Lo Salt - it's a no brainer (Lo Salt, Salt alternative)

Member Name: flutel

Product:	Lo Salt, Salt alternative
Date:	26/05/09 (69 review reads)
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Advantages: healthier than ordinary salt

Disadvantages: not quite as salty as ordinary salt

Too much salt in the diet robs the body of potassium so it's a hugely sensible idea to have a seasoning product that actually gives the body more potassium than sodium.

How it works
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Potassium enables nutrients to move into cells and waste products out. It promotes healthy nerves, fluid balance, insulin secretion, heart and gut function. It's a hugely important mineral that can be found in your five-a-day but robbed from the immense array of food that has too much salt in it. Lo Salt contains 66% potassium to 33.3% sodium ; that's a good ratio.

How to use Lo-Salt
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I love cooking healthy food - but I want it to taste good too. With Lo Salt you can use in the same way as ordinary salt and not feel like you are doing something negative to your otherwise healthy dish. I find that it does season the food - but perhaps not to the same degree of saltiness as regular salt - but it gives you a quick dose of the essential mineral too.

Advice
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The LoSalt website (www.losalt.com)which gives added information about the product gives this word of caution about its usage:

'Most people know processed foods often have large amounts of salt added, but few realise most also have potassium removed, pushing blood pressure higher and higher.

Please note that increasing your potassium intake won't - on its own - remove the need to reduce your salt intake. Too much potassium can also be harmful, which is why people receiving medication for diabetes, heart or kidney disorders should consult their doctor before using a reduced sodium salt.'

To conclude
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In my opinion, everyone who uses regular salt should consider the health impact of its daily usage. There are some supermarket lower salt seasonings - but I think that these may not be in the same potassium/sodium ratio. Making a small switch to this brand of salt can really make a difference to the delicate chemistry that is the workings of our bodies.

Summary: A health must-have.