[Austin]

Well I have some powdered salt at home. I'll make the wife try it first. If she says it's good I'll give it a try. She's been my guinea pig on all my coffee adventures.

[kau]

Never heard of it before. In addition to reducing the acidity does not give you a salty flavor to your brew?

[DarinM]

I'd suggest just giving it a try. Everyone's tastes are different, what one person finds salty another may not. Start with just a pinch and then you can go more or less to whatever suits you, or if it doesn't - at least now you know.

[Austin]

Your right, at absolute worst I drink one batch of overly salty coffee. No harm no foul. My Dr told me to stop drinking coffee due to high blood pressure. I wonder what he's going to say when I tell him I started adding salt.

[DarinM]

I'm not a doctor, but there are definitely many things the average person can cut out of their diet to have a benefit on blood pressure.

I had bariatric surgery about a month and 1/2 ago. Prior to the surgery I quit eating processed foods completely. I quit eating meat (except for some occasional fish). I quit adding salt to my food and use salt free seasonings. I quit drinking all carbonated beverages. I gave up M&Ms and Reeses cups. I have had no fast food, no junk. Everything I'm eating is natural, organic, whole grain type stuff. And it's delicious.
My blood pressure has dropped by about 15% from low side of high to being in a normal range. I'm also about 1/4 of the way to losing about 250 pounds - which I will lose eventually.

But - I am still drinking coffee and I am still having the occasional cigar. Both of these are said to be related to high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, etc. I figure my healthy other habits (also beginning to include exercise), more than make up for these vices. Know what I mean? It's all give and take. If I decide to have a cup of coffee and throw a bit of salt in it because I want to, I'm going to. Occasionally doing that, occasionally having a stogie isn't going to kill me. If I can't live as I please (within reason, of course), then my life isn't worth living, IMO.

Enjoy your life. It's the only one you've got.

[wheeledgoat]

In my experience with the salt, you cannot taste it. Really, just a pinch is all you need for the bitterness cutting qualities.

If it helps you gauge any, I am a person that never touches the salt shaker except for coffee and fried eggs. (and cooking, but you get the idea). I can't remember when I've ever salted something on my dinner plate. I'm not a big salt person, but I definitely miss it when I don't put it on my coffee grounds.

I don't taste the salt at all - the coffee doesn't taste salty to me in the least - just "better".

[Austin]

I was going to try it, but the wife stayed out late with friends so I had to stop off and buy.

On the BP note. I'm young, my high BP is genetic and weight related. I lost the weight a long time ago but I recently gained a little back. Otherwise not really an issue. My doc said lose weight or quit coffee and cigarettes. I lost the weight and quit smoking. Never had an issue with salt. Just never use it. Only when I'm cooking.