Celtic or Himalayan...

[goingrawchelle]

which do you prefer and why. Simple and to the point, eh? ;) Thanks!

[spicyfull]

http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=54197&referrerid=4614

[Rhapsody]

I use Himalayan salt, for my "sea" minerals I just add Dulse granules to my recipes and eat a lot of algae/nori.

[TaupeRawMan]

I prefer Celtic Sea Salt due its higher mineral content.

[T-Bird]

Celtic

it's closer my roots, so I figure better suited to my blood!

[Humanist]

Neither. Both are toxic.

[RawKnitster]

Both, and more! I use celtic for dressings and some items I want to feel the crunch of salty chunks. Himalayan is for sweet items and desserts. And then there is Sun Fire salt for savory, it is a mixture of Himalayan Pink Salt, Bolivian Rose Salt, Hawaiian Alaea Clay Salt, and Chinese Sea Salt.

I also use a smoked Hawaiian salt for nut burgers.

Sorry, I can't be any simpler than that. :p If you force me to choose one salt it would be Celtic.

[rawstrength]

I use both. They're both good.

[rawrawks]

Himalyan PInk....yummmmy I am an intuitive raw food eater. I eat what my body asks for and it is always what my body needs.

salt is amaZING to me. I use salt for many things. I eat it and it feels good. I swim in it and I feel cleaned and invigorated
i soak in it when aching and feel rejuvenated
i netti pot with it and it cleans my sinus when needed
I salt water flush when cleansing (liver flush)
oh and i swish teeth for tooth pain or whatever and it stops...it is healing.
also helps with rehydration according to Mr David Wolfe-he reccos drinking a bit in water daily.
for me, it is so profound fo rmy health! I love it. I am healthy as a raw horse.

I rarely need to do these but works when I doooooo

[Humanist]

I prefer Celtic Sea Salt due its higher mineral content.

If you drink sea water, it will make you sick. Everyone agrees that it is not fit to drink because of its salt content. It needs to be de-salinated to be potable. How then do you figure that the salt extracted from it is fit to eat?

[rawrawks]

ooooooooops me thinks I crank (or drank haha)sea water at the ocean this summa...no sick but lotsa boogie board fun.

I love it when we are asked to step outside of our fixed way of thinking. I do it all the time. Like, as in, I may not be right and dont have to be. weeeeeeeeeeeeee Saying "I dont know really" is the most profound place for me to be. I love that place.

[Rhapsody]

Neither. Both are toxic.

Have you ever heard of salt lick? In case you wouldn't know a "salt lick is a salt deposit that animals regularly lick. In an ecosystem, salt/mineral licks often occur naturally, providing the sodium, calcium, iron, phosphorus and zinc required in the springtime for bone, muscle and other growth in deer and other wildlife, such as moose, elephants, cattle, woodchucks, domestic sheep, fox squirrels, mountain goats and porcupines. Harsh weather exposes salty mineral deposits that draw animals from miles away for a taste of needed nutrients."
:)

[Humanist]

Cows like to lick paint off of my car. Therefore?

Dr. Emmet Densmore discusses salt licks in his book, "The Natural Food of Man," [pages 314-317]. He says that animals lick salt in an attempt to counter excess potash in their diets. He says that people who live on starchy diets of cereals, pulses, and potatoes will crave salt. He concludes, "The well-nigh universal experience of mankind proves that a diet of fruit does not call for salt, and its presence in such food would be an offense."

[katchmoleen]

In Glacier Park, near where I live, there is a naturally occuring salt lick where you can almost always view the beautiful and majestic mountain goats coming down to get their dose of salt. I guess we will have to contact that National Park Service and let them know it is unhealthy. ;) Seriously, though, it is a great way to see the goats up close and personal.

As for salt. I use the pink salt that is from a mined old sea bed. I like the idea that it is purer as it is not exposed to current sea pollutants, but has all the minerals etc present in sea salt. It is called Redmond Salt. I love me some salt. But I find I do use less and less as time goes by. I just made some guacamole tonight and that would have been something I added salt to before, but I found it did not need it.

As a reminder, Alissa uses salt and this is her board, so probably is against the rules to diss salt.

[T-Bird]

As a reminder, Alissa uses salt and this is her board, so probably is against the rules to diss salt

Oh - The Katch totally pwned you!

[stellaJewels]

everyone's salt requirements are different. If you have adrenal issues you lose more than normal in urine, therefore need to take in more. I would die without extra salt so it's not "toxic" to everyone.

That said, I think Celtic tastes best with savory foods and REALsalt tastes best with sweet and Himalayan is right in the middle and goes well with either. Oh, and nothing feels better than an epsom and celtic salt bath!:)

[T-Bird]

oh - I loves me the epsom salt baths!!!!

How is it different with celtic salt? And how can one afford to put that in the bath???

I struggle enough paying $6-10 per pound vs 39 cents a pound for the imposter...:eek:

[Humanist]

In Glacier Park, near where I live, there is a naturally occuring salt lick where you can almost always view the beautiful and majestic mountain goats coming down to get their dose of salt.

I am not an herbivore and can't speak for them. Maybe they have some way to assimilate inorganic minerals, but I doubt it. I will leave it to zoologists to figure them out. But I get my bio-available minerals from living things. Salt is not a living thing. The issue is: can human beings assimilate minerals from inorganic sources?

[katchmoleen]

Of course you can! It is a very well documented fact that one can raise one's blood heme (iron) levels by cooking with a cast iron skillet.

[katchmoleen]

Also, if salt or whatever were not "bioactive" it could not cause swelling or all the bad things that it supposedly causes. It would just go through the body. Mineral salts are ionic and once they hit the stomach acid they become an ionic solution which is what the blood uses. Now elemental minerals are a separate issue. They have to react in the body somehow to become salts so they can ionize and the body can use them. But I believe the stomach acid can accomplish this too, as per the cast iron skillet illustration. This does not mean that all minerals (like mercury and, to your way of thinking, sodium) are beneficial, but bioavailability is not the problem.

[Suz58]

oh - I loves me the epsom salt baths!!!!

How is it different with celtic salt? And how can one afford to put that in the bath???

I struggle enough paying $6-10 per pound vs 39 cents a pound for the imposter...:eek:

Epsom salts are Magnesium salts not sodium salts.

I use grey unrefined Celtic salt, it's really cheap here in France.

[Humanist]

Also, if salt or whatever were not "bioactive" it could not cause swelling or all the bad things that it supposedly causes.

Of course salt is bio-active. No one disputes that. So is arsenic. So is cyanide. So is anything toxic. But bio-availability is a very different matter.