I was diagnosed with high blood pressure and put on high blood pressure medication when I was 31, but for years continued to have extremely high blood pressure, my diastolic bp was over 100 for years, systolic 145+. This was despite the fact that I ate a very clean very healthy diet, and I never used salt, sugar, cookies, candy, soda, alcohol or junk food, and did not smoke. One day I bought some sea salt to use for a cleaning job in the kitchen, and then used a little of it on my salmon. It was so tasty that I kept using it. A few weeks later when my doctor took my blood pressure, it was down to 100 over 70, down from 145 over 110!!! I have continued to use sea salt and my bp has remained at 100 over 70 !!!!
my dad had high blood pressure so was told to cut back on salt. Mother took it to heart and would take very little salt. This caused her to have a low sodium attack. She came out OK. I'm pretty skeptical of what a lot of doctors say, let alone the government.
I was told that salt was bad so I stopped buying salt. I have the symptoms you described and nobody knows what is wrong with me. I will start adding salt now. 🙏🏻Thank you Dr Berg.
Unfortunately a lot of things we were told is wrong. I too just started using salt because of eating a keto diet. I've felt better than when I was younger & losing weight. I'm never hungry like when eating other diets.
3:47 Salt benefits: • It regulates you fluids • Helps you make hydrochloric acid • Maintains pH • It's involved in sodium potassium pump • Helps glucose absorption • Helps with hydration 4:35 An average person needs between one and two teaspoons of sea salt a day (a rough figure) 4:50 Symptoms of salt (aka sodium) deficiency: • #1 Weakness • #2 Dizzy • #3 Low blood pressure • #4 Insomnia • #5 Headache • #6 Muscle cramps • #7 Low tolerance to heat 5:54 What is sea salt? Sea salt is concentrated sea water. Average sea salt is between 98-99.8% sodium chloride. 6:29 Baja Gold Sea Salt has 77.5% sodium chloride which leaves room for a lot of other minerals and trace minerals.
I have had low blood pressure most of my life. Random dizzy spells, fatigue, weakness, intolerance to heat, weight gain, shortness of breath, and my doctors could never figure out what was wrong with me. I had also been craving sea salt potato chips SO BADLY for a few months and every time I ate them and drank a little water, I felt like completely normal again. Started adding celtic sea salt and trace minerals to my water every day, and boom. Back to normal. But when I spoke to my doctors about it, they tell me I am just dehydrated and to "drink more water" which was making the situation worse. My Naturopathic Dr told me to add more celtic sea salt. Waddya know. Now I'm better. Thank you for this video. Quality salt has been demonized for way too long.
Nowaday doctors do not heal. Instead they steal your health. That s why I dont follow their recommendations completely. For example, last year I was having dizziness and worst headaches in my life. Doctors checked me up, and prescribed pain killers. I ignored, as usual and found neck exercises from U tube. And guess what , after 3 months I am fine again. Headaches gone for good!!!
I had all the 7 symptoms ( including severe migraine) and all disappeared once I started adding Himalayan salt in my water. It's truly magical.Thankyou Dr Berg.
@@dianam9028 Take a capsule of 500mg of Magnesium half hour before bed Diana. Guarantee you won't have leg cramps. I can't remember (as I started it years ago) but it might take 2 or 3 nights to "kick in." But I've never had even *one* of those horrible leg cramps since I started on them. All the best to you.
@@Tryagain563 I totally agree with you. Magnesium CITRATE or Glycinate are the best to avoid muscle cramps. Also I add about 1/8 of himalayan pink salt to my bottle of water, and I drink 2 or 3 bottles a day. It works for me, feel better, but if we add lemon juice plus the salt, it would be a much better drink full of electrolytes 🙂
I am doing intermittent fasting and it’s been around 5 weeks and I am extremely shocked with the positive changes that is happening to my body just love it. So I just ordered your salt and very excited to add it in to my new lifestyle. Thank you so much for sharing it.🙏🙏
Thank you! A couple of months ago Brooke Shields fainted while rehearsing at Broadway. She was sipping water all day long and thought she was well hydrated. In fact, when the ambulance took her to hospital, she was diagnosed with hyponatremia and her doctor advised her to eat more chips. 😄 I had some symptoms like weakness, intolerance to heat and had no explanation for them, whatsoever. I started adding sea salt to my tomato arugula salad and suddenly I felt much better. This was after I saw another video of yours about the same thing. I use Celtic sea salt unrefined but now I am going to buy Baja salt and see how it tastes. Many, many thanks!🙏🙏
I use a keto diet and this is what I drink throughout the day. In the morning: lemon juice + apple cider vinegar + 2 grams of Himalayan salt, mix with warm water and drink immediately. Throughout the day: 1.5 liters of ginger and cinnamon tea + a teaspoon of Himalayan salt. In the evening: add apple cider vinegar + 2 grams of Himalayan salt to moringa powder tea (warm but not hot). I am 50 years old, I work as a metal worker in a factory for 10.5 hours a day. I am full of energy, and not sleepy or tired after work. My blood pressure is normal and my blood sugar is a little high(5,5-6,5).Blood ketone level is 0.6-08 mmol/l. I lost some weight but that was not my goal but normal blood sugar.
Oh laudy, does anyone else find it super difficult to get the balance right with vitamins, minerals etc. My head is spinning. A young member of my family became very ill from drinking too much water. What a pity we can't all have Dr Berg as our doctor to guide us.
I am a landscaper so I sweat a ton since I'm working out in the sun for 8 plus hours a day and certain times I will feel weak and then on lunch I will load up my food with salt and I will feel SOO much better.
When my husband was in the army he was issued salt tablets. In the 80s the anti salt craze hit and they eliminated the tablets. My husband and others just got their own because without them weakness and other problems occurred. After his retirement, he found in his new outdoor activities caused much sweating and he had to find a pharmacy that carried salt tablets. He has always had high blood pressure and now in his late 60s is in good health.
aww wow! that reminds me of what my dad told me. he was a little boy in the mid 60s. during baseball practice, one of the boys from the team dropped 💀 from dehydration. after that the coach made sure they all got their salt tablets.
Restaurants, Fast food, Grocery stores, cooking at home, etc....everything has TONS of salt in it. They/we put it in everything! So how could anyone be deficient?
@@cannotbeshaken7889 I wondered about this and apparently it is because of the type of salt. Processed table salt has impurities which can cause inflammation and contribute to high blood pressure. Eating a low processed food diet and adding sea salt seems to be the answer. I do this and add Celtic sea salt to lots of foods or even a pinch to water and find I am not as dehydrated as I used to be.
@@cannotbeshaken7889 Yes that is true. I wonder if the demonizing of salt is correct though. My Mum is dead set against using salt in almost anything and as a child we had very little salt in our diet. I suffered terribly with cramps until recently. And although I have a low processed food diet and drink a lot of water and very little caffeine I would often get dehydrated. I have been experimenting with using Celtic sea salt and using it with my food and have found that I do seem to cope in the heat better, have very few cramps and have less issues with acid reflux, all of which Dr Berg has said can be symptoms of sodium deficiency. And I have healthy blood pressure. Perhaps the salt in processed food is not in a form that our bodies can utilise as is often the case with most nutrients in modern food processing.
i also had high blood pressure bouts that i have to visit emergency, i was told to reduce salt by doctors, luckily i found Batman book 'you are not sick, but you are thirsty' he recommended use of unrefined sea salt, it provide 82 minerals along with sodium chloride , i used Celtic unrefined sea salt that solved my BP problem 160/100 to 110/70,
Back in the "old days" of athletic endeavors, salt tablets were prevalent and highly recommended/used. After decades of assigning danger status to salt use we are now slowly returning to the old days. This isn't complicated folks but most have been listening to the wrong people providing the wrong information.
Dr. Berg Our family is going through this right now with our mom. She is still in the hospital, and as been for over a week? They had to get her salt levels back up. It took several days to do that. But the damage was already done. She is 92 years old and was living on her own and even driving. But it was like a light switch was turned on and she went down hill so fast! Now we have to find a place for her to do her rehab in. Thank you so much for sharing all your information with us all.
People don't believe me when I say I have a salt deficiency and nearly died from it. It's Incredibly common. Thank you for bringing this the people's attention. Hyponatremia Can kill you in as little as twenty minutes. I know this does I nearly did.
Yes, I was low and sodium and I was in the hospital because my sodium was so low and my potassium was so high but they found out I had Addison’s disease and you’re right it’s very dangerous if you get very low sodium
I have hyponeutremia and I have stroke-high blood pressure when my sodium levels are too low.Doctors don't get it but I think it is because when my sodium levels are low, it causes anxiety, which makes my bp soar.
