{"id":356142,"date":"2018-04-10T20:29:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T19:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/50-ways-to-use-salt\/"},"modified":"2018-04-10T20:29:57","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T19:29:57","slug":"50-ways-to-use-salt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/50-ways-to-use-salt\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Ways To Use Salt"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of the very first things I did when I first started prepping was to bolster my pantry with basic staples that could be used for a variety of purposes.\u00a0 When it was suggested that I store salt, and lots of it, I was a disbeliever. After all, conventional mainstream wisdom had taught me that salt was the bad guy.<\/p>\n

But is it really?<\/p>\n

I made it my mission to determine whether salt is a good thing, a bad thing, or simply something best treated as an item to \u201cuse in moderation\u201d.<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s Note:\u00a0<\/strong>This article has been updated and revised to include MORE ways to use salt for survival!<\/em><\/p>\n

Salt As the Bad Guy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

According to\u00a0the Mayo Clinic<\/a>, lowering your salt intake can help lower your blood pressure and your risk of cardiovascular disease.\u00a0 Furthermore, a\u00a0study published in the\u00a0New England Journal of Medicine<\/em><\/a>\u00a0found that people who consumed more than 7 grams of salt per day had a much higher risk of death than those who consumed 3-6 grams per day.<\/p>\n


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The authors estimate that reducing salt intake could save between $10 billion and $24 billion in health care costs annually. In light of this, many experts are calling on food manufacturers and restaurants to lower the amount of salt in the foods they sell.<\/p>\n

But Is It Really That Bad?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

On the other hand, salt\/sodium is vital to keep our bodies functioning normally. It is a main component of the extracellular fluids in the body. It is important for regulating hydration and also aids other body functions, such as the transmission of nerve impulses and the contraction and relaxation of muscles.<\/p>\n

So although I personally have issues when there is too much salt in my diet, for many the moderate consumption of salt is perfectly fine.<\/p>\n

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