Is Salt Nature's Antidepressant?

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Manus — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:07:27 GMT

What do you know?.....again the FDA'S RDA for a potential harmful halide like sodium is way above what is healthy for us humans and that, of course , corresponds with the inadequate levels recommended for vitamnis ,minerals and trace elements. You can almost guarantee that the FDA will, as a matter of principal, recommend anything that is harmful to get the nod while those vital elements necessary for homeostasis are denegraded, rubbished and demeaned..To me that means an orchestrated agenda to commit toxic bichemical warfare on us all.

Please listen to Dr. Rima Laibow's video on Nutricide-Criminalizing Natural Health.Vitamins.andHerbs

http;//www.healthfreedomusa.org

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einzigal — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:20:30 GMT

No wonder I'm craving a big swim in the ocean!!

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Elizabeth Shannon — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:23:39 GMT

Yes, all interesting isn't it. I've just had someone pass information on to me about drinking water and putting a few grains of salt (good quality) on your tongue to help you sleep. And knowing that depression has a relationship to insomnia - this article has aroused my interest.

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Nicks2 — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:54:54 GMT

Copper in bread sounds like an April 1 story, our health department would not know what side of the bed to get out of, for a start they believe in fluorodation. BSS

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momo6 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:11:08 GMT

I tried and loved the Himalayan salt, but am wondering how to get iodine if not from iodized salt?

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djd_fr — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:08:12 GMT

Here in France we are fortunate to have sea salt, dried in the sun. It is a beautiful process to observe. Sel de Guerande.

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Taarak — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:17:49 GMT

a slightly better way to get all those scores of oligo-elements is soak the seeds in such a mineral rich solution before sprouting them.

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AntNel — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:41:27 GMT

Here are some videos with Dr. Barbara Hendel, the Himalayan Crystal Salt expert Mercola featured in one of his videos. www.ihealthtube.com/.../search.aspx

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Alioops — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:13:21 GMT

I love the taste of the sea salts. I do not buy table salts anymore and have been using the sea salts for a while now.

Since cutting down on salts my blood pressure has lowered.

When I get my BP checked it is sufficiently low.....however, too low sometimes, to the point of getting dizzy spells when I get up too fast. I may be lacking in something.

Though I am still confused on the iodine issue.

How much iodine do our bodies require? Do the Himalayan salts have enough iodine that is required for our thyroid? Is iodine a poison that we should not be ingesting? Questions, questions......does anyone know?

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princella — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:33:18 GMT

Hello I read the article and I wondered about people with High Blood Pressure. They are told to stay away from salt. Can the still consume a reasonable amount of salt?

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stapes — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:12:14 GMT

If you would like to learn more about the role of Iodine in our total health this is an excellent cite to start with: www.iodine4health.com/.../ortho.htm

Iodine deficiency is well documented in certain cultures, as well as healthy amounts in others. Because of modern farming practices Iodine is increasingly more difficult to obtain in the food we eat. Supplementation in most cases is required, and table salt is not a healthy source. After reading some of the information on the above link, it is again a case of one of those “duh” moments. Conventional medicine and big pharma have no interest in promoting a cheap natural element essential for balanced health.

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OssieA1 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:22:45 GMT

I have both Himalayan and Celtic Sea Salt and my preference is for the CSS, love it, has flavour but I don't overuse it.

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adam — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:59:50 GMT

i'd like to know how Redmond natural sea salt measures up in terms of safety and whatnot (if neroli moonstone's reference of what Mr Phllp Day said is true concerning toxicity). compared to OTC (which i avoid with the exception of it being in almost every prepackaged food product i use (unfortunately)), it is very mild, and i have to use a TON of it in order to get the same taste of saltiness. i don't know if that has any relevance to its being healthy or not, but i'm just telling it how it is. a nice thing about Redmond salt, though, is that it has all the trace mineral percentages on the package - something OTC dares not do!!

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Lydia34 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:47:50 GMT

Ahhh,! yes you do keep a check on Ray Peat. His newsletters are amazing if hard for the general public to read them. His last but one told the physiology of salt and glad our dear Mercola picked it up to pass it Some very good articles on Ray Peat's web sight too. Check it out. He really helped us when my daughter had thyroid cancer a few years back.

Good health and good spirits to all.

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Bex916 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:44:07 GMT

I switched from iodised table salt to natural rock salt. I wound up severely unwell and barely able to function. Come to find out, I was not getting enough iodine. I switched back to iodised table salt and within about a day or so, I bounced back. So though natural salt maybe healthier for the lack of processing/heating/bleaching and the contained natural minerals, the lack of iodine can be a BIG problem for those who are from areas that are low in iodine (such as New Zealand) and this is a very real health problem. This is something that needs mentioning. Natural salt, at least for me, did NOT contain nearly enough iodine to cover all bases and I was very unwell as a result of this. Had I gone on as I was, I hate to think what would have happened to me.

I am scared now to change back, but will think about doing it. However, in doing so, I need to find other ways to get iodine. I'm wary of kelp due to contaminants. I use a lot of salt because my body craves it. But obviously table salt isn't ideal. But certainly the contained iodine was necessary to get me back on my feet. I feel this deserves mentioning because so often its suggested that people switch their iodised table salt for natural sea salt without warning about this other problem. Ive heard the same from a few others also who have wound up severely iodine deficient because of this. Those that recommend natural salt may not be aware enough of this and need to be. There MUST be proper sources of iodine to make up for the lack of it in natural sea salt. If there is not, the person who thinks they are doing themselves the world of good, may well end up iodine deficient and much worse off for it as I was.