I loved salty foods but decided to cut out adding salt to anything and try buying foods with less sodium when I noticed how thirsty I got and how my ankles were swelling.

Like magic, since I did this, I'm not so thirsty any more, and the ankle swelling is better.

Sally, I have extremely low blood pressure and possibly something called POTS (Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) so not everyone should be on a low salt diet. I was told to eat lots of salt -- carry pretzels and Gatorade along with me! And I'm not much of a fan of either but I do love potato chips (too bad they're so fattening!)

I do agree with agate that the ankle swelling is an unpleasant side effect, though.

It's kinda funny. Seems everyone experiences greater thirst and cuts the salt... I cut the salt and now there's not enough fluid in the world to slake my thirst. I would be more concerned about the excess thirst if not for the fact that I'm definitely only renting the water. If not for that, I'd be running to the doctor.

Well at least I know I'm hydrated good thing too, it's suppose to be in the 100's today.... 102 not including humidity factor and since we've had plenty of rain it'll probably put it around 110 or more.

Yesterday it was 105

I should check the 10 day forecast and see if I need to flee to OH or NH for a couple of weeks till this is over.

Yeah come to OH. We're in the cool high 80s...88 right now with
100% humidity and thunderstorms.

Starznight,

According to the news this morning, we should start a cooling trend this weekend (I think, if I remember correctly). I am only leaving the house if I absolutely need to in the heat. Three years ago, I would have been at the beach and thought nothing of it, now I would rather take a nap to try to thwart the fatigue...lol...

Hurray for cooling trends... Though I have to say, even 20 years ago, I'd be curled up under as many ice packs as I could find on a day like today. Anything above 80 is too hot, 70 -80 is too warm 60 -70 is comfortable, under 60- zero is chilly but nice and below zero is cold

Why on earth am I in SE GA??? That's something I can't figure out for the life of me, other than I love my hubby very much, and thankfully he can fix my a/c or rather better keep it running

Arrgh I can so relate! I don't ever add salt to anything but do eat a lot of frozen dinners, canned soups, cereal etc. everything with a ton of salt.

I have made halfhearted attempts to try and cut back by cooking more for example making breakfast instead of eating the frozen Jimmy Dean Delights which I love but homemade really wasn't all that much lower in salt. I have even bought cook books but haven't been inspired.

If anyone has any easy tips of things to snack on or recipes, please share.