The overconsumption of salt is a big health issue. So big that earlier this year, the New York CIty Health Department is coordinating a nation-wide effort to reduce the amount of salt in packaged food and restaurant as a way to decrease the number of preventable stroke and heart-related diseases in this country. While it is encouraging that public health officials are making a big campaign to reduce salt, there is still so much all of us can do on an individual level to reduce the our own personal salt consumption on a day-to-day basis. 
This week’s theme on Intent.com is reducing salt from our diet. How can we cut out salt from our diet? What are the healthy long-term benefits of eating less salt? What are some baby steps we can take to reduce our dependence on salty food and learn to enjoy the taste of food in its natural form?
A number of healthier alternatives are available for flavoring your food if you want to add some kick to your taste palette:
- Garlic powder
- Lemon juice
- Black pepper
- Different spices and herbs (curry, tumeric, etc.)
- Hot sauce
- Olive oil
- Homemade salad dressings
We would love to hear your personal ideas for decreasing salt from your diet. Here’s to a healthier you for the rest of 2010.
Join Intent’s mission this week to inspire others with tips, tricks, recipes and ideas to reduce salt consumption in our daily diet. We will be featuring the best weekly content at the end of the week. If you simply want to share a quick idea in the comments below, we would love to hear that as well!
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