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A Low Salt Diet Causes Insulin Resistance
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A Low Salt Diet Causes Insulin Resistance
“A Physician Should Never Tell A Patient To ‘Cut Back On Salt’…This Causes Higher Insulin & Higher Blood Pressure.”
Salt Is The 2nd Major Constituent In The Body & We Need Salt At All Times.
When salt intake is restricted, the body activates hormonal systems to retain sodium & cause insulin resistance:
🛞 Activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS): Restricting sodium causes the body to release hormones like renin, aldosterone & angiotensin II to help retain sodium. This increases insulin resistance.
🛞 Increased stress hormones: Low sodium intake increases the body’s levels of stress hormones, such as noradrenaline. Elevated levels of these hormones cause insulin resistance.
🛞 Reduced blood flow to muscles: A drop in blood volume due to sodium restriction reduces blood flow to skeletal muscles. This impairs the delivery of insulin & glucose to muscle tissue, worsening insulin resistance.
🛞 Increased insulin levels: The body responds to salt restriction by increasing fasting insulin levels as a compensatory measure to retain sodium. This is a risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes.
5 Ways Insulin Resistance Causes High Blood Pressure:
🛞 Sodium & water retention: When insulin resistance occurs, the pancreas produces excess insulin to manage blood sugar. The high levels of insulin overstimulate the kidneys to reabsorb more sodium & water, which increases blood volume & raises blood pressure.
🛞 Vascular dysfunction: Healthy insulin signaling promotes the production of nitric oxide (NO), a molecule that relaxes blood vessels & improves blood flow. In an insulin-resistant state, this process is halted & blood pressure rises to dangerous levels.
🛞 Increased sympathetic nervous system activity: High insulin levels overstimulate the sympathetic nervous system, which controls the body’s “fight or flight” response. This increases heart rate, constricts blood vessels & activates the RAAS system, which further promotes sodium & water retention.
🛞 Chronic inflammation & oxidative stress: Insulin resistance causes low-grade chronic inflammation & oxidative stress throughout the body. These processes damage the lining of blood vessels (the endothelium).
🛞 Vascular stiffening: Over time, the chronic inflammation & other issues leads to arterial remodeling & stiffening. This makes arteries less flexible & more resistant to blood flow, forcing the heart to pump harder & elevating blood pressure.
From an interview with Dr Ben Bikman, PhD.
Salt is not created equal….table salt is highly processed & toxic. Healthy salt is unrefined mineral salt…unprocessed celtic or grey salt that retains all of the 80+ trace minerals.
Links to studies:
👇Sodium Restriction Causes Insulin Resistance👇
https://journalofmetabolichealth.org/index.php/jmh/article/view/78/242
👇Low Salt Diet Increases Insulin Resistance👇
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3036792/
👇Insulin Resistance Causes Hypertension👇
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3996172/
Speaker: Dr Benjamin Bikman, PhD
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Two guides that may be useful:
Reduce Insulin Resistance with Magnesium: https://imahealth.org/tools-and-guides/reduce-insulin-resistance-with-magnesium/
Insulin Resistance Protocol: https://imahealth.org/protocol/i-care-insulin-resistance/
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Where does sea salt fall in this?
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From a webinar Dr. J.P. Saleeby, Dr. Kristina Carman, and Dr. Michael Turner explored precisely why our official dietary guidelines have missed the mark.
“We should focus on choosing minimally processed salts like Himalayan or Celtic sea salt, providing additional minerals without the harmful additives found in refined table salts.”
Webinar here: https://imahealth.org/rethinking-the-food-pyramid-and-dietary-guidelines/
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Any chance of getting a link to Dr. Bikman’s interview?
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Here you go: https://youtube.com/shorts/A-nM3SUWVNw?si=DRt23uXPQxUIBr7l
And another https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6U6jO9Zmz0
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