Comments on: Salty

By: kmcdade

kmcdade — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:11:04 +0000

Ha! Well, I read part of your comment as “Celtic gay”, so there you go.

By: davidrochester

davidrochester — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:09:56 +0000

I originally read part of this as “moral deficiency” instead of “mineral deficiency.” I’m still laughing.

In other news — most real sea salt has tons of minerals in it, if you read the label, esp. Celtic gray. It’s a bit more expensive, but also much better for you, I think.

By: Corina

Corina — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:10:27 +0000

Good thinking, K. Another thing that will probably sound really stupid but it has solid backing is to sit and watch fish in an aquarium for a minimum of ten minutes per day. It is cuts your blood pressure. So if you have an aquarium in the house, or maybe at work, sit in front of it and just watch if when you can. If you don’t have one, this might be a good reason to get one. If you don’t have to take meds or cut out favorite foods, it would be worth it.

By: foods that lower blood pressure

foods that lower blood pressure — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:51:38 +0000

“I found that yes, there is some question about whether salt is really an issue for everyone with high blood pressure. ” Good point…I’ve read studies on this as well…

By: Wanda Rizzuto

Wanda Rizzuto — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:54:49 +0000

If I had to elimanate salt from my diet I’d shoot myself. During the last trimester of my first pregnancy I was put on a NO salt, NO sugar diet. It was pure hell.

By: Stevo

Stevo — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:28:12 +0000

Funny. A lot of the salt sold in China has these minerals added. You can buy salt with magnesium, salt with calcium etc. Maybe they are ahead of the curve here?

By: Ina

Ina — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:07:49 +0000

It makes total sense to me. The medical community has always been too quick to outlaw certain foods only to later have the myths debunked. (Remember to never, ever eat eggs again!)

As with all aspects of life, everything in moderation.

By: pandemonic

pandemonic — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:19:16 +0000

Good idea.

By: Vicky In The Middle

Vicky In The Middle — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:10:23 +0000

I have very mild high blood pressure. I take a medication for it, but so far the doctor hasn’t mentioned cutting back on salt. I’ll be in mourning if he ever does, because there are lots of foods I just wouldn’t like without salt. I think you’re smart to track down all the information and making some of the decisions yourself.