Thank you soo much Dr. Berg. I think l had these problems before. I used to drink so much water and l got leg cramps almost every night. I was always tired even when l was just woke up in the morning. Fortunately, l watched your video about drinking water. I'm now free from any cramps and l'm not tired anymore. A big hug from me, Dr. Berg 🙏
This would explain my acid reflux. I stayed away from salt not having BP problems. I was so low on my blood test for sodium. This video is amazing. Thank you so much . I shared this . Big fan! I'm taking your sea kelp everyday in my coffee.
I'm about to leave and return to England but I've been living in Japan since 2016. My first summer in Japan I suffered badly! I can highly recommend people apply what's in this video. I learned the hard way during August 2016!
When I was diagnosed with high blood pressure right after I had my first Caesarean I almost stopped taking salt by taking low salt alternatives, which started giving me all the symptoms you mention. No Doctor was able to tell me what was wrong. Thank God for my Mother who put me on pink Himalayan salt which is very common in my country Pakistan. In fact Pakistan is the only country which has this salt. Thank you Dr Berg. You're a godsent. So detailed but so well encapsulated this information . Can't get it from anywhere else.
@@someoneyoudontknow7705 As far as I know the Himalayan range which is almost made up of this salt is only in Pakistan This is an entire range specific to Pakistan. If you know of any country or region which also has this genuine pink salt kindly enlighten me.
@@tamib711 As far as I'm aware of We have an entire range of mountains made up of this salt discovered by the Roman Emperor Alexander when he came to this part. His horses used to lick the mountain sides which is how it came to be identified as salt. We share this mountainous range with India but they don't have pink salt. If you know of any other place or region I would certainly like to add to my knowledge
I have high blood pressure & kidney disease. No salt diet. No potato chips! Anytime in hospital the first thing the hospital doctor/ nurse do is give me an IV with sodium. My first question is always " why am I told no salt but first thing done to me is attach IV printed on bag with sodium". Nurse always looks at me & says " I don't know". I use sea salt very sparingly & bp improved.
currently im 40 years old, when i was about 23/24 i was on the atkins diet, from the orange book and i went shopping and collapsed and passed out for a moment in the car park, a passer-by came over to make sure i was ok, i told him i'd been on low-carb and he said your blood sugars are probably too low and i agreed and i had some carbs, i believe now it was the low salt/electrolytes which back then i had no clue about, i understand a lot more about the diet know, electrolytes, diabetes and other illness's.
Yep, when I was still eating gluten I would get what I thought were attacks of sudden low blood sugar, eventually I figured out they were attacks of low blood pressure. People who have such sudden attacks out of the blue should see if it's related to a gluten containing meal an hour or two ago. I'm not totally convinced it's all just about gluten, but going GF tends to get rid of a lot of chamical containing junk food.
The lack of salt in the body is no less dangerous than its excess of the permissible limit, as it also causes suffering from some annoying symptoms, which can only be eliminated by returning it to its normal levels.
Personally, with Dr Berg's own brand of sea salt, I can guarantee a good quality and a genuine product, but with other brands: I won't be able to tell if more sodium chloride is added than the actual sea salt. Thanks Dr Berg for your advices and your products as well 😊
Where do you think ALL of the salt on planet Earth ever came from?!?!? THE SEA!!!!!! It is a geochemical erosion of the minerals called Feldspars over billions of years!! and still happening today! Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium are ALL the different types of Feldspar minerals. I won't get into all the geoscience involved in it, but trust me, if you eat salt from ANY source.....you EAT SEA SALT all the time. Perhaps it is the processing of the salts that these people don't like? Like cleaning and then "bleaching" with guess what? CHLORINE!! The same CHLORINE Berg is talking about that your body NEEDS!! 🙄 Salt is cleaned for the reason that in its raw form is DIRTY. It contains all sorts of other minerals and "DIRT" that people would be turned off by. So, they "clean" it for you. There have even been RUclips videos done to PROVE that "SEA SALT" that you buy contains "SAND" particles. UNDISSOLVED rock minerals, primarily quartzite, the main mineral in SANDSTONE, which is also what GLASS is made from. So, if they talk about "leaky gut" and irritation in your intestines.... Why are they telling you to ingest SAND?!?!? Very extremely fine QUARTZITE that is TOTALLY INSOLUABLE???!?!?!?!?🙄 By the way, if you drink tap water you are drinking chlorine. Not good. In fact, decades ago it was regulated by the FDA to administer 3 ppm in public water supplies to keep the water free from pathogens and help to "clear" it. However, in recent times that level has been increased to 6.5 ppm. Which still does not guarantee to eliminate all cystic microbes in water. But it is TWICE the level of what is recommended in swimming pools! So, if you drink UNPURIFIED tap water.... you're drinking the swimming pool. 🤮 Bottom-line is eat your salt! Get a suitable balance of salts and if you want to pay more for it.... you don't need to... but just send me the extra into my account....I too can make millions from hyped products like "grass-fed" meats which should be dirt cheap alternatives to "grain-fed" meats. 🤔 PS: I don't worry so much about the salt issue. I use a mix of IODIZED salt, pink salt, and potassium salt. I make myself.... since I put the iodized salts back in, my wife's thyroid issues are gone, and it is really easy to add and mix. I never bothered to "purify" the pink salts which are basically just RAW uncleansed salts. And I agree that RAW salts do add a tad more flavor than processed iodized salts and can actually use less of. BUT....another thing is that the natural diets from the "old-country"...the poor peasants did not have salt so readily affordable BUT they could make vinegar. AND vinegar activates the same taste senses on the tongue as salt. So, adding more vinegar to foods and eating sour soups and foods is what they did. Which now, they tell you to drink apple cider vinegar?!?! Who knew those dumb poor peasants knew the secrets to living past 100 all along?!?! (SECRET recipe...add 1 to 5 drops of vinegar per cup of gravy and everybody will think you are a world class chef! You can't taste the vinegar, but the food gets "kicked-up" so much!! {and it helps emulsify and digest the "fats" that you should be using in the drippings for gravy.} Amazing that all these "brilliant" people are just now discovering what the ancestors KNEW worked best!!!
I'm sure what Dr Berg has advised can never be wrong. I took his advice on Nutritional yeast and it was great 👍 Fortunately I was able to get Bragg nutritional yeast and their Apple cider vinegar I'm addicted to both now. I really don't know whether Dr Berg is shipping to Pakistan. I'll buy everything in sight ❤️
@@yasmeenkuraishi2990 I'm not sure. Yet Dr Berg's products are available mostly around the World, for us: Middle Easterns, we can get them from Dubai as well. If you have any relatives there they might be able to send them. Otherwise order directly from Dr Berg's Shop.
@@norawajdi7642 Thank you for your response Appreciated. Yes I know they are available in Dubai. I have relatives in the US Nd Canada as well but payments are a big problem from and to Pakistan. Moreover we don't have PayPal Apart from credit cards nothing else works and I just have a Debit card but I will try and find out Really really need Dr Berg,s goods.
WOW! Doc, I have all of those warnings signs! I would never have thought some of those symptoms would be related. I'll up my salt (pink Himalayan) intake right away and see where I go. Thanks, you're the best!
I was told I was low in sodium about 5 years ago but didn't take a lot of notice to be honest. Recently, after going on keto and watching these videos, I have increased my sodium intake and have found night calf cramps have diminished and a little acid reflux has gone too.
"Involved in the sodium-potassium pump" - critical for proper muscle function, including the heart muscle. Sodium deficiency caused an irregular heart beat for me one summer, from exercising too hard and long in the heat without sufficient replacement. Something to note, as well, is that you should not increase your sodium intake too quickly following deficiency, or brain/nerve damage can result.
I am epileptic and take 10 pills a day to control having a seizure. I was hospitalized recently due to low sodium. I am still having a hard time understanding it and how to balance water/salt intake. You are the most logical Dr. I have found on RUclips. Care to answer my problem with some tips for me? Thank-you.
@@Drberg what about low salt/sodium causing heart ♥️ palpitations and atrial fibrillation? I’ve been in the hospital 🏥 a few times and my sodium was low and I have afib SO I think 💭 the low salt/sodium triggered MY heart ♥️ into afib 👈🏻😱 could YOU please do a video on sodium/afib/palpitations heart ♥️ pleaseeeee 🤍 also what SUCKS is at the hospital 🏥 if you’re a heart ♥️ patient they put YOU on a low sodium diet STUPID because here I am low sodium MY heart ♥️ blowing 💣 in afib and I can’t even get foods that have salt in them 🙄 it’s a complete NIGHTMARE at the hospital 🏥 plus having afib 👈🏻
Is this correct for athletes sodium intake: 150-pound athletes (both male and female) who train at high intensity levels should drink at least 2 or 3 liters of water per day. 200-pound athletes should be drinking a minimum of three to four liters, and athletes over 225 pounds should drink a minimum of four to six liters. At 2 grams per 1 liter of fluid replacement, it's obvious that most athletes do not take in nearly enough sodium. For example, a 225-pound athlete would need to ingest between 8 and 12 grams of sodium daily. That's right, 8,000 to 12,000 mg a day.
