Why do you tell these guys to stay away from salt or any sodium at all? I see it all the time, "get your diet dialed in, cut out salt". But again,...WHY? I really don't understand this logic unless the guy is headed to the stage in less than a week. Even more so I see this as ridiculous when someone who is over weight staying away from salt. What, do you think salt makes you fat? It's a Fucking mineral and an essential one at that! Are you kidding me? Salt doesn't make you fat. Sorry to burst your bubble! Stuffing your face all day and scarfing down huge crazy amounts of sugars and carbs makes you fat. Especially if you aren't active. Lets take a closer look at this salt thing because I for one can't function properly or at full capacity without it. I don't know about any of you but I do this to stay strong, fast, and durable for whatever life throws at me. Looking good is just a byproduct. It isn't the objective. So a fat ass walks into the exam room. His pressure is elevated (naturally,...he's a fat ass). What does the doc do other than pump him with all the cholesterol and bp meds his sponsor company is selling these days? He tells him to cut salt from his diet. Do you know why? Because it lowers your pressure. It has nothing to do with the fat on your ass or that you have consumed large quantities of salt over the years. It lowers blood pressure but this is how. When you don't take in sodium, you are not retaining any water. Or at least you are making your adrenal gland work overtime to produce sodium to help you retain some fluid and function normally. So the adrenals can't keep up with demand. What happens? The blood starts to thicken. Heart rate slows. Body starts slowly shutting down. Pressure drops because now your blood is like freakin aunt Jemima! So not only have you starved your body of precious water that it needs to function at a high rate (you are athletes you dumb shits,...you need the essentials more than average joe), but you are hurting your body in the process. So like i said, unless you have to make weight for a fight or you are getting on stage soon, there is absolutely NO reason anyone should be cutting salt out EVER! First thing in the morning, when I open my eyes do you know what I do? Of course you don't. I shovel down a teaspoon of salt and wash it down with a glass of water. That is before coffee. Before taking a piss. Before even getting up out of bed. I'll try and explain this in layman's terms. When you sleep your potassium climbs and your sodium drops. The ratio being so out of whack coupled with the fact that you aren't eating any salt, this is going to make you feel like you're just foggy, fatigued, inattentive, achy and a bunch of other things that are no good. So your body tries to counter by forcing the adrenals to produce aldosterone. But an already stressed adrenal gland can't produce the amount necessary. Sodium is removed from the blood and secreted through the urine. Now your adrenals are over worked. You no longer have their function for the day. You can forget it. You may as well chalk today up and "I feel like dog shit!". So by taking a spoonful of seasalt I am essentially making my adrenals work much much less and they repay me by giving me 100% throughout the day. What does that mean? Anything that arises I can handle and I can rest assured that my wits wont fail me, my fight or flight is working up to par and I have less stress hormones flowing freely. Also, drink plenty of water . If you are taking in salt and drinking water, you aren't going to balloon up like the elephant man. You are going to have adequate amounts of each and expel the excess through urine the healthy way. Which also helps clean your blood, liver and helps your body run at full capacity. I got a little deeper into this than I wanted to but I think it's important to discuss. PPl have the wrong idea about diet. Yeah you may look bad ass all dry and shit, but I don't envy how you feel. I know I am much healthier and in better shape physically than the salt less wonder. Until next time (i'll get into fats, especially saturated fats. yet another key ingredient they tell you to steer clear of), Peace!