The affect of other salts, including mineral salts, on health
Any form of salt, that is sodium and chloride, is going to make the blood pressure more difficult to control. Do not be deceived into thinking that seasalt, rock salt, garlic salt are any different from common salt.
However, potassium salts have been shown to have the opposite effect to sodium salts and may have a beneficial effect on blood pressure. Pure potassium salt substitutes that contain mainly potassium chloride, have been shown to be quite effective in lowering blood pressure. However, most people find these salts distasteful and do not like using them. Mixtures of sodium and potassium chloride are now available e.g. Lo Salt, Pan Salt which are more acceptable. If you have kidney failure, you should not use a mineral salt without medical advice .
Allow time to adjust to new foods
These changes to the diet are initially difficult as the food, particularly if large amounts of salt are usually added to your food, will taste bland. You need to persist for at least two or three weeks, before you become accustomed to the new taste. During this time the salt taste receptors in the mouth become much more sensitive to salt and after two or three weeks, you will detect a salty taste in anything which you previosly ate. Indeed, you will find that if you use fresh ingredients, you can now taste the natural foods. Once the salt taste receptors have adjusted, you will find that high salt foods will taste unpleasant. Exactly the same applies to fatty foods.
Put pressure on the food industry
The supermarkets and the food industry claim that no-one ever told them they want foods with less salt and unless consumers demand it, they don't see a need to change. You can help by adding your voice. Why not write to your local supermarket about them about the very high salt and fat content of nearly all of the processed foods that they sell. Tell them that you need processed foods that contain far less salt and fat.
Good luck! Let us know what response you get.