Thats what he said in the beginning working out burns more of it, really logical same with calorie diets u need more of everything if you are working more
Dr. you really look so healthy! So good. A couple of years ago I change my diet, my lifestyle but I haven't recovery from the damage of celiac disease. I'm getting tired now. I suffer a lot and have been strugling with excess hunger, anxiety and depression.
I think this is me! I have naturally low blood pressure and I forget to salt my food sometimes even though I eat a lot of Asian food which is full of salt! I have a big container of Himalayan pink salt which is also a good source of trace lithium!
I don't eat processed foods and measure out 1.5 teaspoons Redmon's Real Salt each day to use on my food. I had to increase my potassium recently and now realize I need to increase my salt, too. Thanks.
I've never been diagnosed with it, but I basically have hyperhydrosis. I sweat and INSANE amount, always have. When I was 5 the daycare center wanted to take me to the hospital bc they never seen someone sweat so much. It is annoying at times, but I assume it's kept me healthy all these years as a sort of toxic flush haha. My morning coffee has either raw honey or black strap mollases. Gonna add a sprinkle of pink salt in there 🙏
Even when I drink a lot, I end up urinating shortly after and expelling the excess. Even focusing on electrolytes while drinking lots of water on hikes.
@@KingsDaughter. no I haven't, but I can certainly try it out for a few weeks and see how it goes. The butter in coffee is like a French thing I think? I usually drink black coffee but sometimes add honey or molasses, so it isn't like I'd be missing anything lol.
Seems the Egyptians knew how to dry the body of (fluid) sweating well. Did it during their mummification processes. Assuming they may done it in other ways in someone had the issue you have.
@@chrisconnors9449 I employ a certain "wrapping" technique I guess you could say. But it's more akin to Middle Eastern culture in my mind, just wearing loose white garments to keep my thermal temp low on especially sunny days. I live in the Mid-Atlantic region so humidity is also a major factor.
What about Himalayan salt? Is it as healthy? I’ve stopped using sea salt and changed to Himalayan salt because of the pollution problem found in sea salt. Is this a good change?
Thank you dr berg. Ive been on keto 3 mos now and lost 25 lbs. And fasting. Added more sea salt and feel more energized. Thanks dr ive learned alot from you after 3 months .
This is true I am a housekeeper here in texas ,I'm constantly walking 5 hours during the heat I sweat alot ,and I noticed I get very weak and cramp alot my muscles and get very fatigued fast but when I add pink salt I feel more energetic and not as weak which makes it easier for me to work longer ,thank for this I honestly didn't know how lack of salt caused many other symptoms which I've been experiencing, this came good timing
I love salt and avoided the fad that said don't have it. Was diagnosed at age 14 with low iron and anemia. But iron pills make you constipated so I had to ignore doctors advice regarding them. Couldn't afford organic or liquid iron. Still can't. Heartened to learn the role salt has to play in diet. Thanks.
Thank-you for that, but, I did not hear you mention anything about harmful microplastics that can now be found in most sea salts, worldwide. This leaves Himalayan pink salt as a much safer choice than sea salt. Please clarify and advise.
I'm surprised you didn't mention iodine as a part of salt. Pink salts don't contain iodine and just using them can lead to an iodine deficiency and thyroid trouble.
Really curious about this. I’ve had thyroid issues for close to 10 years and I have been using Himalayan salt for 4 years. Pretty sure I am very deficient in iodine….
he answers that overtaking ioding can cause a hashimoto syndrome simply because of overeating seafoods for example, but anyway tips for iodine deficiency are very similar, like drink not too much water, include seafoods on a regular, and there is like 8 videos about iodine from dr berg and it is really hard to blame him just because he didnt say about this once in video that was not mentioned for it
The most common deficiency on the planet is Iodine deficiency. Iodized salt is thought by some to have created several generations of Americans who were smarter than the world average, just because they got enough Iodine their whole lives from conception to reach their genetic IQ potential. Now we are told to throw away our saltshakers, becasuse the processed foods are full of salt, but processors ARE NOT USING IODEIZED SALT! America's Iodine intake has plummeted. All these young women waddling around with PCOS who can't get pregnant? That's from Iodine deficiency. Iodine controls estrogen, and Fibrocystic breasts, and probably even breast cancer, are related to Iodine deficiency. And no, seafood doesn't have enough to count. The sea's iodine is stored by the seaweed. Only the Japanese, who eat seaweed regularly, are thought to get the optimum amount of iodine.
Too much green tea, sweating, drinking a lot of water fasting and when I did eat I was eating food without my any salt did it for me, just got my blood work back and was told I had extremely low sodium, which had never been the case before.
0:00 Introduction: Is salt healthy? 0:25 What causes a sodium deficiency? 3:55 Salt benefits 4:55 Symptoms of a sodium deficiency 6:04 Baja Gold Sea Salt 9:38 Learn more about potassium!
There is an American company, Redmond, they sell river salt. Once you taste that salt you will never eat another. It's got 65 minerals, naturally occurring.
My primary care manager always tells me to avoid salty foods for High blood pressure but I feel worse without salt. Then I look at the amount of sodium in my medications.... and when u go in for surgery they put a bag of salt water directly to your veins....but according to them it is bad....hmmm....something is not making sense...
Yep that's me! 1 drink 2 ors a day now, and put salt in my food, much better now! I thought I have sugar, thirst all the time, and these symptoms! Blood showed low salt, feel much better now!!
I am absolutely so thankful that you do all this research for me/us and then present it in such a easy to understand way. I do a ton of research on different things this saves me so much time! I had no idea there was so many differentials concerning sodium? If we did use the Baja Gold should we be concerned about the iron? Husband is 64 and I will be 57 next month.
I believe salt helped eliminate my dog's seizures naturally. Figured this out on my own research, tests didn't indicate and the vet was not helpful at all with this issue.
CORRECT! Years ago a radio station had a " water chugging" contest. They had people come in to see who could drink a gallon of water the fastest. The woman died...
It was also called "hold your wee for a Wii. The person who won the contest would get a Wii. The woman who died was doing it for her kids who wanted one but she couldn't afford it. 😢Poor kids.
I think the people that have died from drinking too much water may have had other underlying issues. I’m sure it’s very isolated cases. I’ve been drinking anywhere from 50-150 ounces of water spread throughout the day for over 30 years and have never had any complications or issues with that. Blood tests also come back normal. I am a physically active person though who has been exercising at least 3 times a week if not more on average during those three decades so I’m sure that also plays a part. Great video though especially the parts touched on regarding high blood pressure which most people tend to have these days. We know salt is one of the recommended things to avoid to not raise blood pressure. Although I do remember my Doctor saying a little bit of sodium is necessary as well.
In my country all I can find is pink salt in the shops. I was wondering the same thing as I don't see himalayas salt here on Dr Bergs list. Worried now 😕 😢
I bought ten 1.5Kg bags of that pink salt and one 1Kg bag of Black salt from the same area in the Himalayans, in 2021 and we use it exclusively in our cooking. I bought it all after my wife was diagnosed with Guyenne Barre' syndrome and her sodium levels were DISCOVERED to be so low that she was put on Sodium pills the last 2 years ,3x a day. The pills cost us almost ~1100.00 a month! So we just switched to Himalayan pink salt,1 tspn 3x a day. Our pharmacist says its just as good (She actually said the Pink salt is better for her),and far cheaper.
I've used the agricultural version of Baja Gold by SeaAgri (SEA-90) both in cooking and in my garden for 15 years. It is the most AMAZING salt I have ever found.
Thank you for letting us know. At least 2 teaspoons a day but what about if you Addison’s disease don’t you need a little more I put salt in my water and drink it all day. I add salt to my water.
I forgot to mention below one more sign that I had - spider veins, particularly in the feet, but also in the legs. They disappeared once my sodium level was back to normal.
I have been dizzy in the past hiking and drinking local spring water. It gone away by adding a tablespoon of Celtic Sea salt. Most folks don't understand in life non treated water is very low in salt it contains zero salt.
Top benefits of salt: • It helps regulate the fluids in your body • It helps make hydrochloric acid • It maintains your pH • It’s involved in the sodium-potassium pump • It supports glucose absorption • It helps hydrate you Causes of a salt deficiency: • A lack of salt in the diet • Stress • Sweating • Excess potassium in the diet without enough sodium • Keto • Fasting • Caffeine • Drinking too much water Symptoms of a salt deficiency: 1. Weakness 2. Dizziness 3. Low blood pressure 4. Insomnia 5. Headaches 6. Muscle cramps 7. Low tolerance to heat
Can Dr. Berg do a video on eating too quickly? I sometimes eat super fast especially if I’m a bit agitated. I sometimes get the hiccups and then find myself dealing with some acid reflux later on throughout the day… even if it’s 100% healthy food! I get that I should pace myself and not gobble food down in 2 minutes, but I’d love to hear Dr. Bergs opinion on this!
