The United States dietary guidelines, based on the 2005 Institute of Medicine report, recommend that the general population aim for sodium levels of 1,500 to 2,300 milligrams a day because those levels will not raise blood pressure.
One of the symptoms of the plague was coughing and sneezing, and it is believed that Pope Gregory VII suggested saying âGod bless youâ after a person sneezed in hopes that this prayer would protect them from an otherwise certain death. The expression may have also originated from superstition.
We all get into bad moodsâand, eventually, we snap out of them. The main reason we have trouble extracting ourselves from them more quickly is because we can't shake a bad mood if we're not aware of what's causing it. The next time you get into a funk, don't just wait for the dark cloud to lift. There are steps you can take to improve your mood, and the first is to figure out whatâs causing it. Here are 10 common causes of bad moodsâand what you can do to banish them. 1. Guilt. Feeling even mildly guilty can have a huge impact on our mood. Forgetting someoneâs birthday can make you feel bad even if you apologize (but certainly if you donât).