The recent study of data on Potassium and Sodium in our diets showed that having more potassium than sodium reduced the incidence of heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke. So how can you increase potassium in your diet? It’ simple: cut the salt (that’s common table salt), which is made mostly of sodium, and ...
No matter whether you’re a vegetable gardener or you love to plant flowers, one of your biggest pests is probably garden slugs. Slugs look like snails without the shells. They slime their way along either in the early morning or in the evening when everything is covered with dew. They also come out after a ...
When deciding to make your own bath salts your imagination is the limit. Bath salts can be made with a variety of different types of ingredients. Your first stop when deciding to make bath salts is to decide on the type of salt you want to use as the base of your recipes. There are ...
I have discovered the joy of cooking with sea salt. I even add sea salt to my dishes already prepared. Sea salt adds a rich and very bold salt flavor to many dishes. Sea salt has been used by gourmet chefs and cooks for many years. They knew the secret of how tasty sea salt ...
There are so many different styles of candles available that it would be really hard not to find something we like. There are different colors, scents, sizes, and even ones that fit the décor of certain holidays. Some of these candles cost a pretty penny, so it’s no wonder that we want our candles to ...
The FDA has told us to limit our salt intake because of the health risks it can have on our bodies. The problem with this statement is that not all salts are created the same. Table salt is so over processed that you end up with a lack of the original nutrients and minerals found ...
As all Americans may know an important key to healthy eating is choosing foods lower in salt and sodium. Now due to a fast pace society most people consume more salt than needed. The current recommendation is to consume less than 2.4 grams (2400 miligrams) of sodium a day. That equal 6 grams (about 1 ...
There’s little doubt that Americans eat too much salt. The American Heart Association recommends that Americans get no more than 2,300 mg. of sodium daily which translates into one teaspoonful of salt. Even if you don’t shake the salt shaker, most processed foods are loaded with sodium and those milligrams of sodium can add up ...
Simple table salt has a great number of uses other than simply seasoning our food. The following list will give you just some of the many uses there are of salt, many of which you probably already know of and some that you didn’t. Sprinkle salt on greasy build up on kitchen stovetops and then ...
Salt is an essential nutrient for human beings. This prized mineral offers nutritional support to our body while heightening the flavor profile of foods. Not only does salt enhance the taste of most foods, it is also used to preserve foods, age or brine meats, and for making ice cream. Culinary salts add a new ...
