Guest guest Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 I heard that all salts have 97% of sodium chloride ( commercial law)....atlantic and himalayan salt too. Then the 250 different salts contained in the last would be in the remaining 3%. What's your information about that? merevita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Merevita 24 different minerals found in Natural salt are indeed on a very small percentage. However, 97% Sodium Chloride can be regulated only for processed salts like iodized ones. No law can apply for natural sea salt or mined salt. The small percentage of other minerals is what our body demands. These are essential minerals. In India, once government wanted to ban the sale of natural sea salt. However, due to opposition by health minded citizens and public the move was dropped. Dr Bhate Merevita wrote: I heard that all salts have 97% of sodium chloride ( commercial law)....atlantic and himalayan salt too. Then the 250 different salts contained in the last would be in the remaining 3%. What's your information about that? Dear Guru Khalsa The authors limited observation of people suggested that community who eat fish have lesser percentage of obese persons, as compared to community of pure vegetarians or those who eat mutton only. This observation may not be true in other countries. Being the conclusion of a limited sample, the correctness of this statement is difficult to prove. Dr Bhate ayurveda, Guru Khalsa <greatyoga> wrote: >You mentioned that there is a notable differnece in > proportion of obese population between fish eaters and > vegetarians. I was interested in what the difference > is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 non-iodized salt used to be banned in many countries b/c it was feared that if people didn't take the iodized salt, which is a refined salt (pure NaCl) with added iodine, they would be more susceptible to goiter - at one time iodine-deficiency was a big problem in places like India, compared to elsewhere the problem of course is that pure NaCl is more likely to disrupt physiological activities in the body than unrefined NaCl, because its effect is influenced or partially held in check by other minerals found in the salt - refined salt, refined sugar, refined flour etc. etc., these are all examples of foods that originally weren't as much of a problem as what they have become, simply through refinement HOWEVER, humans evolved eating very little salt, and before the advent of agriculture didn't spend anytime harvesting it - rather, their sodium sources were naturally occurring in animal foods, although they may have obtained it very rarely from natural salt "licks," salt pans or other mineral sources even after humans discovered the technology of making salt, refining it from mineral sources or boiling off sea water, it remained extremely valuable, worth its weight in gold - despite the fact that salt is now a widely available commodity, I take the view that salt is probably better consumed if indeed it was expensive as gold, and thus most of us would consume a lot less of it better than any kind of salt are the seaweeds, which I am sure still are or at least used to be consumed by all coastal peoples all over the world ocean water contains an abundance minerals, thrown up from the earth's crust by deep sea vents, but unlike ocean water which contains both beneficial and toxic minerals, the seaweeds absorb only those minerals that are essential and beneficial for human function seaweeds contain very little cellulose and are up to 50% mineral content by dry weight - thus seaweed is the richest naturally occurring source of minerals like calcium and magnesium, in much, much lower ratios with sodium chloride -simply rinsing the seaweeds before use gets rid of much of the salty flavor, although it will still contain significant amounts of sodium thus rather than adding salt to your food, add a handful (10-15g ) of seaweed while cooking: to soups, stews, curries, steamed vegetables, etc - you won't notice the seaweed flavor at all, and will obtain all of the benefits of its rich mineral content of course not all seaweeds are the same, and should be obtained from people that know what they are doing in North America one excellent source is Ryan Drum on Waldron Island in the Pacific Northwest contact him at: Island Herbs, PO Box 25, Waldron Island, WA 98297 USA if you live near the ocean you can also use seaweed as a fertilizing mulch and dig it into your garden to increase the health and vigor of your plants - it also has the added benefit of keeping the pests down todd caldecott > Merevita > 24 different minerals found in Natural salt are indeed on a very > small percentage. However, 97% Sodium Chloride can be regulated only > for processed salts like iodized ones. No law can apply for natural > sea salt or mined salt. The small percentage of other minerals is > what our body demands. These are essential minerals. > > In India, once government wanted to ban the sale of natural sea salt. > However, due to opposition by health minded citizens and public the > move was dropped. > Dr Bhate Caldecott todd www.toddcaldecott.com "For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." -Richard P. Feynman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 Dear Jagannat - Could you please send a link to info on this new law? This is the first I have heard of this. Natural salt (seawater evaporated and mined) is available everywhere. In fact I never see any other type of salt in the market. If this is a law no one here knows about it. In many foreign countries different types of salt iodized and otherwise are available - it is a matter of choice. Of course in natural salt from sea water there is plenty of iodine - naturally. > ayurveda, durgesh mankikar > <d_mankikar> wrote: > > > > I am not disputing the benefits of natural salt. > > i was questioning the banning of it, and on purpose. > > i am not aware of it being banned, and by any particular industry. > > Enlighten me. > > > > By the way, I liked your take on the Hippocratic Oath. > > > > Durgesh Mankikar,MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 > why not minerals? One day, as sea salt stock was over, he used > iodized one and ended up with inflammation of nasal passages, sinuses > etc, which can be attributed to iodine. It took another half hour and > several neti applications to subside the inflammation.blood oxygen, hmm... the problem could relate to taking pure NaCl, instead of sea salt which contains an abundance of trace minerals that may act to "buffer" the activity of refined salt similarly, this is probably why I and several other colleagues have noted that sea salt has no deleterious effects in hypertensive patients, but refined NaCl does > Conclusions: > One way of treating depression is through balancing minerals by > feeding sea salt water to brain by simple Neti technique. > absolutely! among the western herbs we use, including skullcap, avena and catmint, they are all proportionally rich in minerals minerals are the stuff of life, like the consonants of a language that ground it and give form to the energetic vibration of the vowels best... Caldecott todd www.toddcaldecott.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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