Are Salt and Sodium Actually Bad for You?

Other than saturated fat, I can’t think of a nutrient that’s been so universally maligned and demonized as salt. All the experts hate it and recommend that we get as little of it as possible. They even all seem to have their own little anti-salt slogans. The American Diabetes Association recommends between 2300 and 1500 mg of sodium per day (“Be Sodium Savvy”). The American Heart Association wants you eating less than 1500 mg per day and claims that 97% of young people already eat way too much salt. The other ADA – the American Dietetic Association – also recommends between 2300 and 1500 mg.

Why has salt been cast in such a negative light?

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Do You Know How to Hydrate? (It's More Than Drinking Water)

Hydration seems like it should be so easy: drink some water, go about your day, the end. Back in this blog’s early days, and when I first published The Primal Blueprint, my hydration advice was simple: drink when you’re thirsty.

Over the years, however, my thinking on the hydration issue has become more nuanced. When I updated and expanded the most recent edition of The Primal Blueprint in 2016, I expanded on that basic advice to include more details about what we should be drinking and how much.

For the most part, I still think that “drink to thirst” is a sound strategy for the average person. Your body has a built-in, well-regulated thirst mechanism that will keep you from becoming dehydrated in normal circumstances. However, some folks, like the endurance athletes in the crowd, would be wise to take a more intentional approach.

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Coconut Macadamia Nut Snack Bars Recipe

Some people feel like they shouldn’t snack, but there are lots of reasons you might reach for something to tide yourself over. Maybe you’re snowed in with work and your schedule was thrown off. You could be a little hungrier than normal from yesterday’s tough workout. You could need a snack because you’re just starting with intermittent fasting or keto as your metabolism is adjusting. Quality snacks are a good thing to have on hand so you’re not caught off-guard. These homemade energy bars are perfect snacks filled with my favorite fats, and they're very low in carbs and sugar.

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April is Stress Awareness Month! Get FREE Adaptogenic Calm

There's no denying that stress is a part of life. Here are 3 ways to check in with yourself during the day, so that you can melt away pent-up stress. 

1. Do a quick body scan meditation to look for tension. Close your eyes, and starting at your head, "scan" down through your body and loosen tight muscle groups as you find them. Don't forget your facial muscles – they tend to hold a lot of tension when you're having a day. 

2. Keep a kettlebell, a pair of dumbbells, or some loop bands near your desk and do some microworkouts in between emails and meetings. You'd be surprised how much a quick set here and there adds up. 

3. Add a breathing exercise into your day. It's a great way to start your morning. A lot of people do well with 4/5 breathing: four counts in, five counts out, then a pause before you start again. You can experiment with the counts that work for you. 

This week, get a FREE bottle of Adaptogenic Calm when you buy a bottle! It's a great time to stock up and melt stress away. Use the code GETCALM at checkout. 

*To redeem, visit PrimalBlueprint.com and add TWO bottles of Adaptogenic Calm to your cart, and enter coupon code GETCALM at checkout. Offer expires 4/30/2021 at midnight PT. Cannot be combined with any other offers. 

When It Comes to Marketing, Just Start Practicing, with Natalie Gensits

Today we are welcoming Natalie Gensits to Health Coach Radio.  Natalie is a wellness content writer and copywriting coach for health coaches. She spent several decades in marketing and advertising, creating marketing assets for clients large and small. Like many of us, a wellness breakthrough led her to inspect her career path and make the jump into the entrepreneurial world. Now, Natalie helps her health coaching clients grow their business by either writing for them or coaching them to write client-focused content for themselves. In this episode we discuss two things you want to know about your ideal client, how to structure content copy, narrowing down your elevator pitch, new versus old marketing, and so much more.  If the thought of marketing your business makes you want to crawl out of your skin, today’s episode is for you!

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Webinar: 3 Things to Look for in a Health Coaching Program

Join me for a webinar on April 15th where I'll talk with Laura Rupsis, Director of Admissions at the Primal Health Coach Institute, about the Primal difference and the top three things to look for in a health coaching program.

We'll discuss how health coaching education should go beyond just teaching students how to coach, plus some Q&A time with me.

Whether you're ready to lock in a coaching training or you're just kicking around the idea of exploring health coaching someday, this webinar will be packed with valuable information you'll want to consider before taking the leap. Don't miss it!

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