When it comes to nutrition there are general guidelines that are useful for most people. I like Michael Pollan’s advice:

> Eat (real) food. Not too much. Mostly plants.

Though no 1 diet is ideal for everyone and listening to your body can certainly help with this. I prefer to eat lower carb, which leads to my body retaining less water and by extension less salt with it. Additionally, I run & weight lift regularly which also increases my salt demands.

This means I need to intake more salt to keep my levels balanced and avoid fatigue or headaches. I eat very little processed food, so unless I’m going out of my way to add salt I’m not likely to get much in me just by consuming the food as is.

You may be more salt sensitive and thus reducing your salt intake may be the right choice for you, but not necessarily everyone else.