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Salt or sodium chloride is applied in many ways such as chlorine production, production of soaps and textiles.  While salt is useful in other spheres of our lives, high sodium consumption is clinically proven to be one of the top High Blood Pressure Causes.

It is vital to note, salt produces Nitric Oxide in our body.  Nitric Oxide is a chemical responsible for many pathological and physiological processes in mammals. Too much of Nitric oxide (NO) can be detrimental and toxic that can contribute to vascular tissue collapse, diabetes, arthritis and other conditions.

Several health organizations recommended to consumers to take on average 4gm of salt a day. On the other hand, it has been estimated that an average person consumes double of the recommended dosage.

How to lower your salt intake

According to Dr. Sanders at University of Maryland, a good indication of too much salt is when a person  can taste it.

First of all, regular table salt is not a pure version of sodium chloride. “Sea salt” or “Gray salt” can be substituted instead of using regular table salt. This is the most wholesome type of salt without any chemicals added to it.

Second, by removing salt shaker from the table or changing it “salt imitator” can dramatically reduce salt consumption.Usually many processed foods, canned foods already contain too much salt, so by staying away from these products and by paying attention to nutritious boxes an average person can regulate daily sodium intake.

In addition, when eating out ask for your meal prepared with minimum or no salt and add it at the table yourself. 

Recent studies indicate, even genetically predisposed people to hypertension that eat less salt have lower risk to develop the disease when compared to people who consumed too much salt.

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