Salt: Good or Bad? Pros & Cons of Salt (+ Healthiest Type!)

Is salt good or bad for you? What are the pros and cons of salt and how much salt should you consume? And what is the healthiest type of salt?
You'll find answers to these questions in this video!

What is your opinion on salt and what type is your favorite? Let me know down in the comments!

If you have any question, leave it down in the comments!

[alejandropalomino]

So where can I get more potassium, but in an easy way, I think potassium powders are hard to get and expensive.

Are leafy greens enough source of potassium?

[jameskantor]

My average sodium for the month of February was 2, 9000 mg a day. What are your thoughts?

[jameskantor]

Albert, are you saying that just drink water is not as effective as adding so salt. I am 60yo, 5’9”, 197 lb with hypertension, I take do take medication. Edarbi an ARB and Amlodipine a calcium channel blocker.
So should I add a trace amount, to a glass . Type the word you were asking if it is a real word?

[jameskantor]

For special words you are saying, you might want to post the word on the screen, or post in the comment section. so you know your audience receives the word correct. List the special salts you like for us to consider to purchase and take ?

[someguy]

Hypertension

((Salt on it's own is not the cause of hypertension))
PMC4061250 Dietary Sodium and Potassium Intake is Not Associated with Elevated Blood Pressure in US Adults with No Prior History of Hypertension


"After 16 years of followup, those with the lowest SBP and DBP levels were those with higher intakes of both sodium and potassium while those with the highest SBP and DBP levels were those with lower intakes of both."


((Potassium intake is important for blood pressure control, ideal potassium:sodium ratio is about 3:2 or 3:1))
PMC4997395
The Effect of the Sodium to Potassium Ratio on Hypertension Prevalence
"a lower sodium to potassium ratio diet than a usual diet is recommended to control high blood pressure"

PMC5406991 Nonetheless, numerous population studies demonstrate a relationship between higher dietary potassium, estimated from urinary excretion or dietary recall, and lower blood pressure, regardless of sodium intake.


((Salt restriction increases insulin resistance))
PMC3036792 Low Salt Diet Increases Insulin Resistance in Healthy Subjects


((Sodium restriction increases risk of heart attack))
doi: 10.1161/01.HYP.25.6.1144 Low Urinary Sodium Is Associated With Greater Risk of Myocardial Infarction Among Treated Hypertensive Men


((Sodium restriction increases risk of bone fracture))
PMC2827601 Hyponatremia Independent of Osteoporosis is Associated with Fracture Occurrence


((High blood sugar, high sugar consumption, and high C-reative protein are associated
with hypertension))
doi: 10.1038/jhh.2013.111 C-reactive protein and hypertension.
"In addition to its role as a biomarker, experimental studies have unraveled an active direct participation of CRP in the development of endothelial dysfunction, vascular stiffness and elevated blood pressure.")

doi: 10.2337/diacare.28.5.1211 (High C reactive protein is indication of inflammation and closely linked with impaired blood glucose, which can lead to hypertension.)

PMC3103886 High-sugar diets increase cardiac dysfunction and mortality in hypertension compared to low-carbohydrate or high-starch diets

doi: 10.1093/ajh/6.7.260s Subtle abnormalities of carbohydrate metabolism and overt diabetes mellitus (aka insulin resistance) are both associated with a substantial increase in the prevalence of hypertension and the accelerated development of atherosclerosis.


((Anti-hypertensive medication increases risk of stroke))
PMC4924927 "Is blood pressure control for stroke prevention the correct goal" "the risk of stroke increased with each additional class of required antihypertensive medication"


((Various studies links inflammation and autoimmunity to hypertension)
)
doi: "Inflammation and oxidative stress are linked in a self-perpetuating cycle that significantly contributes to the vascular dysfunction and renal damage associated with hypertension."

doi:
10.1007/s12016-011-8265-z The role of inflammation and autoimmunity in the pathophysiology of pulmonary arterial hypertension.