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Salt Substitute - Articles
Blurt: Homemade Salt Substitute Recipe
by
Brian, the old man
Posted
Wed 09 Dec 2009 5:35am
is an easy and delicious recipe for a salt substitute.
Homemade Salt Substitute
Mix together and store in a spice jar:
2 Tbsp onion powder
1 Tbsp dry mustard
1 Tbsp...
One of the main things I try to avoid in my diet is adding additional salt. High salt intake has been linked to many health problems including obesity, hypertension
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You Ask, I Answer: Salt Substitutes
by
Andy B.
Posted
Wed 13 Jan 2010 10:00pm
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What do you think of salt substitutes? One of my nieces mentioned I need to be careful since they can cause kidney problems. Is that true?
– Melody (Last name withheld)
Tucson, AZ
No, it is not true.
Let’s start from the beginning, though.
Most salt substitutes are made from potassium chloride, which taints them with an unpleasant aftertaste
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Salt (sodium chloride) in the Diet
by
Yusuf
Posted
Sun 26 Apr 2009 12:00am
Salt is crucial for our health, the amount of salt that we eat has a direct effect on our health and blood pressure. The more salt we eat... mineral or micronutrient which along with potassium helps to regulate the body’s fluid balance. Unlike other minerals, sodium (or sodium chloride aka salt) has a recognizable
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Pink Salt, Brown Salt, White Salt, It's All The Same, Right?
by
ecoblog
Posted
Thu 06 May 2010 5:00am
Natural News emails are the one email I do not mind getting. That is because they are full of awesome information. Take this article on salt for example. I had no idea that white table salt is worthless. Really it is, it has one mineral in it, iodine and the only reason it has that is because it is artificially added! Pink Himalayan Salt has 84
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Salt, Salt, Salt! 16 Companies Voluntarily Reduce Sodium
by
Fiona G.
Posted
Wed 28 Apr 2010 12:00am
I'm not sure why, but I can't stop staring at pictures of KFC's newest Frankenfood creation, the Double Down . There's something about this glob of fat and sodium that I find mesmerizing.
Maybe it's a warning from my subconscious: This is not what food should look like.
The real killer in the Double Down is the sodium--1 ...
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A Salt Worth Its Salt
by
Dawn Gifford aka Small Footprint Mama
Posted
Wed 02 Sep 2009 7:44pm
Salt has earned a bad reputation in recent years, so it may comes as a surprise to hear this ancient seasoning is actually crucial for good health. Humans are made up of about 72% water and 28% minerals salts. As such, there are two oceans of water in the body; one ocean is held inside the cells of our bodies, and the other ocean is the sea
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Sea Salt VS. Table Salt – What’s Better?
by
Adria A.
Posted
Fri 21 Jan 2011 12:00am
This is a common question among clients. What makes sea salt so much better then table salt? There are various views on this topic. Some say there really isn’t that much of a difference, while others say sea salt could be the answer to some of America’s alignments.
I’ll have to admit
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To salt or not to salt?
by
Mary Ellen B.
Posted
Mon 21 Mar 2011 4:29pm
Widespread media coverage of the dangers of salt and it’s toxic affect on health has it in the dog house along side smoking. Can a substance that has been liberally used for centuries as a spice and a preservative be all that bad for everyone?
Salt, technically speaking sodium is one of the electrolytes . Others include potassium, calcium, chloride
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