The whole truth about salt. Is it as harmful as we were taught ...

White death - that's what salt is called, however, Pliny still said that this is the best medicine he knows. It turns out that if you balance the intake of water and salt, you can not only prevent the development of many diseases, but even get rid of those that already exist. Remember a simple recipe - half a teaspoon of salt and 2 liters of water a day will help to stay healthy for a long time. And here are the useful properties of salt, which:

→ Prevents dehydration and regulates the amount of water washing the cells

→ Reduces the acidity of the body - it saves from Alzheimer's and kidney diseases

→ Helps against asthma - drink a couple of glasses of water, put salt grains on the tongue and when they dissolve, the attack will pass

→ Saves from stress and depression, helps in the production of hormones of happiness (serotonin) and good sleep (melatonin). By the way, without a sufficient amount of serotonin it is impossible to have positive self-esteem.

→ Together with water helps to cope with cancer, increasing the flow of oxygen to damaged cells

→ Normalizes the pressure - this statement completely at odds with the usual knowledge, however, it is the lack of salt that provokes hypertension. Without the right amount of salt, water does not stay in the body and then the vessels begin to strongly contract to circulate a small volume of blood. To reduce the pressure, you need to drink a couple of glasses of water and put a few crystals of salt on the tongue

→ Useful for diabetics, since together with water it reduces the damage to the eye vessels

→ Responsible for muscle tone, which is why one of the causes of enuresis is a lack of salt in the body

→ Actively involved in digestion and transmission of nerve impulses from the brain

→ Relieves dry cough, if put on the tongue, and also removes excess mucus from the lungs

→ Some experts believe that osteoporosis is a consequence of lack of water and salt

→ Saves libido

→ Saves from the second chin - it's interesting that without enough salt, the salivary glands start to work very effectively, and the vessels that supply them with blood expand. Gradually the moisture seeps and accumulates just under the chin

→ Prevents varicose veins and the appearance of vascular asterisks

While playing sports or being in a hot climate, do not forget about sufficient salt intake. Without it, there is rapid dehydration and the body begins to accumulate water. By the way, it is because of this that there is swelling, hypertension appears and cardiac asthma develops.