Sugar & Sodium

Uncle Chuckie, what is the daily limit for sugar and sodium intake?

It is indicated that the daily intake for sugar is 40g per a 2000 calorie diet and for sodium it's between 1500 and 3000 mg depending on your calorie intake between 2000 and 3000 calorie diet. There is bad and good sodium. The bad sodium is from processed foods(salt). Table salt is bleached and stripped of all of it's nutrients and chemical man made iodine is added to it. Natural sea salt has natural iodine and trace minerals that your body needs. It is better for you than table salt. Even when it comes to sea salt always read the label. Not all sea salt are equal. Do not buy Hain sea salt because it is not sea salt. The ingredients are; salt, calcium silicate which comes from limestone, potassium iodide which is an added salt, sodium bicarbonate which is added sodium and dextrose which is sugar. Sea salt ingredient should be sea salt. Table salt is not the only thing that adds unwanted sodium to your diet. A lot of ingredients in processed foods contains; sodium chloride, MSG(monosodium glutamine), sodium bicarbinate and sodium benzoate. Always read the label. Although too much sodium is bad for you not enough sodium is a problem too. Not enough can cause abdominal cramps, confusion, dehydration, depression, seizures, and a couple more things. Virtually all foods contain sodium, we just need to stay away from table salt and processed foods. Sodium is needed to maintain blood pH, proper water balance and for proper stomach, nerve and muscle function. We need a proper balance of sodium & potassium for good health and table salt robs you of your potassium and natural sea salt do not.
When it comes to sugar we need to stay away from white sugar. There are a few substitutes we can use to sweeten foods and drinks, like honey, maple syrup, date sugar, agave nectar, coconut sugar and turbinado sugar which is raw unprocessed sugar. And we also have our natural fruits. The only harmful sugar is processed white sugar.
We don't need to fear our sodium and sugar intake, just be more careful on the sugars and sodiums we put in our bodies.