Potassium chloride

LittleSpy

I just wondered what the general feeling is here on using potassium chloride as a substitute for sodium chloride (table salt) for those of us who do not have medical conditions that make us overly sensitive to potassium.

Edit: I don't mean a substitute for all sodium chloride, of course, because I recognize sodium chloride is an important compound in our diet. I was thinking it may be beneficial for me to keep my sodium at 1500mg/day since I do have a tendency to retain water & I'd like to try to lower my BP a little (it's at the high end of normal - 115/79)

July24Lioness

Switch from regular iodized table salt to an all natural sea salt.

I made that switch to sea salt about 3 years ago and with that my hubby lost a few pounds and has completely gotten off high blood pressure medications...............

And losing weight generally lowers the blood pressure naturally.

Wecandothis

But chemically sea salt and table salt are the same.

I just stopped using table salt - I substitute lemon pepper - the no salt version - because the regular version has salt. :grumble:

July24Lioness

But chemically sea salt and table salt are the same.

I just stopped using table salt - I substitute lemon pepper - the no salt version - because the regular version has salt. :grumble:

If you are speaking in terms of from the Natural Chemical table, then yes they are NaCl. However, table salt is refined and sea salt is the salt from ocean water that is left in large vats to dry out.

There is a huge difference in the taste also and I can use it very liberally without getting that salty, bitter taste if you use too much.

My husband and I don't retain water from sea salt like most people do from table salt and it has a sweeter taste.

Our Dr recommended that we switch and I was skeptical at first. However, within 4 months of me and my hubby switching to sea salt, starting the low carb diet and exercising he was off his medication for high blood pressure.

July24Lioness

Table salt is normally refined salt from a mine or from the ocean, with most naturally occuring salts and minerals removed, other than sodium chloride. Some additives are returned to table salt to make it "dry" and in an easy use form (small crystals). Sea salt is natural salt from the sea, which has a number of naturally occuring salts and a wide range of minerals, depending on where the salt is harvested through evaporation processes.

And sea salt contains less sodium than table salt.