Tuesday, June 24, 2008

See Salt, Sea Salt?

Regular table salt is probably not something you think about having weird stuff in, but think again! It can have dextrose, weird fillers, and gluten. Plus it's whitened by some weird bleaching process, and turned nito another typical American non-food. We use sea salt and Himalayan salt. True sea salt isn't white but a little grayish because of the minerals...

According to Donna Gates, a nutritionist, here's the deal on processed salt:

Flavorful Poison

Regular table salt, or iodized salt, is highly refined and has additives like sugar, chemicals, and preservatives. Many of the preservatives are not required to be listed on the container and include ferrocyanide, magnesium carbonate, and aluminum hydroxide.

These extra ingredients improve the pour-ability of standard salt, but they are not necessarily meant for human consumption. In fact, high levels of aluminum are believed to be a major factor in the prevalence of Alzheimer's in the U.S.

Standard salt undergoes a refining process that strips it of 60 trace minerals, leaving a nutrient-free flavoring. Manufacturers put this refined salt into almost every prepared food, and it's even present in municipal water sources.

Read more:

http://bodyecology.com/07/02/08/what_you_dont_know_can_harm_you.php

5 comments:

  1. Anonymous5:16 PM

    "real salt" tastes sooo much better - I can never go back to table salt. As a so-called foodie, I always make sure I travel with my salt. :P

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  2. I've never given a thought to what goes into table salt. Thank you for showing me this! It's sertainly something to think about.

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  3. Howdy! This is a website that I found that got me to ban all refined salt products, particularly due to my thyroid, it was interesting to read the dangerous health effects of table salt: http://curezone.com/foods/saltpage.asp

    Thanks for posting about the nonfood table salt (^^)

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