Salt along with it’s co-accused fat have suffered a bad reputation for decades. Governments, the media and the medical establishment religiously promoted the theory that the consumption of salt caused high blood pressure and heart attacks, and advised us to avoid them. It’s interesting to note that refined sugar was not targeted in the smear campaign …

However, as Chris Sandel of seven-health.com explains salt is not your enemy.

More information on how salt has been wrongly demonised can be found in this article from Dr Mercola Why a Low-Sodium Diet Might Wreck Your Health

Also, here is a roundup of our articles about the benefits and uses of salt.