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N4521U
Plastic Pirate
Is having a salt shaker next to your place on the sofa........... a bad thing?
Readie
Chief Master Sergeant
'Is having a salt shaker next to your place on the sofa........... a bad thing? '
No Bill it isn't.....using it is for some folks
As a former salt on everything chap its hard to resist but, I must.
No Bill it isn't.....using it is for some folks
As a former salt on everything chap its hard to resist but, I must.
mikewint
Captain
Readie, A SALT is any Group I metal (Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs) combined with a Group VII Halogen (Halos: salt forming)(F, Cl, Br, I). Thus NaCl sodium chloride is A salt and it is the exact same compound no matter where it is found, as a rock, in the ocean, in the desert, in plants, in animals. Sodium chloride is a naturaly occuring substance and therefore, by FDA regulations is not regulated in any product. Thus the salt content of any food can be naturalally occuring or added during processing, there is no way to distinguish between them.
As far as health is concerned the original medical "salt" studies were flawed. Conversion errors were made in the calculations by a factor of 10. Since no one bothered to "check the math" those flawed studies are quoted over and over.
That being said, Sodium ion plays a large role in all osmotic processes thus helps to regulate body fluids. High sodium ion tissue concentrations reverse osmotic water flow into the tissues producing edema. That extra fluid requires extra pumping power which can add stress to an already stressed cardiovascular system.
Thus sodium chloride is indeed "toxic" (that's why it is able to preserve food) but then so are water, alcohol, Tylenol, Asprin, nicotine, caffine, ricin, and botulinum.
The leathality or LD50 (Lethal Dose 50% of tested population) is surprising:
Water - 90g/Kg (of body mass); Viamin C - 11.9g/Kg; Alcohol 7.1g/Kg; NaCl - 3.0g/Kg; Tylenol - 1.9g/Kg;
Aspirin - 200mg/Kg; Caffine - 192mg/Kg; Nicotine - 50mg/Kg; Ricin - 20mg/Kg; Botulinum toxin - 1 ng/Kg
Note that the Botulism toxin is 10 times more lethal than the Polonium-210 (10ng/Kg) used by the Russians to assassinate Alexander Litvinenko in 2006. Thus 1 gram of botulinum, properly distributed could kill 100,000,000 humans
As far as health is concerned the original medical "salt" studies were flawed. Conversion errors were made in the calculations by a factor of 10. Since no one bothered to "check the math" those flawed studies are quoted over and over.
That being said, Sodium ion plays a large role in all osmotic processes thus helps to regulate body fluids. High sodium ion tissue concentrations reverse osmotic water flow into the tissues producing edema. That extra fluid requires extra pumping power which can add stress to an already stressed cardiovascular system.
Thus sodium chloride is indeed "toxic" (that's why it is able to preserve food) but then so are water, alcohol, Tylenol, Asprin, nicotine, caffine, ricin, and botulinum.
The leathality or LD50 (Lethal Dose 50% of tested population) is surprising:
Water - 90g/Kg (of body mass); Viamin C - 11.9g/Kg; Alcohol 7.1g/Kg; NaCl - 3.0g/Kg; Tylenol - 1.9g/Kg;
Aspirin - 200mg/Kg; Caffine - 192mg/Kg; Nicotine - 50mg/Kg; Ricin - 20mg/Kg; Botulinum toxin - 1 ng/Kg
Note that the Botulism toxin is 10 times more lethal than the Polonium-210 (10ng/Kg) used by the Russians to assassinate Alexander Litvinenko in 2006. Thus 1 gram of botulinum, properly distributed could kill 100,000,000 humans
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meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
Wow, Mike!
Do you keep all that stuff in your head? I lost consciousness, briefly, just trying to read it.
But, then again, too many concussions and a salt shaker on my desk might have something to do with it!
Do you keep all that stuff in your head? I lost consciousness, briefly, just trying to read it.
But, then again, too many concussions and a salt shaker on my desk might have something to do with it!
mikewint
Captain
Paul, warned you over and over to be careful putting on the pickelhaub: point UP
Readie
Chief Master Sergeant
That is interesting Mike. Thank you.
I am not a food fad or trendy eater I have to take care what I eat....well, I try
I am not a food fad or trendy eater I have to take care what I eat....well, I try
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mikewint
Captain
Alcohol that is not processed by the liver goes to the heart. The liver can only process a certain amount of alcohol per unit time. In the heart, alcohol reduces the force of heart contractions. Consequently, the heart will pump less blood, lowering overall body blood pressure. Also, blood that reaches the heart goes to the lungs to replenish blood's oxygen concentration. It is at this stage that a person can breathe out traces of alcohol.
Alcohol increases levels of high-density lipoproteins(HDLs), which carry cholesterol. It makes blood less likely to clot, reducing risk of heart attack and stroke. It dilates blood vessels making one feel warmer as their face turns flush and pink and the body looses large amounts of heat. Deadly in the cold.
When alcohol reaches the brain, it has the ability to delay signals that are sent between nerve cells that control balance, thinking and movement. Additionally it affects the brain's ability to produce antidiuretic hormones. These hormones are responsible for controlling the amount of urine that is produced. Thus alcohol prevents the body from reabsorbing water, and consequently you will urinate frequently.
Alcohol increases levels of high-density lipoproteins(HDLs), which carry cholesterol. It makes blood less likely to clot, reducing risk of heart attack and stroke. It dilates blood vessels making one feel warmer as their face turns flush and pink and the body looses large amounts of heat. Deadly in the cold.
When alcohol reaches the brain, it has the ability to delay signals that are sent between nerve cells that control balance, thinking and movement. Additionally it affects the brain's ability to produce antidiuretic hormones. These hormones are responsible for controlling the amount of urine that is produced. Thus alcohol prevents the body from reabsorbing water, and consequently you will urinate frequently.
meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
Now, why did it make me hit on (ahem), questionable women?
(Married now, so it doesn't any longer. Just wanted to clear that up.)
(Married now, so it doesn't any longer. Just wanted to clear that up.)
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mikewint
Captain
Paul, that she ageed to marry you certainly makes some of her operating algorithms questionable.
Note the part that says "delays signals" during one of these delays sphincter muscles on the carotid arteries close diverting blood supply to the smaller head, which as we all know is incapable of any thought process
Note the part that says "delays signals" during one of these delays sphincter muscles on the carotid arteries close diverting blood supply to the smaller head, which as we all know is incapable of any thought process
Interestingly, my bloodwork came back and my sodium and cholesterol levels were very good. In the lower healthy range.
Matt308
Glock Perfection
bastard
Yeah I don't get it. I eat so much red meat and pork.
Matt308
Glock Perfection
Staying away from processed foods is probably your key. I have high blood pressure. Don't know my sodium levels. But I don't eat processed foods for the most part. Good on you man.
As a foodie, I can't stand processed foods.
I get all my meat from a farm butcher. All my fish and seafood is fresh on ice. Vegetables are either self grown or bought from local farmers at the farmers market (grest Buffalo meat there as well...)
I wpuld rather spend a bit more and get quality.
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Njaco
The Pop-Tart Whisperer
Matt, you kill me!
Readie
Chief Master Sergeant
Bacon sandwich anyone?
meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
Surprisingly, mine too! And I'm an old fat b@stard.
mikewint
Captain
Paul and I are probably twins separated at birth (though I'm the prettier one). I eat anything that does not eat me first, pizza, Hardees, Popeyes, ect. 6mo ago my bloodwork: Total cholesterol - 180; LDL - 80; HDL - 100; TriG - 130
Readie
Chief Master Sergeant
Mon dieu... Paul told me I was his long lost English brother...
