"Put That Salt Dauwn"

My husband has a friend who when he (his friend) eats any meal and picks up the salt, will say to himself, “Put that salt dauwn (down).” This gentleman said that growing up if he picked up the salt at dinner to spice his food up a little bit, his mom would always use the phrase, “Put that salt dauwn.”

That’s some great advice for all of us, and if we all took that advice, how much better our health would be. I know all too well, though, that this is advice very few will take because we are so accustomed to using salt in everything we eat. Some of us not only use it, but we douse our food in it.

Even the doctor’s orders to ‘put that salt down’ and his warning of the health risks associated with salt don’t seem to deter us from pouring it on during breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even on already salty snacks.

So you ask, “What’s the big deal? Is it really that bad?” Yes. Salt really is that bad. Dr. Mercola (www.mercola.com) has written an article about it (http://www.mercola.com/forms/salt.htm), but I’ll save you the reading and will give you some main points. Then, I’ll list some alternatives.

First of all, we NEED salt in order to live. The problem lies in the kinds of salt we consume. Today’s table salt is completely different from the natural salt our bodies need.

“Your table salt is actually 97.5% sodium chloride and 2.5% chemicals such as moisture absorbents, and iodine. Dried at over 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit, the excessive heat alters the natural chemical structure of the salt causing the potential for a myriad of health problems in your body.” (mercola.com)

“What remains after typical salt is "chemically cleaned" is sodium chloride - an unnatural chemical form of salt that your body recognizes as something completely foreign. This form of salt is in almost every preserved product that you eat. Therefore, when you add more salt to your already salted food, your body receives more salt than it can dispose of. This is important as over 90% of the money that people spend on food is for processed food.

Typical table salt crystals are totally isolated from each other. As a food, table salt is absolutely useless, and can potentially act as a destructive poison. In order for your body to try to metabolize table salt crystals, it must sacrifice tremendous amounts of energy.
Inorganic sodium chloride upsets your fluid balance and constantly overburdens your elimination systems, which can impair your health.

When your body tries to isolate the overdose of salt you typically expose it to, water molecules must surround the sodium chloride to break them up into sodium and chloride ions in order to help your body neutralize them. To accomplish this, water is taken from your cells and you have to sacrifice the perfectly structured water already stored in your cells in order to neutralize the unnatural sodium chloride. This results in dehydrated cells that can prematurely kill them.” (mercola.com)

“For every gram of sodium chloride that your body cannot get rid of, your body uses twenty-three times the amount of cell water to neutralize the salt. Eating common table salt causes excess fluid in your body tissue, which can contribute to:

• Unsightly cellulite
• Rheumatism, arthritis and gout
• Kidney and gall bladder stones

When you consider that the average person consumes 4,000 to 6,000 mg of sodium chloride each day, and heavy users can ingest as much as 10,000 mg in a day , it is clear that this is a serious and pervasive issue.” (mercola.com)

Did you know that there are dangerous preservatives in table salt that aren’t required to be listed on the label? “Calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, and aluminum hydroxide are often added to improve the ability of table salt to pour. Aluminum is a light alloy that deposits into your brain - a potential cause of Alzheimer's disease.” (mercola.com)

“Many people believe sea salt is a healthy alternative to table salt, but this is no longer the case. The oceans are being used as dumping grounds for harmful toxic poisons like mercury, PCBs and dioxin. Reports of oil spills polluting the sea are becoming more frequent. With some 89% of all the sea salt producers now refining their salt, today's sea salt simply isn't as healthy as it used to be.”

The solution – EAT PURE HIMALAYAN CRYSTAL SALT
Benefits – 1) not bad for you!! It can even be a healing agent
2) has a balancing effect and does not contribute to high blood pressure, etc.
3) minded by hand and hand washed
4) There is no limited shelf life and no need for silica packets to prevent clumping

Read more about it here: http://www.mercola.com/forms/salt.htm