There is a trend that reducing salt intake is good for the body.
One of the old punishments was the salt deprivation punishment, which seems like it would actually make you healthier.
However, contrary to its healthy image, it is said to have been quite harsh.
What is the salt-withdrawal punishment?
One of the punishments that was actually used during the Edo period and in Siberian internment camps after the war was salt deprivation.
The method was simple: just feed them a salt-free diet, but in fact, when salt is removed, not only do they become more tired and lose their energy, but they also collapse to the point where it becomes difficult to maintain life. It is said that simply depriving them of salt has the same effect as a death sentence.
The Importance of Salt
Salt not only gives food a salty taste, but also has a sterilizing effect and tightens meat to bring out its flavor. In addition to its dietary benefits, it also brings the following benefits to the human body:
- Maintains a constant osmotic pressure of body fluids
・Maintains pH value
- Affects the nerves and transmits excitement
-Necessary to stimulate muscle contraction
・Necessary as a raw material for digestive fluids
-Detoxifies toxic substances in the body
If your body becomes deficient in salt due to reducing salt intake, you will not be able to obtain the above benefits.
As a result, there is even a medical condition called hyponatremia .
The relationship between salt reduction and high blood pressure
The human body excretes salt simply by sweating, and the same is true for urine, which is also excreted.
When salt intake decreases, there is a high possibility that sodium will be excreted unilaterally from the body. Diuretics are prescribed to treat high blood pressure, but they only promote the excretion of sodium. As a result, many people feel weak and suffer from depression.
The relationship between high blood pressure treatment and salt intake is a very delicate issue.
The difference between refined salt and natural salt
So does that mean any salt will do? Not necessarily.
The salt used in many foods, including restaurants and processed foods, is called refined salt , and is made by concentrating seawater to more than 99.5% sodium chloride using the ion exchange membrane method. This refining method removes most of the minerals that the human body needs, such as potassium, calcium, and magnesium. Even a small amount can make it taste salty.
For example, potassium exists inside cells and sodium exists outside cells to maintain balance. If you consume too much refined salt that is only sodium, the mineral balance at the cellular level will be disrupted, water will leak from inside the cells into the blood, and the amount of extracellular fluid, including blood, will increase. This will not only cause high blood pressure , but will also lead to various diseases such as arteriosclerosis, cerebral infarction, myocardial infarction, and kidney disease .
On the other hand, natural salt retains the minerals from the sea, so it contains a good balance of minerals that the human body needs, such as potassium, calcium, and magnesium. It maintains a balance inside and outside the cells, so any excess is naturally excreted, keeping the body's mineral balance at all times. Even if you use a little more, it doesn't taste too salty because it contains a lot of minerals.
When you eat salty food, you feel thirsty, right? It's proof that your body is trying to maintain balance between the inside and outside of your cells by consuming water. But if you only consume water and don't get other minerals, you can imagine what will happen.
The relationship between low-salt foods and additives
Moreover, choosing "low-salt foods" out of concern for salt content is putting the cart before the horse. Reducing salt, which has a strong preservative and antiseptic effect on food, actually means adding more additives.
Modern people have deprived themselves of salt, weakening their bodies, and then they put food additives and other chemicals into their bodies every day. It is inevitable that illnesses will increase.
How to choose natural salt
Even if a product is advertised as natural salt, there are various levels of quality. There are many products on the market that are made by adding bittern to refined salt to give it a little mineral content. The salt we sell is real salt!
About the difference between salts
Please try it straight away - it has a mellow taste and doesn't have a sharp salty taste.
in conclusion
If you exercise and sweat, lick some good salt. My mother in Akita was feeling unwell, so I sent her some salt to lick, and she was able to get through this summer in good health.
It may be you, the mother, who is punishing your child by restricting their salt intake.
Please be educated and make sure to give your children good salt.
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