Does excess salt cause high blood pressure?

Does excess salt cause high blood pressure?

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Overall, eating too much salt is not the positive factor in high blood pressure. The positive factor in high blood pressure is a whole conglomeration of lifestyle habits: too much fast food, on the run, no exercise, no meditation or time out, no relaxation, eating a diet that is void of nutritional balance that will assist the body in keeping all the metabolic functions running in complete efficiency. It is really about creating a healthy body from all of the lifestyle things we do and the food that we eat and then salt is not really a huge problem then. If you are eating a healthy diet then 1. The food tastes so great that you don't need to add a lot of salt to begin with. 2. All foods contain a certain level of natural sodium. So it's all about keeping a balance in your lifestyle and a balance in your diet, and then you can enjoy a little salt on foods that you really want salt on. Perhaps a hard boiled egg or fresh tomatoes from your garden.