This is why the pepper mill was invented.
Seriously???
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Neither have I. My mother got me out of the habit, and I don't miss it at all. There is enough salt in processed foot to take care of actual need.
I had a Pacemaker installed about 5 years ago. Heart doc took me off salt. Then last spring was in the hospital with a Sinus infection. They ran a bunch of tests & found out I was low on salt. Too low is dangerous so now eating a lot of salty stuff I haven't had for years. I guess that's why it's called medical practice, they practice on us.
One of my bosses taught me that trick years ago on business trip. Bestest boss ever!
Aren't you forgetting something?This is why the pepper mill was invented.
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When I went through BCT at Fort Dix in the Summer of 1967, they pushed water and salt tablets as the way to cope with the heat, The Version I Heard was if your sweat is salty you need salt. Nowadays it's just water.
I only use salt while baking, otherwise...
I only use salt while baking, otherwise...
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One bar my old man had really impressed me. Back in the 50's his bartenders were men only with cocktail waitresses serving tables and booths. They wore long sleeve white shirts with black bow ties. I would sit in a booth, drink cokes and observe. When a customer ordered a beer, the bartender would whip out a napkin, sprinkle with salt, and return with the cold glass.
They never just stacked cocktail napkins on the rim of the bar, or in the square containers you see today, they would take a large stack of napkins, and use the side of a cocktail glass to spin them into cool symmetrical, round shape.
Even as a young kid, I couldn't believe all the good-looking chicks hanging at the mixing station.
My brother and I would have sword fights with the swizzle sticks.
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50% of the students that graduate, are in the bottom half of their class.
Best,
Gary
50% of the students that graduate, are in the bottom half of their class.
Best,
Gary
I used to eat way too much salt, never gave it a thought. I was one of those people who adds salt to their food without even tasting it first. Then...as I became less active in my late 60s I got a wake up call. Water retention, swelling in my legs. long story short I had to cut WAY back on salt and go on prescription diuretics to reverse the situation. Now my swelling is gone, no medications and I follow a very low salt diet.
smoothshooter
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I use it every day.
Couldn’t live without it.
No health side effects, according to my twice-yearly blood work or blood pressure tests.
smoothshooter
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I salt almost everything before tasting.
LVSteve
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You are one of a very lucky minority.
If I were to eat two of those things I would be way over the maximum amount of salt I am allowed per day.
cmj8591
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The RDA for sodium for a healthy adult is 2200mg. just to give you an idea where you stand with that Arby's meal. If you ate the sandwich and a small curly fry it would take you to about 3/4 of your daily intake before you break out the salt shaker. Sodium is necessary for human chemistry, without it you would die but you can get all the sodium your body needs just by eating a half way balanced diet without a salt shaker. There are situations where people engaged in heavy physical activity during hot weather over hydrate with water and flush out enough sodium to send them into cardiac arrest. That's why you see pro athletes drinking something like Pedialyte during their activities. One of the things it contains is sodium to replace what their bodies have lost. I get a lot of my extra sodium from the rim of my margarita glass. Of course you can't eat french fries without salt. But, everything in moderation.
I went through boot camp in San Antonio during June and July.
I became one with the salt tablets.
I became one with the salt tablets.
Meh, if you're hypertensive, don't use salt.
If you have no blood pressure issues, or other conditions that are worsened by excessive salt, then it ain't gonna hurt you.
I've been adding salt to my food my whole life, and I've made it to 60 with no problems. My last doctor visit my blood pressure was 117/78.
So, unless or until I have some "condition" that is aggravated by salt consumption I'll continue using it. I like the added flavor.
One size doesn't fit all and so YMMV.
If you have no blood pressure issues, or other conditions that are worsened by excessive salt, then it ain't gonna hurt you.
I've been adding salt to my food my whole life, and I've made it to 60 with no problems. My last doctor visit my blood pressure was 117/78.
So, unless or until I have some "condition" that is aggravated by salt consumption I'll continue using it. I like the added flavor.
One size doesn't fit all and so YMMV.
Grayfox
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I haven't added salt to anything in 23 years. A lousy triple heart bypass and the doctor insisted. 
But I don't avoid salt either. I just go with however much is already in what I eat. But I gotta admit, sometimes real salty fries, maybe a pretzel or the like just tastes soooo goooood!
I read an article many years ago that said a big company (I forget which one) when looking to hire or promote upper tier executives would take a candidate out to dinner. If they added salt, pepper or anything else to their food before tasting it, they were rejected as they felt this person had preconceived ideas about life.
But I don't avoid salt either. I just go with however much is already in what I eat. But I gotta admit, sometimes real salty fries, maybe a pretzel or the like just tastes soooo goooood!
I read an article many years ago that said a big company (I forget which one) when looking to hire or promote upper tier executives would take a candidate out to dinner. If they added salt, pepper or anything else to their food before tasting it, they were rejected as they felt this person had preconceived ideas about life.
cmj8591
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There's a lot of truth to that statement. The problem is not so much the salt shaker as it is the processed food. If you look at the OP, he's STARTING with 990mg of sodium before he even takes the sandwich out of the wrapper. The 10 or 20mgs that he adds with the shaker is only a few ounces of gasoline being thrown on a bonfire. Processed sodium and sugars added to food are the real problems. And it's true that you've made it to 60 without hypertension but there are a lot of things that go into it besides sodium and I'm going to bet that life style and genetics are playing a role. The only thing is that a lot of the problems are cumulative and once you hit a certain point, it starts catching up with you. By then it's too late. I'm not saying you shouldn't go to Arby's because an occasional order of curly fries is not going to hurt you but you need to know what you are putting into your body. The idea being to stay on your feet as long as you can so that you can enjoy the fruits of your labor as you age out.
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