Avoid Hypertention

But if in your particular case you should avoid salt because you suffer from hypertension, looks at the amount of other options you have to season your dishes, and in a natural and healthy:

  • First, fresh herbs are excellent ‘flavors’: the parsley and basil are two big ’stars’ in this objective to flavor meals. The garlic and finely chopped onions are also good, nutritious alternatives.
  • The lemon, refreshing for summer, refreshing fragrance and good nutritional value (vitamin C, but also in group B and minerals such as potassium, magnesium and calcium, among others), not only can be used for salad dressings and food fresh, but also to flavor, such as rice.
  • Spices and dried herbs such as saffron, cumin, cinnamon, dill and tarragon, bay leaf, fennel, paprika, pepper, thyme, rosemary, oregano, sage, mustard, mint and many others.

Finally, remember that the daily sodium need is limited, at least one is required, 6 grams of this mineral, which is equivalent to about 4 grams of salt. The World Health Organization, meanwhile, recommends consuming no more than about 6 grams of salt per day, that is, something like a teaspoon and a half flush.

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