High Blood Pressure Be Gone

Salt in moderation

The common wisdom these days regarding salt is that it’s bad for you. Period. Salt causes high blood pressure. Period. You must reduce or eliminate your salt intake. Period.

However, when you look a little deeper into the salt and high blood pressure link it’s not quite as black and white as commonly understood.

The fact is – no salt in your diet is unhealthy. We need a small amount of salt in our diet to maintain a balance. Moderation is the key, not an outright ban.

Of course it could be said that we don’t need to sprinkle salt on our foods because there’s more than enough salt contained in the modern diet. That’s true if your diet consists of eating at restaurants (where high levels of salt are contained in the preparation of meals) or you have a diet of mainly processed foods (cans, frozen goods, ready-made meals etc.).

Naturally harvested sea salt is the best for blood pressure

If your diet essentially consists of basic natural foods prepared at home then you’ll have to add some salt yourself. This is where you want to put your store-bought table salt (sodium chloride) away and pull out some naturally harvested sea salt. The finest is harvested in a centuries old traditional manner on the shores of Brittany France.This is nutritious salt at its best.

Nutritious salt? I kid you not. Naturally harvested sea salt is rich with minerals and trace elements that help keep your body and cardiovascular system in balance. Sure it costs more. But given the amount we use in a year the extra cost can counted in cents, not dollars.

And it tastes better.

Potassium and salt

To maintain healthy blood pressure levels you need a balance of both salt and potassium in your blood. Many people with high blood pressure have been tested and found deficient in potassium. A lack of potassium can cause your blood pressure to rise.

There are two things that can cause a lack of potassium – too much salt intake and not enough potassium intake. Too much salt can eliminate the potassium that you need. Moderate salt intake (say, under 3 grams a day) keeps the balance right. To ensure your diet has sufficient potassium  eat potassium-rich foods daily … such as bananas, avocados and orange juice.

There is no need for self-denial and abstinence to achieve healthy blood pressure naturally. Moderation is the key.

North Americans can buy naturally harvested sea salt  (Sel de Guerande) at www.amazon.com/sel-de-guerande

Here in the UK the London Fine Foods Group will deliver it direct to your door.

Enjoy.

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