Low salt and lchf needing salt flavouring alternatives

Contralto said:

similarly, have had to spend long periods no salt, so there are some tolerable combos, most of which I have tested with my handy Omron 10+ which does triple measurements and also indicates when I've had an irregular heartbeat.

Depending on how things are going, I test with my arm meter like I test for bloodsugars for before and after effects. My (s)hitlist for most deleterious to least deleterious among salts is thus (for me, mind you)

regular iodized table salt
kosher salt
french sea salt
irish sea salt
Greek sea salt
potassium salt (tastes weird)
Himalayan pink salt

in addition to the kofte powder, there is always lemon, orange and lime. I literally make sure I am getting organic fruit with no coatings and wash and dry and get the zest off which I dry loosely on a paper towel and save in jars. I dry under an air vent in my house on top of high furniture near such vent.

lemon and dill go together
coriander and dill go together
orange and anise

I keep around smoked, plain, hot Hungarian, paprika
black, colored peppercorns, white pepper

and some stuff that has some salt content but not as bad as regular per label sodium
mushroom soy
Braggs aminos
a few drops

dried thyme, oregano, savory, lemon verbena, etc. etc. to flavor things with leaves

dried fungi - black fungus, dried porcini, I dry my own cremini and other ordinary mushrooms (cheapie forty buck dehydrator lasts thirty years or so

dried apple, pear, quince, whatever I pick or get cheap and slice thin and leave on peel, take out seeds


Different kinds of vinegars and wines can have an adverse effect on blood pressures and merit their own tests because you may be getting a lot in just a couple tablespoons of organic apple cider vinegar or balsamic (also a sugar load)

What lowers blood pressure is hot water from a bath or sitting in a shower. We are talking thirty points lower with the right kind of bath

Eyesight going but feel for you, Vicky

There are Yoga breathing techniques that work a bit I have learned, you can, too but you have to watch someone doing the different ones and you have to test to see effects.

If you have a good meter you can test to see whether bending over, quickly getting up , diff. positions have quick effect on pressures. Good info

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• freshly-ground black pepper
• ground white pepper (different flavour to black)
• chilli flakes
• balsamic vinegar (a few drops from a spray bottle)
• toasted sesame seeds
• poppy seeds
• caraway seeds
• toasted cumin
• celery seeds
• freshly grated nutmeg
• various herbs, especially fresh

ickihun said:

Is cheese very salty?

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noblehead said:

Like many processed foods cheese is very high in salt:

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/08August/Pages/Salt-content-in-cheese-too-high-say-campaigners.aspx

To add another to the list @Dark Horse provided. use garlic as it adds a great flavour to dishes and is supposedly very good for you when it comes to cardiovascular health (don't worry about garlic breath ).

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