The Surprising Truth About Salt, Inflammation & Longevity: What Most Doctors Get Wrong With Mara Labs

Episode Highlights With Mara Labs

We're made of salt and have an inner ocean within us
Our inner “salt sink”, which is a place where salt reserves are stored in our body
If you under-eat salt, this will start depleting your salt
Problems that increase when we don’t get enough salt
How the kidneys come into play
The myth of too much salt leading to hypertension and high blood pressure
Only 25% of the population is salt sensitive
Three classes of people: inverse salt sensitive, salt sensitive, and salt resistant, and how to know which you are
Every study ever done there is a group of people known as inverse salt sensitive
Why the current guidelines around salt consumption are not just wrong, but possibly dangerous
The real story of sodium and longevity - and it's often higher than the average person eats
How much salt we actually need daily for optimal health (10g!)
The relationship with insulin and salt and how insulin resistance increases salt sensitivity
CO2 bicarbonate connection and how baking soda can be helpful
The not well understood connection between supplements and how they impact salt

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