Day 196 of our Green Year: Uses For Salt
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Craig and Layla B.Posted
Mon 03 Nov 2008 4:55pm
Most of us think of salt as something bad for the environment because of its ability to kill vegetation, but the truth is that it can have many good uses for those leading environmentally-sustainable lives.
Here are just a few tips for salt in the home that Layla and I will be using:
You can use salt as a polish for brash, silver and co ...
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Uses of Salt
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NiyaprakashPosted
Sat 13 Sep 2008 11:45pm
Around the House
Clear flower residue in a vase
Once your beautiful bouquet is gone, the souvenir it leaves behind is not the kind of reminder you want: deposits of minerals on the vase interior. Reach inside the vase, rub the offending ring of deposits with salt, then wash with soapy water. If your hand won't fit inside, fill the vase ...
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Uses of salt in the kitchen
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NiyaprakashPosted
Sat 13 Sep 2008 11:44pm
Clean the refrigerator
We all have to do it sometime, and today it's your turn. You've removed all the food and the racks from the fridge. Now mix up a handful of salt in 1 gallon (3.7 liters) or so of warm water and use it with a sponge to clean the inside of the refrigerator. The mixture isn't abrasive, so it won't scratch surfaces. ...
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Salt (sodium chloride) in the Diet
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YusufPosted
Sun 26 Apr 2009 12:00am
Salt is crucial for our health, the amount of salt that we eat has a direct effect on our health and blood pressure. The more salt we eat the higher our blood pressure. This is true, not only in people with high blood pressure, but also in people with normal blood pressure.
What is Sodium?
Sodium is an ess ...
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Himalayan Salts
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Dr. Daniel KalishPosted
Thu 27 Aug 2009 9:28pm
Himalayan salt slabs are close to the coolest idea I have seen yet! You can cook directly on this salt, just as you would in a skillet. You can grill on it, bake on it, cure meats and fish on it. You can chill on it, mix and grind herbs in it and serve on it. There seems to be no end to the creative applications of this 500 million-year-old ...
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Lucky Vitamin Presents: Himalayan Salt
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Lucky V.Posted
Mon 07 Feb 2011 6:19pm
Lucky Vitamin is adding another unique brand of health foods: Himalayan Salt.
Salt is essential for life and yogis in India have carried Himalayan salt crystals with their belongings since ancient times. Today, Indian (Ayurvedic) naturopaths recommend its use but yet many people do not know that there are huge differences between the sta ...
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Sea Salt VS. Table Salt – What’s Better?
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Adria A.Posted
Fri 21 Jan 2011 12:00am
This is a common question among clients. What makes sea salt so much better then table salt? There are various views on this topic. Some say there really isn’t that much of a difference, while others say sea salt could be the answer to some of America’s alignments.
I’ll have to admit t ...
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Salt: A Culinary Exploration Event + WIN 1 of 2 copies of The Salt Book!
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www.foodrehab.com.auPosted
Wed 07 Apr 2010 8:22pm
What I considered to be most important at this event was one thing: that salt is taken for granted. That’s right my friends. Salt does more than bring a dish to life- it keeps us alive by keeping our cells functioning. I was gleefully happy to be invited to The Salt Book launch at Kobe Jones to learn about the mystery, the proper use and co ...
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Low Salt Diet Increases Cardiovascular Mortality by Jeffrey Dach MD
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Jeffrey Dach MDPosted
Fri 22 Jul 2011 2:38pm
Low Salt Diet Found to Increase Mortality
by Jeffrey Dach MD
The Low Salt Diet Revisited
A recent study on the effect of a low salt diet made headlines, finding that a low salt diet increases mortality for patients with congestive heart failure.(1-6) ...
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