We all have trouble dozing off now and then. And while you may attribute your insomnia to sipping coffee at night or a stressful day, it turns out there may be a more surprising culprit: Your salt ...

IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, WHEN IT COMES TO SODIUM, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TOLD TO WATCH THEIR LEVELS SO THEY DON’T CONSUME TOO MUCH. BUT THERE CAN ALSO BE DANGEROUS EFFECTS TO YOUR HEALTH. IF YOU ...

DOCTOR. WHEN IT COMES TO SODIUM, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TOLD TO WATCH THEIR LEVELS SO THEY DON’T CONSUME TOO MUCH. BUT THERE CAN ALSO BE DANGEROUS EFFECTS TO YOUR HEALTH IF YOU DON’T GET ENOUGH SODIUM.

DEAR DR. ROACH: My mother’s blood test has a sodium level of 130 mEq/L. She is not on diuretics, and she does not have heart or kidney problems. She is on thyroid medication and omeprazole. Do I need ...

Sodium is not a pathogen, but it, too, kills. Just ask the World Health Organization (WHO), which reports that two million of the eight million poor diet deaths can be blamed on high sodium intake.

The publication tested the cafeteria version of the popular school lunch and said that it had higher levels of sodium than ones consumers can purchase at a grocery store, CNN reported. The cafeteria ...