maleficent

Drinking more water actually helps with water retention, at least from what I've read. because your body keeps getting it, it doesn't need to hold on to it.

Sodium isn't all that good for you for other reasons, so cutting down on it, is never a bad idea.

One of the things that helps is stop using it in cooking, and don't salt your food until after you've tasted it. A lot of salt shakers pour the salt out too fast, so you might want to pour it into your hand first, then use a portion of that.

Spike, a salt replacement, not a substitute because it looks nothin like salt, is a great on lots of different foods (including air popped popcorn -sprayed with some butter spray so it sticks)

Other salt substitutes aren't reccommended because they do nothing to lessen your craving for salt.

I love pepper and use that more than anything, I haven't used salt in cooking in years. Except for soy sauce, won't give up soy sauce, though the low sodium varieties aren't that bad.

Watch some spices like lemon pepper (it's main ingredient is salt), accent, and other flavor enhancers, they're primarily salt. Read the labels for sodium content.

I think the USDA amount of sodium is something like 2500 milligrams a day...

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