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Read This Before You Drink Salt To Prevent Ebola by pendusky(m): 8:48am On Aug 08, 2014
Please before you take much salt thinking it prevent # Ebola note this.



7 Health Risks of Eating Too Much Salt.
Too much salt in the diet, which is marked by
high sodium content, can deeply impact almost
all biochemical pathways in your body. As a
standard, your dietary intake of sodium should
not exceed 2,000 milligrams per day. Any excess of this amount can inhibit the proper absorption of nutrients and disrupt normal body functions. The following are seven dangerous health
consequences of eating too many salty foods.

1. Hypertension
The number one medical consequence of high
salt intake is hypertension. High intake of salt
causes water retention and promotes abnormal influx of water molecules into your blood vessels. This
action instantaneously increases your blood
volume and blood pressure. Sudden rises of
blood pressure can trigger life threatening
cardiovascular emergencies like strokes and
heart attacks. Reducing your sodium intake through
diet can lower your blood pressure by as much
as 25%.

2. Abnormal Heart Development
A habit of eating salty food can also heighten
your risk of non-blood pressure related heart
diseases. Having higher than normal blood
volume means that your heart has to work
much harder to provide proper circulation. Over time,
your heart can become abnormally large and
your heart valves can become thinner. An enlarged
heart is significantly weaker and can lead to
symptoms like chest pains, breathlessness and
chronic fatigue. Fatal cases like sudden cardiac
arrest and heart failure can also occur.

3. Osteoporosis
Sodium inhibits your body’s absorption and
utilization of calcium, leading to a loss of bone
mass and increased porousness of your bones.
Women after menopause, diabetics and elderly
people who are already at high risk of
osteoporosis should be especially careful about
salt intake. Having a high salt diet can
drastically heighten your chances for fractures and other skeletal deformations.

4. Kidney Disorders
Excess calcium and sodium that are not used
by your body goes into your urine. This can
increase the filtration load of your kidneys and increase the likelihood of crystal formation. Elevated blood pressure and blood volume are also extremely
damaging to your kidneys.

5. Dehydration and Swelling
Feeling thirsty is a direct response after having
salty food. This happens because excessive
sodium in your blood draws water out of your
cells and into your tissues. Dehydrated cells
signal your brain for water. Having fluid filled
tissue makes you look bloated and swollen, and
these symptoms are especially severe in the
lower parts of your body. Reducing your salt intake is
an effective way of preventing swollen feet, ankles
and calves.

6. Digestive Diseases
Sodium regulates the acid-base balance of
blood and body fluids. Too much salt can trigger acid
reflux and cause heart burn and long-term
damage to your upper digestive tract. Studies
have shown that habitual intake of salty foods
is a strong risk factor for duodenal and gastric
ulcers and cancers.

7. Electrolyte and Hormone
Imbalance
Excessive sodium can impact both your
electrolyte and hormone balance. Too much
sodium can severely hinder the conduction of
nerve impulses and induce symptoms like
dizziness, muscle cramps and shakiness. You
can also have impaired sensory response, feel
disoriented or develop other depressive
symptoms.

# Salt don't prevent Ebola.

besides all The salt preventing ebola rumour started on nairaland here. and The initiator is apologizing

here https://www.nairaland.com/1848113/started-saltwater-ebola-cure-rumor

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Re: Read This Before You Drink Salt To Prevent Ebola by Moreena(f): 8:54am On Aug 08, 2014
angryI used salt in bathing nw am tasting lyk pringles wat do I do #seriously lets wake up nigerians#
Re: Read This Before You Drink Salt To Prevent Ebola by Gooci(m): 8:59am On Aug 08, 2014
Seriously, make no be say person go don die bfor ebola sef. I took d salt nd I feel like somtin is eating my internal organs.. Shhe min kobarami bayioo
Re: Read This Before You Drink Salt To Prevent Ebola by Danhumprey: 9:00am On Aug 08, 2014
Price of salt has increased by more than 50% o! Chai!cry
Re: Read This Before You Drink Salt To Prevent Ebola by Danhumprey: 9:01am On Aug 08, 2014
Moreena: angryI used salt in bathing nw am tasting lyk pringles wat do I do #seriously lets wake up nigerians#
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Re: Read This Before You Drink Salt To Prevent Ebola by charlsecy(m): 9:02am On Aug 08, 2014
Those who created the bath-with-hot-water-and-salt-to-stop-Ebola message and those spreading it should be arrested and questioned.

How did they know that Ebola will attack people airborne today of all days? Ebola has been around, but no record of it being airborne, at least in the human population. How come these people know that Ebola will walk across the streets specifically on 8 August, 2014, and infect those who failed to use salt in their bath? The authorities should grill these people and find out more information such as when and where they met Ebola. They can give valuable information that will lead to the arrest, prosecution and execution of Ebola.

Some even went ahead to say the message came from Fr. Mbaka, perhaps in order to appear credible in the ears of the religious gullibles.

As far as I am concerned, the bath-with-hot-water-and-salt message is rooted in unmatched ignorance, and its proponents are uninformed mooncalfs. This is not a question of "prevention is better than cure," but an unblushing display of nescience. When people educate their mind about things, they won't be carried away by foolish rumours such as these.

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Re: Read This Before You Drink Salt To Prevent Ebola by emmansy(m): 9:08am On Aug 08, 2014
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Re: Read This Before You Drink Salt To Prevent Ebola by pendusky(m): 10:01am On Aug 08, 2014
anything you say here can just go viral. now am seeing The Lil research I did this morning that I just posted here.

see this?

http://yabaleftonline.com/2014/08/read-drink-rumoured-salt-water-ebola-cure/

and now my grandma gateman just called me that I should drink and bathe salt... this is serious issues.

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