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Health Nugget: Salt...Should You Avoid It?
Dark Days Bright Nights
English - February 05, 2021 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.76 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsAlternative Health Health & Fitness Mental Health Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Salt is commonly thought of as something to avoid entirely, as too much sodium can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. And while it is true that an excess of salt in the diet increases the risk of high blood pressure and heart failure, it turns out that salt is actually necessary for the human body for a myriad of reasons.
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