We have a deep-seated belief that if we don’t consume salt, we won’t have energy. This idea is completely false. We require good food to get energy and to work, not salt. How are animals like horses or cows able to carry their heavy weight and are able to slog away the whole day? In spite of heavy work, they are able to gain weight? Think about it! First attune your mind to new lifestyle before you attune your stomach to it. Most physical problems prove to be psychological problems. If we believe we can’t work while eating salt-free food, we can’t work!
Some people wanted to experiment with salt-free food—even some doctors have tried it. But the problem is, when you eat salt-free food, it becomes so tasteless you lose your appetite. You don’t have any energy and, as a consequence, can’t work!
So logically they conclude that if you want to work, you must eat salt. Many people have said this, and others have accepted it quite willingly.
You can substitute salt with something else! Salt is not a staple food; it is a medicine, which you don’t require. Try eating plenty of salt-free food while drinking plenty of water for few days and see for yourself. You can do double the work with half the stress and strain.
For the person who consumes salt, the small amount of water he drinks is stored in his body and helps in perspiration when he is straining himself. With someone who has stopped eating salt, the water that he has consumed is used up in urination. So
he doesn’t have sufficient water to bear the heat produced in his body. Consequently he feels weak and automatically he attributes it to his missing salt but does not consider his not increased water intake. You should strike at the root cause of any problem. I have gained this knowledge from my own experience!
I personally know many people who have contentedly worked 18 hours a day while following this lifestyle. So eat, drink (I mean water) and work merrily! Experience is the best teacher. The happiness of this lifestyle should be experienced and not explained.
When eating a salt-free diet, you can’t expect happiness in just five or ten days. The happiness of it takes at least four months to enjoy. If you want to achieve something, you have to forego something. If you want to advance in life, you give up some minor pleasures for a while. Same way, if you want to have very good health for the rest of your life, you have to struggle for just four months. Why delay?
You should do tomorrow’s work today, and today’s work now. Come on--start at once! When you first stop eating salt, your body will not cooperate with you, so you can’t expect to work as contentedly as you had been. But this is no big problem. It is only the first hurdle. Cut down on your work for a short period while your body becomes attuned to natural salt instead of through artificial salt in our food. Until your body becomes accustomed to your new diet, it protests and causes hurdles. Once your body adjusts, it will allow you to accomplish your work very smoothly. Now it is your turn to wonder at your immense capacity. When you drive a fine sports car, you can’t see its full potential driving in traffic. You’ve got to get on the highway to see how it can fly!
