"I also have low blood pressure :)
" As with anything, the key is moderation, but there is no reason to cut out salt completely, in my opinion."
^100% agreed"
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Lauren Woods Apr 6. 34 Replies 0 Likes
Hello fellow vegetarians ,Is salt really necessary ? Since it has been proven to cause a number of illnesses.Can we remove salt completely from diet and replace with alternatives such as…Continue
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Heather Poco replied to Shiva's discussion Salt
"Personally, I love salt. I know that too much can have negative side effects, but I am a person who has low blood pressure, and salt helps me maintain a healthy balance of water in my body. Without it, I have less energy. I don't think salt…"
Lauren Woods replied to Shiva's discussion Salt
"Salt isn't bad for you, in moderation. In fact it can be beneficial, especially iodized salt. Just like soy. Too much soy= bad. Soy in moderation= shown to have health benefits :)"
Carly Swan replied to Shiva's discussion Salt
"Iodized salt has 84 minerals in it. Sea salt has none. But a little goes a long way. I use both sparingly."
Lauren Woods replied to Shiva's discussion Salt
""Moderation is key"- I almost cried, I love when people realize this, haha. Just like people who rant and rave against fat, and those who do "carb-free" diets. We can't demonize nutrients just because so many take them in…"
Lauren Woods replied to Shiva's discussion Salt
"That is true. You can find websites condemning all types of foods. Salt is a good source of iodine- and iodine deficiency can cause goiters:
This was actually a HUGE problem back in the day, we were all just talking about this in chat haha.…"
Margy G replied to Shiva's discussion Salt
"Salt it is absolutly necesary, BUT, in a very small amount, we just need a little bit of sodium but still, we need it. And yes, too many salt produce many diseases, because you take to much sodium and too little of other things (for example…"
Merryberry replied to Shiva's discussion Salt
"Any good chef will tell you that salt is key to food tasting good. In fact, it's as necessary in sweets as in savory. Humans do need some salt in their diets but the current Western diet has 100X more salt than we need for our organs to…"
Fruitfly replied to Shiva's discussion Salt
"And now our wonderful King....uh, sorry, Mayor of 11 years has been viciously fighting against salt. Here's the extent to which he has been waging his crusade:
well this is officially super sketchy. I wonder why he said it? Maybe without…"
Shiva replied to Shiva's discussion Salt
"So just the right amount of salt is when we don't add additional salt"
Kaline Fourchette replied to Shiva's discussion Salt
"Yes. Salt is necessary. If you don't have salt, you will die. And we only have a limited capacity for taste. Salt, sweet, sour, bitter, and umami. You cannot replace these with herbs. Most of our 'taste' experience is actually…"
Infinite Skeptic replied to Shiva's discussion Salt
"If I care to, I can search over the internet to find all kinds of scary information about what's in any type of food I like.
Salt, particularly NaCl, is currently going through the same phase that eggs, milk, alcohol, fat, fluoride, etc etc etc…"
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