How to understand you eat too much salt? Eating too much salt is very dangerous for your health. How much is too much? We’ll answer this tricky question and show you the 9 clear signs that you need to quit salt immediately.

HISTORY OF SALT
Salt has been an essential element of human and animal diet for centuries. Salt served as a currency in many countries, and people literally got into fights over it. In the Middle Ages, it was sometimes called “white gold” because it was incredibly expensive. Salt has been such an important part of life it has a big place in literature and culture of many nations. It is still a tradition to greet guests with bread and salt in many countries. Some popular cities would not be what they are without salt. Venice, for example, became economically developed thanks to its salt monopoly. Salzburg, which we know as the city of Mozart and “The Sound of Music” translates from German as “salt castle.” There, salt mines were turned into tourist attractions.

TIMESTAMPS
History of salt 0:50
You are always thirsty 2:00
You need to go to the bathroom a lot 3:04
You are craving unhealthy food 3:51
You have muscle cramps 5:10
Fatigue and headaches are your frequent guests 5:49
Your kidneys hurt a lot 6:40
You have high blood pressure 7:27
Your body is swelling in strange places 8:19
Sometimes you can’t think straight 9:07
How much salt is too much? 9:39

SUMMARY: How much salt is too much?
Americans have almost 3,400 milligrams of sodium every day. And, it's more than double the optimal amount!
According to the American Heart Association, 1,500 milligrams of sodium is your healthy limit. That's 0.75 teaspoons of salt. That does not sound like a lot, but we have faith you can be strong and limit your salt consumption to this number.

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