Not exact matches
Table salt is a form of refined
salt — sodium chloride that has been enhanced with additives such
as iodine to counter
iodine deficiency in our diets, and anti-caking agents to prevent clumping.
The issue however is the quality and the type of
salt that you're using,
as white
table salt is sadly just like white sugar - it's been totally processed and stripped down so all the goodness is gone, one of the biggest losses from this is the loss of the
salt's natural forms of
iodine, which is essential for a healthy thyroid and metabolism.
Most Americans have no problem getting enough
iodine, since
table salt is iodized — but if you're on a low - sodium diet (
as an increasing number of Americans are for their heart health) or follow a vegan diet (more on that later), then you may need to up your intake from other sources.
Typical
table salt is refined, stripped down to it's basic components and contains additives such
as sugar and
iodine.
Table salt also usually has
iodine added because it is crucial mineral that can be difficult to get in your regular diet
as well
as an additive to keep it from caking.
Table salt, if you have any at home, the iodized table salt, throw it in the garbage, because you're still going to be getting iodine in sea salt, because iodine comes from the sea, so if you just have more sea salt, you're going to get iodine as one of those trace mine
Table salt, if you have any at home, the iodized
table salt, throw it in the garbage, because you're still going to be getting iodine in sea salt, because iodine comes from the sea, so if you just have more sea salt, you're going to get iodine as one of those trace mine
table salt, throw it in the garbage, because you're still going to be getting
iodine in sea
salt, because
iodine comes from the sea, so if you just have more sea
salt, you're going to get
iodine as one of those trace minerals.
But
as G.H.C said it's your choice to stick with the processed
iodine enriched stuff you call
table salt.
7 Unfortunately,
as evidenced by recent FDA findings, many
table salt makers are now failing to add
iodine in quantities sufficient to support optimal health.
Sea
salt typically has a small amount of
iodine, while
table salt has a higher
iodine content
as this element is added during processing.
Regular
table salt is stripped of all of its minerals and then manufacturers add in synthetic nutrients like
iodine which aren't processed in the body the same way
as real nutrients are.