Busy day!

What a busy day I have had today!

After procastinating for months I have finally decided to create a personal blog which will share with the world my notes to self.

My wonderful friend and fellow lightworker Anita Maddock helped inspired me to make a start so here I am. The website has been uploaded and now my first post has been published.

So back to my very busy day. Although I was busy working all day I did have chance to read the paper at lunchtime and an article in the Daily Mail caught my eye. The title was Salt link to dementia: Just a teaspoon a day ‘dulls the mind’ and increases your risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Doctors are now warning that too much salt could be bad for our brains as well as our hearts.

A study has found that elderly people who have salt-rich diets and do very little exercise suffer a quicker mental decline than those who are more prudent with their intake. The study also suggests that just over a teaspoon of salt a day could dull the mind and raise the risk of Alzheimer’s!

In the UK, the Food Standards Agency recommends that adults should eat no more than 6g of salt, or one teaspoon, per day but the average UK resident’s intake is well over the limit at 8.6g. Research suggests people who reduce salt in their diet by about 3g a day, the equivalent of six slices of bread can reduce their chances of developing cardiovascular disease by a quarter and now it seems can help us retain healthy brains as we age.

 

Note to Self: Don’t add salt to food.

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