In December 1976 two brothers Michael and Stephen Klinge decided to found a pharmaceutical supply company which would produce the highest quality raw materials and give the best service to the pharmaceutical industry. Over the years, the company has adapted and developed so that today it is in the forefront of supplying potassium chloride to the pharmaceutical industry and now to food manufacturers throughout the world. In 1983, Michael and Stephen felt their company knew how to produce potassium chloride better than anyone else. They decided it was now important to market their product rather than merely enjoy the growth from word of mouth advertising. They also developed a reduced sodium salt alternative to be sold under the company's trade name, LoSalt. Nigel Murray, the Sales & Marketing Director joined them and today these three form the board of a company dedicated to quality and service. We are what we eat So the saying goes, and today we are becoming more and more concerned about how what we eat affects our bodies. Common table salt - sodium chloride - although essential for our health, is something we eat too much of. On average we eat the equivalent of two and a half teaspoons each day - about five times more sodium than the body needs to function efficiently. And now that salt - or more precisely, the sodium element of it is being closely linked with high blood pressure, strokes, heart disease and osteoporosis, it's more than time to think about cutting down So how to cut down on salt and increase potassium intake The best and simplest thing to do is cut out the salt that's easiest to cut out - the salt you use at the table and add in cooking. But if you, or your family, like a salty taste, or find some unsalted foods bland, then think about a low-sodium alternative to satisfy your taste-buds. LoSalt contains only one third the sodium of common salt, yet it has all the flavour, and looks, cooks and tastes the same. And as it contains the two natural body minerals - potassium and sodium in a 2 to 1 ratio, it's a great way to get the low salt habit going. As cooking is the point at which so much of our daily intake of salt occurs, it is only sensible to start cutting down on salt in the kitchen, when preparing food. This is where the right low-sodium alternative, like LoSalt, can still give you all the taste, flavour and seasoning in your food that you have come to expect.
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