--- product_id: 222238312 title: "The Salt Fix: Why the Experts Got It All Wrong--and How Eating More Might Save Your Life" price: "E£ 3349" currency: EGP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.eg/products/222238312-the-salt-fix-why-the-experts-got-it-all-wrong store_origin: EG region: Egypt --- # The Salt Fix: Why the Experts Got It All Wrong--and How Eating More Might Save Your Life **Price:** E£ 3349 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Salt Fix: Why the Experts Got It All Wrong--and How Eating More Might Save Your Life - **How much does it cost?** E£ 3349 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.eg](https://www.desertcart.com.eg/products/222238312-the-salt-fix-why-the-experts-got-it-all-wrong) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description What if everything you know about salt is wrong? A leading cardiovascular research scientist explains how this vital crystal got a negative reputation, and shows how to lower blood pressure and experience weight loss using salt. The Salt Fix is essential reading for everyone on the keto diet! We’ve all heard the recommendation: eat no more than a teaspoon of salt a day for a healthy heart. Health-conscious Americans have hewn to the conventional wisdom that your salt shaker can put you on the fast track to a heart attack, and have suffered through bland but “heart-healthy” dinners as a result. What if the low-salt dogma is wrong? Dr. James DiNicolantonio has reviewed more than five hundred publications to unravel the impact of salt on blood pressure and heart disease. He’s reached a startling conclusion: The vast majority of us don’t need to watch our salt intake. In fact, for most of us, more salt would be advantageous to our nutrition—especially for those of us on the keto diet, as keto depletes this important mineral from our bodies. The Salt Fix tells the remarkable story of how salt became unfairly demonized—a never-before-told drama of competing egos and interests—and took the fall for another white crystal: sugar. According to The Salt Fix, too little salt can: • Make you crave sugar and refined carbs • Send the body into semistarvation mode • Lead to weight gain, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and increased blood pressure and heart rate But eating the salt you desire can improve everything, from your sleep, energy, and mental focus to your fitness, fertility, and sexual performance. It can even stave off common chronic illnesses, including heart disease. The Salt Fix shows the best ways to add salt back into your diet, offering his transformative five-step program for recalibrating your salt thermostat to achieve your unique, ideal salt intake. Science has moved on from the low-salt dogma, and so should you—your life may depend on it. Review: I feel like I'm in my 20s again - I wish I could give this book 10 stars. This book was extremely well-cited and will give any hardcore low-sodium advocate an existential crisis. I've got a relatively long history of questioning conventional wisdom already but had never thought to question this particular little nugget of CW. MAN, was I in for the greatest recovery of my [so-far] pretty short life. I started dosing with salt 4 days before I bought this book, after watching an interview with author, Dr. James Dinicolantonio and experienced a complete turn-around and newfound state of well-being that was nothing short of miraculous. Here's my nothing-short-of-miraculous story: A few years ago I started training for a body building competition and was on a very strict chicken, vegetable, and 2 oz of sweet potato diet. About 6 months in, I started having some MAJOR gut issues and could not for the life of me figure out what the heck was going on. So I decided to go on a ketogenic diet (first started with GAPS protocol, then just straight keto), which probably wasn't a great idea because in retrospect, I think I was already low on salt and going keto dropped my electrolytes even lower. I was also going through major stress and started having random muscle twitching everywhere and TERRIBLE heart palpitations. I also started developing pain in my ligaments under normal amounts of stress, and terrible pain during periods of high stress. Sometimes pain under no stress, just pain all the time for no obvious reason. Sometimes sharp nerve pain that would jolt me awake throughout the night. These sharp jolt pains usually happened during a period of relaxation. My central nervous system was going NUTS and the palpitations were so bad that I woke up one Saturday morning and went to the ER. They did a quick EKG and told me I needed to relax, and referred me to a cardiologist. Anywho, saw cardiologist and they found nothing structurally wrong with my heart. They put me on Metroprolol temporarily to address the heart palpitations, which made them less noticeable for the 10 days I took it. After 10 days on this medication, I found I had mysteriously gained 10 pounds. WHAT!? Anyway, I talked to doc and he then informed me this was a common side effect, so I quit the Metroprolol