Wellness Wednesday - "Is salt really bad for you?"

The fluids in our bodies are like an ocean environment. Salt is essential for life - but our bodies cannot make it so it must come from an outside source. Most often it comes from meat or regular table salt.

The problem is that our bodies don’t really know what to do with processed salt. Processed salt is stripped of all the good stuff we need AND things are put in that are not good for our bodies. Years of processed salt intake can damage almost all areas of the body such as the heart, kidneys, muscles and bones.


Here are some interesting facts about NATURAL SEA SALT:

* Pure, natural, unprocessed sea salt IS NOT bad for you! In fact, it is GREAT for you - our bodies need it to work properly. So if you use natural sea salt, you don't have to feel guilty about salting your veggies or potatoes!

* 100% natural sea salt maintains its integrity. It is still harvested the same way it was done 2000 years ago - hand raked and left in the sun to dry. Nothing is processed out of it and nothing is added to it.

* Manufacturers of sea salt typically do not refine sea salt as much as other kinds of salt, so it still contains traces of other minerals, including iron, magnesium, calcium, potassium, manganese, zinc and iodine. These are all good things - you want them in your body.

* Natural sea salt has minerals that retain a lot of moisture and are grey in color. If your sea salt from the health food store is white and free flowing then it is processed and should not be used.

* Natural sea salt immediately works with the saliva in the mouth and starts the digestive process. The more minerals present in the mouth the more digestion takes place. This is good - you want to digest your food efficiently - it helps everything work right.

* Natural sea salt has been known to lower blood pressure and decrease water retention. It enables the liver, kidneys and adrenals to work much more efficiently.

* It can boost the immune system, provide renewed energy, and balance alkaline/acid levels (which is very important, you can read about that HERE)



Facts about TABLE SALT (or Sodium Chloride):

* Commercial salt is highly processed and full of aluminum, chemicals and additives which are toxic to our bodies.

* Table salt is normally rock or ocean salt that is mined, heat blasted, chemically treated, and then anti-caking agents and iodine added to it. What you have left is table salt that is basically dead. It is now just dry sodium and chloride.

* Processed salt is devoid of all the essential minerals and macrobiotic nutrients that our bodies need to survive

* Years of processed salt intake can damage almost all areas of the body such as the heart, kidneys, muscles and bones and it is processed salt that bloats us and causes water retention. Processed salt can put a body out of balance. That's why almost every time you have medical problem the Doctor tells you to cut down on your salt intake.


Do your body good and get natural grey sea salt. It won’t pour like table salt because of the moisture content, but the health benefits can be significant. It's an EASY FIX!!