Diet Solution

Anyone ever heard of the Diet Solution Program by Isabel Des Los Rios? If the answer is no, I suggest you check it out. I stumbled across the website a couple of months ago and although it has taken me that long to change my diet, ( and I'm still working on it .... I do cheat more than I would like to admit ) I have noticed a HUGE difference in the way I feel. I have actually lost about 10 lbs, witch is an added bonus, no?

I signed up to receive all of Isabelle's emails and today's email, I thought was pretty darn interesting. I wanted to share it with you, so here goes. Happy reading.

Hey Cassie,

People are always so shocked when I break out my salt

shaker from my purse (like Mary Poppins and her umbrella

and coat rack). You see, I absolutely love salt and I put it

on everything, so I make sure to have it on hand all the time.

Before you start lecturing me about high blood pressure and

how unhealthy salting my food is, I'm going to let you in on

a little secret: Salt is good for you! Woohoo, salt it up baby!

People freak out on me when they see how much salt I use

and then freak out even more when I tell them they MUST

have salt as part of their healthy eating plan.

Here are the real facts (not to mention good news for

saltaholics everywhere).

The human body cannot survive without salt (which is

why you get a saline drip when you are in the hospital).

Sodium is an essential nutrient that your body can't manufacture

on its own, therefore it must be consumed.

Here's the problem cassie. Most people are eating the wrong

kind of salt. The only way to receive all the benefits of salt is

to eat unrefined sea salt, NOT processed table salt.

The reason why salt has gotten such a bad reputation is

because 99% of the world's salt research has been done

on commercial table salt, the only salt most people know

about (which is bad, bad, bad). Some of the best scientific

research on the healthy properties of unrefined sea salt are

written in French, German and Portuguese and many Americans

have not been exposed to them (until now, right?).

Well, not anymore. Unrefined sea salt has worked its magic in

hundreds of my clients, and, not to mention, ME.

When you consider that sea salt aids in balancing blood sugar levels,

is needed for the absorption of food particles through the

intestinal tract, can help prevent muscle cramps, is needed

to make bones strong, regulates and normalizes blood pressure,

increases energy levels, helps regulate the metabolism, helps

maintain proper electrolyte balance, and supports the immune

system, how could you not use it?

What salt should you buy?

Look for unprocessed, unrefined sea salt. My favorite brands are

Celtic Sea Salt, Redmond's Real Salt and Himalayan Sea Salt

(but any unprocessed, unrefined brand is great - be careful though,

if it doesn't mention unprocessed & unrefined, assume it is not).

These salts can be found on these great websites:

www.celticseas.com and www.truefoodsmkt.com

(Look for Mineral Rich Salts)

Oh, and of course, avoid refined white table salt at all costs

(unless you want high blood pressure for some reason). This is the kind

of salt we want to avoid like the plague.

So the next time someone tells you to take it easy on the salt,

tell them "Salt it up, baby. It's good for you and you're really missing out."

In health and happiness

Isabel De Los Rios
Certified Nutritionist
Certified Exercise Specialist
Author of The Diet Solution Program
www.TheDietSolutionProgram.com