Get used to flavoring foods with less salt, less fat and more aromatic herbs and spices. Too much salt promotes hypertension, heart disease and fluid retention. For the same reason, avoid foods that are preserved in salt, smoked or dried, such as deli meats, sausages, pickled olives, bouillon cubes, etc. When buying salt, choose iodized salt, even better if coarse. Discover all the beneficial properties of herbs and spices. Pepper is rich in capsaicin, an anti-inflammatory. Curry contains mostly turmeric (a powerful antioxidant). In general, all the aromatic Mediterranean herbs and Indian spices, which are real phytonutrients with anti-inflammatory and anti-aging properties.
