Meniere's Disease Support Group
Meniere's disease is a balance disorder of the inner ear. The symptoms of Meniere's are variable; not all sufferers experience the same symptoms. However, "classic Meniere's" is considered to comprise the following four symptoms: Periodic episodes of rotary vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus, and a sensation of fullness or pressure in one or both ears.
There has been a lot of talk recently about salt , salt free, and salt reduction. Salt should not be an issue if we first realize that MD suferers MUST keep salt intake to a minimum. What to do? There are at least two salt substitutes readily available in most markets. These work the same as real salt and you may use them exactly the same way you used salt. You can cook with it, and it pours from a shaker. If you must have salt flavoring in your food, this will work for you. Of course salt is an aquired taste, so if you wanted to, you could "un-aquire" it by just not using it. But here's what's available.
Morton Salt Co. makes what is called "Salt Substitute". and the other that I know about is called, "No Salt". In both cases, the salt flavor comes from Potassium. As always, read the label. Potassium is helpful if you are taking a diuretic. Any doctor or neutritionist can tell you about this.
There are plenty of things to be concerned about regarding MD, but salt flavoring should not be one of them.
Morton Salt Co. makes what is called "Salt Substitute". and the other that I know about is called, "No Salt". In both cases, the salt flavor comes from Potassium. As always, read the label. Potassium is helpful if you are taking a diuretic. Any doctor or neutritionist can tell you about this.
There are plenty of things to be concerned about regarding MD, but salt flavoring should not be one of them.
Great recomendations on salt. I can tell you also that alot of flavored drinks or soda have salt in them, in that case it isnt the amount but the fact that people drink way too much soda! A great soda product on the market is Diet Right Soda, it also has no caffeine!
Keep in mind that salt serves two purposes in the food industry, it is a preservative it is also the lease expensive flavor enhancer. For these two reasons the industry has way overdone what they put in the product. The industry as a whole is activley working to reduce sodium, this change was brought about by new requirements of schools to have less sodium. Change is on the way but it takes time.
The biggest change of all is when we decide to just put that salt shaker away, out of site, out of mind, your taste buds "will change" and you will like the change, your body will thank you!
God bless!
Rich
I have not tried it, and went the direction of un-aquiring a taste for salt, but my family sometimes protests. It would be nice to have a substitute for certain dishes for this reason.