Those with high blood pressure and heart disease know to avoid salt, but researchers have learned salt comes with another risk  — too much alters immune cells in a way that promotes autoimmune diseases. Although salt is not in itself harmful, Americans are guilty of eating way too much salt, more than the human body was ever designed to process. Fast foods, junk foods, and snack foods are all heavily salted to increase palatability and mask their inherent poor quality. Sadly, our extreme consumption of salt raises the risk of the body’s immune system attacking itself and destroying … [Read more...]