Here’s a basic outline of what is covered in this book, the first of a series:
High blood pressure
The heart and blood vessels
Health issues other than heart related – ex. dementia
A plan to cut salt from your diet
Frequently asked questions
A glossary of terms
Salt causes high blood pressure, which in turn causes heart problems, but it’s also linked with the following:
dementia
asthma
obesity
osteoporosis
stomach cancer
He explains how salt is linked to each health issue. No one wants any cancer, but stomach cancer is definitely one cancer you do not want. By the time it’s diagnosed in most cases it’s already too late to cure. You eventually end up not even able to swallow your own saliva. That’s terrifying.
He spends the last chapter outlining a plan for cutting salt from your diet. There’s salt in basically every food we eat, but he lists ten foods that are in his words, “The Top Ten Most Unwanted.” He explains it takes most people three months to completely eliminate salt from their diet, but because salt is not addictive, it can easily be done. You won’t experience withdrawal like people do when they try to stop smoking.
The number of cardiovascular deaths is greater than the number of deaths from every type of cancer combined. That’s alarming. How many of us know someone who has had cancer, currently has cancer, or has died from cancer? I bet every single one of us know someone personally who has suffered from cancer itself or the effects of cancer. Not to mention if you’ve had it yourself. As many people as we know affected by this disease doesn’t even stack up to the number of people dying from cardiovascular disease every year.
The good news is that lowering or better yet eliminating salt from your diet can prevent all of the problems listed above. And it’s completely feasible. It is highly recommend you grab a copy of this book and once you’ve read it and have seen the pictures, you’ll want to immediately cut salt from your life, too.
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