

This usually comes in a very coarse size salt grain, I just sprinkle the large pieces on my food. I believe Grey Celtic Salt is the best, I get 5 pounds at a time for less than $20 but I use it for fermenting so I go through it quicker than most probably would. I have wasted months and years by putting off nutrients that ended up providing a tremendous amount of help to my metabolism, but I waited because I wanted to avoid some filler.

After dealing with this myself, I think it’s wise to start with the best option we can atm while planning on refining it as we have time. If someone is trying to get started with iodine and other various nutrients and is already feeling a little overwhelmed, I think the benefits of decent unrefined salt outweigh the risks of microplastics. Iodine is part of hormone balancing, but so are boron, CDG, DIM, and other various nutrients. I focus on supporting my ability to process hormone substances and other toxins we might find as we consume products with bits of plastic. I store my food in glass but not my water. I personally do not worry about this plastic issue.

The rest of her videos are gold-mines as wellĪ lot of people mention the fact that a lot of salt can have microplastics or other toxins. Short-term dietary sodium restriction increased serum lipids, insulin and LDL-cholesterol 9Ī great hour long video from Barbara O’neill.Cardiovascular related deaths were less from people with higher sodium intake. About 3600 people were monitored for an average of 8 years. Low salt intake increases risk of cardiovascular disease and heart attack.Clear congestion in the lungs and nasal passages 6.In a proper balance with potassium, salt helps regulate blood pressure, which helps regulate heartbeat 5.As we detox and heal, our cells most likely increase their glucose intake, which requires the use of more sodium.

Low enough sodium levels can contribute to brain-fog, fatigue, weakness and various other issues.3 When glucose is unable to enter our cells and therefor remains elevated in our blood, we refer to the situation as diabetes. Our cells depend on sodium to run the sodium-glucose pump in order to access to their fuel, glucose.It helps us sleep and prevents muscle cramps. Our cells need it to eventually be able to expel toxins via potassium in order to properly generate energy. Unrefined salt supplies our body with over 75 nutrients. This Latin root can be recognized in the French word “salaire” - and it eventually made it into the English language as the word “salary.” 2 Their monthly allowance was called “salarium” (“sal” being the Latin word for salt). “ Worth your weight in salt” is a phrase originating from the ancient Romans, who understood the value of salt.īeing so valuable, soldiers in the Roman army were sometimes paid with salt instead of money. Our cells use sodium to access their fuel. Humans sweat, cry, bleed, and urinate salty substances. I only noticed salt-loading help my symptoms a handful of times, but I think keeping up with my salt intake on food allowed me to keep up with the bromine I was knocking loose as I went slow with iodine. Because of this, I assume my body would prefer to absorb salt slower with food vs large doses with water all the time. There is some information about electrolytes damaging liver and kidney cells in order to increase hydration 1. If I ever feel symptoms that cause me to try a salt-load, and I feel benefits, I increase my intake of salt via food. I salt my food heavily, and drink pure spring water. I think our body prefers pure water and our sodium intake with food. Several doctors and iodine advocates like the idea of using a lot of salt-loading to keep up with detox and hydration. This video The Importance of Salt & Water, by Barbara O’Neill is pretty informative as well. If someone is under the impression that salt is bad for health, they may want to read the book Salt Your Way to Health to gain a better idea of how important quality salt can be, especially while detox and healing. A commonly recommended type of salt is Grey Celtic. Brownstein recommends 1/2 teaspoon of unrefined salt per day. Unrefined Salt is part of The Iodine Protocol.