Amazing info as after heart failure I was put on a low sodium diet 2000mg p/d and was thinking less is better as my blood pressure was lowered very quickly and I came off the BP Meds over a year ago, however since getting too into the salt control factor I see myself in 6 of 7 deficiencies and recently started drinking more and more Gatorade as a sugary & easy source of electrolytes, after this video I put a small amount of Himalayan sea salt in a bottle of water which disappeared fast as my body suddenly seamed very thirsty, will look into electrolyte supplements and more of your videos on this subject. Will also talk to my specialist.
If you want deals on the Baja Gold just buy Sea-90 which is from the same company and is the same product but just bigger salt granules for agricultural use. You can get 50 pound bags for dirt cheap and you would have a long time supply of salt. It is also great for re-mineralizing soil and also great for livestock/ pets. You do have do put the salt in a grinder to make it finer for using in food.
It contains nutritionally significant amounts of lithium. You need 1 mg a day and you can get that from half a teaspoon of pink salt. It’s depleted everywhere else.
@@joandsarah77 yes it is similar. Copy + paste from NIH page (I boldened the nutrients): The nutrient and non-nutritive mineral composition of pink salt and white table salt is summarized in Table 2, Table 3, respectively. Large variations in values were observed for *calcium* (530.62-5736.73 mg/kg), *magnesium* (146.78-11937.98 mg/kg), *potassium* (98.39-4528.89 mg/kg), *iron* (0-167.52 mg/kg), and *sodium* (343,384.79-459,115.58 mg/kg). *Copper, chromium, and manganese* were found in very small amounts (i.e.,
I remember reading a study a decade ago that had a crew of researchers go around different nursing homes studying the potential causes of dementia. Alarmingly, 75% of the patients with dementia were dehydrated, and upon rehydration for an extended period, a majority of them showed improvement in cognatitive functions. 🤯
The first time I went on blood pressure medication it was to drop my sodium levels and I went from being perfectly healthy to being seemingly senile in a matter of days. I noticed this and immediately stopped taking the pills and the symptoms went away. Sodium is vitally important to the brain's function, literally every time a neuron fires you've got sodium and potassium passing opposite ways through the cell membrane.
Very interesting. I have most of those symptoms and I rarely eat salt with my food. I've been getting dizzy spells , headaches , muscle pain and low tolerance for heat all this and last summer. I'll start putting salt on my food from now on
Many can get heat stroke from low sodium, because when it's so hot we sweat out our minerals. Dr. Joel Wallach recommends putting some salt in your water daily and sipping it through the day. Especially in the summer months. The elderly are the most vulnerable because of salt restricted diets.
@@DiscernmentNow I don't sweat much. When I'm very hot in the summer I don't sweat at all since I got Jaundice five years ago. So in the summer I feel like my blood is molten lava when it gets hot I only really sweat when I'm walking my dog or doing heavy work. I walk at a fairly quick pace for 40+Unites and it's only after about a half hour of walking I start sweating.
Sir Please Suggest For Example Age Of a Person-72yrs ...Sodium Level below 120 but more than 100..which Minimum requirement 135. What Should a Person Will do Please Suggest
During the summer, I'll add 1/16 teaspoon of table salt and 100mg of potassium to a liter of water as a rehydration drink. There's probably other stuff that should be in there, but it makes a big difference.
I was surprised you didn’t talk about the levels of microplastics in these different types of salts. In the last video I watched you recommended either Himalayan pink salt or Celtic salt. Does the Baja gold salt have micro plastic in it? And your other video you talk about how you don’t recommend sea salt because it has high levels of Microplastics
I was diagnosed with dysautonomia and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome after covid and I have all these symptoms. I drink electrolyte water but I'm definitely going to give this a try. This heat wave has made me so dizzy, I've been in bed for weeks!
@@EdgarGarcia-qc3ce I ordered his salt and have been using it in his turmeric latte the past few weeks. No major difference just yet but I'm still hopeful!
I basically follow the Kevorkian diet, the basic tenets of which are "eat as much of whatever you want, whenever you want it, 'cause we're all gonna die sometime." That includes salt (to avoid a salt deficiency). After all, we all ultimately die of LOW blood pressure - so why not pour on the salt while you still can? Sea salt rub makes a great tenderizer for steaks, so if you're following the KETO Carnivore lifestyle, you need to keep plenty in your pantry. I happen to have several containers of specially curated sea salt I have imported from the Netherlands - the number one country for salt exports.
I was diagnosed with high blood pressure and put on high blood pressure medication when I was 31, but for years continued to have extremely high blood pressure, my diastolic bp was over 100 for years, systolic 145+. This was despite the fact that I ate a very clean very healthy diet, and I never used salt, sugar, cookies, candy, soda, alcohol or junk food, and did not smoke. One day I bought some sea salt to use for a cleaning job in the kitchen, and then used a little of it on my salmon. It was so tasty that I kept using it. A few weeks later when my doctor took my blood pressure, it was down to 100 over 70, down from 145 over 110!!! I have continued to use sea salt and my bp has remained at 100 over 70 !!!!
Interesting! Thanks for sharing 🤗
Are you still on the meds?
It's why, salty type snacks are better than sweet
We dont need sugar
@@jeanilong4916 No.
Miracle 🙂
my dad had high blood pressure so was told to cut back on salt. Mother took it to heart and would take very little salt. This caused her to have a low sodium attack. She came out OK. I'm pretty skeptical of what a lot of doctors say, let alone the government.
I was told that salt was bad so I stopped buying salt. I have the symptoms you described and nobody knows what is wrong with me. I will start adding salt now. 🙏🏻Thank you Dr Berg.
Unfortunately a lot of things we were told is wrong. I too just started using salt because of eating a keto diet. I've felt better than when I was younger & losing weight. I'm never hungry like when eating other diets.
@@donnas5209 could you please share the brand of your salt. I have painful muscle cramps ; unable to sleep ; severe weakness etc etc
I use pink Himalayan salt, any brand.
@@donnas5209 Thank you I will start using this
HIMALAYAN PINK SALT IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW.
ITS CHEAP
3:47 Salt benefits:
• It regulates you fluids
• Helps you make hydrochloric acid
• Maintains pH
• It's involved in sodium potassium pump
• Helps glucose absorption
• Helps with hydration
4:35 An average person needs between one and two teaspoons of sea salt a day (a rough figure)
4:50 Symptoms of salt (aka sodium) deficiency:
• #1 Weakness
• #2 Dizzy
• #3 Low blood pressure
• #4 Insomnia
• #5 Headache
• #6 Muscle cramps
• #7 Low tolerance to heat
5:54 What is sea salt? Sea salt is concentrated sea water. Average sea salt is between 98-99.8% sodium chloride.
6:29 Baja Gold Sea Salt has 77.5% sodium chloride which leaves room for a lot of other minerals and trace minerals.
Thank you 🌟
@@constanceanderson3974 You're welcome.🌟
Thankyou!
Thank you
@@NansGlobalKitchen You're welcome.
I have had low blood pressure most of my life. Random dizzy spells, fatigue, weakness, intolerance to heat, weight gain, shortness of breath, and my doctors could never figure out what was wrong with me. I had also been craving sea salt potato chips SO BADLY for a few months and every time I ate them and drank a little water, I felt like completely normal again. Started adding celtic sea salt and trace minerals to my water every day, and boom. Back to normal. But when I spoke to my doctors about it, they tell me I am just dehydrated and to "drink more water" which was making the situation worse.
My Naturopathic Dr told me to add more celtic sea salt. Waddya know. Now I'm better.
Thank you for this video. Quality salt has been demonized for way too long.
I’d love to know how much you add to your water? Also what are the added trace minerals you put in? 🙏🏼
My naturopath told me the same but I’ve never seen Celtic Sea Salt or Himalayan Salt but I’ve never seen either at my local supermarkets
What trace minerals?
@@daisychain914 What worked for her might not work for you, especially the amount of salt she used 😏
Nowaday doctors do not heal. Instead they steal your health. That s why I dont follow their recommendations completely.
For example, last year I was having dizziness and worst headaches in my life. Doctors checked me up, and prescribed pain killers. I ignored, as usual and found neck exercises from U tube. And guess what , after 3 months I am fine again. Headaches gone for good!!!
I had all the 7 symptoms ( including severe migraine) and all disappeared once I started adding Himalayan salt in my water. It's truly magical.Thankyou Dr Berg.
