 
Hi Usman, Mondays can be tough, which is why we want to perk yours up with a free handout. Get the lowdown on ways to reduce sodium consumption, with lots of free tips and tricks to boot! The post Get Low: Make Low-Sodium Choices, will give you the tools you need to walk your clients through the basics of hypertension prevention and sodium reduction. Get your scrolling finger ready -- the free handout is at the bottom of the post! Oh, and don't miss the discussion about whether vitamin supplements can really make a difference in heart health. James J. Kenney, PhD, FACN starts this week with an exploration of that very question in Cracking the Vault: Multivitamin Use and Cardiovascular Disease. Healthfully yours, Judy Doherty, PC II
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Get Low: Make Low-Sodium Choices  According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, "74.5 million Americans 34 percent of U.S. adults have hypertension." The Dietary Guidelines go on to explain that "Hypertension is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, and kidney disease. Dietary factors that increase blood pressure include excessive sodium and insufficient potassium intake, overweight and obesity, and excess alcohol consumption." Since excessive sodium is one of the contributing factors, it is important to get low and make low sodium choices.
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Cracking the Vault: Multivitamin Use and Cardiovascular Disease “Despite uncertainty regarding the long-term health benefits of vitamins, many U.S. adults take vitamin supplements to prevent chronic diseases or for general health and well-being,” according to background information in the article. Individuals who believe they are deriving benefits from supplements may be less likely to engage in other preventive health behaviors. “Although multivitamins are used prevent vitamin and mineral deficiency, there is a perception that multivitamins may prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD). Observational studies have shown inconsistent associations between regular multivitamin use and CVD, with no long-term clinical trials of multivitamin use.” Results of the randomized study of nearly 15,000 middle aged male physicians. | 
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