The Salt on Salt

What the Bible Says

Is Salt Worth It’s Salt?•Do not eat largely of salt, avoid the use of pickles and spiced

foods, eat an abundance of fruit, and the irritation that calls for so much drink at mealtime will largely disappear.Ministry of

Healing p305 (1905)

•I use some salt, and always have, because from the light given me by God, this article, in the place of being deleterious, is actually essential for the blood. The whys and wherefores of this I know not, but I give you the instruction as it is given me.Ministry of

Healing p305 (1905)

•Food should be prepared in as simple a manner as possible, free from condiments and spices, and even from an undue amount of salt.Review & Herald,

Nov. 6, (1883)

Did You Know? There are many different kinds of salt? Each kind of salt can make a world of difference in your dishes and to your health?

Are Salt & Sodium The Same Thing?

• Salt is a chemical compound formed when a mineral like Sodium bonds with another mineral like Chloride. All salts contain sodium and chloride

• Salt is therefore a foodSalt

• Sodium is a mineral that works with other minerals, like potassium, magnesium and calcium, to regulate cell, body and organ functions

• Sodium therefore forms part of a foodSodium

Does It Really Matter? Sodium is absolutely essential for life in animals, including humans. It serves important functions like helping the brain and nerves send electrical impulses.

Salt is used for various purposes, the most common is adding flavour to foods. Salt is also used as a food preservative, because bacteria have trouble growing in a salt-rich environment.

The great majority of sodium in the Western diet comes from processed foods. If you eat mostly whole, unprocessed foods then you don’t need to worry about adding some salt to your meals.

In addition to salt, sources of sodium include monosodium glutamate (MSG); sodium citrate; sodium nitrate; baking soda; sodium bicarbonate; and sodium benzoate.

Table SaltHimalayan SaltKosher SaltSea SaltSmoked SaltHawaiian SaltFleur de SelFlake SaltGros SelSel Gris

What’s The Difference?Table Salt•Table salt is typically mined from

underground salt deposits and is more heavily processed to eliminate minerals and usually contains additives.

•Most table salt has added iodine, Ferrocyanide, talc and aluminium which are known to cause cancer, Alzheimer's and other neurological disorders.

Himalayan Pink Salt•The salt is still extracted from

mines by hand according to long-standing tradition and without the use of any mechanical devices or explosion techniques

•84 trace minerals include sulphate, magnesium, calcium, potassium, bicarbonate, bromide, borate, strontium, and fluoride .

Sea Salt•Sea salt is produced through

evaporation of ocean water or water from saltwater lakes, usually with little processing.

•There are between 75-80 trace minerals in sea salt which include potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, bromine, boron, zinc, iron, manganese, copper and silicon, amongst others.

Salt’s Effects On Your Body

Kidneys• Your body removes

unwanted fluid by filtering your blood through your kidneys. Here any extra fluid is sucked out and put into your bladder to be removed as urine.

Blood• To do this, your

kidneys use osmosis to draw the extra water out of your blood. This process uses a delicate balance of sodium and potassium to pull the water across a wall of cells from the bloodstream into a collecting channel that leads to the bladder.

Salt• Eating too much

salt raises the amount of sodium in your bloodstream and wrecks the delicate balance, reducing the ability of your kidneys to remove the water.

Salt’s Effects On Your Body

A diet high in sodium is linked to high blood

pressure. As sodium rises, so does blood pressure.

When your blood pressure rises, your heart must

pump harder to circulate blood throughout your

body. The result is increased pressure against

your artery walls. This places extra stress on your

arteries and your heart. Artery walls thicken to

deal with the added pressure, which causes

them to become narrow.

If you continue to eat too much salt then,

over time, the damage caused by the extra blood pressure may

become so severe that the arteries burst or become completely

clogged.If this happens, then the part of the heart

that was receiving the blood no longer gets

the oxygen and nutrients it needs and

dies. The result is a heart attack.

Heart

Salt’s Effects On Your BodyBrain

The raised blood pressure caused by eating too much salt may damage the arteries leading to the brain.

At first, it may cause a slight reduction in the amount of blood reaching the brain. This may lead to vascular dementia.

With this condition the cells in the brain don't work as well as they should because they are not receiving enough oxygen and nutrients.

If you continue to eat too much salt then, over time, the damage caused by the extra blood pressure may become so severe that the arteries burst or become completely clogged.

If this happens, then the part of the brain that was receiving the blood no longer gets the oxygen and nutrients it needs and dies. The result is a stroke.

MODERATION

Does Increased Water Intake Minimize Effects of Salt Intake?

Water can help

minimize some effects of a high salt

meal.

Dehydration causes a

hormonal response that

can worsen water and salt

retention

You should increase your water intake with a high-salt meal to compensate Most

effective method is to

avoid high salt intake altogether

Flavour Your Foods DifferentlyUse Herbs Add Lemon Juice or Vinegar

Educate YourselfWhich Foods Are High In

Sodium/Salt?Watch What You Eat At Home

& Out

How To Reduce Your Sodium/Salt Intake

Give yourself time to adjust Read Food Labels

Unrefined Himalayan or Sea Salt

Pros:Provides your body

with all essential minerals and trace

minerals

Enhances absorption of

nutrients through the intestinal tract

Helps maintain the proper pH of the

stomach

Cons:Adversely affects

target organs

Responsible for one in 10 deaths

worldwide

Also causes asthma, stomach

cancer and weight gain

Do not consume more than ½ teaspoon daily

Eat more home cooked meals using fresh ingredients

Avoid table salt and rather use Himalayan or Sea salt

How To Avoid The Salt Maze