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Sea salt: Is it any healthier than table salt?
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Sea salt: Is it any healthier than table salt?

Cheryl Strachan
November 7, 2018

Since I published my guide to eating well after a heart attack , two people have emailed to ask this question. This FAQ will definitely be in the next version, but for now, I’ll answer it here: Nope. If you like the taste of sea salt better, go for it, but don’t be fooled by slick marketing. It’s…

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Watching your sodium? 5 surprising ways to boost flavour
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Watching your sodium? 5 surprising ways to boost flavour

Cheryl Strachan
September 19, 2018

Did you ever notice that people think about salt, sugar, and other demonized foods in all or nothing terms? They’re either good or bad, in or out. So one of the most common questions I get when speaking about blood pressure is, “How can I make food taste good, now…

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7 summer salt swaps (say that ten times fast)
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7 summer salt swaps (say that ten times fast)

Cheryl Strachan
July 24, 2018

Health Canada released a report yesterday, “ Sodium Intake of Canadians in 2017 .” Three guesses as to how well we’re doing. No surprise, it’s not pretty. And, uh, 19-30 year-old men? We need to talk. 96% of you are over the recommended sodium intake levels! (Compared to 58% of Canadians overall.) Ease up on the…

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Sodium: Do you really need to worry about it?
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Sodium: Do you really need to worry about it?

Cheryl Strachan
February 13, 2016

Note from Cheryl: Thanks to media coverage of questions about the health effects of sodium, I’m running into more and more people who think it doesn’t matter, at least not for them. Unfortunately, controversy makes clickable headlines: “Everything you’ve been told about (topic de jour) is wrong!” Studies challenging the need for sodium…

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