For optimal health, you MUST have sodium, but it’s just as important to avoid the health dangers of junk sodium

Final puzzle piece

Yesterday, I told you about the ridiculous sodium myth that’s making millions of us sick. Based on zero evidence, modern medicine has promoted this insane fairy tale that sodium is unhealthy…making people live in fear of the salt shaker.

It’s time for a worldwide wakeup call…

If you cut sodium out of your diet, you will make yourself sick. Period.

You’ll put your heart at risk. Your brain and liver will function poorly. And you might even hasten the development of type 2 diabetes and all the complications that come with that.

But there’s one more crucial detail…

Calling out around the world

As I recently mentioned, a vast majority of consumers say they use little or no salt on their food.

They’re denying themselves needlessly.

A good sea salt is not only delicious, it also contains beneficial minerals. So go ahead. Fill up the shaker. Your food will taste better and you’ll probably feel better.

The critical difference is to distinguish natural salt from junk sodium.

The problem with sodium — not salt — is that certain varieties are dangerous when consumed daily. Here’s a partial list of health risks linked to these sodium types…

* Cancer

* Heart disease

* Alzheimer’s

* Parkinson’s

* Type 2 diabetes

* Damage to blood vessels

* Cell damage

* Heart palpitations

* Chest pains

* Migraines

* Infections

* Nausea

* Fatigue

Research has linked all of these problems to just three common types of sodium. And you can probably find these listed on many products in your pantry…

* Sodium benzoate — a widely used preservative

* Sodium nitrate — a curing agent used in processed meats

* Monosodium glutamate — the infamous flavor enhancer, better known as MSG

It’s time for medical mainstreamers to wake up. The research I told you about yesterday is irrefutable. (You can read it here if you missed it.)

Salt is critical for your health. And sodium is not necessarily bad. But the junk forms are terrible. Those — and ONLY those — are the ones to avoid.

Sources:
“No Benefit Seen in Sharp Limits on Salt in Diet” Gina Kolata, The New York Times, 5/14/13, nytimes.com