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Governments worldwide have recently warned against the consumption of excessive sodium in our diet - from the salt we use in cooking, the salt we add to food at the table and the salt contained in processed foods. The link has been made between excessive salt / sodium in our diets and the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease and heart attacks. Thus virtually every health agency is jumping on the low salt / sodium band wagon. We are what we eat, so the saying goes, and today we are increasingly concerned about how what we eat affects our bodies. Common table salt - sodium chloride (NaCl) - while essential for health, is something we eat far too much of. On average we consume about five times more sodium than our bodies need to function. Now that salt - or more precisely, the sodium part of it - is being closely linked with high blood pressure, heart disease and heart attacks it is time to cut down. Why do we have so much salt? The simple answer is it tastes so good. Not only is salt a flavour enhnacer, it is a basic flavour we all enjoy to varying degrees and yes, even crave. We are born with an inherited taste for salt, and our consumption throughout our lives is an attempt to satiate our desire. |
The best way to reduce sodium is also the simplest - reduce the salt you use at the table and add when cooking. If you or your family find unsalted foods bland, then consider healthesalt, the low-sodium alternative to satisfy your taste-buds.
healthesalt contains only half the sodium of common salt yet
has all the fl avour and looks, cooks, bakes and tastes the same
as table salt. healthesalt is not the same as other low sodium
alternatives. Those other “salts” are blends of a few ‘odd tasting’
minerals that leave most people complaining of a metallic or
tinny taste.
healthesalt is the all-natural blend of mineral salts providing
all the taste of table salt, but only half of the sodium! Simply
using healthesalt the same way you would table salt can cut
your sodium intake by as much
as 50% without sacrificing
any fl avour! It’s the easy way
to minimize sodium and keep
your doctor happy.
Government, Researchers,
Dieticians and Nutritionists
agree that sodium consumption
needs to be dramatically
reduced throughout the world.
This high salt intake is linked
to increasing blood pressure
levels leading to increased
risk of strokes, heart related
problems and osteoporosis.
There is now good evidence that high blood pressure can be associated with a low intake of potassium. Furthermore, diets high in potassium have successfully lowered blood pressure in animal and human experiments. The effect of potassium supplementation is usually greater in experiments where sodium consumption is high. This indicates that the balance ( i.e. ratio ) of these nutrients may be critical in achieving optimum nutrition.
The use of healthesalt in place of salt, would result in a 50% reduction in sodium content and a significant increase in potassium content, thereby significantly reducing the ratio of sodium to potassium. For most people, an increase in potassium is highly beneficial because the average diet contains less than 80% of the recommended daily intake.
As shown in the chart above, healthesalt is the only option for 50% sodium reduction with full salt taste. Easy to use and enjoy, it is 100% natural and can be used anywhere you commonly use salt.
“Less Salt, Less Risk of Heart disease and stroke” Title of evidence report of health effects of sodium World Health Organization |
“There is a virtual consensus among physicians and scientists around the world that excessive sodium is one of the greatest health threats in foods” Center for Science in the Public Interest |
| Nutriton FactsPer 1/4 Tsp (1.5g) | |
| Amount | % Daily Amount |
| Calories 0 | |
| Fat 0g | 0 % |
| Sodium 285 mg | 12 % |
| Potassium 218mg | 6 % |
| Carbohydrates 0 g | 0 % |
| Protein 0 g | |
| Not a significant source of fat, trans-fat, cholesterol, fibre, sugars, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, calcium or iron | |
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