Along with potassium and chlorine, sodium maintains proper electrolyte balance. It also assists in keeping body fluids normal, nerve and muscle function, production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach and transportation of nutrients from intestines to blood. Too much table salt can lead to edema, high blood pressure, potassium deficiency, and liver and kidney disease. Antioxidants destroy free radicals, which weaken cells and increasing their susceptibility to cancer. The amount of exposure to pollution, pesticides, food preparations that cause the formation of free radicals, etc.
Antioxidant nutrients are vitamin E, vitamin C, selenium and melatonin.