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Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
Fri Jun 18, 2021, 01:08 PM Jun 2021

Last night I had a problem with an addition I did not realize:..."SALT" [View all]

....Five minutes I looked it up and found this answer to the question...Is salt addictive?

Salt is a highly addictive taste. Our brains and bodies are designed to enjoy salt because it's necessary to survival. Over the course of human history, finding salt was difficult, so craving salt was a survival mechanism...

Then I asked this question...Why is salt important? (I found this on the internet...)

Salt plays a crucial role in maintaining human health. It is the main source of sodium and chloride ions in the human diet. Sodium is essential for nerve and muscle function and is involved in the regulation of fluids in the body. Sodium also plays a role in the body's control of blood pressure and volume.

I got a bag of tortilla chips yesterday...and couldn't stop.....Yes, I have had "high blood pressure" and
other problems..far more serious.. I somehow thought I could control that bag of chips. I couldn't....
..........Does that sound familiar?.........No more chips....and I got some pretzels that I might
give away..fresh bags, not opened....And YES>>>>>>>>>

...........................................I LIKE SALT A WHOLE LOT.... YES...I DO...YOU BETCHA!!!...............



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