The Health Benefits of Black Salt. Salt is one of those substances that humans depend upon, not only for its taste, but also for its health benefits and its ability to preserve food. The Indian black salt, also known as 'Kala Namak', is a popular variety of Indian volcanic stone salts. It is used extensively in India, Pakistan and internationally, by those who know its benefits. Its unusual color comes from the presence of tiny amounts of iron and other minerals.
Dennis Weaver. Dennis Weaver. The actor Dennis Weaver became best known in the classic western television series Gunsmoke as a lanky, but limping deputy, an amiable sidekick. But Weaver, who has died of cancer at 81, combined in real life various talents, including trade unionism, Olympic-level athletics, and pioneering environmentalism.
The culmination of all these factors was congestive heart failure of an already enlarged heart, at the age of only 44. Cases such as Duckworth's are not rare. Consider the death of former Sonics and Celtics guard Dennis Johnson last year. Johnson never had troubles with weight in his playing career, being a 6'4, 180-pound guard. However, those who knew him at the time of his death, when he was coaching the NBDL's Austin Toros, say that his weight had ballooned close to 300 pounds at that time.