It appears that some subscribers to this list are closed to the idea that
salt could be harmful and an unnecessary additive in human diets. I don't
have time for endless debates but though this might be helpful.

Here is just ONE quote I have on file from Loren Cordain, Ph.D., about
crystalline salt, from some of our discussions last year.  The books and
articles I have mentioned can provide further information for those with
questioning minds.  Note Cordain's last sentence below!

"....Again it's not just the sodium that is the problem with salt, it's also
the chloride -- if you read my colleague Tony Sebastian's work (available at
Pub Med : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi  he has demonstrated
the relative efficacy of KCl vs. KHCO3........ fruits and veggies are the
best way to get K (potassium) and bicarbonate. Sodium is definitely needed
(abeit in very small quantities) by the body and the best way to get it is
through lean meats and fish.
    "Lemon crystals/black pepper mixes along with spice substitutes
(containing no salt) are the best alternative to salt in the diet.
Crystalline salt is a toxic, non-physiologic, neolithic food additive that
should not be part of Paleodiets.
    Best wishes,
    Loren"

back to work,

Rachel