The first really health conscious decision I made was to cut as much salt as possible out of my diet. I gave up Cheerios and Alpha-Bits, the cereals I had eaten for close to 50 years, because of their high salt content. I learned to treat salt-shakers as if they had skull-and-crossbones on them (poison.)After cutting back my salt intake I now find many prepared foods, especially soups, too salty.I learned early on that salt in...