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Salt, Hypertension and Stroke

“It is the blood pressure, stupid,” wrote Professor Stephen MacMahon, founder and Principal Director of The George Institute for Global Health and Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Sidney. In a published statement he was pleading on...

Celtic Salt

Celtic salt is sea salt. Sea salt is no different than table salt if you compare the sodium chloride content. And you know that salt kills! That basically sums it up. I have addressed this issue in two separate blogs referenced below. Celtic salt claims to be salt...

Salt and Stomach Cancer

There are so many reasons to cut salt in your food. The World Cancer Research Foundation (WCRF) in its just released report says that cutting salt consumption could significantly cut the risk of stomach cancer. Cutting your salt intake to 6 gm per day instead of the...

Confused About Salt?

For over four decades, Dr. Michael F. Jacobson has worked passionately to persuade us to follow healthy diet habits. In 1971, he founded the Center for Science for Public Interest (CSPI), a nonprofit health advocacy organization.  Dr. Jacobson, who has written...