Why Salt Is NOT The Problem #shorts

So what about salt? That's a big question, right? To salt the cause of high blood pressure? Well, no, we need salt. But the problem is, since we were hunter-gatherers, our ratio of salt and potassium is completely flipped. We used to be 10 times as much potassium as sodium, but now we have 10 times as much sodium as potassium. And potassium helps you lower your blood pressure. And potassium actually is a very important mineral that we are not getting enough of, but it comes primarily from plant foods. So when you're eating a lot of plant foods, you're getting a lot of potassium. If you're eating a lot of processed foods, you're getting a lot of salt. How do they make basically refined oils, flour and sugar taste edible? They often will add a lot of salt to the product. So it's really a problem with added salt in this country and lack of the right amounts of fruits and vegetables that can help to provide the right amount of potassium.