Tag: sodium
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Low Sodium = Poor Cognitive Function in the Elderly
During the aging process and since we try to keep sodium retention reduced to prevent cardiac hypertension and possible kidney disease, it becomes difficult to maintain sodium balance in the body. Low sodium in the body, or hyponatremia, has been shown to increase the risk of falls by contributing to neurocognitive dysfunction, which can cause…
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Advanced Hydration in Older Adults
Hydration is important throughout our lives. Aging alters our ability to regulate and retain water in our bodies. As we age, our total body water decreases, our thirst decreases, resulting in less desire to hydrate. Due to inadequate hydration, water and nutrient absorption is altered, and our ability to regulate water and sodium levels in…
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Nutrition for Kidney Stones Disease
Kidney stones are a common problem of the urinary system. With proper nutrition, we can prevent the appearance of kidney stones or, if we have had kidney stones in the past, prevent the appearance of new stones. Kidney stones usually form when the urine has high levels of metals and salts, resulting in these elements…
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Beets – a very nutritious vegetable
Beets is a bulbous vegetable and contains many nutrients such as vitamins A, C, B6, folic acid, potassium, sodium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, a good amount of protein 1.6 grams per 100 grams, 9.6 grams of carbohydrates of which 2.6 are fiber. They contain about 50 calories per 100 grams. Benefits of beets Beets has…
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What is and what does Nutrition include?
Nutrition is the set of foods that we choose to consume not only to maintain ourselves in life but to have good health as well as to help them in impending diseases. Health is the state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or disability. The nutrients in…
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15 Nutritional Advice for Kidney Patients on Dialysis
Nutritional support for patients undergoing dialysis is not only of great importance but also crucial for the course of the disease. The diet of kidney patients is very restrictive, but in the dialysis stage there is considerably more freedom in forming the nutritional plan that the patient will follow compared to the previous stages of…
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Phlebitis – 6 foods to eat and 5 foods to avoid
Phlebitis in the legs is the venous insufficiency of the superficial venous network. Some veins relax, swell and overflow. The formation of phlebitis is caused by venous congestion in a specific part of the leg, resulting in a constantly increasing venous pressure in the superficial venous network of the lower extremities over time. Instead of…
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9 common foods with enough Sodium content
Sodium is one of the most important electrolytes in the human body. The main function of sodium is to maintain a balance of the amount of fluids in the body and its distribution in the cells, helps to maintain acid-base balance and blood pressure levels. It is also important for the proper functioning of the…
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Alkaline foods & nutrition ? true or false ?
The stability of the pH of our body fluids constitutes the acid-base balance of the body, the maintenance of which is essential for its smooth functioning. Normally, the pH of the blood ranges between 7.35 – 7.45, that is, slightly alkaline. When the pH balance is below 7.35 or becomes even worse acidic below 7.00,…
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