"Know your blood pressure before adjusting salt Huberman explains that salt recommendations are not one-size-fits-all because blood pressure status completely changes what is optimal. He states that "everyone should know their blood pressure" because it "informs a lot about what you should do — should you be doing more cardiovascular exercise, should you be ingesting more or less salt." Without this single measurement, any salt advice is potentially harmful rather than helpful, so getting a blood pressure reading is the necessary first step before tweaking sodium intake. Source: Andrew Huberman, Huberman Lab, The Science of Salt, Sodium & Health"