Why Salt Is Addictive & 10 Natural Salt Alternatives

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  Ever reach for a soda to quench your thirst after eating a bag of chips ? I’m guilty too !  Double whammy of salt right there. It could be mild to moderate salt addiction. The five basic tastes recognized by human taste buds are sweet, sour, bitter, savory and salty.  Just as some people have [...]

Tips & Foods To Boost Your Good Cholesterol

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  Good Cholesterol! Is there such a thing? Yes there is ! HDL ( High Density Lipo Proteins).  They act as cholesterol scavengers, picking up excess bad cholesterol in your blood and taking it back to your liver where it’s broken down. The higher your HDL level, the less “bad” cholesterol ( LDL) you’ll have [...]

Potassium Packed Smoothies To Lower Your Blood pressure

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  This is a follow-up  post to  my “Foods That Can Lower Blood pressure” that I wrotet last week.  I believe  that eating  certain foods regularly can lower your blood pressure naturally because I experienced it.  My blood pressure dropped after  3 weeks on these foods. If  you want to know what foods they are [...]

Beets & Other Foods That Can Naturally Lower Blood Pressure

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    A month back I went for my yearly check up and found I had the joined the ranks of the “chosen”!!!  I have high Blood pressure. !! This was quite a surprise!  The fact that I eat healthy for the most part, watch my sodium intake and  consider myself  a reasonably calm person [...]