choose to live healthy [1]: celtic sea salt

We often hear about how unhealthy salt is for our bodies when in actuality, salt is essential for the survival of all living creatures, including humans. I'm not talking about table salt or even sea salt here. This kind of salt IS toxic and extremely unhealthy for our bodies. Table salt is super refined and the processing it undergoes removes 82 out of the 84 minerals in salt, leaving behind only sodium and chloride. Ew! Over-consumption of this nasty monster causes major health problems such as high blood pressure, atherosclerosis- read more on atherosclerosis here, fluid retention, osteoporosis, kidney stones, and stomach cancer. Sea salt is just as bad as table salt even though it tastes better than table salt. It is still extremely processed and therefore lacking important minerals and trace elements.  

It's hard to imagine there being a healthier alternative, but hooray! there is and the salt I'm talking about goes by the name of Celtic Sea Salt. This type of salt is the PUREST form of salt and is actually needed by our body. Celtic sea salt is hand harvested from clay salt basins off the coasts of Brittany, France by the 'saunier' or hand harvester using long wooden rakes (this preserves its living enzymes). This salt is unrefined and contains all 84 known trace minerals and micro-nutrientes found in sea water. Not only does this salt start the digestive process, it is known to lower blood pressure, reduce water retention, help the liver kidneys and adrenals to work more efficiently, and help boost the immune system. WHAAAT? It doesn't exactly the opposite of table salt? Hell yes it does!   

Celtic Sea Salt is naturally gray and more chunky and wet than table salt or sea salt because it is not processed. How do I ingest Celtic Sea Salt? I usually take a pinch of it in my mouth morning and night and swish it around with water before swallowing. Then I take a few swigs of water to wash it down. If I work out that day then I take another pinch of it after my work out (so 3 pinches a day if I work out). I've noticed that sleeps are deeper when I take it at night before bed. I also use it for all flavoring just as I would in place of table salt. 

Healing Virtues of Celtic Sea Salt

(taken by Sara Ding of Juicing for Health)

Celtic sea salt has tremendous healing virtues that have the exact opposite effects of refined salt.  It helps to balance out and nourish our body with minerals that our body lacks.  It is particularly helpful in helping with mucus elimination.  Here are some conditions that Celtic sea salt is also good for:

Sinus and bronchial congestion:  I have seen many times how Celtic sea salt when taken before sleep has helped the sufferer sleep through the night as it breaks up the irritating mucus, providing much relief.

Regulate blood pressure:  We are right to say that salt causes high blood pressure but it is the toxic table salt that is the culprit.  Celtic sea salt has been shown to actually normalize blood pressure.  It literally goes around your body and 'scrounges' for the harmful sodium deposits and completely eliminates it from your body.  If you have high blood pressure, pure salt will bring it down.  But if you have low blood pressure, pure salt will bring it up.  Only nature has been designed with the ability to do this.

Deeper and more restful sleep:  When Celtic sea salt is taken with warm water before bedtime, it promotes a deeper and longer sleep that is both restful and refreshing.  Nor does it cause you to wake up and wanting to urinate.

Water retention:  We often hear that salt causes water retention.  Again, this is only because the wrong salt was taken¾table/commercial salt.  Celtic sea salt does the opposite by helping our body properly balance out the electrolyte minerals and releasing the retained water.

Kidney stones:  Celtic sea salt has also been reported to actually dissolve kidney stones.

Building the immune system and aids healing:  Celtic sea salt provides the rich minerals directly to our cells to enhance resistance to infections and bacterial diseases.  It also helps our body heal quicker when there has been a surgery, sickness, burns, mental disorders, etc.

Prevent over-acidity in body:  The rich minerals effectively eliminates unwanted sodium from the body, extracting excess acidity in the body, especially in the brain.  The electrolytes are vital to the nerves for communication and information processing of the brain cells.

Helps control saliva:  If you salivate (or drool) in your sleep, it could mean that your body is deprived of the right kind of salt, and that you are not drinking enough water.  This condition may also lead to double chin as your saliva glands work doubly hard to lubricate your insides.  Drink more water with Celtic sea salt to stop this condition.  

Diabetics:  Helps balance out sugar in blood in diabetics. 

Muscle cramps:  Providing essential minerals to the muscles and preventing muscle cramps.

Strong alkalinizer:  Helps keep our body at the right pH.  This is important as an over-acidic body creates many health problems and an endless list of degenerative diseases.

[via juicing for health]

You can find Celtic Sea Salt at your local health food store. I got mine from Whole Foods for $10 and it will last me 8 months. Yes, it's more pricey than table salt or sea salt, but FOR GOOD REASON!