What if everything you know about salt is wrong? A leading
cardiovascular research scientist explains how this vital crystal got a
negative reputation, and shows how to lower blood pressure and
experience weight loss using salt. The Salt Fix is essential reading
for everyone on the keto diet!
We've all heard the recommendation: eat no more than a teaspoon of salt
a day for a healthy heart. Health-conscious Americans have hewn to the
conventional wisdom that your salt shaker can put you on the fast track
to a heart attack, and have suffered through bland but "heart-healthy"
dinners as a result.
What if the low-salt dogma is wrong?
Dr. James DiNicolantonio has reviewed more than five hundred
publications to unravel the impact of salt on blood pressure and heart
disease. He's reached a startling conclusion: The vast majority of us
don't need to watch our salt intake. In fact, for most of us, more salt
would be advantageous to our nutrition--especially for those of us on
the keto diet, as keto depletes this important mineral from our bodies.
The Salt Fix tells the remarkable story of how salt became unfairly
demonized--a never-before-told drama of competing egos and
interests--and took the fall for another white crystal: sugar.
According to The Salt Fix, too little salt can:
- Make you crave sugar and refined carbs
- Send the body into semistarvation mode
- Lead to weight gain, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes,
cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and increased blood
pressure and heart rate
But eating the salt you desire can improve everything, from your sleep,
energy, and mental focus to your fitness, fertility, and sexual
performance. It can even stave off common chronic illnesses, including
heart disease.
The Salt Fix shows the best ways to add salt back into your diet,
offering his transformative five-step program for recalibrating your
salt thermostat to achieve your unique, ideal salt intake. Science has
moved on from the low-salt dogma, and so should you--your life may
depend on it.
