[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by Fried Meat Ball!

Medical science disagrees with you, but OK.

You ought to know that I don't care what they say on nutrition. They have little credibility to me in that department.

According to that article, no studies bear out what they claimed...and the article says why. Same with their claims on saturated fat. They're experts on pathology and disease ( when it's already too late). They really know little about nutrition and often are behind the curve on the latest in nutrition but accepting of some things later. That they support the govt food pyramid says enough, for me to ignore them or do the opposite on some things.

You ought to know by now that I use integrated medicine—a combination of alternative therapies that are more natural over medical but combined with some medical.I am very into nutrition and I seek profressional health care providers along those lines.

Under normal circumstances, 500mg is what most people need per day. Obviously, if you're sweating, you may need more. (Though, just salt isn't a fix-all - you need fluids, too.)

And potassium. It's actually a balance of sodium and potassium. Sometimes a person may need more of the potassium in the heat than the salt. It just depends.

And I'm in the deep south - Montgomery, AL, to be specific - so I know all about the heat and humidity.

I had a client that continually complained of feeling weak when jogging down here in summer. I told him to increase is salt and he just thought it was wild. That's how bad that claim can be. He was obviously sweating out fluid.
[/QUOTE]

Also, I do low-salt because my kidneys suck, not because of HBP or heart.

Well, I said everyone was different. You have a specific health issue. I tend to pass out down here and it's no fun being picked up off the sidewalk.

I salt certain recipes and/or salt others at the table instead or in addition to. I have no health issues.