In this week’s podcast, we discuss the health benefits of salt.
Salt is a 100% essential nutrient. Without it, you would die. We’ve blamed the wrong white crystal for our health woes. Instead of blaming salt, we should have blamed sugar.
It’s a commonly held belief that excess salt is bad for you and that it leads to hypertension, increasing your chances of developing heart disease. This isn’t true!
We discuss the history of salt and why so many people mistakenly believe salt raises blood pressure. This idea has its roots in bad science and the obsession of one man, Lewis Dahl.
We discuss the health benefits of a high salt diet and the consequences of a low salt diet.
To learn more about the health benefits of salt and the science backing up the claim that we should eat more salt, check out this week’s podcast.
Links To Studies Mentioned
The Science Blaming Salt Was Never Good
Low Salt Leading To Increased Aldosterone