Search Results for: salt
Paleo No-Salt Kimchi Recipe
The high levels of Lactobacillus probiotics found in kimchi can help soothe diarrhea, calm irritable bowel syndrome, and strengthen the lining of the intestines among other health benefits. The only problem…
The Dangers of High Salt Diet: Impact on Autoimmunity
Salt is everywhere today in our modern food environment. Over 50 percent of a typical household’s grocery spending goes into ‘ultra-processed’ foods which bring along with them a significant amount…
Salt is a Killer Without Huge Intakes of Fruits and Veggies
Dear Paleo Diet Faithful, Below is the citation, abstract and PDF link to a scientific paper my colleagues and I just published regarding the dietary sodium/potassium ratio and how these essential minerals influence blood pressure…
Physiological Mechanisms: Underlying High Salt Diets and Cancer
Introduction I recently received a question from Bill, “I would also like to know what the purported mechanism for low sodium and low cancer is?” Let me first preface this…
A Rare, and Never Before Published Book Chapter Concerning Salt and Cancer
When I was in the middle of my academic career during the mid to late 1990’s (I retired from Colorado State University in December 2013,) I had the great pleasure…
The Paleo Diet January Digest – Salt, Coffee, and other not so Paleo Foods
Welcome Paleo Diet Readers! January was a busy time at The Paleo Diet, with a significant increase in visitors enjoying our site. Whether you have been a Paleo warrior for…
Dietary Salt Impairs the Endothelial Glycocalyx: The Most Important Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor You May Never Have Heard About
Frequently, important physiological discoveries made by scientists who study obscure topics escape the attention of the general public, health professionals, and even other scientists. Such has been the case for…
The Sea Salt Controversy: Important Updates for Your 2017 New Year’s Resolution
Introduction: The Belief that Added Salt is Paleo Look no further than the increasing number of bestselling “Paleo” diet cookbooks1-7, or “Paleo” diet website recipes8-16 and you can fully appreciate…
Revisiting Sea Salt: Dr. Cordain Responds to a Reader’s Comment
As the Paleo movement has grown, many within the community have broadened the original template to include other ingredients that we at ThePaleoDiet.com do not feel should be included as…
New Studies on Salt: Adverse Influence Upon Immunity, Inflammation and Autoimmunity
INTRODUCTION The Paleo community clearly is not in complete agreement on all dietary issues. One of the more touchy topics is added dietary salt. A number of popular (non-scientific/non-peer review)…
