This newsletter exists to help others, and as a result, I frequently receive correspondences from individuals with pressing questions I want to answer. Unfortunately, due to how long each article takes to write (e.g., I've spent the last month putting together the last major part of the DMSO series and it's still not quite done) I don't have the time respond to all of those correspondences.

I wish that I did, so the best solution I've been able to come up with is to have monthly open threads where anyone can ask whatever is needed (e.g., any lingering questions from the previous month) and I would make a point to always reply to them (as having them all in a single place makes it easier to get to them and also possible for others with the same question to see that answer).

Each time I do a monthly thread, I try to tag it to a topic I've wanted to write about but I do not quite feel is enough for its own article. In this article, I will focus on one my major frustrations with the medical system—the war against salt.

Note: the war against salt began in 1977 when a Senate Committee published dietary guidelines arguing for reduced sodium consumption despite the existing evidence not supporting this. Since then, like many other bad policies, it has developed an nearly unstoppable inertia of its own.

Is Salt Bad For You?

Many people you ask, particularly those in the medical field will tell you salt is bad, and one of the most common pieces of health advice given both inside and outside of medicine is to eat less salt.