New Abstract On High Blood Pressure And Salt: Symptoms And Treatments

By Thomas Sinclair

You might have heard about salt being bad for you. It is absolutely true when it comes to consuming table salt, but it is different when it comes to nature given raw sea salts. Let's look at salt and heart health in more details.

Salt or sodium chloride utilized in many ways for example chlorine production, production of soaps and textiles. While salt is useful in other spheres of our lives, high sodium consumption is clinically proven to increase blood pressure.

It is vital to note, salt produces Nitric Oxide in our body. Nitric Oxide is a chemical responsible for many pathological and physiological processes in mammals. Too much of Nitric oxide (NO) can be detrimental and toxic that can contribute to vascular tissue collapse, diabetes, arthritis and other conditions.

Keep in mind that there is a big difference between regular table salt and sea salts. Regular salt is chemically bleached and deadly to our body. On the other hand, organic salts are natural and contain all of the vital minerals and nutrients that our body needs. That is why chose your salt wisely because your body still needs some salt to function properly.

Several health organizations advise customers to take on average 4gm of salt daily. Yet, an average person consumes double of the recommended dosage.

How to lower your salt intake:

According to Dr. Sanders at University of Maryland, a good indication of too much salt is when a person can taste it.

First of all, regular table salt is not a pure version of sodium chloride. It is important to change your regular table salt to a more natural "sea salt" or "gray salt". This salt does not have any chemicals added to it. Look for salts such as roasted salt, sea salt, wasabi salt, green tea salt etc. in your supermarket or specialty store.

Second, by removing salt shaker from the table or changing it "salt imitator" can dramatically reduce salt consumption. As a rule of thumb avoid processed foods. Many processed foods, canned foods already contain too much salt, so by staying away from these products and by paying attention to nutritious boxes an average person can change daily sodium intake.

Furthermore, when eating out ask for your meal to be prepared with minimum or no salt. This will help you manage the amount of salt when you are eating out. Just add the desired amout at the table when the dish arrives.

Based on current research, people with high salt consumption have a higher risk factor in developing high blood pressure than genetically inclined people. - 30241

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