Salt - Nature’s Antidepressant
Salt has been consumed and craved by a lot of people worldwide but new research have uncovered one reason why they do. It often leads to a better mood.
Researchers studied rats and when they are deficient in sodium chloride, which is also known as the common table salt, they shy away from activities they normally enjoy. One of the most important features of psychological depression is when there is a loss of pleasure in normally pleasing activities.
If salt is a natural mood-elevating substance, it explains why so many people are tempted to over-ingest it even though it contributes to heart disease, high blood pressure and other health problems.