@@dianam9028 Take a capsule of 500mg of Magnesium half hour before bed Diana. Guarantee you won't have leg cramps. I can't remember (as I started it years ago) but it might take 2 or 3 nights to "kick in." But I've never had even *one* of those horrible leg cramps since I started on them. All the best to you.
@@Tryagain563 sore bones and muscles gone. I take 250 but am going to start doing 500. Also hand a bad shoulder/bicep pain. Gone now.
@@WakingAngels Glad for you!! 😊
@@Tryagain563 I totally agree with you. Magnesium CITRATE or Glycinate are the best to avoid muscle cramps. Also I add about 1/8 of himalayan pink salt to my bottle of water, and I drink 2 or 3 bottles a day. It works for me, feel better, but if we add lemon juice plus the salt, it would be a much better drink full of electrolytes 🙂
How long did it take until migranes disapierd?
Never knew “diet” could be this complicated. It’s like I’m back in school taking note of all these hoping not to fail. 😅
Right! Lol I try and make sure to show up to class haha 😂
It's only complicated, if you make it out to be that way.
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It’s easy. Don’t consume sugar and do consume organic, fresh, high quality vegetables and high quality protein and you will be fine.
@@Queenie-the-genie DONT FORGET HIGH QUALITY
F A T
I am doing intermittent fasting and it’s been around 5 weeks and I am extremely shocked with the positive changes that is happening to my body just love it. So I just ordered your salt and very excited to add it in to my new lifestyle. Thank you so much for sharing it.🙏🙏
Ya I got my 6 pack back!
I’m suffering from dizziness when I’m getting up since I’m on OMAD & Keto for 5 months now I’ll increase my salt intake thanks Dr. Berg!
Same here.
Thank you! A couple of months ago Brooke Shields fainted while rehearsing at Broadway. She was sipping water all day long and thought she was well hydrated. In fact, when the ambulance took her to hospital, she was diagnosed with hyponatremia and her doctor advised her to eat more chips. 😄
I had some symptoms like weakness, intolerance to heat and had no explanation for them, whatsoever. I started adding sea salt to my tomato arugula salad and suddenly I felt much better. This was after I saw another video of yours about the same thing.
I use Celtic sea salt unrefined but now I am going to buy Baja salt and see how it tastes. Many, many thanks!🙏🙏
I use a keto diet and this is what I drink throughout the day.
In the morning: lemon juice + apple cider vinegar + 2 grams of Himalayan salt, mix with warm water and drink immediately.
Throughout the day: 1.5 liters of ginger and cinnamon tea + a teaspoon of Himalayan salt.
In the evening: add apple cider vinegar + 2 grams of Himalayan salt to moringa powder tea (warm but not hot).
I am 50 years old, I work as a metal worker in a factory for 10.5 hours a day. I am full of energy, and not sleepy or tired after work. My blood pressure is normal and my blood sugar is a little high(5,5-6,5).Blood ketone level is 0.6-08 mmol/l.
I lost some weight but that was not my goal but normal blood sugar.
Oh laudy, does anyone else find it super difficult to get the balance right with vitamins, minerals etc. My head is spinning. A young member of my family became very ill from drinking too much water. What a pity we can't all have Dr Berg as our doctor to guide us.
I am a landscaper so I sweat a ton since I'm working out in the sun for 8 plus hours a day and certain times I will feel weak and then on lunch I will load up my food with salt and I will feel SOO much better.
When my husband was in the army he was issued salt tablets. In the 80s the anti salt craze hit and they eliminated the tablets. My husband and others just got their own because without them weakness and other problems occurred. After his retirement, he found in his new outdoor activities caused much sweating and he had to find a pharmacy that carried salt tablets. He has always had high blood pressure and now in his late 60s is in good health.
aww wow! that reminds me of what my dad told me. he was a little boy in the mid 60s. during baseball practice, one of the boys from the team dropped 💀 from dehydration. after that the coach made sure they all got their salt tablets.
Restaurants, Fast food, Grocery stores, cooking at home, etc....everything has TONS of salt in it. They/we put it in everything! So how could anyone be deficient?
@@cannotbeshaken7889 I wondered about this and apparently it is because of the type of salt. Processed table salt has impurities which can cause inflammation and contribute to high blood pressure. Eating a low processed food diet and adding sea salt seems to be the answer. I do this and add Celtic sea salt to lots of foods or even a pinch to water and find I am not as dehydrated as I used to be.
@@mjccarpentrymjccarpentry5145 Although table salt has impurities in it, it still has the salt in it.
@@cannotbeshaken7889 Yes that is true. I wonder if the demonizing of salt is correct though. My Mum is dead set against using salt in almost anything and as a child we had very little salt in our diet. I suffered terribly with cramps until recently. And although I have a low processed food diet and drink a lot of water and very little caffeine I would often get dehydrated. I have been experimenting with using Celtic sea salt and using it with my food and have found that I do seem to cope in the heat better, have very few cramps and have less issues with acid reflux, all of which Dr Berg has said can be symptoms of sodium deficiency. And I have healthy blood pressure. Perhaps the salt in processed food is not in a form that our bodies can utilise as is often the case with most nutrients in modern food processing.
i also had high blood pressure bouts that i have to visit emergency, i was told to reduce salt by doctors, luckily i found Batman book 'you are not sick, but you are thirsty' he recommended use of unrefined sea salt, it provide 82 minerals along with sodium chloride , i used Celtic unrefined sea salt that solved my BP problem 160/100 to 110/70,
Back in the "old days" of athletic endeavors, salt tablets were prevalent and highly recommended/used. After decades of assigning danger status to salt use we are now slowly returning to the old days. This isn't complicated folks but most have been listening to the wrong people providing the wrong information.
But regular salt is bad right? It's the sea salt that is good. ?
Medicine is a practice, not an exact science
Dr. Berg
Our family is going through this right now with our mom. She is
still in the hospital, and as been for over a week? They had to get
her salt levels back up. It took several days to do that. But the damage was already done.
She is 92 years old and was living on her own and even driving. But it was like a light switch
was turned on and she went down hill so fast! Now we have to find a place for her to
do her rehab in. Thank you so much for sharing all your information
with us all.
People don't believe me when I say I have a salt deficiency and nearly died from it. It's Incredibly common. Thank you for bringing this the people's attention. Hyponatremia Can kill you in as little as twenty minutes. I know this does I nearly did.
Did it take you a long time to develop it? How did you correct it ? How long did it take you to correct it?
Yes, I was low and sodium and I was in the hospital because my sodium was so low and my potassium was so high but they found out I had Addison’s disease and you’re right it’s very dangerous if you get very low sodium
I have hyponeutremia and I have stroke-high blood pressure when my sodium levels are too low.Doctors don't get it but I think it is because when my sodium levels are low, it causes anxiety, which makes my bp soar.
Thank you soo much Dr. Berg. I think l had these problems before. I used to drink so much water and l got leg cramps almost every night. I was always tired even when l was just woke up in the morning. Fortunately, l watched your video about drinking water. I'm now free from any cramps and l'm not tired anymore. A big hug from me, Dr. Berg 🙏
Wonderful! You're very welcome.
Thank you Doctor, I tried drinking salt water before bedtime and I finally slept well.
This would explain my acid reflux. I stayed away from salt not having BP problems. I was so low on my blood test for sodium. This video is amazing. Thank you so much . I shared this . Big fan! I'm taking your sea kelp everyday in my coffee.
I'm about to leave and return to England but I've been living in Japan since 2016. My first summer in Japan I suffered badly! I can highly recommend people apply what's in this video. I learned the hard way during August 2016!
Surely with all the salty soy sauce you would have had enough salt?
@@daisychain914 You're assuming I eat soy sauce of course, which I do from time to time, but not by the gallon!
@@jackclements2163 so when you said you learnt the hard way you meant you didn’t consume enough salt overall ?
Have a good trip back end of years I’m going home to uk been in Italy
Same happened to me! I moved to Japan 2 years ago and I suffered a lot! I still suffer but much less than before.
When I was diagnosed with high blood pressure right after I had my first Caesarean I almost stopped taking salt by taking low salt alternatives, which started giving me all the symptoms you mention. No Doctor was able to tell me what was wrong. Thank God for my Mother who put me on pink Himalayan salt which is very common in my country Pakistan. In fact Pakistan is the only country which has this salt.
Thank you Dr Berg. You're a godsent.
So detailed but so well encapsulated this information . Can't get it from anywhere else.
Pink salt should definitely be included in the list. I think it is even better than the one Dr berg sells
Only country that has it? Not quite Lol
Definitely not the only country lol
@@someoneyoudontknow7705
As far as I know the Himalayan range which is almost made up of this salt is only in Pakistan This is an entire range specific to Pakistan.
If you know of any country or region which also has this genuine pink salt kindly enlighten me.
