Salt is one of those foods that has been demonized, even though you absolutely NEED it. Salt is crucial for life!
Good quality salt can truly be life-giving and life-saving!
It improves low blood pressure, keeps you hydrated, provides you with electrolytes, minerals and trace minerals and supports your adrenal glands.
Salt provides you with both hydration and nutrition. And the hydration is at a cellular level.
Salt allows for proper electrical conduction in your body – think your brain functioning and heart beating!
But as with most things - the quality of the salt matters!
So, what type of salt should you be using?
Many of you may be using pink Himalayan salt because you’ve been told that it’s better for you. And trust me, I’m all for replacing your table salt with a better option. But that pink color comes from iron oxide and too much iron oxide is not a good thing!
Iron is one of those minerals that you do not want too much or too little of. And this is why I’m not a fan of randomly (or indefinitely) taking iron supplements – but that’s a conversation for another day.
So, even though you need iron for several key processes, such as being able to carry oxygen around in the body, you don’t want too much of it.
And what’s the problem with excess iron?
Excess iron is an added source of stress for your body. Oxidative stress!
And, oxidative stress is a form of physiological stress that can lead to premature aging and hormonal imbalance among other things.
Another issue with pink Himalayan salt is its potential contamination with heavy metals.
So what are some better options?
White sea-salt and Icelandic flake salt are examples of good mineral-rich salts that you can use instead of your regular table salt or pink Himalayan salt.