-=PCTechTalk=- Re: OT : Salt in the diet - And MUCH more!

You mean you actually use the salt water it comes in?
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: cristy 
  To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 4:14 PM
  Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: OT : Salt in the diet - And MUCH more!

  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
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  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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