You've been warned over and over about the dangers of salt in your diet, so you may try to avoid foods with high sodium content. Well, those are typically processed foods that should be avoided in the first place, but I think it is much more important to watch your sugar and carb. intake rather than salt intake.

Dr. Mercola wrote this great article on salt recently, check it out.

Unrefined natural salt is important to many biological processes, including:

• Being a major component of your blood plasma, lymphatic fluid, extracellular fluid, and even amniotic fluid
• Carrying nutrients into and out of your cells
• Helping the lining of your blood vessels to regulate blood pressure
• Helping you regulate propagation of nerve impulses
• Helping your brain send communication signals to your muscles, so that you can move on demand (sodium-potassium ion exchange)

But, all salt is not created equal.

What remains after ordinary table salt is "chemically cleaned" is sodium chloride, an unnatural chemical form of salt that your body recognizes as something completely foreign. Therefore, when you add more salt to your already salty Spaghettios, your body receives more salt than it can dispose of...

 ...Every gram of excess sodium chloride your body has to neutralize uses up 23 grams of cellular water. Hence, eating too much common processed salt will cause fluid to accumulate in your tissues, which contributes to:

• Unsightly cellulite
• Rheumatism, arthritis and gout
• Kidney and gall bladder stones

Processed salt will also oftentimes contain potentially dangerous preservatives.

Go ahead, try natural sea salt and lay off the processed foods. Enjoy natural whole foods and let the water weight melt off.