How to fall in love...with the right salt

We seem to have a love-hate relationship with salt.  Some of us avoid salt like the plague probably because we once heard bad things about salt…that it causes water retention, high-blood pressure, toxicity, etc.  Some of us are blissfully in love with salt and cannot refrain from pouring it on everything in sight.

The fact is, our body has 50-60 trillion cells and every single one of them needs sodium and chloride and water and a host of minerals.  Hence, we must ensure we have a healthy and happy relationship with salt.   How?  First, we must know our salt.

Historically, salt was a highly valued commodity. So valued, in fact, that it was used as monetary exchange.  Salt was used to fund the Roman wars and pay Roman soldiers.  Sal is Latin for salt, and the word salary comes from the Latin world salarium, which means payment in salt.  In fact, the Romans built roads specifically to facilitate the transportation of salt.

But not all salts are created equal.   

Table salt, the most common salt which is the salt used in processed foods, is made by evaporating the water out of salt deposits, which also removes most of the minerals.  Table salt is almost all sodium chloride, and is full of additives, fluoride, anti-caking agents, potassium iodide, etc..  Some versions of table salt also contain highly toxic aluminum derivatives and bleaching agents.  It’s no wonder table salt is causing so many health problems.


Kosher salt is harvested and processed much like regular table salt but is raked into larger, thicker crystals.  But because of that, it has all the same problems of table salt.


Sea salt is made by evaporating sea water.  It is gaining popularity as a healthier alternative to table salt.  However, the oceans are no longer pristine, and many sea salt producers are refining their salt.   Refined salt is difficult to absorb.


Rock salt comes from salt mines and is more valuable than table salt, but most rock salt has a relatively narrow spectrum of minerals.

Himalayan pink salt is a sea salt from the oceans of 250 million years ago, which was then compressed in what became the mountains of the Himalayas as the sea bed rose up to 20,000+ feet.  As a result this salt is pre-pollution and is the most assimilable form of salt available, with as many as 84 essential minerals.   Its pink color is a result of the combination of bio-active iron and natural organic minerals contained in a crystal matrix.


Love your Himalayan pink salt, and it will love you back, no strings attached.