@@tamib711
As far as I'm aware of We have an entire range of mountains made up of this salt discovered by the Roman Emperor Alexander when he came to this part. His horses used to lick the mountain sides which is how it came to be identified as salt.
We share this mountainous range with India but they don't have pink salt.
If you know of any other place or region I would certainly like to add to my knowledge
I have high blood pressure & kidney disease. No salt diet. No potato chips! Anytime in hospital the first thing the hospital doctor/ nurse do is give me an IV with sodium. My first question is always " why am I told no salt but first thing done to me is attach IV printed on bag with sodium". Nurse always looks at me & says " I don't know". I use sea salt very sparingly & bp improved.
currently im 40 years old, when i was about 23/24 i was on the atkins diet, from the orange book and i went shopping and collapsed and passed out for a moment in the car park, a passer-by came over to make sure i was ok, i told him i'd been on low-carb and he said your blood sugars are probably too low and i agreed and i had some carbs, i believe now it was the low salt/electrolytes which back then i had no clue about, i understand a lot more about the diet know, electrolytes, diabetes and other illness's.
Same thing almost happened to me when I was fasting.
Yep, when I was still eating gluten I would get what I thought were attacks of sudden low blood sugar, eventually I figured out they were attacks of low blood pressure. People who have such sudden attacks out of the blue should see if it's related to a gluten containing meal an hour or two ago. I'm not totally convinced it's all just about gluten, but going GF tends to get rid of a lot of chamical containing junk food.
The lack of salt in the body is no less dangerous than its excess of the permissible limit, as it also causes suffering from some annoying symptoms, which can only be eliminated by returning it to its normal levels.
And we need idioms to keep our thyroid functioning well..why don’t they add to it ? Then it would be perfect!
@@Briannafrancis-e9g you mean iodine?
you can die from sodium deficiency
Not dangerous if it fixes the symptoms you're complaining about!!!
What would be permissible limit? Is it the same for everyone every day?who determines what it is and how would it be determined ?
This video is just on time. My mom just went to the hospital and the doctor was talking about extreme sodium imbalance.
Its so sad that so many people think salt is bad for you !!!
It's because they listen to doctors eho basically say the opposite of what is good most of the time
Personally, with Dr Berg's own brand of sea salt, I can guarantee a good quality and a genuine product, but with other brands: I won't be able to tell if more sodium chloride is added than the actual sea salt. Thanks Dr Berg for your advices and your products as well 😊
Where do you think ALL of the salt on planet Earth ever came from?!?!?
THE SEA!!!!!!
It is a geochemical erosion of the minerals called Feldspars over billions of years!! and still happening today! Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium are ALL the different types of Feldspar minerals. I won't get into all the geoscience involved in it, but trust me, if you eat salt from ANY source.....you EAT SEA SALT all the time. Perhaps it is the processing of the salts that these people don't like? Like cleaning and then "bleaching" with guess what? CHLORINE!! The same CHLORINE Berg is talking about that your body NEEDS!! 🙄
Salt is cleaned for the reason that in its raw form is DIRTY. It contains all sorts of other minerals and "DIRT" that people would be turned off by. So, they "clean" it for you. There have even been RUclips videos done to PROVE that "SEA SALT" that you buy contains "SAND" particles. UNDISSOLVED rock minerals, primarily quartzite, the main mineral in SANDSTONE, which is also what GLASS is made from. So, if they talk about "leaky gut" and irritation in your intestines.... Why are they telling you to ingest SAND?!?!? Very extremely fine QUARTZITE that is TOTALLY INSOLUABLE???!?!?!?!?🙄
By the way, if you drink tap water you are drinking chlorine. Not good. In fact, decades ago it was regulated by the FDA to administer 3 ppm in public water supplies to keep the water free from pathogens and help to "clear" it. However, in recent times that level has been increased to 6.5 ppm. Which still does not guarantee to eliminate all cystic microbes in water. But it is TWICE the level of what is recommended in swimming pools! So, if you drink UNPURIFIED tap water.... you're drinking the swimming pool. 🤮
Bottom-line is eat your salt! Get a suitable balance of salts and if you want to pay more for it.... you don't need to... but just send me the extra into my account....I too can make millions from hyped products like "grass-fed" meats which should be dirt cheap alternatives to "grain-fed" meats. 🤔
PS: I don't worry so much about the salt issue. I use a mix of IODIZED salt, pink salt, and potassium salt. I make myself.... since I put the iodized salts back in, my wife's thyroid issues are gone, and it is really easy to add and mix. I never bothered to "purify" the pink salts which are basically just RAW uncleansed salts. And I agree that RAW salts do add a tad more flavor than processed iodized salts and can actually use less of. BUT....another thing is that the natural diets from the "old-country"...the poor peasants did not have salt so readily affordable BUT they could make vinegar. AND vinegar activates the same taste senses on the tongue as salt. So, adding more vinegar to foods and eating sour soups and foods is what they did. Which now, they tell you to drink apple cider vinegar?!?! Who knew those dumb poor peasants knew the secrets to living past 100 all along?!?! (SECRET recipe...add 1 to 5 drops of vinegar per cup of gravy and everybody will think you are a world class chef! You can't taste the vinegar, but the food gets "kicked-up" so much!! {and it helps emulsify and digest the "fats" that you should be using in the drippings for gravy.} Amazing that all these "brilliant" people are just now discovering what the ancestors KNEW worked best!!!
I'm sure what Dr Berg has advised can never be wrong.
I took his advice on Nutritional yeast and it was great 👍 Fortunately I was able to get Bragg nutritional yeast and their Apple cider vinegar I'm addicted to both now.
I really don't know whether Dr Berg is shipping to Pakistan.
I'll buy everything in sight
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Ihi
@@yasmeenkuraishi2990 I'm not sure. Yet Dr Berg's products are available mostly around the World, for us: Middle Easterns, we can get them from Dubai as well. If you have any relatives there they might be able to send them. Otherwise order directly from Dr Berg's Shop.
@@norawajdi7642
Thank you for your response Appreciated.
Yes I know they are available in Dubai.
I have relatives in the US Nd Canada as well but payments are a big problem from and to Pakistan.
Moreover we don't have PayPal
Apart from credit cards nothing else works and I just have a Debit card but I will try and find out
Really really need Dr Berg,s goods.
Another good one is Redmond Real Salt from ancient deposits in Utah. It has no pollutants.
Yes! I can't use anything else since I started this one. It's unreal how it makes the food taste on top of being probably the best on the market IMHO.
Thank you Dr Berg for allowing us to find the best vitamins or supplements that are pure and not man made synthetic junk! ❤️
WOW! Doc, I have all of those warnings signs! I would never have thought some of those symptoms would be related. I'll up my salt (pink Himalayan) intake right away and see where I go. Thanks, you're the best!
I was told I was low in sodium about 5 years ago but didn't take a lot of notice to be honest. Recently, after going on keto and watching these videos, I have increased my sodium intake and have found night calf cramps have diminished and a little acid reflux has gone too.
"Involved in the sodium-potassium pump" - critical for proper muscle function, including the heart muscle. Sodium deficiency caused an irregular heart beat for me one summer, from exercising too hard and long in the heat without sufficient replacement. Something to note, as well, is that you should not increase your sodium intake too quickly following deficiency, or brain/nerve damage can result.
I am epileptic and take 10 pills a day to control having a seizure. I was hospitalized recently due to low sodium. I am still having a hard time understanding it and how to balance water/salt intake. You are the most logical Dr. I have found on RUclips. Care to answer my problem with some tips for me? Thank-you.
Go on Angela Stanton, she has the protocol for the right salt intake
Thank you Dr. Berg for all your videos and the time you put into it. All very informative.
Very glad to be of help.
@@Drberg why don’t you get invested in sea salt with iodine? You KNOW we need iodine for health.
He has a potassium iodide supplement available in his shop.
@@Drberg what about low salt/sodium causing heart ♥️ palpitations and atrial fibrillation? I’ve been in the hospital 🏥 a few times and my sodium was low and I have afib SO I think 💭 the low salt/sodium triggered MY heart ♥️ into afib 👈🏻😱 could YOU please do a video on sodium/afib/palpitations heart ♥️ pleaseeeee 🤍 also what SUCKS is at the hospital 🏥 if you’re a heart ♥️ patient they put YOU on a low sodium diet STUPID because here I am low sodium MY heart ♥️ blowing 💣 in afib and I can’t even get foods that have salt in them 🙄 it’s a complete NIGHTMARE at the hospital 🏥 plus having afib 👈🏻
Is this correct for athletes sodium intake:
150-pound athletes (both male and female) who train at high intensity levels should drink at least 2 or 3 liters of water per day. 200-pound athletes should be drinking a minimum of three to four liters, and athletes over 225 pounds should drink a minimum of four to six liters.
