Talking "healthy eating talk" to a co-worker a while back, I mentioned Pink Himalayan Salt which he never heard of. He said that he uses sea salt, and then asked me why is that I think Pink Himalayan Salt is better.
I said "dah, um, I had read quite a bit about both, let me go back to all my saved notes and links and get back to you".
Since I save everything I research, I was able to show him a ton of reliable information on the subject. Now that I'm blogging, I just wanted to present some of that information here. My personal philosophy on presenting a case on something is to just present those facts that the person can at least go out and confirm for themselves. Here are some of the main bullet points that I presented to him.
- Sea salt may dehydrate the body whereas Himalayan Salt helps hydrate the body
- Sea salt is difficult to digest and assimilate for our bodies because it is not at the mineral electrolyte size which is immediately usable in our blood and cells (I know that's a mouthful)
- No digestion is necessary for Himalayan Salt, therefore it is ready for immediate use by the body when dissolved in water, unlike sea salt.
- Himalayan Salt contains all the 84 minerals in the body in perfect balance
- Himalayan Salt is unrefined, and almost in it natural state as it was when created hundreds of million of years ago, about 89% of Sea Salts are now refined
- Sea salt can be taken from oceans whose waters have become progressively more toxic waters over the last few decades
- Manufacturers are now playing games with the "sea salt" label. Any salt can be labeled sea salt and still be a refined salt with a weak mineral profile.
- Unlike Sea Salt, Himalayan salt is almost always hand mined and never comes in contact with chemicals that may be harmful to the body.
- My own personal note is that Himalayan Salt has a taste that is almost like a "sweet-salty" spice, it's awesome
As a final note, I hate to be the type of blogger that presents a case by just presenting one side of a case. I did go out and look before writing this post to see if anyone was claiming that sea salt was superior to Himalayan Salt. I came up with nothing, although I would have preferred one or two articles to present both sides, to allow a reader to have two competing cases to choose from. If someone has an link that speak to Sea Salt over Himalayan Salt, I'll be happy to add it to this post.
Also, a few drops of Pink Himalayan salt dissolved in water for you workouts, long distance running, hiking, or just in your watter bottle on hot summer days work miracles for keeping the body hydrated and replenishing the body after a workout. I can confirm this one for myself. I am my own "lab rat". It naturally does what Gatorade and the other sports drinks claim to do, without the fructose or other artificial ingredients.
When you drink Pink Himalayan Salt dissolved in water, you are consuming the energy and "essence" of the sun and the earth from deep back into time. I know it sounds wierd but the first thing I do in the morning, before I put anything in my mouth, I have a large glass of quality filtered water and with an eyedropper, drop in a few drops of Himalayan Salt sole, from Pink Himalayan Salt crystals pre-dissolved in spring water, stored in an airtight glass flask. This daily ritual has many health benefits, and you don't really taste the salt, it's almost like regular water. Anyhoo, I can "feel" the very subtle energy and vibration, like my molecules and my internal vibrations are being calibrated properly, on the right track for the day. I'm not making that up. Oh, and I buy my salt online at The Salt Works, and they have an extensive selection of not just Pink Himalayan Salt but other salts as well.
Ammendment to this article 2/3/2012: as promised above I said if anyone has any competing cases pertaining to sea salt, I will post them here. In the comments below, "rebecca" asked me "what about Celtic Sea salt ?". A preliminary look says that Celtic Sea, which is one of many types of sea salt, is a very high quality salt. I have a link here to some of Celtic Sea Salt's positive properties. For example, seems like Celtic Sea salt gives you all 84 minerals similar to Himalayan salt. As I said below, this article was written more in response to sea salt companies that manufacture low quality sea salts, taking advantage of the high quality implications of the sea salt label. I think one point to keep in mind is that there are many different variations and types of sea salt, thus some will be high quality and some low. See, you learn something every day. The great martial artist Bruce Lee said "be both a teacher and a student, not an authority". ~dw~
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I completely agree with you that pink Himalayan sea salt is a vastly superior product to "sea salt." Can you share with me where you got the information about it's benefits? I buy mine at : http://www.saltworks.com and can buy 5 pounds for $19 postpaid. I am grateful!
Hi. The Salt Works is where I purchase mine also. A very good deal. Trader Joe’s also has it in a salt grinder for $2. My information basically has been accumulated over time from what I have read and the health guru’s I follow. Also My experience with my workouts and regular water vs. Himalayan salt sole tells me it really works. Mainly because I can feel that replenishment to my body after a workout as opposed to regular water. My ex girlfriend was a diabetic and I got her into taking salt baths in Himalayan Salt water and she got amazing results. I want to get on of those salt slab cutting boards as well.
Thanks, Doug. I appreciate you taking the time to answer. I will tell my husband about putting the salt in water after a workout. He works hard physically and that will help, I'm sure.
Himalayan salt has replaced iodized salt in all of my recipes! There are so many health benefits and uses!
I simply love it. I am obsessed with my salt grinder. I can even use salt shakers anymore.
So are you saying that the Himalayan salt is even better than Celtic sea salt, which is what most of the traditional foods bloggers recommend? I find that even the Celtic salt doesn't make me retain water but if we go out to eat at a restaurant , with all their iodized salt, I will wake up with puffy eyes and feel swollen.
I think you point about Celtic Sea salt is valid. A preliminary look at the information available tells me that it is a high quality salt. It seems the be harvested in the age old way without processing. It seems the health and healing properties are very similar to Pink Himalayan Salt. I think my article is speaking more to the manufactures who product low quality sea salts and call them sea salt. It seems Celtic sea salt is the real deal. My web company where I buy my pink Himalayan salt on line actually sells Celtic. I’m gonna give it a try, just to have a variety of quality products for taste and such. As I said in the post, if anyone has any other opinion I will be happy to add them to this post. If you check back in an hour or so, you will see my additions pertaining to Celtic Sea salt. Good question though. I’m in no way coming at this thing like the end all authority on anything. I have added at least 5 new things to my died since I started blogging, bases upon reader’s comments.
Interesting. It made me wonder how my chosen salt stacked up by comparison. While I buy both Celtic sea salt and Himalayan pink salt my mainstay for years has been Redmond's Real salt. Here's what they have to say: ttp://blog.realsalt.com/2010/08/comparing-real-salt-to-himalayan-celtic/
Looks like we're all on the right track!
In response to your other post on your chosen water for workouts, here is the one my 16yo daughter (my athletic role model) and I love: http://cheekybumsblog.com/2012/04/03/living-naturally-homemade-electrolyte-drink-move-over-pedialyte/ I would substitute "gatorade" for "pedialyte" in the wording but the effect is the same and don't you just love the name of her blog?!
I like the recipe. I’m a big fan of real honey, Actually I think I am gonna start adding this to my workout drink. Real “next level” stuff here. ~stay healthy~
What is your opinion of Real Salt?
I only heard about it recently but I got the impression that it was a legitimate salt because it is not processed via chemicals. I think the taste of Pinks Himalayan Salt blows everything else away however, with its sweet/salty taste. Although, I have never tasted Real Salt.
YDo you know where to buy the sole? This is the rock part that you add water too and just use the water and keep it going.
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You don’t buy sole you buy the salt rocks and add to quality water. Just add the Himalayan salt rocks to a sealed preferably glass container and the sold will gradually dissolve. http://www.himalayancrystalsalt.com/sole-recipe.html