Eating your best life. Salt!
Wants and Needs There are many elements that humans need to survive and there are many humans that can't survive without their wants . I fall in this last category. There are so many food products that I suppose I could live without but I do not want to. The following are some thoughts and information on the subject. Needs first. Of course there is water and I may address it later but first... ~Salt~ "Where would we be without salt?" James Beard (1903-1985) Our bodies can't live without some salt. It doesn't take much. We need it to maintain proper fluid balance also i t's needed to transmit nerve impulses, contract and relax muscle (including those in the heart and blood vessels).The minimum daily amount required by the human body is about 500 mg a day. A teaspoon is equal to about 2,300 mg and is what the FDA recommends to be the maximum daily. Most Americans consume an
