Salt on display. Photo/eatme.com
Salt is a commodity is a common household commodity.
Salt is used to serve many purposes with the common one being flavouring food.
Sodium contained in salt has a lot of benefits when consumed in the right amounts.
Here are some benefits of salt to your body;
1. Salt helps control sugar levels in the blood by improving insulin sensitivity.2. It helps balance ph in the stomach. The stomach has hydrochloric acid and salt is sodium chloride which strikes a balance in the stomach for normal functioning.3. It lowers and controls adrenaline spikes, making sure that adrenaline levels are not out of rhythm which could be dangerous.4. It suppresses stress hormones and improves the quality of sleep.5. Enough salt intake helps maintain hormonal balance in the body.6. Salt seasons food and makes it taste good.