Salt is another tasty hidden additive in commercial foods such as soups, casseroles, and
ready-prepared freezer and microwave foods. Patrick Holford of the Institute of Optimum Nutrition in London (ION) has said in his excellent little book, Super Nutrition for Healthy Hearts that the average person consumes more than 1Og of salt a day which is 20 times what we need.
Salt and high blood pressure are linked, as salt causes retention of fluid in the bloodstream. This raises blood volume and blood pressure. (NB: taking water pills, or diuretics, to solve this fluid problem results in the ingesting of a chemical which leaches out valued mineral sources, quite apart from distorting kidney function. Unless the condition is extreme, there are natural diuretics such as B6, dandelion ‘tea’, etc, which may be implemented – any good herbalist will help with this problem.)
Stimulants such as Tea, Coffee and Other-Stimulants are ageing since they set up an energy overdraft situation in the body bank, drawing on energy reserves which would otherwise be devoted to valuable, even life-saving repair work to body tissues, such as the arterial system.
This is a ‘play-now, pay-later’ policy which unless balanced by compensatory periods of rest and relaxation will lead to some form of degenerative disease.
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Cardio & Blood/ Cholesterol
