Let us be honest here, salt is delicious. Maybe not by itself, but it sure makes food taste better. I personally add salt to all the food I eat: eggs, soup, meat, and of course fries. Salt is a must to pretty much every great tasting dish. But too much salt is dangerous to our health.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a report stating that nine out of ten American citizens each too much salt daily. This means that 90% of the U.S population is overindulging on this delicious yet dangerous spice. The recommended daily intake of salt is 2,300 milligrams. If you have certain conditions or are over the age of 50, your daily limit should be around 1,500 milligrams. However, the average American consumes about 3,250 milligrams a day, not including salt added at the table. Why is this a problem? High sodium levels increase blood pressure and the risk for heart attack and stroke. Heart attacks are the leading cause of death for Americans. So if we could lower the number of heart disease cases by simply reducing salt intake, why wouldn’t we?! And if you are not worried about your heart health, think of this problem from a financial point of view. Heart disease and stroke cost the American population over $273 billion in health care costs annually.

After 15 years study, researchers found that people who eat more sodium and less potassium will die of heart will sooner than people who consume the opposite. Although many people believe that slashing intake will save lives, not everyone is convinced this phenomena. Due to the contradictory research.

Study shows that men consumed an average of 4323 milligrams of sodium  a day, while women consumed 2918 milligrams a day. But the American Heart Association suggest people to take 1500 milligrams a day or less.

The group with the highest sodium-to-potassium ratio had a mortality risk about 50% higher during the study than the group with the lowest, according to the report by Elena V. Kuklina, M.D., and colleagues at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Emory University, and the Harvard School of Public Health. The research was published Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

        As the new years coming, can spring far away? So, what's shall we notice in this spring has became more and more concentrated. Here, let me share 14 spring tips for all of you to take care of our health in this spring.
 1. We should prevent the spread of germs and wash our hands frequently with soap and warm water for at least fifteen seconds.

2. When we travel outside, we should travel safely. Wear our seat belt every time and always buckly our children in the car using safety seat, booster seat or seat belt.
 3. We should keep a watchful eye on our children when they are outside playing - away from streets or other dangerous areas.


4. Have you ready to let the spring air in? We need to consider safety guards allowing our windows to only open to four inches, or better yet, open windows from the top.



5.Are you going to do spring cleaning? It's also a good time to change the batteries on your home smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector.

6. Next, we should always have at least one working fire extinguisher at home.


7. Do some excercises in this spring. As temperatures rise, it's a great time to get some fresh air and work-out. Be sure to stretch and warm-up first.