and palpitations came back full-force. I had seen the following doctors during this time, for the stuff Ill detail below the list: GP Cardiologist Endocrinologist Gastroenterologist (multiple visits) Hematologist Rheumatologist I had chronic fatigue, but with the chronic state of pain, heart palpitations, dizzy spells, exercise intolerance, anxiety, explosive diarrhea (yeah, yeah, TMI..whatever, I like talking about my poops, had to learn a great deal about them to troubleshoot these wonderful GI issues), and overall misery, I attributed it to working a lot/stress and it was the least worrisome of my symptoms. I lost my period for a month too, and this last year my cycle has gotten 3 days shorter, AND I got pregnant and had a miscarriage (why is this relevant, you may ask? Spoiler alert: There is a great chapter on salt and fertility in "The Salt Fix") I had been having all kinds of strange hormonal issues, like hirsutism (had 3 stubborn hairs that were growing on my chin that I had to pluck every week). I'm a 28 year old female, pretty vain if I may add, so this kind of sucked. While all of this was happening, I also lost about 60% of my hair in a matter of 2 months. This is not a coincidence with the growing of the chin hairs, something with my hormones was going completely awry. There is more, but I think you get the point. Enter the interview I saw with the Doc. Decided to start dosing with salt before I even read the book (bought my kindle download 3 days after watching the interview). And OMG, my heart palpitations vanished immediately. VANISHED. I had this newfound energy to get up and do stuff again, like running?! I can't remember feeling like I wanted to run for FUN, since I was like...7? This was just 3 days of dosing. At this point, I have been dosing with salt for about two months and have noticed I don't need to take as much as I did when I started to keep the palpitations away. General anxiety has subsided and I've been feeling GREAT since I started dosing, which was an unexpected effect of this whole thing. I increased my salt intake with hopes of getting rid of the palpitations and dizziness but I got so much more. The last time I plucked those damn chin hairs was about a month and a half ago, so at this point I think they're gone-gone :) YAY My following menstruation after starting to supplement came on its old schedule (28 day cycle instead of 25 for the last year). Hooray! I'd like to keep my eggs for as long as possible :) Also, I've got so much new hair growth on my head that my hair is getting super unruly with frizz, but that's a problem I love to have now hehe. TL;DR version: Salt made my heart palpitations, dizziness, exercise intolerance, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, and hirsutism go away. It normalized my menstrual cycle, and improved my bowels. If I could marry my pink salt shaker, I would. I started having all of these issues about 3-4 years ago when I was 24 years old. I literally went from feeling like I was 24 to feeling like I was 70 in a matter of 1 year. I finally feel my age again because of this tiny change. I have tried every diet under the sun, and THIS is what was missing. This may not seem miraculous, but it felt that way to me. At the rate I was going with chronic issues, I couldn't imagine what it would be like to be 80 years old if I already felt like I was in my 70s at 28 years old (Turns out, a combination of low carb dieting and chronic stress are no good for ya). Anywho, great read! I am recommending this book left and right Review: Heart pounding gone - blood pressure remained perfect. - A simple and inexpensive solution for many health issues. The author makes his case with supporting research and points out errors and inconsistencies in the mainstream narrative about salt. I found his argument convincing enough to do a trial to see how I felt. In my case the trial has been outstandingly successful. I heard the author on a podcast and listened to the audio book when it came out. Because I've found myself wanting to refer to the references in the book when in conversation with others I eventually also bought the kindle version. I'm writing this review 9 months later after my first reading so my report on my trial is after 9 months. Immediately after increasing my salt intake my resting heart rate went down about 9 points and the pounding heart symptoms which I had started to get after lowering my salt a couple of years previously went away. My blood pressure remained perfect. Also, the mucosa membrane in my nasal passages immediately got stronger. This winter, if I've felt like a sore throat is coming on I gargle with Redmond Sea Salt, massage the lymph in the throat and ear area, and take in more salt until the stinging sensation goes away. It's remarkably fast, effective, and obviously inexpensive. I've also noticed it's easier to do manual labor in the heat and not get thirsty. Additionally, water fasting is much easier with when sipping salt water mixed with an equal amount of potassium. The old traditional ideas about the benefits of salt align with my experience . This book helps the reader see how we got off track. I think he's done a great service putting this together. