Sodium

Good Salt Is Not Your Enemy

When consumed in moderation, good sea or Himalayan salt provides trace minerals which are missing in many chronic disorders, including cardiovascular disease.

Do Not Consume Regular Table Salt

Processed table salt is an unnatural chemical form of salt – Excessive drying heat (>1200ºF) alters natural chemical structure of the salt. “Chemically cleaned” table salt is 97.5% sodium chloride (devoid of trace minerals) and the other 2.5% is iodine and chemicals E.g. moisture absorbents, such as calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, and aluminium hydroxide. (Aluminium deposits into your brain – potentially a cause of Alzheimer’s disease).

Too Much Salt Is as Bad as Too Little

Average person consumes an excessive daily 4-6 grams, some as much as 10 grams – processed table salt is found in almost all processed foods and also added at the table.

Excess Salt depletes body’s cellular water – water molecules must surround the sodium chloride to break them up into sodium and chloride ions in order to help neutralize them. This takes water from your cells. Your body uses 23 times the amount of cell water to neutralize every gram of sodium chloride that your body cannot get rid of. This causes excess fluid in your body tissue, which can contribute to cellulite, rheumatism, arthritis, gout, and kidney / gall bladder stones.

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Information does not replace the advice of your physician or other health care provider. Before undertaking any course of treatment, the reader must seek the advice of their physician or other health care provider.

Good Salt Is Not Your Enemy When consumed in moderation, good sea or Himalayan salt provides trace minerals which are missing in many chronic disorders, including cardiovascular disease. Do Not Consume Regular Table Salt Processed table salt is an unnatural chemical form of salt – Excessive drying heat (>1200ºF) alters natural chemical structure of

Where Do You Find Sodium in Food?

Although sodium is as a nutrient we need to limit, your body does need sodium to function properly. Sodium is involved in your muscles, nerves, blood pressure regulation and blood volume. Sodium is found naturally in many foods, but natural sodium makes up a small percentage of sodium intake

Shaking Up The Salt Myth

The Human Need for Salt “In all ages salt has been invested with a significance far exceeding that inherent in its natural properties…Homer calls it a divine substance. Plato describes it as especially near to the gods, and we shall presently note the importance attached to it in religious

Salt, Good or Bad?

Too Much Salt Is as Bad as Too Little Average person consumes an excessive daily 4-6 grams, some as much as 10 grams – processed table salt is found in almost all processed foods and also added at the table. Excess Salt depletes body’s cellular water – water molecules must surround

Salt vs Sodium

What’s the difference between sodium and salt? Salt and sodium are often used interchangeably, but they’re not exactly the same thing. Sodium is a mineral that occurs naturally in foods or is added during manufacturing or both. Table salt is a combination of sodium and chloride. By weight, it

Himalayan & Celtic Sea Salt

Properties of unrefined, Himalayan and Celtic Sea Salts Himalayn salt has a perfect crystalline structure (as seen under an electron microscope) – the interconnectedness of each molecule provides a harmonious vibrational energy component of the 84 elements present. The picture on the left (below) shows refined sea-salt. The natural Himalayan salt shown