Do Not Shake the Salt

DO NOT SHAKE THE SALT, SO YOUR HEART CAN BE MORE HEALTHY

Salt, the flavoring used around the world and once considered more valuable than gold, actually increases your blood pressure.  So how does salt cause this rise in your blood pressure?  It causes this by actually causing your body to retain excess fluids which in turn causes your heart to work a lot harder than it really needs. 

The recommendation for keeping keep your heart healthy, is for people to aim to not to eat any more than 1,500 to 2,400 milligrams of sodium per day which is equal to about that pinch of salt grandma threw into her recipes.

Wow, not much when you actually break it down to something that can be visualized.  If you actually read the sodium amounts on the packaged food, you will get an idea of how much you really are getting into your system each day.  But don’t limit yourself to just reading that box of crackers or rice but even the frozen foods we all dearly love.

Do you add additional salt to any of these:

 Popcorn?

French Fries?

Fried Potatoes?

Beer?

Any type of meat?

Watermelon?

Apples?

Cantaloupe?

Before you add extra salt to something you are eating, taste it first as you might be surprised that it doesn’t actually need that extra amount you added.  Or if it lacks taste, try adding pepper, garlic, or other types of seasonings without added salt, to bring out the taste.  If the food you are eating, like a fruit, just tastes better with salt, try to adjust your taste buds to do without the extra sodium.

Make your heart healthier.