Should Salt No Longer Be Generally Recognized as Safe?

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size8jeans — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:44:50 GMT

So where do we get enough iodine from to prevent hypothyroidism and goiter?

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HAPPY LADY — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:49:19 GMT

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MoniqueG — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:20:20 GMT

Adele Davis recommended mixing half salt and half potassium chloride in your salt shaker. I put about a fourth potassium and three fourths salt. I really do not know if it helps but it hasn't hurt me any. I don't have high blood pressure. Some people are critical of some of her recommendations in her book, but it would seem like the potassium would help balance the salt intake. I was dizzy for a long time after taking too much of a pill to get rid of excess water. I took potassium chloride and the dizziness went away. Since then, I have heard that too much potassium chloride can kill you. I wish I knew just how much to take. Some of these doctors do not give the potassium to people when they give them blood pressure pills. I believe they get weak from not having enough potassium. I know they get some kind of symptoms. I wish we had more doctors that would tell us what we need instead of prescribing medicine.

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Starfire — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:46:53 GMT

Be wary of all information when the person giving that information has a financial interest in the product.

There has been no mention of the acids that form with the dissociation of salt molecules. Salt is not necessary for good health! Good food is necessary for good health. Salt is not a food. The safest way to deliver sodium to the body is with foods that are high in sodium and are intimately bound within a larger molecule. Eat a piece of pure sodium (if you could get your hands on it) and see what happens.

Most people who defend the use of salt, any kind, are usually addicted to it and will tell you that their food tastes bland without salt. This is from years of salt intake that has deadened their tastebuds. Salt components or any other minerals that enter the bloodstream can increase pressure. Pressure is nothing more than vigorous molecular movement. Pressure has to do with many factors, one of wthich is the condition of the arteries and veins. Narrow or physically constricted arteries will definitely increase blood pressure, with or without salt. If you happen to have wide open and clear arteries, salt will not be significant in increasing blood pressue. On the other hand, if your arteries are narrow or constricted, salt can and will be a major problem. If I have an iron deficiency, should I scour the ground for rocks containing iron and eat them. A silly and facetious notion. We are plant eaters.

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Tammy K — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:48:51 GMT

Hey, I just purchased some Iodized Sea Salt, made from evaporated sea water, says that Iodide is a necessary nutrient and gives the ingredients: salt, calcium silicate (anticaking agent), dextrose, potassium iodide, sodium bicarbonate.

I am really trying hard to eat healthier as I have crohn's disease and other health problems, but after readying all this I am more confused than ever, can someone please let me know if this salt is ok or give me some feedback about it?

Oh, and my blood pressure has always been pretty low (about 90/60). I will be forever grateful for any response. God Bless you all!

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Birute — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:25:06 GMT

Our naturopath dr. has us on REAL SALT-Redmond.

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Tiggy — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:13:21 GMT

Charming comment there from Steve on the British consumption of fluoride and tea - I hardly think the British are more gullible than most Americans! Just how many British people do you know?

Tiggy.

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peseta — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:28:14 GMT

The comment about recent research is correct-- humans evolved on a rather low-salt diet, and the body is a salt-saver, so extra is held onto, with side effects. Also, very recent research found a link between salt and both stomach ulcers and stomach cancer (maybe mediated by Helicobacter, maybe not).

Asfar as I can tell, humans need maybe 200mg of sodium, and 1200 is a reasonable upper limit. When I decided that, the limit was 3-5 grams or more, then 2400mg, then 1500 proved better, and so on. I stick with 1200 max. And if you want that little bit from sea salt, go for it.

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isabelle_203 — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:53:06 GMT

Hi All,

Does anyone have any knowledge about Himalayan salt as compared to sea salt?

I presume Himalayan does not contain iodine since it comes from the mountains but

then sea salt no matter how excellent, like top of the line Fleur de Sel which comes from

Bitanny in NW France is bound to have some forms of pollutions from oil spills....

If anyone has any info on this I would be most interested.

thanks

Isabelle

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Healing2 — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:00:38 GMT

Thanks, Junkerman - I am very discouraged that the level of science knowledge is so sorely lacking in the people who have written comments here, and am a little relieved to know that ignorance is not 100%.

