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Sodium

 

SODIUM

Sodium Chloride written chemically NaCl, is common table salt. The

U.S. standards for table salt allow no more than 2% mineral content

other than Sodium Chloride. This unbalance is one of the root causes

of many health problems. If you were to replace table salt with

complete sea salt, it will eliminate many health problems; but so

many of our foods contain this depleted salt that we have to

eliminate these sources too, for results. If the food manufacturers

used genuine sea salt, we would not be in the pickle we are in. And

not all " sea salt " is " complete " ; air dried is the correct source.

 

This essay is not about salt vs. sea salt; this is about mental

problems, potential mental problems and too much " sodium. " One

dramatic type is a " nervous breakdown. " Been there and trying to

hare hard learned answers to help others figure a way out or

recognize problems before they become quagmires.

 

Our whole family's lives turned upside-down when it hit. When we

finally got to the " right " doctor, It was a bit puzzling because he

was asking the young adult so many simple questions in many variants.

In retrospect it became obvious; he was checking to see if the mind

was working " too fast. " A genuine dim-wit obviously thinks much too

slow. Us normal people have a range of speed from slow to fast. And

the other extreme think gun-fire-rapid, much too fast. Whether you

have a child who thinks too fast or not, try to tuck this info away

into memory; it might be very useful when you least expect it, and

can keep others out of problem when you recognize the symptoms.

First, some mechanics about nerve operations. The general picture

given for nerves could be described as something like long-bones

connected end to end with a flat-faced interface between them. If the

fingers sense something HOT, the nerves send a signal of " hot " to the

brain. As this signal travels, when it arrives at the synapse (the

space between the end and start of connected nerves)(the " joint " in

our analogy to bones), the signal jumps across the space as a spark

or electrical impulse. Let's look closely at the signal as it travels

through the nerve after this spark takes place. All along the nerve

are " stoma " or openings which can open and close. Preceeding the

movement of this electrical signal, these stoma open in sequence from

the entry end toward the exit end. By opening, they are allowing a

concentrated sodium solution to enter the core of the nerve; this in

turn changes the chemical structure of the internal nerve into a

highly conductive medium (something that is many times faster than

before the synaptic spark occurred). And thusly the nerve impulse

rushes through the nerve to the other end and jumps across the

synapse headed toward the brain.

 

When looked at as time used and time idle, the nerves are normally

idle most of the time. Thusly this excess sodium that was allowed to

enter and excite the nerve is pumped out of the interior to the

exterior of the nerve. All of this is enclosed within the nerve

sheath which defines the outer portion of the nerves. The stoma only

open preceding the nerve impulse traveling through the nerve and then

close. When the sodium pump completes the inner to outer transfer,

the nerve sets in the idle mode waiting for another signal. It makes

much sense to have a " device " setting idle most of the time utilizing

a speed up mechanism as opposed to a " device " being at the ready all

the time consuming energy constantly.

 

Normally, in the case of a too fast functioning mind, there is TOO

much sodium surrounding the inner nerve cavity. The sodium pump is

not able to empty the excess sodium before the nerve is asked to do

its job again, and so the sodium concentration within the inner part

of the nerve keeps building up. Now the signal passes through the

nerve faster than the stoma can open to help it pass through! This is

how a trained health professional by asking simple questions (mostly

math type problems) checks for a too fast functioning of the nerves.

We as parents or concerned people can help others by being aware of

this " too fast " factor. We know about how fast our children think and

react. If they are starting to change to being faster, we normally

think that this is a sign for the better. Be cautious, if they keep

speeding up, it could very well be an overload of sodium within the

nerve sheath. Obviously common sense should prevail, and in today's

society it is more and more difficult to recognize this speeding up

factor.

 

Now, for a solution: Salt is an obvious source of sodium, but in many

cases salt alone is not the cause of the overload. If you will

carefully read labels, you will find Sodium or " Na " in combination

with other words or letter combinations with other things. These

normally are food preservatives, but can be almost anything. When you

start adding up the Sodium sources, you'll be amazed at how many

there are. Before you buy meats at the deli-counter, find the

equivalent as small packages elsewhere in the store, read the label

hunting for Sodium or Na- something. The deli-people don't have the

time to read the content labels, few if any have a clue; it is their

job to " move product " not be diet advisors. If you think your family

is borderline for problems, cut out as much " Sodium " as you can as

fast as you can. And even if not in the potential trouble range, do

likewise.

 

Salt and sugar are found together in foods because it just so happens

that if the product is supposed to be sweet, salt will intensify the

sweetness; and if the product is supposed to be salty, the sugar will

intensify the saltiness. Most people recognize that we consume too

much sugar, but if we are getting too much sugar we are also getting

too much salt.

 

And if the doctor has you on a restricted salt diet usually it is

because you are getting too much sodium, so go the extra step and

remove the other " sodium " sources in your diet as well. Doctors are

so overloaded with information; unless they are mental or nerve

specialists they are not aware of the sodium pump and its associated

problems, thusly not aware of sodium sources other than " salt. "

 

Philip N. Ledoux