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On Salt
I regularly read this Forum and remember some articles about salt. One individual gave some guidance, which I believe to be misguided, which advises restricting salt intake.
Salt is necessary; the body needs NaCl to regulate blood pressure, cardio functions, brain and nervous system function. As with any essential nutrient, you need to get enough of it to be at optimum health.
Many sources these days advise cutting back on salt, regardless of health, occupation, or one's individual needs. This is ill founded in my opinion. In "The Salt Fix", Dr. James J. DiNicolantonio covers how the modern trend to cut back on salt intake is founded upon a lie introduced by a panel of doctors in the 1970s, based on faulty clinical studies. IMO this is just one part of a multifacted campaign by the enemy to subjugate people under a medical tyranny to induce illnesses and withhold true vital health data from us so that we sicken and enter the medical system to fatten their wallets.
Some tidbits from that book, which I don't have on hand now so I will have to improvise a bit, bear with me if some of this is a bit incorrect or incomplete:
One Japanese province is noted for consuming 8,000mg of sodium a day, yet suffer no ill effects. Another province, right next door, consumes the same amount and does have all kinds of cardiac conditions, stroke, etc., but this is attributed to high levels of cadmium and mercury in their water which the first group doesn't have.
Lowering salt intake does lower blood pressure but this is a really sub-optimum way to do so. DiNicolantonio found that having the right salt intake in balance with the other essential electrolytes, along with having a health diet, actually _regulates_ blood pressure. Having a high salt intake and high blood pressure occurs because s/he, among other things:
Has a junk food or convenience food diet (especially if high in sugar)
Smokes
Drinks heavily
Doesn't get enough exercise
Has a stressful life
The body's need for salt is raised by any/all of the following:
Stress
Working a night shift
Working heavy labor jobs
Heavy exercise
Some prescription medications***
Lack of sleep
Fasting
Hydrating excessively, especially after dehydration
***And of course some Rx medications DO require reducing salt intake. Don't follow any of this advice here without consulting your primary doctor if you do have a condition.
(End of excerpts from the book)
I worked a night shift job for a year and a half and would constantly stress over things on the job, knew it was a bodily thing, but couldn't find a fix for it, tried all kinds of things: keto, fasting on my off days, increasing sleep/improving conditions where I sleep, etc. Until I read the book and tried adding salt to my diet. I was used to low salt and reluctant to add its taste to my food so I would just pour a dime sized amount into my hand and pop it then drink some water. The results were game changing. I would experience an immediate calm almost immediately -- salt is absorbed directly without having to be digested first -- and could continue work. This was a heavy physical labor job involving climbing up/down ladders a lot, handling up to 50 lb. objects repeatedly.
Salt should be consumed in balance with the other essential electrolytes, some of which are:
Potassium (complements sodium)
Magnesium
Calcium
Magnesium
Phosphate
Many electrolyte drinks or drink mixes, even the better ones, leave out a lot of salt, resulting in an imbalanced mix. Read your label carefully and if you see less than 200mg sodium, swicth brands or consider adding salt to your diet.
The type of salt matters, too. Ordinary table salt is highly processed and doesn't contain many of the trace minerals your body nees, found in natural salts. Good ones are:
Pink Himalayan salt
Sea salt
Red and black salts from the earth
With all natural salts, beware of heavy metals and other toxins many of which have been dumped into the seas and have leached into the earth from industrial activity. Read the book, or consult Google (select the Blogs tab).
Finally, the Doctor in the book advises, cut out sugar to get the best results from adding salt to your diet. "The other white crystal" causes the body to excrete salt and the other electrolytes, which is part of sugar's addiction mechanism.
As with any dietary advice, it is best followed by starting or already having a moderately healthy diet. If you drink, cut back or stop altogether. If you smoke, consider quitting. Otherwise adding a lot of salt can backfire and worsen your health. And of course if your doctor advises you to restrict salt, stick with his instructions.
