How much sodium should I really be getting?

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I know that RP suggests getting more sodium/salt than the FDA does but how much is really too much/not enough?

My diet is mostly yogurt, kefir, fruit and juice, plus some cola and coffee. The only supplement I use is 25mg zinc citrate, which is like 8mg elemental zinc. No real sodium content except for in the kefir and salting coffee makes me want to vomit. I have eggs most days of the week too with salted butter and extra salt but chronometer tells me that's only 400-500mg of sodium. Recently I've started having 8 jarred queen olives per day for the sodium and that adds 1800mg and brings the total to about 2200mg for a day of ~2500kcal.

Not enough sodium? My diet is very liquid-intensive but I still feel like I urinate too much.

 

[AinmAnseo]

I know that RP suggests getting more sodium/salt than the FDA does but how much is really too much/not enough?

My diet is mostly yogurt, kefir, fruit and juice, plus some cola and coffee. The only supplement I use is 25mg zinc citrate, which is like 8mg elemental zinc. No real sodium content except for in the kefir and salting coffee makes me want to vomit. I have eggs most days of the week too with salted butter and extra salt but chronometer tells me that's only 400-500mg of sodium. Recently I've started having 8 jarred queen olives per day for the sodium and that adds 1800mg and brings the total to about 2200mg for a day of ~2500kcal.

Not enough sodium? My diet is very liquid-intensive but I still feel like I urinate too much.

Did you ever find clear Peat guidance on this?

 

[LucH]

Not enough sodium?

Take salt to taste, with gradually progression but always with enough potassium. Let your kidneys get used to the change, over a period of +/10 days.
If you don't add much more fibber from vegetables, with target on polyphenols (broccoli, red lettuce, spinach if enough citrate / calcium, green soup) you'll probably get problems with dysbiosis, soon or later. Unbalanced microbiote. Mind transit (stools) and MMC.
As I suppose your don't eat meat (not seen in your menu), tell how is your digestion: gas / flatulence / transit & frequency of faeces.

 

[Ras]

Did you ever find clear Peat guidance on this?

They haven't logged in since 2020.