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Sea Salt & Weight Loss

We are often told to reduce the amount of sodium in our diet, but we sometimes forget that salt is essential to life. The proper amount of sodium in our bodies serves a number of important functions, including helping us maintain a necessary fluid balance to prevent hypertension. Sea salt might also benefit those who want to lose weight.

  1. Role of Sea Salt in Weight Loss

    • In their book "Water and Salt: The Essence of Life," authors Barbara Hendel and Peter Ferreira discuss an Austrian study in which patients drank Fiji brand water along with Himalayan sea salt. Patients reported positive changes in a number of bodily systems including their respiratory systems, circulatory systems and nervous systems. They also reported better quality sleep, better energy levels and weight loss. Salt can help prevent muscle cramps, and it is also a natural antihistamine and essential for allowing our intestines to absorb nutrition from the food we eat. Salt can help weight loss by improving digestion for improved nutrition, helping balance blood sugar levels, helping the body generate energy and providing a method to cleanse the body.

    What Is Sea Salt?

    • Sea salt is produced when seawater evaporates, while table salt is usually mined. Sea salt tastes different from table salt because it has a different trace mineral content. Sea salt from different areas has a different color. Himalayan sea salt is usually pink or peach, while other sea salts may be gray, white or even a reddish brown. Unlike table salt, sea salt does not have additional minerals added. Like table salt, sea salt is available in fine or coarse varieties.

    Sea Salt Cleanse

    • A salt salt cleanse can help remove impurities from your body and start you on your way to weight loss. For a salt water cleanse, mix 1 tbsp. of natural organic sea salt with a liter of room temperature water. Stir until the salt is completely dissolved. Drink the solution as quickly as you can.

      Go about your normal activities, but it is recommended that you do not leave home. You may begin to notice rumblings in your digestive system. About 30 to 60 minutes after drinking the solution, you will have an urge to have a bowel movement. Expect to have several bowel movements, some of which may be large and with great urgency. If you need to pass gas, do so while sitting on the toilet to avoid an accident. When you are undergoing a cleanse, do not allow yourself to become dehydrated, and seek your doctor's advice if you are under a doctor's care or taking prescription medications.

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