In a message dated 1/29/2002 5:49:07 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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> Just last week someone gave my husband a review copy of a new book on salt
> that is utterly fascinating and cuts through so many salt myths perpetuated
> by the media, health professionals, doctors, etc.  It goes farther than
> "The
> Salt Solution" and confirms Cordain's view that both the sodium and
> chloride
> ions are poisons.

My boyfriend and I stopped using salt entirely quite a few months ago--can't
remember exactly when.  It was a hard adjustment at first, but I don't miss
salt at all now.  We have a hard time when we eat out because of how much
salt restaurants add to food, often making it inedible for us.  As a cook,
I've found that cooking with no salt requires much greater skill because
you're dealing with the true flavors of foods.  Salt can completely mask
tasteless food, and often is used as a crutch.