In contrast to
heavily refined table salt, Himalayan salt contains an array of trace minerals that can provide otherwise difficult to obtain nutritional benefits.
NOTE: An association does not mean causation, but an excerpt explaining the association
of refined table salt with autoimmune - promoting inflammation is:
It's important to remove processed foods from your lifestyle as well as inflammatory foods such as gluten, dairy, soy, sugar, and
refined table salt as well as nonorganic animal products (such as conventional milk, cheese, meat, poultry, eggs), which are full of antibiotics and growth hormones.
While refined table salt contains only sodium and chloride, unrefined sea salt contains over 84 different elements, including many necessary minerals.
Oh, and there are many different ways to get iodine in our diets that do not entail the use
of refined table salt... so continuing to use table salt for the iodine is not a viable argument.
It contains GMO's (soybeans, canola oil), non-organic sesame seeds, unknown «spices» and «flavors»,
refined table salt and preservatives.
Adding sea salt, which is richer in a wide variety of minerals than white,
refined table salt, can boost your mineral reserves.
Most forms of sodium on ingredient labels are the element sodium, not the NaCl, or
refined table salt, that most people eat far too much of.
Sources of aluminum include processed soy products, aluminum cookware,
refined table salt, deodorants and antacids.
In contrast,
refined table salt is un-buffered and enters quickly through the stomach lining.
Chicken soup, pickles, pork and beans, peanut butter, bread, macaroni and cheese, ketchup, mustard and relish, canned vegetables, pizza, hot dogs, salad dressings, not to mention the endless list of junk foods, jam packed and stuffed to capacity with
refined table salt.
While typical,
refined table salt is detrimental to your health, rock and sea salts can add important nutrients to your diet and actually improve your health.
Sea salt has a higher trace mineral content compared to
refined table salt.