Celtic Sea Salt - or - Kelp particles - Which is heathier to use as "salt" ??

[Apple_Blossem]

I have heard that Celtic Sea Salt is one of the healthiest salts to use. Don't buy plain salt. Dont buy Sea Salt. Buy Celtic Sea Salt -- it has tons of minerals, etc.

But then I also see articles about using powdered kelp as salt and how healthy it is. I am open to using either.

I cannot find any articles which compare which is healthier... so does anyone know?

Thanks!

[Apple_Blossem]

Well, I did find this info:


Celtic sea salt has about 12% less sodium chloride than normal, processed salt.
Celtic Sea Salt is 16% charged minerals, compared to normal salt which is 2%.


Celtic Sea Salt is used in healing burns, relieving mental disorders (depression, bipolar, aggressive behavior and helping to reduce heart disease. When we are told by health officials to avoid salt when we have heart disease, they are talking about PROCESSED salt...which builds up in the organs and heart.

There was a study that it was given to criminals with behavioral problems, and that it did alter their behavior after 3 weeks.

Regular table salt may also contain other additives including aluminum silicate, dextrose, bleaching elements, other chemicals, and even (dextrose) sugar! Since it's so refined and practically pure sodium chloride (although 2% is added chemicals), it's quite easy to over salt food. On top of that, Table Salt is dried at over 1200 degrees Fahrenheit changing it's very structure.

Processed salt has been said to cause stroke, high blood pressure, heart attack, kidney disease, and heart failure. Excessive Table Salt is found in processed foods and most restaurant and fast food meals. It actually lingers in the body long after it's been useful.

Sea Salt gets it's color from the 100+ trace minerals missing from today's diet and is a healthier natural alternative to Table Salt. Natural Salt is dried from the sun and wind only and harvested by hand.

In our bodies, natural, unprocessed salt:

• in proper proportion to water, regulates and normalizes blood pressure.
• stabilizes irregular heartbeats.
• helps to balance blood sugar levels.
• helps us maintain energy levels.
• in combination with other essential minerals, sodium helps regulate metabolism.
• helps remove acidity from our cells and is a strong alkalinizer.
• helps our body absorb nutrients.
• enables the liver and kidneys and adrenal glands to function properly.
• helps maintain the electrolyte balance inside and outside of cells and helps the cells communicate and function properly.
• helps prevent muscle cramps, dizziness, exhaustion and convulsions.
• supports life like water and air support life
• helps flush mucus and congestion.
• helps control saliva (otherwise saliva would pour right out of our mouths while we sleep. Wait, you know someone like that? Which, by the way, if you are a salivator, it's highly likely you are not drinking enough water either! When you don't get enough water you saliva glands work in overdrive to lubricate your insides and this can, in turn, get this, lead to a double chin because the glands are so overactive! So DRINK UP!) Salt works with water to help rehydrate us!
• Salt helps make strong bones and bodies.
• Salt helps brain cells function properly.
• Salt can help regulate sleep and can help us get a good night's sleep.
• Salt is a natural antihistamine and can help relieve allergies.
• Salt is necessary for proper digestion and works to eliminate digestive problems.
• Salt helps build a strong immune system and prevent disease and health problems (like gout, spider veins, and more) and can help our bodies heal (from surgery, sickness, burns, mental disorders, depression, etc.) and stay healthy.
• Salt is a necessary part of good health.

Table Salt is harsh. It is mined, refined and bleached, minerals are removed until it is virtually pure sodium chloride. Anti-caking chemicals and iodine are usually added. It is overpowering. It isn't tasty. It is an unnatural addition to food, salt stripped of it's essential minerals.


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What are the different pure salts?

Course Grey Salt contains a little more minerals than Finely Ground Grey Salt because in order to grind it finely it has been heated and dried over a natural stone. Celtic Sea Salt is the trademarked name for French Grey Sea Salt harvested from the pristine coast of Brittany, France so they are one and the same.
French Sea Salt is unrefined so it retains trace minerals (including naturally occurring iodine; this salt is also harvested from the pristine French waters.
Fleur de Sel is considered the finest of gourmet salts with a wonderful flavor. It is light enough to dissolve easily and is used as a finishing salt. It is naturally white salt crystals created on the top of salt ponds in Guerande, France. Lower in sodium chloride and higher in trace minerals.
Black Salt is pink in color and is common in Indian cuisine.
Organic Sea Salts meet rigorous guidelines for purity of water, cleanliness of salt beds, and harvesting and packaging procedures.
Sea Salt is not as refined as table salt and contains some trace minerals.
Himalayan Salt is a fossil marine salt containing 94 elements including calcium, magnesium, potassium, copper and iron; it is higher in sodium than chloride and is mined from the pristine mountains of Himalaya. It mirrors our body with trace minerals.
Redmond Salt is also called RealSalt and it is from ancient salt deposits deep within the earth mines of Utah. All natural pinkish in color with unique flecks of color, it contains over 50 trace minerals including naturally occurring iodine, calcium, potassium, sulphur, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, manganese, copper and zinc. This salt even comes in a Kosher Salt version!