[gorush]

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/02/17/dangers-of-salt-restriction.aspx

[Sacajaweau]

My buddy's blood pressure is up...Doctor says to stop all salt so he doesn't retain water. She doesn't know about the 10 beers he drinks every night. Yes...he's an alcoholic.

So he's gung ho to cut out all salt. What's the problem?? Most people don't tell their doctor everything.

[Sacajaweau]

I can see where this is going...We'll soon be told to drink something like Pediacare every day.

It's like all that very expensive protein stuff. People are being scared to death about eating real food with real fat with real protein.

If kids drank milk instead of soda they'd be a lot better off....and some meat with their vegies wouldn't hurt either.

[posterchild]

Is potassium chloride (common salt substitute) not a solution to this problem?

[House Atreides]

It’s time consuming and tedious, but I take my salt and slice each individual salt particle in half. I throw away the Sodium halves but keep the chloride halves to use as my seasoning. /sarc

[aMorePerfectUnion]

I suggest eliminating artificially modified salts like morton’s.

Consume as much sea salt - naturally dried or harvested Himalayan salt as you prefer.

[Balding_Eagle]

“Salt, We Misjudged You” New York Times

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2891182/posts

For those who are concerned about their salt consumption. Surprising article, considering the source.

Hint: Generally, if you want to live, avoid low salt diets.

[elcid1970]

How do you separate sodium intake from chloride intake?

In high school our chemistry teacher showed us a video of what happens when pure sodium metal is immersed in water (it reacts very violently) then asked, “Would you want to put sodium on your food?”

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

The essential blood salts (ionized electrolytes):

Sodium (Na). A positively charged electrolyte that helps to balance fluid levels in the body and facilitates neuromuscular functioning.

Potassium (K). A main component of cellular fluid, this positive electrolyte helps to regulate neuromuscular function and osmotic pressure.

Calcium (Ca). A cation, or positive electrolyte, that affects neuromuscular performance and contributes to skeletal growth and blood coagulation.

Magnesium (Mg). Influences muscle contractions and intracellular activity. A cation.

Chloride (CI). An anion, or negative electrolyte, that regulates blood pressure.

Phosphate (HPO4). Negative electrolyte that impacts metabolism and regulates acid-base balance and calcium levels.

Bicarbonate (HCO3). A negatively charged electrolyte that assists in the regulation of blood pH levels. Bicarbonate insufficiencies and elevations cause acid-base disorders (i.e., acidosis, alkalosis).

Lesser blood salts:

Copper
Zinc
Manganese
Chromium

[Manic_Episode]

Grandpa: Well let me tell you something now, Johnny. Last Thursday, I turned 95 years old. And I never exercised a day in my life. Every morning, I wake up, and I smoke a cigarette. And then I eat five strips of bacon. And for lunch, I eat a bacon sandwich. And for a midday snack?

John: Bacon.

Grandpa: Bacon! A whole damn plate! And I usually drink my dinner. Now according to all of them flat-belly experts, I should’ve took a dirt nap like thirty years ago. But each year comes and goes, and I’m still here. Ha! And they keep dyin’. You know? Sometimes I wonder if God forgot about me. Just goes to show you, huh?

John: What?

Grandpa: Huh?

John: Goes to show you what?

Grandpa: Well it just goes... what the hell are you talkin’ about?

John: Well you said you drink beer, you eat bacon and you smoke cigarettes, and you outlive most of the experts.

Grandpa: Yeah?

John: I thought maybe there was a moral.

Grandpa: No, there ain’t no moral. I just like that story. That’s all. Like that story.

[Jack Hydrazine]

The best salt out there on the market is Celtic Sea Salt.

[GOPJ]

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