What are the reasons you should cut salt?

Salt retains water in your body. Thus by reducing the amount of salt you consume, you automatically reduce the amount of water that your body retains. Cutting down on salt helps to reduce blood pressure. High salt consumption is linked to osteoporosis, low bone mass and bone deterioration.

How to reduce the amount of salt you consume?

Processed foods are rich in salt. Try and avoid buying and cooking processed meats as they have salt added to them and you tend to add some more in the cooking preparation. Avoiding fast foods as well is a good way to reduce the amount of salt in your diet naturally. Most fast foods are fried and have an unhealthy amount of salt added to them.

A quick and sure way to reduce salt in your diet is to eat fresh fruits and vegetables. Eating foods in their natural state reduces the amount of sodium in your diet naturally. Two to three servings of fruits and vegetables daily can reduce your sodium intake drastically.

Lower your intake of starch to reduce the amount of fats and sodium. Pastas and rice are a source of fat and thus salt, you must swap that with fish, chicken (without the skin) and meats. These help to increase your life expectancy ass well.

Avoid using a huge amount of salt in your food preparations. Keep it minimal and take away the salt shaker from the dinning table. It is a general tendency to use salt that is on the table and this increases your daily intake drastically.

Instead of using salt while cooking, use other herbs that are beneficial to your health as well as add to the nutritional factor of the food. Herbs such as basil, ginger, garlic vinegar and pepper enhance the taste of your food and reduce the amount of salt needed in the preparation.