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #53,752 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #10 in Medical Research (Books) #16 in Thyroid Conditions #20 in Ketogenic Diet (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 2,261 Reviews | ## Images ![The Salt Fix: Why the Experts Got It All Wrong--and How Eating More Might Save Your Life - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81HinP1d2uL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I feel like I'm in my 20s again *by C***A on September 26, 2017* I wish I could give this book 10 stars. This book was extremely well-cited and will give any hardcore low-sodium advocate an existential crisis. I've got a relatively long history of questioning conventional wisdom already but had never thought to question this particular little nugget of CW. MAN, was I in for the greatest recovery of my [so-far] pretty short life. I started dosing with salt 4 days before I bought this book, after watching an interview with author, Dr. James Dinicolantonio and experienced a complete turn-around and newfound state of well-being that was nothing short of miraculous. Here's my nothing-short-of-miraculous story: A few years ago I started training for a body building competition and was on a very strict chicken, vegetable, and 2 oz of sweet potato diet. About 6 months in, I started having some MAJOR gut issues and could not for the life of me figure out what the heck was going on. So I decided to go on a ketogenic diet (first started with GAPS protocol, then just straight keto), which probably wasn't a great idea because in retrospect, I think I was already low on salt and going keto dropped my electrolytes even lower. I was also going through major stress and started having random muscle twitching everywhere and TERRIBLE heart palpitations. I also started developing pain in my ligaments under normal amounts of stress, and terrible pain during periods of high stress. Sometimes pain under no stress, just pain all the time for no obvious reason. Sometimes sharp nerve pain that would jolt me awake throughout the night. These sharp jolt pains usually happened during a period of relaxation. My central nervous system was going NUTS and the palpitations were so bad that I woke up one Saturday morning and went to the ER. They did a quick EKG and told me I needed to relax, and referred me to a cardiologist. Anywho, saw cardiologist and they found nothing structurally wrong with my heart. They put me on Metroprolol temporarily to address the heart palpitations, which made them less noticeable for the 10 days I took it. After 10 days on this medication, I found I had mysteriously gained 10 pounds. WHAT!? Anyway, I talked to doc and he then informed me this was a common side effect, so I quit the Metroprolol and palpitations came back full-force. I had seen the following doctors during this time, for the stuff Ill detail below the list: GP Cardiologist Endocrinologist Gastroenterologist (multiple visits) Hematologist Rheumatologist I had chronic fatigue, but with the chronic state of pain, heart palpitations, dizzy spells, exercise intolerance, anxiety, explosive diarrhea (yeah, yeah, TMI..whatever, I like talking about my poops, had to learn a great deal about them to troubleshoot these wonderful GI issues), and overall misery, I attributed it to working a lot/stress and it was the least worrisome of my symptoms. I lost my period for a month too, and this last year my cycle has gotten 3 days shorter, AND I got pregnant and had a miscarriage (why is this relevant, you may ask? Spoiler alert: There is a great chapter on salt and fertility in "The Salt Fix") I had been having all kinds of strange hormonal issues, like hirsutism (had 3 stubborn hairs that were growing on my chin that I had to pluck every week). I'm a 28 year old female, pretty vain if I may add, so this kind of sucked. While all of this was happening, I also lost about 60% of my hair in a matter of 2 months. This is not a coincidence with the growing of the chin hairs, something with my hormones was going completely awry. There is more, but I think you get the point. Enter the interview I saw with the Doc. Decided to start dosing with salt before I even read the book (bought my kindle download 3 days after watching the interview). And OMG, my heart palpitations vanished immediately. VANISHED. I had this newfound energy to get up and do stuff again, like running?! I can't remember feeling like I wanted to run for FUN, since I was like...7? This was just 3 days of dosing. At this point, I have been dosing with salt for about two months and have noticed I don't need to take as much as I did when I started to keep the palpitations away. General anxiety has subsided and I've been feeling GREAT since I started dosing, which was an unexpected effect of this whole thing. I increased my salt intake with hopes of getting rid of the palpitations and dizziness but I got so much more. The