Salt: The Scapegoat for the Western Diet by John McDougall, MD

Salt: The Scapegoat for the Western Diet by John McDougall, MD, is the latest addition to the Hypnosis Health Info Article Library. Slender For Life™ clients learn hypnosis to make the transition from unhealthy foods containing sodium, fat and sugar to a healthy plant-based diet.

Salt: The Scapegoat for the Western Diet

Sodium restriction is today the most widely publicized non-medication recommendation for heart disease and stroke prevention. Unfortunately, this advice has proven ineffective. Despite the vast amount of scientific research that has been published over the past seventy years, there is still little agreement as to the efficacy, safety, and acceptability of dietary salt reduction. In 2007, the authors of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (The NHANES III study) representing nearly 100 million US adults reported that there is “ a robust, significant, and consistent significant inverse association between dietary sodium and cardiovascular mortality.” This means people who eat more salt have a lower risk of death from heart disease and stroke.

Even if less salt meant better health, people’s eating habits are near impossible to change, simply because so few of us are able to successfully make the transition to what are considered to be unpalatable foods. Our biological craving for salt has made this an unachievable goal. Focusing on an impossible dream—“eat low salt”—does, however, assure no consequential health changes will occur in our society—and that means consumers continue their same buying habits, food companies remain highly profitable, people remain sick, and drug companies enjoy record profits. In contrast, a meaningful message, like “stop eating meat and cheese, and instead focus your diet on rice and potatoes,” would revolutionize the world—but those now in control of governments and “health” organizations representing profitable businesses don’t want to see that day come anytime soon. The status quo will indeed continue until the truth about salt becomes accepted.

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In the Hypnosis Health Info Article Library you will find more articles by Dr. John McDougall and other health and wellness professionals. The Slender For Life™ weight loss hypnosis program is based on the teachings of John McDougall, MD. Learn hypnosis and put and end to unhealthy habits and behaviors and successfully make the transition to healthy plant-based foods.

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