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Offline loulou

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Does salt lift your mood?
« on: March 14, 2009, 11:48:27 am »
Scientists suggest we may add extra salt to our food because it boosts our mood, even though we know too much is bad for us.

University of Iowa researchers writing in Psychology and Behavior say salt may act as a natural antidepressant.

Tests on rats found those with a salt deficiency shied away from activities they normally enjoyed - a sign of depression

I am a lot happier if my chips have salt on than if they don't.
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Re: Does salt lift your mood?
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2009, 06:37:33 pm »
i've never noticed the effect salt has on me, tbh. i'll just go take a few table-spoons worth and i'll let you know...
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Re: Does salt lift your mood?
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2009, 06:43:17 pm »
I tend not to eat much salt.
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Re: Does salt lift your mood?
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2009, 09:16:24 pm »
I had a cut on my arm but when I applied some salt it just seemed to make it feel worse.
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Re: Does salt lift your mood?
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2009, 11:34:26 pm »
I had a mouth ulcer and the dentist said to rinse my mouth twice a day with warm salty water. It didn't sting and didn't lift my mood neither.
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Re: Does salt lift your mood?
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2009, 03:57:19 pm »
I find salty foods give me a terrible thirst so I now avoid them.
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Re: Does salt lift your mood?
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2009, 06:27:41 pm »
I love salty food, but try to avoid eating too much of it because of the health isues surrounding it, not sure it raises my mood,i just like the taste :-)
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Re: Does salt lift your mood?
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2009, 05:50:37 am »
salt is bad, mmmkay?
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« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2009, 06:45:43 pm »
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Re: Does salt lift your mood?
« Reply #9 on: March 16, 2009, 08:16:07 pm »
NO!
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Re: Does salt lift your mood?
« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2009, 09:40:46 pm »
Salt kills slugs.
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Re: Does salt lift your mood?
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2009, 06:11:04 pm »
What did slugs ever do?  Go slugs!
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« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2009, 06:45:16 pm »
Go slug yourself.
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Re: Does salt lift your mood?
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2009, 11:27:19 pm »
What about Sea Slugs, how do they cope with salt?
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« Reply #14 on: March 19, 2009, 07:15:46 am »
Sea slugs are coated with a special film called nudibranch, which protects them from salt water.
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