The restriction of salt in daily food intake has been noted to lower blood pressure and reduce your risk of developing hypertension and cardiovascular disease.  While this is all very true, a recent study set to appear in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, found that reducing sodium intake provides outstanding benefits for…

Category Systolic (top number) Diastolic (bottom number) Normal Less than 120 mm Hg Less than 80 mm hg Prehypertension 120–139 80–89 Stage 1 hypertension 140–159 90–99 Stage 2 hypertension 160 or higher 100 or higher There is an exception to the above definition of high blood pressure. A blood pressure of 130/80 mmHg or higher…