is salt healthy for you?

Is Salt Healthy?

Chances are, if you follow mainstream medical advice or watch the news, you’ve

seen some negative press about salt.

In fact, the low-sodium industry is booming!

Maybe you agree that too much salt isn’t healthy at all.

And you’d be right… if we are talking about the chemically produced table salt that is added to most processed foods, meats and snacks.

The Problem with Table Salt

• Table salt is chemically produced, bleached and devoid of most other nutrients.

• This type is not naturally occurring and in fact, when salt-water fish are placed in salt water made with table salt… they die.

• It is also devoid of the many trace minerals that the body needs… so it’s wise to avoid it.

• But when companies reduce table salt in their foods to make it low-sodium, they don’t replace it with trace minerals and healthier options, they often replace it with MSG and other chemical additives to achieve the same flavor.

The Reality of Real Salt

• To the degree that table salt is bad, real salt is healthy, necessary and good.

• Salt, in its natural form, is not only necessary for the body to function, but it is extremely important in the right concentration for optimal health.

• Other studies have shown that it is actually proper calcium, magnesium and other mineral balance, not sodium reduction, that improves blood pressure, hypertension and other problems.

Do you experience …?

• Cellulite • High Blood Pressure • Kidney Stones • Gall Bladder Problems • Sore or Swollen Joints • Fatigue • Brain Fog • Poor Sleep • Asthma or Respiratory Illness • Poor adrenal health • Diabetes or blood sugar issues • Poor muscle tone or lack of coordination • Water retention, edema or swelling

These are all conditions that can result from too little sodium and trace minerals and the resulting mineral imbalance.

• Through our efforts to remove processed table salt with the low-sodium craze

(a good thing to remove) we have created a deficiency of

necessary minerals.

The Benefits of Real Salt

• The negatively charged ions in real salt, especially when combined with water, support a host of hormonal, chemical and electrical processes in the body.

• Its trace mineral concentration makes it especially supportive of nerve and heart health. 

Some other health-related processes that salt can support are:

• Food absorption • Cell Cleansing • Blood Pressure • Heart Health • Asthma and Sinus Trouble • Improved sleep • Reproductive Health • Cellulite • Muscle Cramps/Tension • Bone Health • Adrenal and Thyroid Health • Nerve function • Water Content of Body • Sexual Health • Digestive Health • Eczema and Psoriasis • Oral Health

What Kind of Salt is Best?

• At our house, we have several different types of natural salt but our favorite BY FAR is Himalayan Salt.

• This type of salt is found deep in the Himalayan mountains and contains all 84 trace minerals needed by the body. It is naturally pink or red and has a much milder flavor.

• Other real salts like Celtic Sea Salt and Black Lava Salt are also beneficial.

How to Consume It

• Add it to your foods and avoid processed foods or eating out, since you will consume large amounts of processed table salt. Salt to taste and don’t worry about eating too much.

• Soak in a relaxing bath with added magnesium and Himalayan or Celtic Salt.

• Make a scrub with finely powdered sea salt and natural oil (like coconut or olive) to use as an exfoliant in the shower.

• Use a Himalayan Salt Bar “Soap” in the shower to sooth and heal skin (some say this is very anti-aging) and is very gentle for children with eczema.

• Use a salt board for cooking and curing foods.

Wondering where to find real, quality salt?

We get our Himalayan Salt at a discount here, which is the cheapest and highest quality

source I’ve found.

To learn more about the many benefits of real salt, how to consume it, and where to find the best

sources, click here!

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