Not me, fortunately. I *love* salt. I crave it. I pour tons of it
on my steaks, etc. and get the saltiest chips and pretzels I can,
pizza, hot rods, etc. My blood pressure is always under 110.

.... though... I really suspect that in a lot of people, the problem
isn't too much salt, but rather too little potassium to balance it. I
don't think it's a coincidence that my body seems to crave orange
juice more than any other drink after a really salty meal.

You might want to give one of those half-and-half salt substitutes
(half salt, half potassium) a try... or like me, make sure you have a
diet rich in OJ, milk, nuts and other good sources of potassium.

These are almost guaranteed to cause your blood pressure to drop.


On 11 Aug 2004 08:17:54 -0700, (Brad
Sheppard) wrote:

I'm quite salt sensitive. After two days of a typical "American" diet
with 6 grams of salt a day my bp went from 115/75 to 140/90. No more
salt for me! It's taken 3 days of low salt to get back to 115/75.
Low salt has another "benefit" - low salt doesn't taste as good so you
eat less!