With all the news hype about reducing salt in our diets many with arthritis do not know about the benefits of including sea salt in their diets.
Sea salt helps to maintain the electrolytes inside and outside of our cells. Salt is essential to maintaining good health. Our blood contains 0.9% of salt sodium chloride. The exact same saline solution medical facilities use to cleanse wounds.
So what exactly is sea salt? Sea salt is formed when sea water evaporates in man made pools near a protected shoreline. Picture a pristine shoreline with no visitors and a beautiful view and feel the serenity and you have a perfect place to harvest sea salt. To preserve the quality of the sea salt no other heating methods are used in this evaporation process.
Sea salt contains natural minerals such as iron, magnesium, sulfur or iodine. All of which help to maintain and balance a healthy electrolyte system. Sea salt does not contain any preservatives such as potassium iodide or anti caking agents, nor does it contain any sugar like table salt does. Thus it is considered a kosher food and approved for kosher diets by Rabbi's and others who wish to observe a kosher diet.
So, how does sea salt help in dealing with arthritis? Since sea salt does not contain anything artificial and contains no chemicals it is a superior product designed to maintain our electrolytes and our body's need for salt. It cleanses the blood and as it is a perfect cleansing solution for wounds it helps heal our bodies naturally.
Used in conjunction with a healthy diet, sea salt adds beneficial minerals to the body that help to combat stress and fluid retention. Sea salt helps to slow the aging of the skin and calms the nervous system. The calcium in sea salt is beneficial in preventing water retention and increases our circulation. Better circulation means better blood flow which increases the ability to maintain motion and movement to affected areas of the body. The bromides in sea salt help to ease muscle stiffness and to relax our muscles. By maintaining our body's natural balance we help to maintain our lymphatic fluid balance and this helps to balance our immune system.
Sea salt is also beneficial for soaking sore muscles. Use approximately one cup of sea salts to a nice warm bath and you have an incredible spa like soak awaiting you. When King Solomon presented the Queen of Sheba with dead sea salts on her visit to the Holy Land, he was giving her a much treasured gift.
With so many varieties of salt available one must be sure to read the label of the salt product before purchasing. Make sure the sea salt specifies "Kosher" or "Pure" Sea Salt on the label and read the ingredients to double check that there are not other ingredients in the sea salt.
As with all dietary supplements do maintain normal levels by not consuming higher amounts than the label specifies. If your doctor has you on a reduced sodium diet ask specifically if this includes sea salt and why or why not.
By using sea salt in place of table salt one can help to maintain ones normal body system and electrolytes thus creating more blood flow and improving ones circulation.
