This edition of Weekly Inspirations is a simple one but it can make a big difference. Today, I'd like to inspire you to make the switch from regular table Salt to Sea Salt.
Sounds simple enough right? That's cause it is! In the old days, salt didn't need to be refined and bleached & stripped of all the other nutrients it contains naturally besides sodium.
Traditional 'table salt' removes all other nutrients leaving you with just sodium. If that's not enough, it can contain bleaching agents, additives, preservatives, even SUGAR - Say what?!? It's true! Plus the companies tend to add anti-caking agents to reduce moisture...which are not natural by any means and can be quite harmful to your health. A much safer, healthier AND more natural alternative is to use natural sea salt.
Sea salt can now be found in most grocery stores and is definitely on the shelf of your favorite natural health food store. Sea salt has balance of minerals, not just sodium, so it doesn't offset your natural mineral ratios by spiking up your sodium and nothing else. In fact, sea-salt has less sodium than regular salt! Natural Sea Salt contains other trace minerals and nutrients -like magnesium, potassium and calcium, so you're getting added benefits along with your salty flavor! Potassium especially has a significant relationship with sodium, and too much sodium can cause a deficiency in potassium. Since sea-salt has
Sea salt also happens to tastes better that traditional table salt. And take it from someone who loves salt as much as I do, once you switch you'll start finding regular salt kind of gross, not to mention way too intense compared to sea salt. Sea salt is usually not pure white in colour. In fact, the best kinds are not white at all but pink! Even gray! As a rule, white foods contain little nutritive value,so with sea salt, you don't need it to be white at all!
Some studies suggest that diets heavy in traditional table salt could be partially responsible for the thyroid dysfunction epidemic seen in modern times. Firstly because your thyroid gland needs potassium and well, as we discussed, regular table salt has no trace-minerals. Sea-salt on the other hand, has potassium and sodium together for more balance! Additionally, sea salt contains naturally occurring iodine, a nutrient your thyroid gland needs in order to keep functioning properly. Because of extensive processing and refining, table salt loses any traces of naturally-occurring iodine and manufacturers substitute by adding potassium iodine (a synthetic compound). My thoughts are better stick to sea-salt which is balanced exactly how nature intended: naturally.
Sounds simple enough right? That's cause it is! In the old days, salt didn't need to be refined and bleached & stripped of all the other nutrients it contains naturally besides sodium.
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Sea salt can now be found in most grocery stores and is definitely on the shelf of your favorite natural health food store. Sea salt has balance of minerals, not just sodium, so it doesn't offset your natural mineral ratios by spiking up your sodium and nothing else. In fact, sea-salt has less sodium than regular salt! Natural Sea Salt contains other trace minerals and nutrients -like magnesium, potassium and calcium, so you're getting added benefits along with your salty flavor! Potassium especially has a significant relationship with sodium, and too much sodium can cause a deficiency in potassium. Since sea-salt has
Sea salt also happens to tastes better that traditional table salt. And take it from someone who loves salt as much as I do, once you switch you'll start finding regular salt kind of gross, not to mention way too intense compared to sea salt. Sea salt is usually not pure white in colour. In fact, the best kinds are not white at all but pink! Even gray! As a rule, white foods contain little nutritive value,so with sea salt, you don't need it to be white at all!
Pink Himalayan Sea Salt & Gray Sea Salt are your best choices
Some studies suggest that diets heavy in traditional table salt could be partially responsible for the thyroid dysfunction epidemic seen in modern times. Firstly because your thyroid gland needs potassium and well, as we discussed, regular table salt has no trace-minerals. Sea-salt on the other hand, has potassium and sodium together for more balance! Additionally, sea salt contains naturally occurring iodine, a nutrient your thyroid gland needs in order to keep functioning properly. Because of extensive processing and refining, table salt loses any traces of naturally-occurring iodine and manufacturers substitute by adding potassium iodine (a synthetic compound). My thoughts are better stick to sea-salt which is balanced exactly how nature intended: naturally.
Thoughts? Do you use Sea Salt?