Best,
AP
I regularly read this Forum and remember some articles about salt. One individual gave some guidance, which I believe to be misguided, which advises restricting salt intake.
Salt is necessary; the body needs NaCl to regulate blood pressure, cardio functions, brain and nervous system function. As with any essential nutrient, you need to get enough of it to be at optimum health.
Many sources these days advise cutting back on salt, regardless of health, occupation, or one's individual needs. This is ill founded in my opinion. In "The Salt Fix", Dr. James J. DiNicolantonio covers how the modern trend to cut back on salt intake is founded upon a lie introduced by a panel of doctors in the 1970s, based on faulty clinical studies. IMO this is just one part of a multifacted campaign by the enemy to subjugate people under a medical tyranny to induce illnesses and withhold true vital health data from us so that we sicken and enter the medical system to fatten their wallets.
Some tidbits from that book, which I don't have on hand now so I will have to improvise a bit, bear with me if some of this is a bit incorrect or incomplete:
One Japanese province is noted for consuming 8,000mg of sodium a day, yet suffer no ill effects. Another province, right next door, consumes the same amount and does have all kinds of cardiac conditions, stroke, etc., but this is attributed to high levels of cadmium and mercury in their water which the first group doesn't have.
Lowering salt intake does lower blood pressure but this is a really sub-optimum way to do so. DiNicolantonio found that having the right salt intake in balance with the other essential electrolytes, along with having a health diet, actually _regulates_ blood pressure. Having a high salt intake and high blood pressure occurs because s/he, among other things:
Has a junk food or convenience food diet (especially if high in sugar)
Smokes
Drinks heavily
Doesn't get enough exercise
Has a stressful life
The body's need for salt is raised by any/all of the following:
Stress
Working a night shift
Working heavy labor jobs
Heavy exercise
Some prescription medications***
Lack of sleep
Fasting
Hydrating excessively, especially after dehydration
***And of course some Rx medications DO require reducing salt intake. Don't follow any of this advice here without consulting your primary doctor if you do have a condition.
(End of excerpts from the book)
I worked a night shift job for a year and a half and would constantly stress over things on the job, knew it was a bodily thing, but couldn't find a fix for it, tried all kinds of things: keto, fasting on my off days, increasing sleep/improving conditions where I sleep, etc. Until I read the book and tried adding salt to my diet. I was used to low salt and reluctant to add its taste to my food so I would just pour a dime sized amount into my hand and pop it then drink some water. The results were game changing. I would experience an immediate calm almost immediately -- salt is absorbed directly without having to be digested first -- and could continue work. This was a heavy physical labor job involving climbing up/down ladders a lot, handling up to 50 lb. objects repeatedly.
Salt should be consumed in balance with the other essential electrolytes, some of which are:
Potassium (complements sodium)
Magnesium
Calcium
Magnesium
Phosphate
Many electrolyte drinks or drink mixes, even the better ones, leave out a lot of salt, resulting in an imbalanced mix. Read your label carefully and if you see less than 200mg sodium, swicth brands or consider adding salt to your diet.
The type of salt matters, too. Ordinary table salt is highly processed and doesn't contain many of the trace minerals your body nees, found in natural salts. Good ones are:
Pink Himalayan salt
Sea salt
Red and black salts from the earth
With all natural salts, beware of heavy metals and other toxins many of which have been dumped into the seas and have leached into the earth from industrial activity. Read the book, or consult Google (select the Blogs tab).
Finally, the Doctor in the book advises, cut out sugar to get the best results from adding salt to your diet. "The other white crystal" causes the body to excrete salt and the other electrolytes, which is part of sugar's addiction mechanism.
As with any dietary advice, it is best followed by starting or already having a moderately healthy diet. If you drink, cut back or stop altogether. If you smoke, consider quitting. Otherwise adding a lot of salt can backfire and worsen your health. And of course if your doctor advises you to restrict salt, stick with his instructions.
Best,
AP
