Something to raise your blood pressure

Dr. Lynn Silver is my new hero.

Silver, an assistant commissioner in the New York City Health Department, is spearheading an effort to regulate the salt content of foods such as pasta, sauces and such.

High sodium levels in foods is killing us. Nearly half the daily recommended allowance for sodium (2,300 milligrams) is in one Big Mac. Eat that with a Super Sized fries and watch your blood pressure go skyrocketing.

Now, I know that many will sneer at a governmental agency wanting to interfere with our God-given right to shake salt on entrees, but study after study shows that high sodium intake is bad for our hearts. And most of the sodium we get come from prepared foods, not from the shaker.