SALT

Do you know how bad salt can be for you?  Salt is made of sodium.  Sodium is bad - so we've been told.  It's quantity is enumerated on every commercially-sold food product.

Well !!!   Do you know how important salt is for your diet?  I read recently that one of the factors which doomed the Confederacy in our Civil War was the southern soldiers' lack of salt.  Really!

At that time in our country's history, most salt came from operations in New York State.  The war cut off the supply lines from there to the South.  Sodium in the form of salt is actually a required minor element which our bodies crave.  An excessive lack of sodium is called hyponatremia.  You don't want that.  It can cause all kinds of troubles; for instance, lethargy, weakness, confusion.  None of these traits are good for soldiers.

What does this all mean?  Don't go overboard - don't go overboard on anything.  All things in moderation; including salt.