We’ve become afraid of salt which leads to many people having low salt diets. We actually need salt in our diets in order for our bodies to function optimally.
- Cold extremities
- Dark urine
- Decrease skin turgor
- Decrease urine output
- Dry axilla and tongue
- Poor capillary refill (takes longer than 2 sec to return from white to pink)
- Postural tachycardia/dizziness/hypotension (occurs after rising from seated or reclined position)
- Syncope (loss of consciousness from low BP)
- Thirst
