-=PCTechTalk=- Re: OT : Salt in the diet - And MUCH more!
- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 19:14:45 -0500
Good health/nutrician and healthy recipes? Yes that can of asparagus had
like 368 mg of salt, felt like I was buying a can of soup almost. But I
thnk soup is probably double that.
Christine
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From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 7:03 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: OT : Salt in the diet - And MUCH more!
> Cristy,
> To get right to the 'heart' of the matter, just look for the percentage
> of sodium on any packaging. It'll tell you immediately how much 'salt' is
> in a product, regardless of its form. While salt is not inherently bad
> for
> us (humankind DID evolve with it), it becomes almost toxic as high levels
> are ingested over time (cumulative effect). Eventually, those levels can
> reach a point where the Doc tells us to limit or remove it from our
> 'diet'.
>
> Bottom line: Anything you eat in excess will turn bad for you, because
> your body knows better than your palette what it needs at all times. On
> the
> other hand, non-food ingestion is NEVER good for you. As a simplistic
> example, as long as you're not already beyond the point where real bacon
> has
> turned against you, it's ok to eat it once in a while (my apologies to
> anyone who may be offended by my chosen example). Your body naturally
> knows
> what to do with every part of bacon. But if you LIVE for the stuff, it
> will
> get you eventually. The same cannot be said for something like salt
> substitute. By its very nature, it is nothing more than chemicals that
> have
> been found to (poorly) mimic the sensation of salt on the tongue. It has
> absolutely no nutritional value in and of itself (any vitamins or minerals
> they add do not change the nature of the chemicals). These non-foods they
> have been putting into our food supply are SO far from natural that our
> bodies either react to it like a poison/virus and attack it or our bodies
> get confused as to what it is and we store it for possible later use.
> Fast
> food is full of chemicals and other non-foods. Too much of it is one of
> the
> primary causes or the US becoming such a heavier place than it used to be.
>
> I'm not sure who said it, but healthy eating can easily be summed up
> into these 7 simple words. The stuff added in parenthesis are my
> summaries
> of his intent.
>
> "Eat food (real food). Not too much (only eat until you are no longer
> hungry. smaller portions eaten more often throughout the day are much
> healthier than one, two or three large meals). Mostly plants (fruits,
> veggies and leafy plants contain more nutrients and minerals than any type
> of meat or poultry. they also provide much needed fiber and are less
> acidic
> than meats)."
>
> Note: I am starting to give some serious consideration to creating a
> second
> group for these types of conversations. (PCOffTopic? lol) Give me
> some
> feedback and let me know what you think of the idea. :O)
>
> Peace,
> GMan
> http://tinyurl.com/2s8x23
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask!"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 5:15 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: OT : Salt in the diet - And MUCH more!
>
>
>> All this talk of salt and I just started a new diet. I looked at the
>> label
>> on a can of asparagus and lots of salt!.. that got me thinking. Then
>> found
>> a steamer frozen veggie (green beans) that had "0" salt, much better.
>>
>> need to really read those labels!
>>
>> Christine
>
>
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