Things You'll Need:
- Healthier foods
- A reduced diet plan
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Step 1
One of the best ways to avoid natural causes of feet and ankle swelling is to re-evaluate your personal diet. A lot of foods today especially fast foods are very high in sodium (salt). You should start by creating a low sodium diet that you can stick to. While low sodium diets cut down the flavors of most foods, they are especially helpful in maintaining excellent health.
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Step 2
Start by simply going to your cupboard and examining the foods you have there. It may seem as though a lot of the foods don't have low sodium at all, but what you should be looking at is the serving sizes. Most all foods sodium levels are per serving not per box. A lot of the times when you see a sodium content level of 200mg for example and the box says there is 6 servings that would means there is 1,200mg total. So while it may seem like less food on your plate, by cutting down your serving portions you will be effectively lowering your sodium by paying attention to this small detail.
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Step 3
Try and stay away from snacks as much as you can while pursuing your new low sodium diet as well. Things like chips, pretzels, and crackers will work in reverse when it comes to lowering your sodium. Instead seek healthier version of these products and you can still enjoy them the same way you do now.
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Step 4
Additionally pop and certain kinds of juices are high in sodium as well. The object of a low sodium diet you should understand is not to totally eliminate sodium altogether. Low sodium diets are meant to reduce the unhealthy amounts of sodium you take in on a daily basis. By simply familiarizing yourself with the ingredient labels on your foods you can effectively lower your daily sodium by as much as 60%.
