What are the Health Benefits of Himalayan Pink Salt

Contributed by S. Rothe' du Bois

What is Himalayan Pink salt? 

Himalayan salt is a pure, hand-mined salt that is derived from ancient sea salt deposits. Himalayan Pink Salt is used by holistic chefs, spas, health professionals, and individuals for its range of nutritional and therapeutic properties.It is believed to be the purest of all known salts.

According to Healthy Life, Himalayan Pink Salt was originally formed from marine fossil deposits over 250 million years ago during the Jurassic era. Harvested from ancient sea beds, this rare and extraordinary salt has been a valuable commodity for centuries. Historically, the Himalayan people used this salt to preserve their fish and meat throughout the year, and every spring they transported the salt to Nepalese valleys for trade. Heavily burdened yaks would carry the salt along narrow sloping paths, mountains, and cliffs in order to sell and exchange the salt for other commodities.

Himalayan Pink Salt is still extracted from mines by hand, according to long-standing tradition, and without the use of any mechanical devices or explosion techniques. After being hand-selected, the salt is then hand-crushed, hand-washed, and dried in the sun. However it should be noted that most of the commercial supply of Himalayan Pink Salt on the market today is currently coming from the mountainous regions of Pakistan.

For culinary purposes, simply dissolve the salt into soups and hot dishes, or place the coarse salt crystals into a salt grinder and mill directly onto dishes.

Benefits of Himalayan Pink salt:

Pink salt can be used to stimulate circulation, relax the body, lower blood pressure, sooth sore muscles, and remove toxins from the body.

Sharpens vital brain functions, improves mental clarity

Anti-aging; rids the body of acidic wastes that cause degeneration

Peaceful, relaxed quality of energy, better moods, positive thoughts

Ease cramps, constipation, digestive disorders

Regulates and purifies critical body fluid levels

Purifying, detoxifying to the blood

Stronger libido, sexual vitality, more vigor

Essential minerals replenishes vital electrolytes

Nutrients are absorbed more efficiently by the body.

Foods cooked with Himalayan Pink Salt taste better, and their nutrients are absorbed better by the body.

If you suffer from food allergies, Himalayan Pink Salt does not contain anti-caking or flow agents, is not heat treated, and is non-iodized. Iodized table salt contains dextrose derived from corn, one of the most common allergens.

Table salt, as well as many of today's popular sea salts contains anti-caking and flow agents derived from alumino-silicate of sodium or yellow prussiate of soda. These desiccants, along with various bleaching agents,  make refined salt little more than an industrial waste byproduct. Himalayan Pink Salt offers the healthiest alternative, and is unrefined, all natural, with no additives of any kind.

It also contains 84 minerals and elements in trace amounts which the body needs to stay healthy. That makes it not only a super Nutritional Supplement and Electrolite Balancer, but a wonderful Anti-Oxidant.

It is also pollution free having been deposited under an ancient sea bed over 250 million years ago when there was no pollution on earth.