JamieMarc
Senior member
- Joined
- Nov 17, 2021
- Messages
- 338
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 10/2021
- Country
- US
- State
- FL
@BlueBells
Thank you for the hugs and the condolences.
I'm sorry for the loss of your friend too. What a wonderful friend he must have been. Imagine quitting smoking, something so addictive and such a part of one's lifestyle and identity in a way, for you, his friend. That is a wonderful friend!
We've been talking about balance. The word balance has been one of my favorite what I call keywords or go to words for a number of years now. I have others like gratitude, abundance and more. Words that I use to remind myself about how beautiful life is and how to live my life.
But I am straying as usual. For those who may be reading this with high blood pressure, the friend I have been speaking of who I lost at one point switched to a non-salt substitute, and he was pleasantly surprised how much he enjoyed it. But for some reason or other, I can't remember exactly, he eventually went back to salt. When he was in the nursing home during his final years, he would keep a stash of salt in there without the staff knowing. There comes A Time near the end of life when those things just don't matter anymore, and one should be able to enjoy and savor all of their favorite things about life, including the simplest of things like salt.
Mrs dash is one brand I'm aware of that makes many different salt substitutes for those reading this who might want to try it. And of course, always read those labels and avoid all canned foods as a general rule of thumb.
I already get a full blood work up every 4 to 6 months, so I am always well aware of not just my blood levels of sodium but my blood pressure as well. Should it ever get too high for an extended period I think I'll be okay without salt or less salt without any problem. When I switched to low carb, rather liberal low carb, I really thought I would miss Bread and pasta so much, but I don't. Instead, I was able to get creative and learn new ways to prepare foods that would traditionally include pasta for example. So I'm certain I could do the same thing with salt were that time to ever come.
Many hugs @BlueBells and @SBee
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![Nerd face :nerd: 🤓](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f913.png)
![Hugging face :hugging: 🤗](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f917.png)
Thank you for the hugs and the condolences.
I'm sorry for the loss of your friend too. What a wonderful friend he must have been. Imagine quitting smoking, something so addictive and such a part of one's lifestyle and identity in a way, for you, his friend. That is a wonderful friend!
We've been talking about balance. The word balance has been one of my favorite what I call keywords or go to words for a number of years now. I have others like gratitude, abundance and more. Words that I use to remind myself about how beautiful life is and how to live my life.
But I am straying as usual. For those who may be reading this with high blood pressure, the friend I have been speaking of who I lost at one point switched to a non-salt substitute, and he was pleasantly surprised how much he enjoyed it. But for some reason or other, I can't remember exactly, he eventually went back to salt. When he was in the nursing home during his final years, he would keep a stash of salt in there without the staff knowing. There comes A Time near the end of life when those things just don't matter anymore, and one should be able to enjoy and savor all of their favorite things about life, including the simplest of things like salt.
Mrs dash is one brand I'm aware of that makes many different salt substitutes for those reading this who might want to try it. And of course, always read those labels and avoid all canned foods as a general rule of thumb.
I already get a full blood work up every 4 to 6 months, so I am always well aware of not just my blood levels of sodium but my blood pressure as well. Should it ever get too high for an extended period I think I'll be okay without salt or less salt without any problem. When I switched to low carb, rather liberal low carb, I really thought I would miss Bread and pasta so much, but I don't. Instead, I was able to get creative and learn new ways to prepare foods that would traditionally include pasta for example. So I'm certain I could do the same thing with salt were that time to ever come.
Many hugs @BlueBells and @SBee
![Hugging face :hugging: 🤗](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f917.png)
![Nerd face :nerd: 🤓](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f913.png)
![Hugging face :hugging: 🤗](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f917.png)
![Nerd face :nerd: 🤓](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f913.png)
![Hugging face :hugging: 🤗](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f917.png)
![Nerd face :nerd: 🤓](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f913.png)
![Hugging face :hugging: 🤗](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f917.png)