If you have heart failure, there’s good news and bad news on how much it would help you to cut back on salt. New research finds that while it doesn’t prevent death or hospitalization among patients, it does appear to improve their quality of life. Patients with heart failure have been told for years to reduce the…
Finding Hidden Ingredients on Food Labels
Life has gotten so hectic we barely have time to run to the grocery store when we need to restock the pantry. So it’s a quick dash in, and a cursory look at what’s on the nutrition label to make sure it doesn’t contain too much sugar or preservatives and fits in with our new…
Pelosi Says She Supports Increasing SALT Cap
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) defended efforts by some in her party to include the State and Local Tax deduction (SALT) during her weekly press conference, breaking her silence on the controversy. SALT allows taxpayers to deduct their state and local income taxes from their federal tax bill. The program is especially popular…
Study Reveals Spending Bill Would Raise Taxes on Middle Class, Despite Biden’s Promise
President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better spending plan would raise taxes on middle-class Americans, according to a study released Thursday, despite the president’s pledge that taxes would only increase for Americans earning $400,000 or more per year. The Tax Policy Center study instead revealed a significant percentage of middle-income households would pay increased taxes in…
Turn Up Flavor Without the Salt
We know we should be eating less salt. Most of us consume far more than recommended. We know to skip the salt shaker at the table and to check food labels. While it is essential to the body—the sodium in salt works with potassium to regulate fluids—too much can raise blood pressure, putting the heart…
Halen Môn: The Art and Science of Harvesting Sea Salt
“Salt is the most powerful flavor enhancer in any cook’s tool kit,” Jess Lea-Wilson said. “To use it only to make food more salty is to do it a huge disservice. Used correctly—and sparingly—it draws out and complements the other ingredients, awakening their sweetness, savoriness, or spice.” Lea-Wilson is brand manager at Halen Môn, the…
Rethinking the War on Salt
In ancient Rome, the average person consumed about three times the salt we do today.
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