Sodium Cellular Deficiency and Its Causes
If your results indicate that you are cellularly deficient in sodium, it could be related to a number of different things that could be impacting how well your body is utilizing the available sodium from your diet or supplementation.
Some potential causes of sodium cellular deficiency are:
- Over-exercise, which has been linked to electrolyte depletion
- Chronic or long periods of stress
- Diuertic usage
- Gut biome and digestive process imbalances
- Diarrhea
- Excessive water intake
- Lack of dietary sodium
- Underlying medical condition
While it might be difficult to determine what is causing your body to show a cellular deficiency in sodium, there are some things that you can do to help correct this cellular imbalance. Some steps you can take are:
- Eating sodium rich foods such as cheese, dairy, seafood, beets, carrots and celery
- Manage stress
- Hydrate will an electrolyte drink during and after workouts or periods of physical exertion that may cause you to sweat
- Monitor your water intake
- Address GI issues you may be experiencing
- Balance and support your gut biome and digestive process
These results are not intended to be used as medical diagnosis of hyponatremia and are not intended to be used in place of a medical diagnosis made by your healthcare provider or a medical professional.
These results do not measure serum sodium levels which may be measured by a doctor or healthcare provider and should not be used in place of serum lab results.
If you have been diagnosed with a chronic illness, disease or other healthcare issue and have been advised to lower your sodium intake, please follow the suggestions of your healthcare provider.