last time I plucked those damn chin hairs was about a month and a half ago, so at this point I think they're gone-gone :) YAY My following menstruation after starting to supplement came on its old schedule (28 day cycle instead of 25 for the last year). Hooray! I'd like to keep my eggs for as long as possible :) Also, I've got so much new hair growth on my head that my hair is getting super unruly with frizz, but that's a problem I love to have now hehe. TL;DR version: Salt made my heart palpitations, dizziness, exercise intolerance, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, and hirsutism go away. It normalized my menstrual cycle, and improved my bowels. If I could marry my pink salt shaker, I would. I started having all of these issues about 3-4 years ago when I was 24 years old. I literally went from feeling like I was 24 to feeling like I was 70 in a matter of 1 year. I finally feel my age again because of this tiny change. I have tried every diet under the sun, and THIS is what was missing. This may not seem miraculous, but it felt that way to me. At the rate I was going with chronic issues, I couldn't imagine what it would be like to be 80 years old if I already felt like I was in my 70s at 28 years old (Turns out, a combination of low carb dieting and chronic stress are no good for ya). Anywho, great read! I am recommending this book left and right ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Heart pounding gone - blood pressure remained perfect. *by J***K on March 16, 2018* A simple and inexpensive solution for many health issues. The author makes his case with supporting research and points out errors and inconsistencies in the mainstream narrative about salt. I found his argument convincing enough to do a trial to see how I felt. In my case the trial has been outstandingly successful. I heard the author on a podcast and listened to the audio book when it came out. Because I've found myself wanting to refer to the references in the book when in conversation with others I eventually also bought the kindle version. I'm writing this review 9 months later after my first reading so my report on my trial is after 9 months. Immediately after increasing my salt intake my resting heart rate went down about 9 points and the pounding heart symptoms which I had started to get after lowering my salt a couple of years previously went away. My blood pressure remained perfect. Also, the mucosa membrane in my nasal passages immediately got stronger. This winter, if I've felt like a sore throat is coming on I gargle with Redmond Sea Salt, massage the lymph in the throat and ear area, and take in more salt until the stinging sensation goes away. It's remarkably fast, effective, and obviously inexpensive. I've also noticed it's easier to do manual labor in the heat and not get thirsty. Additionally, water fasting is much easier with when sipping salt water mixed with an equal amount of potassium. The old traditional ideas about the benefits of salt align with my experience . This book helps the reader see how we got off track. I think he's done a great service putting this together. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A researcher worth his… *by K***H on August 4, 2017* This is a review of the Kindle version. I have no bias regarding the author or his subject. At first, the almost evangelistic zeal with which the author makes his case made me suspect that he may have a conflict of interest with the salt industry. I even paused to do a cursory background review to rule this out. Not only did I find no evidence of commercial sponsorship, but I was impressed that in a letter to a prominent medical journal he took on a major drug company for manipulating data on a new blood thinner. To have the time and courage to do such a thing in addition to write this book and his many articles convinced me of his sincerity and dedication. As a physician, I humbly admit that I drank the Kool-Aid of the salt-hypertension hypothesis, but the tiny magnitude of the effect had always left me suspicious. I never bothered to drill down into the evidence the way the author has, and I found it convincing. He mines data ranging from animal studies to clinical trials, but the population studies are what got to me. If, as he shows, countries that consume large amounts of salt do not have a problem with hypertension, how can it be a fundamental cause? I found the link between salt consumption, insulin and anti-inflammatory effects particularly enlightening. My only criticism is the parallel argument made throughout that salt is really a distraction from the real public health enemy, refined sugar. To exploit that logic fully, the author should have written a book about sugar instead! Perhaps he figured this has already been better covered by Gary Taubes, whom he references admiringly. He makes his points and documents his supporting evidence clearly. I find he weakens his case by making the medical establishment sound conspiratorial and using the overly dramatic term Salt Wars. 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