste SOO much better! Thanks a lot!!

[@4G12]

The simple conclusion is that one must learn to focus on what one's own body is telling them instead of external noise if one is to obtain optimal nutrition.

[@callanc3925]

If you want to end up obese then sure

[@haidubogdan8712]

I remember loving to eat salt when I was small ... it was similar to a sugar rush.

[@MegaWood32]

I was the same that's why I drank pickle juice to hype up.

[@chrismithify]

Great videos pal!! thank you for making these.You're changing my life in ways even i can't imagine

[@rptank8979]

God this such a good youtube channel. Everything is put into a naturally flowing video.

[@somebicycle6684]

As a young teenager I frequently felt light headed and had fainting spells. Someone suggested I eat more salt and since then I have been salting my food and taking a salt supplement on days that I am more symptomatic. I feel way better!

[@huanquocmanh416]

It means your blood pressure is too low

[@panchofenix9912]

You wanna have a better salt though, use sea salt

[@edreesfeda9266]

yessss i've been waiting so long

[@Airouh]

as always.. imparting quality content for the world.. thanks man..

[@d.e.b.b5788]

E.R. nurse here. I get at least one senior citizen admitted to the hospital every week, due to LOW sodium levels. And that's only the patients that I get, not all the nurses. What's amazing, is that the attending physicians will normally go ahead and order a LOW SODIUM, LOW CHOLESTEROL DIET for these patients, unless I remind them of why they're being admitted to the hospital. I suppose that they are doing this out of habit, assuming that salt and fat are still the enemy, despite these ideas having been disproved long ago.

[@jamescalifornia2964]

Official dietary recommendations may kill us all 😕

[@raptorkil]

Wow ok, you finally answered why I’ve had a pickle craving since childhood. That’s intense

[@BillionaireDubaii]

I use to put two teaspoons of pink salt in my gallon of water it healed my bipolar anxiety and acne but I got scared so I stopped & all symptoms came back

[@Thelostprojects]

Thank you Im off sugar for 2 years and that has made a huge difference Looking into salt know and along with dr. mcdougal'a lecture this video drives the nail in even more.

[@fcaride]

Thanks dude you changed my life you opened my eyes to see the truth in this world. Thank you so much. I love how well explained are your videos.

[@ThePeacemaker848]

Doctors said my Grandfater was in critical heart failure and there was nothing that could be done. I gave him some rock salt and he was better in 10min. Doctors were shocked.

[@fallingawake2092]

And then everyone clapped

[@Tales41]

Doctors are absolutely useless

[@Fainthen]

It's simple, if you feel like you want to eat something salty, just do, if you feel like it's a bit too salty, drink some extra water and your body will generally handle the rest.

[@MclarenF1rocket]

more people need to watch your videos. keep up the excellent work

[@VRR6T]

One thing is true. I'm really addicted to this channel! Congratulations for these videos, they're helping a lot of people.

[@Ken-iu2zp]

True

[@samalamad774]

But Sodium exists naturally in plants, meat, fish and grain. Its hard to be deficient in Sodium

[@samalamad774]

@Daxton Bell If the body needs ~2300 mg of Sodium, and eat any type of diet, do you really think you can't get ~2.3g of sodium? By the way, if you're "water deficient" (I think you mean dehydrated), sodium levels are going to be higher. I'm not going to reply to the remark about my critical thinking skills, as it is not related to the topic, or can be taken seriously from anyone on the internet.

[@RedprintBobcat]

Wow. My body started feeling weird listening to this. I craved salt and water intensely and feel light-headed.

[@GauravKumar-eh5ff]

My eye are open now, thanks for the knowledge :)

[@CelebrationTime]

best proper data and information i could find in the whole internet. thanks 🙏

[@dalma8593]

I literally just posted a comment asking when another extremely informative and entertaining video would come out and here you are.

[@crazilajimpers2042]

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[@KilgoreTroutAsf]

Caffeine also rises blood pressure through vasoconstriction. I don't see many doctors telling people to cut down on coffee.

[@timothye.2902]

Kilgore Trout except you very much should stop, or at least lessen, caffeine/coffee intake. Coffee spikes heart rate, suppresses appetite, and a whole host of other negative effects on the body

[@georgemontgomeryward7864]

Kilgore Trout Yes and they put high amounts of Caffeine in over the counter drinks targeting kids and young adults. It can raise cortisol levels and stress the adrenals besides over stimulating the body. Also it Dehydrates the body which that in itself can place havoc on the body if they don't compensate with additional water. Believe the marketing and the companies behind this know Exactly what they are doing.

[@MrTVx99]

@@timothye.2902 All of the negative effects you associate with Caffeine can be a positive. Spiking heart rate and blocking adenosine? That can be useful in giving you extra energy. I don't really understand how suppressing appetite is even a negative effect, it lowers your caloric intake which, unless you are actually trying to put on weight, which most people are not, it actually is a benefit. Of course it is dangerous in high amounts but so is everything.

[@peterhajba514]

Interesting that you mention the low carbohydrate diet. Since around the 1920s they learned that elevated insulin causes the kidneys to retain more sodium. Thus the biggest reason for excess sodium and high blood pressure is constantly elevated insulin, ie a high carbohydrate diet, heading towards metabolic syndrome.

[@FlashBangBANGz]

Thank goodness for this salt series. I love ramen noodles but recently stopped because I learned it had about 1.6 grams of sodium per block. (It was the shrimp kind). Now I'll go have some delicious noodles.