Have you been told, "Salt isn’t good for your health?" If so, is it really true? Well, let’s see… Your body needs water in order to ensure life. Dr. F. Batmanghelidj MD, the author of "Your Body's Many Cries for Water: You’re Not Sick, You're Thirsty!" not only explained that salt has many other important functions than just regulating the water content of the body, but he also shared these invaluable benefits: Salt is not ...