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According to WHO, a normal healthy diet can contain 1.5gm to 2.3gm of table salt in a day. Salt is the main source of iodine which is an important nutrient that helps in regulating and functioning of the thyroid gland and its hormone. It also helps regulate fluid balance in our bodies. As we all know the true flavour of any food is salt. When consumed in excess it causes problems with the basic metabolism of the body and affects vital organs of the body like the heart and kidneys. Thus, it is important to keep in check the quantity and quality of salt that you ingest every day and if you have comorbid conditions you can replace table salt with one of the following: Sea salt Sea salt is made from the evaporation technique used on seawater. It is an unrefined type of salt that has several other enriched minerals in them. Sea salt has an added health benefit to boost immunity and assist while recovering from infections like the common cold. It is also suggested that sea salt can aid in th...