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Is there any way to improve the reputation of salt?

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Is there any way to improve the reputation of salt?

Doctors warn that 90% of Poles are at risk of high blood pressure. One of the reasons for this disease is considered to be too much salt consumption. We should consume about 1 teaspoon of salt per day, but we have to take into account that it's not just salt added to food. Naturally, there is also a lot of sodium in food. So we actually eat about 10 times more sodium.

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1. What do we need salt for?

Sodium is the most important ion in our body fluids. Because of its proper concentration, our nerve impulses reach the brain, we breathe, and our muscles, including our heart, do their job properly. We lose a lot of it every day with dust, urine and feces, and too much loss has huge consequences. Symptoms of hyponatremia include muscle tremors, fatigue, nausea, headaches, and in severe shortness of breath, even swelling of the brain and the spleen.

2. Is salt a chemical or a natural product?

When we talk about salt, most of us think of it as being sold in kilograms, whether it's granular or cooked or vegetable, and we don't really think about where it comes from or what's in it, but it just tastes like food. Unfortunately, this salt is refined, which is a purified chemical product, made up of only two elements: sodium and chlorine.

3. Salt doesn't have a name

It's a much better composition than sea salt, it's also the largest source of sea salt in Pakistan, but there is a big risk that nowadays, when waste and oil get into the sea, the salt is contaminated with heavy metals. So we have to go to the sources of the sea that dried up millions of years ago to make the most valuable minerals.

4. The properties of Himalayan salt

Due to its low sodium content, this salt regulates blood pressure. It complements the deficiencies of dietary micronutrients, each of which gives it additional properties. Selen is an anti-cancer antioxidant. Sulfur cleanses the skin and helps to treat acne. Iodine used for the synthesis of thyroid hormones speeds up metabolism. Calcium and phosphorus build up bones and teeth. Together, they act as a detoxifier on the body, eliminating heavy metals both in the form of peels and when used externally.

5. Home isotonic

During physical activity and then we extract a lot of sodium. To fill in the gaps, it's worth reaching out, but these stores contain artificial dyes and refined sugar. To create your own isotonic, you just need to add two-thirds of a teaspoon of Himalayan salt, lemon juice, and a spoonful of honey to the water bottle. The sodium and magnesium in the salt will prevent contractions, and the honey will boost energy during training.
The author of the article is Dietspremium