At 2 grams per 1 liter of fluid replacement, it's obvious that most athletes do not take in nearly enough sodium. For example, a 225-pound athlete would need to ingest between 8 and 12 grams of sodium daily. That's right, 8,000 to 12,000 mg a day.
Thats what he said in the beginning working out burns more of it, really logical same with calorie diets u need more of everything if you are working more
Wow, thanks. Thought I was getting enough sea salt but have those symptoms so will add in more. You are my forever doc!
Glad to help!
-Dr. Berg's support team
Dr. you really look so healthy! So good.
A couple of years ago I change my diet, my lifestyle but I haven't recovery from the damage of celiac disease. I'm getting tired now. I suffer a lot and have been strugling with excess hunger, anxiety and depression.
I think this is me! I have naturally low blood pressure and I forget to salt my food sometimes even though I eat a lot of Asian food which is full of salt! I have a big container of Himalayan pink salt which is also a good source of trace lithium!
I don't eat processed foods and measure out 1.5 teaspoons Redmon's Real Salt each day to use on my food. I had to increase my potassium recently and now realize I need to increase my salt, too. Thanks.
So glad to see you talking about salts and trace minerals, we've been telling people for more than a decade now we have a video to point them to.
I've never been diagnosed with it, but I basically have hyperhydrosis.
I sweat and INSANE amount, always have. When I was 5 the daycare center wanted to take me to the hospital bc they never seen someone sweat so much.
It is annoying at times, but I assume it's kept me healthy all these years as a sort of toxic flush haha.
My morning coffee has either raw honey or black strap mollases. Gonna add a sprinkle of pink salt in there 🙏
Even when I drink a lot, I end up urinating shortly after and expelling the excess.
Even focusing on electrolytes while drinking lots of water on hikes.
@@zachocracy what would happen if you do butter instead of honey and add salt? Have you tried this?
@@KingsDaughter. no I haven't, but I can certainly try it out for a few weeks and see how it goes. The butter in coffee is like a French thing I think?
I usually drink black coffee but sometimes add honey or molasses, so it isn't like I'd be missing anything lol.
Seems the Egyptians knew how to dry the body of (fluid) sweating well. Did it during their mummification processes. Assuming they may done it in other ways in someone had the issue you have.
@@chrisconnors9449 I employ a certain "wrapping" technique I guess you could say.
But it's more akin to Middle Eastern culture in my mind, just wearing loose white garments to keep my thermal temp low on especially sunny days.
I live in the Mid-Atlantic region so humidity is also a major factor.
Pink Himalayan Salt, should be the first go to salt..Over 84 trace mineral
But he sells sea salt.
What about Himalayan salt? Is it as healthy?
I’ve stopped using sea salt and changed to Himalayan salt because of the pollution problem found in sea salt.
Is this a good change?
Thank you dr berg. Ive been on keto 3 mos now and lost 25 lbs. And fasting. Added more sea salt and feel more energized. Thanks dr ive learned alot from you after 3 months .
This is true I am a housekeeper here in texas ,I'm constantly walking 5 hours during the heat I sweat alot ,and I noticed I get very weak and cramp alot my muscles and get very fatigued fast but when I add pink salt I feel more energetic and not as weak which makes it easier for me to work longer ,thank for this I honestly didn't know how lack of salt caused many other symptoms which I've been experiencing, this came good timing
OMG! Thank you for this video! I don’t consume salt since I thought it was bad for you. After watching this I’m blown away by all the symptoms I have
I love salt and avoided the fad that said don't have it. Was diagnosed at age 14 with low iron and anemia. But iron pills make you constipated so I had to ignore doctors advice regarding them. Couldn't afford organic or liquid iron.
Still can't. Heartened to learn the role salt has to play in diet. Thanks.
Thank-you for that, but, I did not hear you mention anything about harmful microplastics that can now be found in most sea salts, worldwide. This leaves Himalayan pink salt as a much safer choice than sea salt. Please clarify and advise.
I think he already made a video about that.
Thanks, wondering the same
Thank You so much, that was my exact question ❓❓
I have used pink Himalayan sea salt for years. I used to use the Celtic for years and switched.
I'm surprised you didn't mention iodine as a part of salt. Pink salts don't contain iodine and just using them can lead to an iodine deficiency and thyroid trouble.
Oh No!! I didn't know that
Really curious about this. I’ve had thyroid issues for close to 10 years and I have been using Himalayan salt for 4 years. Pretty sure I am very deficient in iodine….
he answers that overtaking ioding can cause a hashimoto syndrome simply because of overeating seafoods for example, but anyway tips for iodine deficiency are very similar, like drink not too much water, include seafoods on a regular, and there is like 8 videos about iodine from dr berg and it is really hard to blame him just because he didnt say about this once in video that was not mentioned for it
The most common deficiency on the planet is Iodine deficiency. Iodized salt is thought by some to have created several generations of Americans who were smarter than the world average, just because they got enough Iodine their whole lives from conception to reach their genetic IQ potential. Now we are told to throw away our saltshakers, becasuse the processed foods are full of salt, but processors ARE NOT USING IODEIZED SALT! America's Iodine intake has plummeted. All these young women waddling around with PCOS who can't get pregnant? That's from Iodine deficiency. Iodine controls estrogen, and Fibrocystic breasts, and probably even breast cancer, are related to Iodine deficiency. And no, seafood doesn't have enough to count. The sea's iodine is stored by the seaweed. Only the Japanese, who eat seaweed regularly, are thought to get the optimum amount of iodine.
Too much green tea, sweating, drinking a lot of water fasting and when I did eat I was eating food without my any salt did it for me, just got my blood work back and was told I had extremely low sodium, which had never been the case before.
0:00 Introduction: Is salt healthy?
0:25 What causes a sodium deficiency?
3:55 Salt benefits
4:55 Symptoms of a sodium deficiency
6:04 Baja Gold Sea Salt
9:38 Learn more about potassium!
There is an American company, Redmond, they sell river salt. Once you taste that salt you will never eat another. It's got 65 minerals, naturally occurring.
My primary care manager always tells me to avoid salty foods for High blood pressure but I feel worse without salt. Then I look at the amount of sodium in my medications.... and when u go in for surgery they put a bag of salt water directly to your veins....but according to them it is bad....hmmm....something is not making sense...
Yep that's me! 1 drink 2 ors a day now, and put salt in my food, much better now! I thought I have sugar, thirst all the time, and these symptoms! Blood showed low salt, feel much better now!!
I am absolutely so thankful that you do all this research for me/us and then present it in such a easy to understand way. I do a ton of research on different things this saves me so much time! I had no idea there was so many differentials concerning sodium? If we did use the Baja Gold should we be concerned about the iron? Husband is 64 and I will be 57 next month.
I've drunk lots of water my whole life and I definitely get these symptoms.
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I just bought a salt lick from my local feed store...I installed it next to my bed...let's see if that works for my lack of salt 🧂
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I believe salt helped eliminate my dog's seizures naturally. Figured this out on my own research, tests didn't indicate and the vet was not helpful at all with this issue.
CORRECT!
Years ago a radio station had a " water chugging" contest. They had people come in to see who could drink a gallon of water the fastest. The woman died...
It was also called "hold your wee for a Wii. The person who won the contest would get a Wii. The woman who died was doing it for her kids who wanted one but she couldn't afford it. 😢Poor kids.
I remember that, so sad.
I remember that, too🎉
I think the people that have died from drinking too much water may have had other underlying issues. I’m sure it’s very isolated cases. I’ve been drinking anywhere from 50-150 ounces of water spread throughout the day for over 30 years and have never had any complications or issues with that. Blood tests also come back normal. I am a physically active person though who has been exercising at least 3 times a week if not more on average during those three decades so I’m sure that also plays a part.
Great video though especially the parts touched on regarding high blood pressure which most people tend to have these days. We know salt is one of the recommended things to avoid to not raise blood pressure. Although I do remember my Doctor saying a little bit of sodium is necessary as well.
Himalayan pink salt contains Na, K , Cl , Mg and ca. So consuming pink salt is enough , Dr Berg????
In my country all I can find is pink salt in the shops. I was wondering the same thing as I don't see himalayas salt here on Dr Bergs list. Worried now 😕 😢
It's up to 98% Sodium Chloride
I bought ten 1.5Kg bags of that pink salt and one 1Kg bag of Black salt from the same area in the Himalayans, in 2021 and we use it exclusively in our cooking. I bought it all after my wife was diagnosed with Guyenne Barre' syndrome and her sodium levels were DISCOVERED to be so low that she was put on Sodium pills the last 2 years ,3x a day. The pills cost us almost ~1100.00 a month! So we just switched to Himalayan pink salt,1 tspn 3x a day. Our pharmacist says its just as good (She actually said the Pink salt is better for her),and far cheaper.
