Too Much Salt

      A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine says that we can cut as much as $24 billion dollars in health care costs and save thousands of people from strokes and heart disease.

     Researchers say though that about 75% of our salt intake comes from processed foods, and without those that make those foods cutting down the amount, we won't be able to see such benefits.

      The American Heart Association is now saying that we should reduce our sodium to about 1500mgs a day, rather than the old standard of 2300mg. Of course salt producers say there's no proof that salt causes high blood pressure and heart disease as well as strokes.

     I can of course only speak for myself and tell you that I personally have a horrible intolerence to too much sodium or salt in my diet. My husband however is just the opposite he has low blood pressure but puts salt on everything he eats, and he eats nothing but processed, fast, and fried foods. He will shake plain salt into his mouth as if it were candy.

     All of our bodies are different and what affects one may not affect another. Just remember not to make a major changes without consulting your health care provider.