D id you know that the fluids of the human body are like little seas, with the composition of sodium and trace minerals similar to that of the ocean? That every cell of the body requires sodium to function? That sea salt is pure ocean?!
Once the water has evaporated and impurities removed, true sea salt is sun dried (versus the staggering 1.200 degrees of conventional salts, which splits the sodium molecules, rendering them less bioavailable); no minerals are extracted (to be sold off to pharmaceutical companies and the like); and NO chemicals are added (conventional salts are often bleached and anti-clumping agents added). While primarily sodium chloride, sea salt also contains abundant trace elements (including naturally occurring iodine!) – all elements in perfect balance as they were found in the waters of the earth (nature tends to know better about these sorts of things!). Because iodine, a mineral needed for proper thyroid function, is less stable than the other minerals, it dissipates from conventional, refined salt. Thus, synthetic or extracted iodine must be added back to the salt from which it came (to compound matters further, making iodine adhere to refined salt requires further chemical manipulation).
So next time you purchase that master seasoning with ten thousand uses, also remember that it was intended so serve higher purposes as well: to ground us to the earth internally, convey energy, and act as the giver of life to our complex systems, providing the electrical charge that fuels nerve impulses and muscle contraction. Remember that those small, seemingly insignificant grains are of the utmost importance!
Seek unrefined sea salt, and your body (and your taste buds) will thank you! Also, seek salts that do not come from polluted waters. Superior brands that I use in my home include Celtic, Lima, Maldon, and Himalayan Pink Salt. The price will undoubtedly be much higher than the more widely distributed Leslie, Morton, or Hain brands, but some costs outweigh others.
Once the water has evaporated and impurities removed, true sea salt is sun dried (versus the staggering 1.200 degrees of conventional salts, which splits the sodium molecules, rendering them less bioavailable); no minerals are extracted (to be sold off to pharmaceutical companies and the like); and NO chemicals are added (conventional salts are often bleached and anti-clumping agents added). While primarily sodium chloride, sea salt also contains abundant trace elements (including naturally occurring iodine!) – all elements in perfect balance as they were found in the waters of the earth (nature tends to know better about these sorts of things!). Because iodine, a mineral needed for proper thyroid function, is less stable than the other minerals, it dissipates from conventional, refined salt. Thus, synthetic or extracted iodine must be added back to the salt from which it came (to compound matters further, making iodine adhere to refined salt requires further chemical manipulation).
So next time you purchase that master seasoning with ten thousand uses, also remember that it was intended so serve higher purposes as well: to ground us to the earth internally, convey energy, and act as the giver of life to our complex systems, providing the electrical charge that fuels nerve impulses and muscle contraction. Remember that those small, seemingly insignificant grains are of the utmost importance!
Seek unrefined sea salt, and your body (and your taste buds) will thank you! Also, seek salts that do not come from polluted waters. Superior brands that I use in my home include Celtic, Lima, Maldon, and Himalayan Pink Salt. The price will undoubtedly be much higher than the more widely distributed Leslie, Morton, or Hain brands, but some costs outweigh others.