@@natjackson4880 thank you Nat. Will need to investigate how to get better salt
And lithium!
You are the best Dr. Berg!
I thought Pink Himalayan salt was the way to go? In this video I keep hearing Sea Salt. Which is the best option?
Oh my I’ve been intolerant towards heat my entire 34 years of life and always felt weird compared to others
himalayan salt vs baja gold comparison... Pink himalayan has a tad more calcium(0.2 vs 0.08)..but baja gold beats it in every other category
Do you have a link??? Thanks
Would like to see himalyan pink sea salt in that chart to compare with the others
I've used the agricultural version of Baja Gold by SeaAgri (SEA-90) both in cooking and in my garden for 15 years. It is the most AMAZING salt I have ever found.
I just noticed that since Dr Berg grew his beard and mustache, he became more serious😀. Love more his good sense of humor, it helps our infirmities 😅
I use Himalayan sea salt. Is there a difference?
i add a pinch of pink salt to all my flavoured green teas and coffee, yes adding pink salt reduces the acrid taste!
Thank you for letting us know. At least 2 teaspoons a day but what about if you Addison’s disease don’t you need a little more I put salt in my water and drink it all day. I add salt to my water.
I forgot to mention below one more sign that I had - spider veins, particularly in the feet, but also in the legs. They disappeared once my sodium level was back to normal.
I have been dizzy in the past hiking and drinking local spring water. It gone away by adding a tablespoon of Celtic Sea salt. Most folks don't understand in life non treated water is very low in salt it contains zero salt.
Dr Berg, your information is always invaluable. Appreciate the knowledge you share so generously. Thank you. Did not know coffee flush out sodium.
Top benefits of salt:
• It helps regulate the fluids in your body
• It helps make hydrochloric acid
• It maintains your pH
• It’s involved in the sodium-potassium pump
• It supports glucose absorption
• It helps hydrate you
Causes of a salt deficiency:
• A lack of salt in the diet
• Stress
• Sweating
• Excess potassium in the diet without enough sodium
• Keto
• Fasting
• Caffeine
• Drinking too much water
Symptoms of a salt deficiency:
1. Weakness
2. Dizziness
3. Low blood pressure
4. Insomnia
5. Headaches
6. Muscle cramps
7. Low tolerance to heat
Thanks for this Dr. Berg. I will be adding more salt to my diet. I don’t avoid it but I have many (but not all) of the symptoms you mention.
Can Dr. Berg do a video on eating too quickly? I sometimes eat super fast especially if I’m a bit agitated. I sometimes get the hiccups and then find myself dealing with some acid reflux later on throughout the day… even if it’s 100% healthy food!
I get that I should pace myself and not gobble food down in 2 minutes, but I’d love to hear Dr. Bergs opinion on this!
My husband puts so much salt on his food and I don’t I’m on HBP meds. He’s not 🤔
Hey Doc, What do you think of Pink Himalayan Sea Salt? Why wasn't it on this list ?
Amazing info as after heart failure I was put on a low sodium diet 2000mg p/d and was thinking less is better as my blood pressure was lowered very quickly and I came off the BP Meds over a year ago, however since getting too into the salt control factor I see myself in 6 of 7 deficiencies and recently started drinking more and more Gatorade as a sugary & easy source of electrolytes, after this video I put a small amount of Himalayan sea salt in a bottle of water which disappeared fast as my body suddenly seamed very thirsty, will look into electrolyte supplements and more of your videos on this subject. Will also talk to my specialist.
If you want deals on the Baja Gold just buy Sea-90 which is from the same company and is the same product but just bigger salt granules for agricultural use. You can get 50 pound bags for dirt cheap and you would have a long time supply of salt. It is also great for re-mineralizing soil and also great for livestock/ pets. You do have do put the salt in a grinder to make it finer for using in food.
What about Pink Himalayan salt? It would be interesting to know where it falls on the chart.
Common brands people would buy like Great Value or Kirkland are 98 percent sodium chloride, with traces of potassium, magnesium, calcium.
It contains nutritionally significant amounts of lithium. You need 1 mg a day and you can get that from half a teaspoon of pink salt. It’s depleted everywhere else.
@@zachocracy The brand I have is Saxa but I'm Australian. I assume they are all similar.
@@joandsarah77 yes it is similar.
Copy + paste from NIH page (I boldened the nutrients):
The nutrient and non-nutritive mineral composition of pink salt and white table salt is summarized in Table 2, Table 3, respectively. Large variations in values were observed for *calcium* (530.62-5736.73 mg/kg), *magnesium* (146.78-11937.98 mg/kg), *potassium* (98.39-4528.89 mg/kg), *iron* (0-167.52 mg/kg), and *sodium* (343,384.79-459,115.58 mg/kg). *Copper, chromium, and manganese* were found in very small amounts (i.e.,
Baja Gold Sea Salt is a fantastic source of sodium.
I always was a. little hypertensive and I think I'm getting enough salt. Is the Pink Himalayan salt ok?
Low sodium can also cause you to be confused as heck, especially in the elderly.
I remember reading a study a decade ago that had a crew of researchers go around different nursing homes studying the potential causes of dementia.
Alarmingly, 75% of the patients with dementia were dehydrated, and upon rehydration for an extended period, a majority of them showed improvement in cognatitive functions. 🤯
@@zachocracy …that is amazing, yet not surprising.
@@zachocracy if cared for properly, in nursing homes...
The first time I went on blood pressure medication it was to drop my sodium levels and I went from being perfectly healthy to being seemingly senile in a matter of days. I noticed this and immediately stopped taking the pills and the symptoms went away. Sodium is vitally important to the brain's function, literally every time a neuron fires you've got sodium and potassium passing opposite ways through the cell membrane.
I looove getting the salt onto food. It's where all the flavour comes from!
Very interesting. I have most of those symptoms and I rarely eat salt with my food.
I've been getting dizzy spells , headaches , muscle pain and low tolerance for heat all this and last summer.
I'll start putting salt on my food from now on
Here the same!!
I recommend Himalayan pink salt for the trace lithium content
Many can get heat stroke from low sodium, because when it's so hot we sweat out our minerals. Dr. Joel Wallach recommends putting some salt in your water daily and sipping it through the day. Especially in the summer months. The elderly are the most vulnerable because of salt restricted diets.
@@DiscernmentNow I don't sweat much. When I'm very hot in the summer I don't sweat at all since I got Jaundice five years ago. So in the summer I feel like my blood is molten lava when it gets hot
I only really sweat when I'm walking my dog or doing heavy work. I walk at a fairly quick pace for 40+Unites and it's only after about a half hour of walking I start sweating.
@@nuclearcatbaby1131 I'm not sure I can buy that here. I live in a smallish town in Ireland with a population of just over 8,000
Sir Please Suggest For Example Age Of a Person-72yrs ...Sodium Level below 120 but more than 100..which Minimum requirement 135.
What Should a Person Will do Please Suggest
It's amazing how much salt I have to eat, it's odd. Same with potassium but I hike and it's hot.
During the summer, I'll add 1/16 teaspoon of table salt and 100mg of potassium to a liter of water as a rehydration drink. There's probably other stuff that should be in there, but it makes a big difference.
I was surprised you didn’t talk about the levels of microplastics in these different types of salts.
In the last video I watched you recommended either Himalayan pink salt or Celtic salt.
Does the Baja gold salt have micro plastic in it?
And your other video you talk about how you don’t recommend sea salt because it has high levels of Microplastics
I didn't see
Pink Himalayan Salt
on the chart ? ? ?
Salt / lemon 🍋/ lime juice into water or plain soda.
Could that be why sweat is salty tasting? Is that sodium being released from our pores when we sweat?
Yes!
Doctor what about rock salt? Would you reccomend hymalayan rock salt as well? Thankyou
I was diagnosed with dysautonomia and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome after covid and I have all these symptoms. I drink electrolyte water but I'm definitely going to give this a try. This heat wave has made me so dizzy, I've been in bed for weeks!
How are you feeling now any changes?
@@EdgarGarcia-qc3ce I ordered his salt and have been using it in his turmeric latte the past few weeks. No major difference just yet but I'm still hopeful!
You have to up other minerals too - potassium and magnesium and vitamin D too!
I basically follow the Kevorkian diet, the basic tenets of which are "eat as much of whatever you want, whenever you want it, 'cause we're all gonna die sometime." That includes salt (to avoid a salt deficiency). After all, we all ultimately die of LOW blood pressure - so why not pour on the salt while you still can? Sea salt rub makes a great tenderizer for steaks, so if you're following the KETO Carnivore lifestyle, you need to keep plenty in your pantry. I happen to have several containers of specially curated sea salt I have imported from the Netherlands - the number one country for salt exports.
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How does pink Himalayan salt compare to these?