Eat Unrefined Sea Salt

By Andreas Moritz

For salt to be useful to the body, it needs to penetrate foods-that is, the moisture of the fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes must be allowed to dissolve the salt. If salt is used in its dry state, it enters the body in a non-ionized form and creates thirst (a sign of being poisoned). It causes further harm because it is not being properly assimilated and utilized.

You may dissolve a pinch of salt in a small amount of water and add that to fruit or other foods that are not usually cooked. This will aid in the digestion of those items while helping to de-acidify the body. Adding a pinch of salt to drinking water generates alkaline properties and provides you with important minerals and trace elements.

It may be worth mentioning that food should taste delicious, but not salty, in and of itself. Pitta and Kapha body types require less salt than the Vata body type. (These terms are derived from ancient medical system of Ayurveda and they describe the various body types).

Important Functions of Real Salt in the Body:

* Stabilizes irregular heartbeat and regulates blood pressure-in conjunction with water
* Extracts excess acidity from the cells in the body, particularly the brain cells
* Balances sugar levels in the blood, which is particularly important for diabetics
* Is essential for the generation of hydroelectric energy in the cells of the body
* Is vital for the absorption of nutrient components through the intestinal tract
* Is needed to clear the lungs of mucus and sticky phlegm, particularly in those suffering from asthma and cystic fibrosis
* Clears up catarrh and congestion in the sinuses
* Is a strong natural antihistamine
* Helps prevent excess saliva production; saliva that is flowing out of the mouth during sleep may indicate salt deficiency
* Can prevent muscle cramps
* Makes bones firm; 27 percent of the body’s salt content is located in the bones; salt deficiency and/or eating refined salt versus real salt are major causes of osteoporosis
* Regulates sleep; acts as a natural hypnotic
* Helps prevent gout and gouty arthritis
* Is vital for maintaining sexuality and libido
* Can prevent varicose veins and spider veins on the legs and thighs
* Supplies the body with over 80 essential mineral elements; refined salt, such as the common table salt, has been stripped of all but two of these elements. In addition, refined, commercial salt contains harmful additives, including aluminum silicate, a primary cause of Alzheimer’s disease.