Why Being Salty Is A Good Thing

with Sally Fallon Morell

Yes, being salty is a good thing, when we’re talking about including unrefined, natural salt in the diet! All traditional people groups included some salt in the diet. We would do well to do the same. Low salt consumption has been linked to metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, poor digestion, parasites, and even depression. And salt is actually essential for proper brain and body functionality, helping with hormonal function and restorative sleep, for example.

Sally Fallon Morell, president of the Weston A. Price Foundation, explains why salt is an essential (though often overlooked) part of the diet. She reviews the types of unrefined salt that are most recommended, why conventional medicine recommends lowering salt intake, and the many benefits salt has to offer.

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Highlights from the conversation include:

what kinds of salts we should be consuming
salt’s ability to improve satiety
salt’s role in hormone function, brain development & sleep
the concerns about plastic in sea salt
the problem with refined salt
how and why conventional medicine is against salt consumption
WAPF’s recommended amount of daily consumption: 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt per day (double what conventional medicine recommends)
how refined salt lacks beneficial trace minerals and contains aluminum
the importance of choosing unrefined salt–grey, pink or beige
how salt is critical for brain development, digestion, and has been linked to longevity
how salt is also important for our adrenal hormones, and can help you sleep better
how low salt consumption has been linked to metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, poor digestion, parasites, and depression
how low-sodium foods contain additives to taste like salt, but the body knows that it is not salt and will therefore crave more food
how eating more nutrient-dense food (which includes fats and salt), will lead to less cravings and therefore less food consumption
how it’s a better choice to eat unrefined salt (and cut out processed junk foods)