Humans (in most parts of the world) are the only species that don’t spend most of their energy and resources acquiring food. And we’re one of the only generations in human history that: Doesn’t grow it Doesn’t hunt it Doesn’t preserve it Doesn’t know the people who produce it (You are an exception to the norm here.)

Sodium Isn’t the Villain — Imbalance Is For decades, we’ve been told that salt is the enemy. Lower your sodium. Avoid salt. Choose “low-sodium” everything.In human and animal nutrition, the story is more complex.Sodium is not optional. It’s an essential mineral that our bodies cannot function without. One tough farming lesson: we lost nearly 400 chicks over 6 weeks due to a salt deficiency in the feed. They stopped growing, drank less water, and nothing we tried worked. Finally, feed tests showed almost no sodium—the company missed the salt to a whole batch of feed.