Low Salt Recipes : 50 Delicious of Low Salt Cookbooks (Low Salt Recipes, Low Salt Cookbook, Low Salt Diet, Low Salt Low Sugar Cookbook, Low Salt Mexican Cooking)
(Karen Gant Recipes Cookbook No.9)
One step to living a healthy and fulfilled life is healthy eating, which includes maintaining the diet with low-sodium content. Salt or sodium chloride is actually a prime contributor to high blood pressure, which leads towards other fatal heart diseases. When blood pressure gets too high, it damages the main organs of the body, such as kidneys, brain, eyes and of course, heart. High concentrations of salt can actually dehydrate the body, forcing your kidneys to work overtime and flush out the toxins. Along with that, the natural balance of the body is disrupted at well, leaving you addicted to the salt, just like to coffee or cigarettes. By adhering to the low sodium diet, the blood pressure levels can be significantly decreased. Also, the damage to internal organs is also reduced.
According to the American Heart Association, “Sodium is an element that’s needed for good health. However, too much salt or too much water in your system will upset the balance.” Therefore, to avoid any imbalance, it is always suggested to follow a low salt diet. Along with the reduced risks of heart diseases and the swelling of the extremities, you can also get cured of other illness more quickly. Doctors have stated that there are certain medications that work better with lower sodium diet. Moreover, there can be a decreased risk of dying from stroke, having kidney stones or developing osteoporosis as well.
Based on the blood pressure changes that are reported with the reduction experiments of salt, almost 2.5 million deaths could be prevented worldwide in a year and many heart attacks or strokes. Salt is toxic to the human body and whenever you eat food with high sodium content, like fries, burgers or pizza etc, it may taste good initially, but gradually its begins deadening your taste buds too. Food that once tasted fresh and delicious will taste bland due to the high sodium content.
Therefore, if you are looking for ways to start cutting salt from your diet, you should begin cutting with what you cook in home. When you make food in the home, add table salt in very low amount. Also, try out low-salt recipes that specifically avoid the sodium concentrations. Also, you can substitute varying flavors or instead, just use alternatives so that you can eat low salt foods. Instead of using salt, you should try olive oil or balsamic vinaigrette to kick it up a notch. Use a low sodium salsa instead of salting your eggs, use roasted garlic on pasta or potatoes and for seafood, you can always try adding lemon juice in place of salt for the tangy and subtle flavor.
