Himalayan pink salt has a high nutritional content value in comparison to other salts. Mined from ancient salt beds in Pakistan at the base of the Himalayas – essentially in salt lakes sealed off from the elements by lava and accessed now by underground mines. Its processed differently than table salt which maintains the integrity of the nutrients. Given that our developing world is full of toxins and pollutants it’s incredible that the salt has remained in a clean and uncompromised natural state.
In contrast, commercial table salt is stripped of minerals through the process of being bleached and cleaned with chemicals. It’s also heated at very high temperatures, all that remains is the sodium chloride - salt.
Iodine – originally added to treat an iodine deficiency in modern culture (helps the function of the thyroid gland)- is almost always a synthetic compound which is difficult for the body to process. The other additive is anti caking agents. These actually prevent the body from absorbing the salt because it disables the salt from dissolving in water and ends up accumulating in the organs. The body tries to eliminate the additives using cellular water to neutralize the amount of salt in the system which leads to dehydration.
Salt in the right amounts is good for our body in fact it is essential.
It maintains the correct water balance in our body and prevents dehydration. When you sweat, due to heavy exercise or high temperatures, your body loses electrolytes. Athletes drink electrolytes after training to replace the salt they have lost.
Salt maintains the PH level in our blood, in effect reducing inflammation – the source of all dis-ease. It assists the transport of liquids, nutrients and wastes across membranes.
Acting as the key component in assisting cell communication for movement, salt is essential to brain function. It carries electrical impulses across nerves and cells to communicate with other cells and contributes to muscle function helping them to contract and relax.
Himalayan Pink Salt contains the same trace minerals and elements that occur naturally in the human body. There is some debate as to whether the “health” benefits of Himalayan salt are of significance. So, lets break it down.
Our body needs salt on the basic level of cell communication- all salts have essentially the same sodium chloride percentage. How much you ingest depends on how fine the processed grain is.
The minerals that are within the Himalayan salt are “trace elements” in colloidal form- which means they function at a cellular level and are small enough for our cells to absorb them easily. A lot of the “trace “elements are electrolytes.
Electrolytes are the chemicals that form electrically charged ions, the ions are what carry the information between the cells for movement. They are energy.
Maintaining your electrolyte balance is as important as eating and drinking what you need.
Your bodies way of letting you know that you need to replenish electrolytes or rehydrate is through muscle cramping.
¼ teaspoon of Himalayan Pink Salt dissolved in a liter of water can be used as an electrolyte replacement after training.
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