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03 Jan 2008, 3:22 pm

Depending on racial heritage only about 1/3rd of the population is sensitive to sodium related hypertension. The rest can eat as much as they want without it appreciably affecting their blood pressure. It could cause other problems, just as excess ANYTHING can, but it takes a LOT of salt to reach that level.

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03 Jan 2008, 3:24 pm

i love salt, soy sauce, anything salty, i do not like extremely sweet things, i do like dark chocolate.

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03 Jan 2008, 3:31 pm

So sound like my aspie like dad. From as long as I remember he would poor salt on his hand/thumb and suck it or on crackers, etc. I learnt this from him but have grown out of it.

I don't hate it, but I don't like badly seasoned things. I try to reduce salt sugar and fat to increase the magnitude of things I can taste. I believe those this can dominate and you are missing out on a whole other experience. What 's more sugar and fat are highly addictive in combination and separately.

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03 Jan 2008, 3:33 pm

0_equals_true wrote:

i like salt on plain tomatoes or cucumbers!

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03 Jan 2008, 3:37 pm

LeKiwi wrote:

I was just thinking, as I opened my new box of lovely grey organic rock salt (ohhhhhhh yes) and prepared my dinner - do any of you find you really crave salt?

Thoughts??

salt rocks. gray, natural salt dried from the sea with all the goodness and flavor still there - perfection. it's good in baths too. where is yours from? ijust got some french - now all out. hard to find that brand. oh well, there's always good organic soy sauce in a pinch..... :wink:

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03 Jan 2008, 3:38 pm

jjstar wrote:

LeKiwi wrote:

I was just thinking, as I opened my new box of lovely grey organic rock salt (ohhhhhhh yes) and prepared my dinner - do any of you find you really crave salt?

Thoughts??

Kikkoman?

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03 Jan 2008, 3:42 pm

This is Wan Jan Shan organic Tamari wheat free soy sauce.

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03 Jan 2008, 3:43 pm

jjstar wrote:

This is Wan Jan Shan organic Tamari wheat free soy sauce.

sounds interesting where do they sell it in Illinois?

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03 Jan 2008, 3:48 pm

I'm indifferent to it.

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03 Jan 2008, 3:49 pm

Strapples wrote:

jjstar wrote:

This is Wan Jan Shan organic Tamari wheat free soy sauce.

sounds interesting where do they sell it in Illinois?

http://www.wanjashan.com/include/homeE.htm - it's ok - nothing compares to the real stuff - which I'm aiming to get sometime soon, if I can locate it - Japanese soy sauce - can't recall the name right now. But this particular one - is pretty generic - you could prolly get it in any good health food store.

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03 Jan 2008, 5:29 pm

Me too! Thought I was just weird. I LOVE salt. I salt everything. My favorite is salty apples.

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03 Jan 2008, 5:30 pm

jade10025 wrote:

Me too! Thought I was just weird. I LOVE salt. I salt everything. My favorite is salty apples.

oooh... ive never tried salty apples... but i know what apples and salt taste like and it sounds good! SALTY APPLE SAUCE!! ! I ATE THAT ON POTATO PANCAKE... YUM!!

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03 Jan 2008, 5:37 pm

ewww No way i hate salt

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03 Jan 2008, 6:00 pm

I never realized there could be a connection between the salt and Asperger's! I eat rock salt all the time and when I was little I used to suck on the salt shaker.

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03 Jan 2008, 6:01 pm

livinglearning wrote:

I never realized there could be a connection between the salt and Asperger's! I eat rock salt all the time and when I was little I used to suck on the salt shaker.

i sometimes take rock salt and suck on the crystals plain!

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03 Jan 2008, 6:24 pm

As a kid, I never understood my family's love for adding salt and eating salty foods. They are very, very NT.

I don't cook with salt at all. I use it only when necessary in baking. I never add salt to prepared food. The only time I shake it is on buttered popcorn. I use unsalted butter too.

I've gone through long stretches of time where I've cooked prepared foods (noodles in a cup, bag, jars of sauces) that have salt in them, but find ways to dilute the salt. I buy store brand pasta sauce because it has the lowest sodium content. I have enjoyed restaurant food that is salty (steak rubs, fried chicken)

I have normal blood pressure now, but until I was 30 (childbirth) I had low blood pressure.

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