Please note, I am not a doctor nor do I play one on TV.
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Salt is not a bad thing in itself, like most things your body needs salt for proper functioning. Salt does NOT cause high blood pressure but can aggravate it.
Out problem, as a society, with salt, is not the shaker on the table or in the kitchen! It is the sodium, in all the processed foods we eat or in restaurants where we have no control over the contents. I eat very little processed foods and try to make wise choices when I do eat out.
About a year ago I had extensive blood tests done through a doctor to determine very specific things about my health and general feelings of tiredness, etc. ONE of the results of these tests showed that my sodium levels in my body were low enough that my doctor told me to eat MORE salt. Specifically sea salt.
Don't use Iodized Table Salt that is so lovely and bleached and processed that they take all the natural goodness out...including the iodine, then put it back in...what's with that?
Anyway that's my rant/thoughts/knowledge about salt. PLease feel free to add any comments or thoughts of your own.
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