And the light bulb goes on.  Whenever I fall off the wagon and eat processed foods, even from the health food store, my heart palpitations return. Even if it doesn't contain chocolate. I have been blaming the carbs or wheat/soy/dairy allergies, but given that I do not normally add any salt to my food, that could well be the culprit.

I know, the opposite to what you are describing.  So it's probably no help to you, but thanks for clarifying things for me.

What I would wonder in your case if whether the minerals in sea salt might have an effect.  And I can sympathize entirely with one's body doing its own thing, and conventional medicine being of no help whatsoever - here, take this drug - any more than alternative medicine - here, take this herb. Good luck figuring it out.

Andrea

--- On Mon, 6/1/09, Kristina K. Carlton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Kristina K. Carlton <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: salt
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Monday, June 1, 2009, 8:01 AM
> Hi All,
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> It seems that my elevated heart rate is at least to some
> degree connected to
> my salt intake. If I stop eating salt, my HR goes way up.
> When I add salt
> back in, at about 1 ½ tsp a day, my heart comes down
> slightly, but I have
> horrid fluid retention. Does this make sense? How many of
> you here add salt
> to your diet? Do you just salt your food or take salt in
> between meals? The
> other issue is, with increased salt I can get my resting
> heart rate to come
> back down, but on exertion it’s still pretty high.
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> 
> I am so tired of this.
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>  
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Kristina
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