Page 14 - Boca Exposure - June '22

Page 14, Boca Exposure
Healthy Answers – A Guide To Healthy Living:

‘It’s Too Salty!’

By Dale Brown, B.S., ever really paid attention to how confusing the labels can - Choose whole, unprocessed foods and eat lots of
M.A., C.E.C. Dale is a be? A better understanding of the lingo might help. Let’s vegetables and fruits.
motivational speaker who take a look; you have: - Watch out for salty sauces such as mustard, barbeque sauce,
has spent many years as a - Sodium-free (less than 5 mg); soy sauce and ketchup; all contain large amounts of salt.
Certified Life Coach and has - Very low sodium (contains 35 mg or less); - Use herbs, spices, garlic and citrus (lemon or lime zest)
written numerous articles - Low sodium (contains 140 mg or less); to season foods during cooking and at the table.
and e-books relating to self- - Reduced or less sodium (contains at least 25 percent less - Cut back on processed and smoked meats, such as ham,
improvement and ways to than the regular version); bacon, sausages and corned beef. Instead, consider such
build a high-performance - Light in sodium (reduced by at least 50 percent from the sandwich fillings as chicken, tuna, egg and hummus,
team. She is the author of regular version); which are less salty.
the recently published book, - Unsalted or no salt added (no salt is added during - Eat at home. Restaurant foods may taste great but
“Small Steps...Big Changes: processing). chances are they may contain too much sodium. You can
The Personal Stories of a Life Coach.” Her education Wow! Good luck deciphering which products are better monitor your salt more easily when you cook at home.
and years of experience in physical fitness and training of than others by checking labels. How about finding other ways In time, too much salt may take its toll on your body.
elite athletes has enabled her to sharpen her knowledge to curb your sodium consumption by developing a healthy Make health a priority by being mindful of not only your
in many health-related areas. The following introduces eating pattern that will not only curtail salt, but will benefit salt intake, but by making the healthiest choice in whatever
a new approach to Brown’s series of columns devoted to your overall health? Here are a few things to keep in mind: foods you eat. Bon appetite!
many topics that deal with the mind/body connection and
the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. Dale, a Bocaire
resident, can be reached at dalebrown@lovingmondays.com. The Polo Club Of Boca Raton
There’s not a time that I go to Publix’s deli department
where I don’t hear someone behind me shout out these
common questions; “Do you have low-sodium turkey Has Stepped Up (Again)!
meat?” Do you have low-sodium salami?” Do you have
low-sodium Boar’s Head cheese?”
What is this American obsession with low sodium in With an abundance of pride
everything we eat? There are countless times I’m out to and excitement, the Polo Club
lunch or dinner with a group of friends or family and hear of Boca Raton granted its Fourth
someone complain about too much salt in their soup or Annual STEP Scholarship
on their steak. Awards. These scholarships,
I agree that no doctor would advocate having high offered to both staff and their
levels of sodium in your blood, but I bet he wouldn’t blame dependents, are the membership’s
it solely on the salt that you add, or the restaurant food ways of saying “Thank You”
you eat. It’s basically a two-sided coin when it comes to and we “Support You” to their
the amount of salt we take in every day. On the “heads hardworking team members.
up” side of the coin is that salt is perfectly fine to use to Over 600 Polo Club members
season and flavor our foods. Food simply tastes loads joined in this effort, resulting in
better with any type of spice, including salt and pepper. the biggest fundraising year in
Salt heightens our taste buds, but the “tail-side” of the STEP Program’s history. The
the coin delivers the bad news that too many Americans scholarships, administered by
consume more than double the amount of salt their bodies the George Snow Foundation,
demand. As I have always said, “Everything we do or eat will help to train future lawyers,
should be in moderation.” If that’s true, where is the salt physical therapists, doctors, computer science professionals, give the Polo team the chance to
coming from? It’s not as much the seasoning on our foods pharmacists, marketers and law enforcement officers. In receive the education necessary to
as it is the sodium content tucked in the store-bought addition, many of the recipients have chosen to study in the achieve their goals and dreams. It is
foods we buy every day. Oddly enough, our saltshakers fields they are currently employed in at Polo. As a result of our way of recognizing their years of
are responsible for only about 11 percent of the sodium their studies and degrees, many scholarship winners have commitment and service and to give
in our diet. advanced here at Polo by becoming members of the Polo thanks to the team who works so hard
Much of the salt we consume comes from processed management team. to make our community the extra
and prepared foods, such as bakery items, cereals, dairy “The STEP scholarship is a source of pride for the special place that it is,” explained
products and canned goods. Just by eating a deli sandwich, Polo membership. Whatever the field, these scholarships Jill Fogelman, STEP chair.
loaded with meats and cheese, you can easily chalk up
more than an overdose of salt, especially if you throw in
chips and a pickle.
I would be the last person to recommend the flagrant
use of salt without concern. Here’s why salt may be
harmful: It’s all about the kidneys and their ability to
keep a balance of fluids in your body. If the kidneys
can’t eliminate all the sodium, it builds up in the blood,
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