Salt is a crucial nutrient for health and vitality, yet for decades false marketing campaigns have pushed people away from salt and towards low-salt foods and diets with devastating health effects.
The human body needs salt not only to heal, but also to protect against infection, inflammation and viral overwhelm. Additionally, salt is an essential electrolyte that your cells need for optimum energy and body function.
A low salt diet is one of the leading causes of weak bones, which eventually increases risk of chronic conditions like osteoporosis and arthritis, even though most people believe these diseases are the result of a low calcium diet.
This is one of the biggest misconceptions because the truth is that it is actually "salt" that ionises into calcium inside the body.
The widely held misconceptions about salt has caused common beliefs such as these:
"Salt clogs the arteries"
"Salt causes high blood pressure!"
"Salt causes fluid retention"
"Salt is harmful for diabetics" etc.
The reality is, your cells and your body need salt to perform vital functions.
And if only the broader population understood the key importance of including nature-made salt in their diet, there would be much less infections and reliance on antibiotics and other pharmaceutical drugs.
Interestingly, even though the power of salt as a nutrient for healing is not publicised, doctors and nurses commonly hook patients up to saline drips (salt and water) when they first enter a hospital in crises situations.
Understanding Good versus Bad Salt
When sourcing salt to include in your diet, it's important to realise that not all salt is created equal.
For example, "Table Salt" which you'll commonly find in local cafes and restaurants should be avoided because it consists of additives and anti-caking agents which are actually harmful to the body.
Table Salt is generally made by taking natural salt (such as crude oil flake leftovers) and heating it to 1200° Fahrenheit. During this extreme process, the chemical composition is completely altered and all of the nutritional benefits are destroyed.
Also, generic Table Salt ends up being about 97.5% sodium chloride and a 2.5% balance containing an array of ingredients including; anti-caking chemicals, including aluminium derivatives such as sodium solo-co-aluminate, iodine and MSG (to help stabilise the iodine).
The truth is that these ingredients are not healthy for the body, and rather will add to your toxic load over time which is why you should find better alternatives.
Which Salt To Choose
When it comes to dietary salt, knowing your source is vital.
Always choose pure, unrefined salts made by the sea and wind, wood-raked, packaged and not tampered with in any way.
Some of the earth's most pure salts include Celtic Sea Salt and Himalayan Crystal Salt like those we source and make available here in our store.
Some of the amazing health benefits associated with including these types of pure unrefined salts in your diet include:
- Heart beat and blood pressure regulation
- Clearer breathing pathways due to prevention of mucous build up in the lungs
- Healing cold and flu infections and viral overwhelm
- Balancing sugar levels in the blood, an important element for diabetics
- Greater levels of energy and less fatigue
- Healthier digestion and regularity
- Prevention of muscle cramps and greater physical endurance
- Stronger bones with greater resistance to fractures
- Less muscle cramps and faster recovery from physical exercise.
As you can see, pure nature-made salt is essential for robust health and vitality. In fact, pure natural salt is a self care staple you should have not only in your kitchen at home, but with you wherever you go!
Handy Tip: Don't rely on restaurants and cafes having healthy salt, as many still only have Table Salt which you'll want to avoid. This is why we recommend taking your own pure salt with you when you eat out as often as you can.
The Main Take Away
Salt is a crucial nutrient that your body needs to thrive, so it should be a vital part of your healthy diet.
Avoid processed, refined and "table salts" wherever possible and be sure to source the best nature-made salts you can find. Not only is this better for your health but it also elevates the texture and taste of your food.
When you regularly include pure natural salt in your diet, such as celtic sea salt or pink himalayan rock salt, you'll go along way to preventing inflammation in your body and a long list of health problems.
For your convenience, you'll find some of the best nature-made salts available here in store here
Tolman Self Care.