Terse, the structure would not change from 1200 degree heat. Salt has an extremely high melting point, but dissociates easily into the Na+ and Cl- ions in water. We're built to deal with it. Try working is a hot steel mill without salt pills. But I wouldn't recommend eating a bunch of pretzels and returning to life on the couch. And steve m, 'chloride' is nothing like 'fluoride' nor is it like chlorine gas, which is highly toxic. Salt is not something you would create in a lab when you can mine easily it. Gandhi had his people drying sea water to get salt, rather than pay the tax. I wouldn't do that today, with all the crap in the sea, but North America used to be sea bed, and as the great inland ocean dried up, the salt remained. It is still sea salt, but from a cleaner environment. (I don't think I'd eat anything off the ground in Utah anymore either, since the atomic testing.) I'd go for the argument that the 2.5% of Morton's that is NOT salt is not something I'd want to consume, but methinks people are taking the point about "natural" salt a bit out of the realm of science, and Dr. Joe isn't helping much on this one. Shouldn't the comments here be scrutinized more carefully to prevent us from deceiving ourselves into further ignorance? God help us.

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Dr Rik — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:19:15 GMT

Sea Salt is an excellent source of many minerals, but only my proprietary brand is any good. Send me your money.

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Pete the Dad — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:31:55 GMT

When salt is outlawed, only outlaws will have salt.

Seriously, any health practitioner worth his salt knows how important it is for cellular function.

Iodides are in short supply in our diet and table salt is now being sold without it. Table salt is not mined as it was in the past, it is made chemically.

Lack of iodine to displace chlorine and fluorine compounds is a huge problem.

Who knows, maybe salt will come back as an alternate currency? Let's elect Ron Paul and we may have many forms of value and currency instead of worthless paper.

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Allen K — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:22:08 GMT

I usually agree with Dr. Mercola, but I don't think he's aware of the latest research on this issue. It's true that salt is necessary for good health, but our bodies evolved on a low salt diet, that's why our bodies hold onto salt so vigorously. Most natural foods are low in salt: meat, poultry, fruits, vegetables, and nuts. Our culture adds too much salt to foods leading to high rates of heart attacks and stroke. In Finland, the government mandated salt reductions while raising potassium and magnesium and the death rate from these diseases dropped very dramatically. Read the latest research by Dr. Richard Moore in his book called "The High Blood Pressure Solution" - Allen Kugi

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ken paul — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:28:11 GMT

Do not know if I joined you groupe?

But do know anyone who put the beautiful pictures on this site can not be bad.

Some interesting info also salt is life and sea salt is good life.

Will explore your site when I have more time.

Grace and Peace,

ken hackett

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Rev. Dr. Kelley Elkins — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:50:44 GMT

Okay, there IS a huge difference between sodium from plants and sodium from the earth/ mineral. Our bodies REQUIRE sodium. However we are not earth worms...we do not eat dirt. (well, most of us don't) DA! We eat plants and that is where our sodium comes from... Mineral sodium/salt being ionic bound is unavailable. Plant sodium being covalent bound IS available. (sodium is found in almost all food).

And there is a huge difference between processed pure NaCl salt and "raw" salt. Salt that is not processed is like whole vitamin C vs. ascorbic acid. These are both listed as vitamin C...but the ascorbic acid will give you kidney stone for starters... Whole Vitamin C with ascorbic acid, riboflavinoids and more, gives health.

According to anthropologists there was a (lateral) line across North America where one side used salt and the other didn't. The Indigenous People of North America weren't hurting for salt on either side of the line...On the side w/o salt they obviously didn't need it. They got plenty of Sodium from there food. We are incredibly brain washed, I went for years without salt, I used powdered kelp in my cooking and baking... great sodium source.

Squashes, celery and other vegetables are really high in sodium... do the research find out... And also find out how good food tastes without salt....and find out about raw salt. Food is wonderful ...just like life!

Thank you,

In Truth, Simplicity and Love,

Rev. Dr. Kelley Elkins