I went cold turkey on salt..and then I found out THAT wasn't such a good idea. I got rather sick so I rewound back up to a level just below where I was and am in the process of detoxing down to very low salt level...NOT fun but better than what happened..sighhhhhhh. ml ----- Original Message ----- From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 4:03 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 --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------