Today, we know that some of us just can't handle huge amounts of sodium. Salt is not sodium, but has a lot of sodium in it. We must watch out for high sodium salt brings to us in packaged, canned, frozen, commercially prepared baked goods, and in dairy products, all of which have added salt for longer shelf lives. Salt, is not necessary in baking of breads. It is a combination of yeast, sugar and in some cases citric or other acids that cause bread goods to rise. Some refer to other chemically produced products as salt, such as Potassium Chloride and Potassium Bicarbonate products. The reference to this ingredient as "potassium salt" is misleading. Potassium added to products such as Featherweight Baking Powder and Herb-Ox broth, does not raise level of sodium, but instead levels of potassium. See below for Potassium, and for Iodine news from Salt Skip program in Australia, click on Iodine.

A word about "blood sodium" when you see this on your blood chemistry forms. Blood Sodium does not indicate what we are ingesting or sodium we are concerned about unless we get too little or far too much. The kidneys keep blood sodium constant within narrow limits, and they do it by dumping all surplus sodium into urine. That is why a blood test tells you nothing about your sodium intake except that you are getting enough. A 24-hour urine collection may reveal that your sodium intake is excessive and that your kidneys are doing a lot of work to get rid of it. When kidneys want help they have ability to raise your blood pressure — sodium leaves faster when they do that.

As we know, mix of five elements varies depending on where we are on planet. At North and South Poles Fire Element is quite weak. On Equator Fire Element is quite strong and Water Element may be lacking, as in deserts. So our environment may influence Five Elements within us.

Also food we eat. Each type of food will have one dominant element. For instance Water Element will dominate a watermelon. The Fire Element will dominate a chilli pepper. Onions may contain a lot of Air Element. All growing plants contain Earth Element and Life Force.

The point of this discussion is to bring to your awareness interplay of Five Elements that is in everything we experience, from changing seasons to change of balance in elements within us, as we grow older.

Certain animals have adapted themselves to one of Elements. Fish from sea and rivers have adapted to use Water Element. Birds fly through Air Element. Moles burrow in Earth Element. Most animals enjoy lying in Sun, soaking up Fire Element.

Each day just see how five elements are working in your life. Do you have a good balance of all five?

Are you taking enough time to go for a walk on beach and just enjoy play of five elements in your life? The heat of Sun, ebb and flow of waves, sea breeze on your face. Take time to see and appreciate life itself and its interplay.