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Spice up your cooking to cut down on salt

By , Executive Editor, Harvard Heart Letter
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Herbs, spices, and other flavor-boosting techniques can help you eat less sodium, a proven strategy to lower blood pressure.

High blood pressure — one of the key drivers of heart disease — improves when people eat less sodium, a main component of salt (see "How salt affects your blood pressure").

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Julie Corliss, Executive Editor, Harvard Heart Letter

Julie Corliss has been the executive editor of the Harvard Heart Letter since 2013. She also writes for the Harvard Health Letter, Harvard Women’s Health Watch, and Harvard Men’s Health Watch, as well as for Harvard … See Full Bio
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