I just read a writeup on a new study, in the British Medical Journal.  It says that people who eat a salt-reduced diet are 25% to 30% less likely to develop strokes and heart attacks.  Reducing sodium lowers blood pressure, and lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of strokes and heart attacks.

The average person eats between 10 to 15 pounds of salt a year.  Most of that is hidden in processed foods and fast foods, even in foods like cereal where you would not expect it.

You can reduce your intake of salt by eating more and more fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, grains and seeds.  Oh, not the roasted, salted nuts, though!  Unsalted, raw nuts and seeds.

If you can go 3 months with restricting your salt seriously, usually by that time, your cravings will be reduced and you will not want salt so much.

You can use Kelp-based salt substitutes.  One of my favorites is Bragg Sprinkle All Natural Herb and Spice Seasoning. Remember one of my health coaches and mentors was Dr. Paul Bragg.

Check your local health food store.  Even most supermarkets have many choices.  Read your labels.

Be sure and check out my Cravings Coach Salt Cravings article, and also for more detailed information on many related food cravings, order your copy of my ebook called Craving Secrets.

Diana Walker, Cravings Coach

Did you know that in Traditional Chinese Medicine, the 5 tastes are very important?

If you crave certain tastes in outrageous amounts, it can be an imbalance, and can indicate a weakness in your body, or a nutritional need that is not being fulfilled.

Here is a brief outline of what you could be craving, and what Chinese Medicine teaches could indicate a weakness in that area of your body:

1.  Salt Craving – kidney

2.  Sour – immune system, liver

3.  Sugar – spleen

4.  Bitter/burnt (like coffee) – endocrine, heart

5.  Spicy – lung

Diana Walker, Cravings Coach

Did you know that if you have outrageous sugar cravings, it could be because you have Candida Yeast? Nutrition plays a very important role in reducing cravings.Candida often starts a a result of taking drugs, like antibiotics, cortisone drugs, birth control pills, etc.

Diana Walker, Cravings Coach