There was a time when to steal a man’s salt was to steal the brightness from his bones. Salt theft or sabotage was an act of war and a crime punishable by death among other things.

The USDA has confirmed ongoing nationwide policy changes that progressively reduce sodium in school meals for public schools participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. As of 2025–2027, sodium caps remain tightly enforced. By the 2027–28 school year, a further 15% reduction in lunch sodium and 10%

Behind every clear gaze is an invisible terrain, a restless scroll of voltage and antioxidants, kept alive by sodium and SCN⁻ (thiocyanate). As these ions are purged from food chains and substituted in processed diets, modern eyes grow dry, dim, and vulnerable. The epidemic of ocular dysfunction, from the irritation

In chronic sodium deficiency, supplementation may temporarily boost sodium uptake, masking symptoms like fatigue or muscle weakness.

Suffix Origin Salt Connection -wich / -wic / -wych / -wick Old English wīc ← Latin vicus Direct link to salt works, brine springs, and trade -port Latin portus Harbor towns for salt import/export -ford Old English ford (river crossing) Near salt rivers or brine crossings -ham Old English hām

SCN⁻ Deficiency and the Fragmentation of Covenant Exchange in Man and Beast (and the effect on food supply)