Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber Of Commerce: No Salt September With MOWMC For Healthy Hearts

Press release from the Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber of Commerce :

September 09, 2021

Conroe, TX (Sept 9, 2021) – Eating nutritious foods is always important to maintain optimum physical, mental, and holistic health. Senior adults need to eat correctly to reduce the risk of developing chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease. Meals on Wheels of Montgomery County (MOWMC) wants to go a step further and Chef John is working to choose menu items for seniors with little to no added sugar, saturated fats, and lowered sodium.
 
MOWMC is dedicated to maintaining heart healthy meals for the seniors. This month MOWMC will host #NoSaltSeptember to intentionally reduce salt in the foods delivered to seniors. Seniors only need 1200 mg of sodium daily and by providing a package of No Salt seasoning (Ms. Dash) with each meal delivery it helps to maintain a heart healthy diet.

Consuming too much sodium has been shown to increase blood pressure which can lead to increasing the risk for stroke, coronary heart disease, heart failure, and renal disease. Older adults may have difficulty limiting their sodium intake in part because they rely on prepared or frozen meals.
 
Compliance Director for MOWMC, Jilian Lennon, created the No Salt September by the request of the seniors.
 
“Meals on Wheels of Montgomery County is committed to serving our seniors holistically for their body, mind, and spirit”, aid Jilian. “We not only believe in just feeding our clients but giving them the tools and education to live long independent lives. Low Sodium September was created for our seniors to take control over their nutrition, by providing them with no salt seasoning packets and invaluable educational flyers from the American Heart Association. According to the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 70% of adults 65 years and older have hypertension. If we at Meals on Wheels can lower that number in our clients, it would contribute to a better overall quality of life for our seniors.”
 
The average person consumes more than 3400 mgs of sodium. The most common food with sodium is breads, cold cuts and cured meats, pizza, poultry, soups, and sandwiches. By reading nutrition labels and logging the sodium consumed daily, individuals can reduce their sodium intake and feel better. Lowering salt intake also reduces bloating. The average can of chicken noodle soup contains 940 mgs!
 
According to the American Heart Association, 65% of the sodium we consume comes from foods bought at the grocery store, 25% comes from restaurants, and only 10% comes from home cooking or preparing your food yourself.
 
There are many truths MOWMC wants seniors to learn about sodium in #NoSaltSeptember:

This press release was produced by the Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.