Sodium Functions
Sodium: Sodium is essential to all living beings
Basic functions: Sodium has 3 main functions: it helps in the absorption of glucose and some amino acids in the small intestine, it is required for normal muscle and nerve function, and it aids in water balance. Glucose generated by digestion of starch or lactose is absorbed in the small intestine only by cotransport with sodium, a fact that has exceptionally important implications in medicine. Glucose and galactose are taken into the enterocyte by cotransport with sodium using the same transporter. Absorption of glucose entails transport from the intestinal lumen, across the epithelium and into blood. The transporter that carries glucose and galactose into the enterocyte is the sodium-dependent …show more content…
Chloride: Chloride is an essential electrolyte mineral. Chloride is the ionic form of chlorine. It is the main anion (Cl-) in the ECF, which occurs mostly in association with sodium. Chloride moves passively across membranes through channels and so also associates with potassium inside cells6. In the stomach, the chloride ion is part of hydrochloric acid, which maintains the strong acidity of the gastric juice6. One of the most serious consequences of vomiting is the loss of this acid from the stomach, which upsets the acid-base balance leading to metabolic alkalosis.6
Basic functions: the negative charge of chloride balances the positive charge from the sodium ion. They together help maintain the ECF volume and balance. They also aid in transmission of nerve impulses2. Chloride is the component of the HCl produced in the stomach. It also helps maintain the acid-base balance and dispose of the carbon dioxide by the way of exhaled …show more content…
Chloride is also found in seaweed, olives, tomatoes, rye, lettuce, milk, eggs and meat2,6. Large amounts in processed foods. Salt substitutes usually contain potassium chloride.
Supplements: Found in tablets, powders and drops form. They range from $6 to $30.
Web/print based claims: Himalayan pink crystal salt is predominantly sodium chloride(95-98%), contaminated with polyphalite, fluoride , iodine, and small amounts of numerous trace minerals7. Promoting excellent blood sugar health, reducing common signs of aging, promoting cellular hydroelectric energy creation, lowering incidence of sinus problems, increasing bone strength, healthy sleep patterns, creating a healthy libido are some of the health claims of this salt.
Salt supplements: They are found in many forms such as tablets, powders, electrolyte solution, nasal drops, saline injections and saline
Basic functions: Sodium has 3 main functions: it helps in the absorption of glucose and some amino acids in the small intestine, it is required for normal muscle and nerve function, and it aids in water balance. Glucose generated by digestion of starch or lactose is absorbed in the small intestine only by cotransport with sodium, a fact that has exceptionally important implications in medicine. Glucose and galactose are taken into the enterocyte by cotransport with sodium using the same transporter. Absorption of glucose entails transport from the intestinal lumen, across the epithelium and into blood. The transporter that carries glucose and galactose into the enterocyte is the sodium-dependent …show more content…
Chloride: Chloride is an essential electrolyte mineral. Chloride is the ionic form of chlorine. It is the main anion (Cl-) in the ECF, which occurs mostly in association with sodium. Chloride moves passively across membranes through channels and so also associates with potassium inside cells6. In the stomach, the chloride ion is part of hydrochloric acid, which maintains the strong acidity of the gastric juice6. One of the most serious consequences of vomiting is the loss of this acid from the stomach, which upsets the acid-base balance leading to metabolic alkalosis.6
Basic functions: the negative charge of chloride balances the positive charge from the sodium ion. They together help maintain the ECF volume and balance. They also aid in transmission of nerve impulses2. Chloride is the component of the HCl produced in the stomach. It also helps maintain the acid-base balance and dispose of the carbon dioxide by the way of exhaled …show more content…
Chloride is also found in seaweed, olives, tomatoes, rye, lettuce, milk, eggs and meat2,6. Large amounts in processed foods. Salt substitutes usually contain potassium chloride.
Supplements: Found in tablets, powders and drops form. They range from $6 to $30.
Web/print based claims: Himalayan pink crystal salt is predominantly sodium chloride(95-98%), contaminated with polyphalite, fluoride , iodine, and small amounts of numerous trace minerals7. Promoting excellent blood sugar health, reducing common signs of aging, promoting cellular hydroelectric energy creation, lowering incidence of sinus problems, increasing bone strength, healthy sleep patterns, creating a healthy libido are some of the health claims of this salt.
Salt supplements: They are found in many forms such as tablets, powders, electrolyte solution, nasal drops, saline injections and saline