Question 1

what are the health benefits of red sea salt?

Accepted Answer

Red sea salt: Many alternative health practitioners believe that Celtic sea salt, Himalayan sea salt and Hawaiian sea salt all contain natural trace minerals that help balance electrolytes.

Red salt from Kauai is infused with alaea, a type of Hawaiian clay. The clay tints the salt red because it contains iron oxide, which serves as an added nutrient..

Sea salt naturally contains magnesium and potassium,

Question 2

can you help? could sea salt actually be better for your health even though it does not have iodine?

Accepted Answer

Myth: Sea salt is also sodium chloride; it purportedly tastes better; however from a chemical standpoint, its sodium content is exactly like table salt (except no added iodine). The rda for sodium is the same whether you take sea salt or other table salts. And it has the same health consequences when taken in excess like high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. Here is an article:
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Question 3

are there any health benefits to hemalayan salt vs regular fine table salt?

Accepted Answer

None at all: Himalayan salt has a few extra minerals and a lovely color, but most of it is salt and no different than any other salt.  Salt should be monitored in your diet and controlled.  You get  nothing extra from himalayan salt.

Question 4

what are the health benefits of epsom salt bath?

Accepted Answer

Magnesium: Epsom salts are great for muscle relaxation as well as for helping to treat mildly irritated skin.  Epsom salt is basically magnesium chloride. Soaking in a solution of warm water with epsom salt dissolved will raise your blood level of magnesium, which many people have a deficiency of.  Magnesium is important in cardiac function, GI function, muscle and nerve function.

Question 5

what health benefits are associated with giving up salt?

Accepted Answer

Lower BP: Higher levels of salt are implicated in the elevation of blood pressure to levels that can be harmful.  The body needs salt, so you cannot get rid of it entirely, but avoidance of commercial foods with extra salt put in for taste only is probably a good idea.  Read the labels.

Question 6

does using purified sea salt water, several times a day, benefit healing wounds? this specifically concerns new piercings.

Accepted Answer

Sea water: No matter how long I have been in wound care, there always seems to be an endless stream of new products and recommendations.  I think that attention to the conditions under which the piercings are done (sterility of tools, for example) requires more due diligence than dealing with problems afterwards. We use sterile Normal Saline all of the time to wash wounds so if it is sterile, i see no issue.

Question 7

is sea salt good for you?

Accepted Answer

Same as salt: Sea salt is simply mostly ordinary salt with a few additives for color and occasionally taste.The basic element is ordinary salt and that is the same as any other salt.  Your body needs salt, but not an excessive amount so sea salt should be added as part of your sodium intake.

Question 8

any differences between sea salt and table salt?

Accepted Answer

Minor: Table salt is purified salt sometimes with iodine added.  Sea salt is purified salt, allegedly from the sea and supposedly containing some co-purified good minerals.  Mostly however, it is salt with additives of flavor and color and is no different from a culinary standpoint as regular salt.

Question 9

it's okay to use kosher sea salt to clean my piercings right?

Accepted Answer

Yes: New piercings are usually cleaned twice a day. Do not twist  jewelry / post. Saturate gauze w saline solution (pinch of sea salt in warm water), place on piercing &amp; allow it to gently drip into the piercing.

Question 10

do you know if morton sea salt contains minerals other than iodine?

Accepted Answer

Morton Salt: Some does and some does not. Which Morton's salt are you talking about. Some does not contain iodine.

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