Re: why mountain salt isn't as nutritious as sea salt

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What gets listed on those mineral lists varies according to who did the

analysis and what the cutoff point is for showing up on the list.

There is an argument against Celtic sea salt that says that today's oceans

are polluted and that older salt is therefore more pure.

So I think people should go with the salt they prefer and people should

stop trying to make one or another of them better than others.

I prefer Redmond's Real Salt because it's made in the USA and is far less

expensive for me to keep in stock. That's just me, and everyone is free to

make their own choices around this.

The point is to use whole salt, and not refined salt. Anything else is a

matter of taste.

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>I would also add that Himalayan salt and any salt that comes from

>mountains isn't as nutritious as salt

>from the sea or salt marshes and here is why:

>

>eons ago many parts of the world was covered in sea including many

>mountain tops which is where the salt

>in salt mines on (what is now) land came from; however, the ocean's water

>wasn't as developed as today's ocean

>water and didn't contain as many minerals, etc. - remember this is eons

>ago, hundreds of millions of years ago.

>Later, other minerals came into being in the ocean - and are still there

>today, which is where salt from the oceans

>and its salt marshes comes from.

>So if you're going for the highest mineral content, go with unrefined SEA

>salt, not just unrefined salt. I recently

>looked at the back of the package for mineral content and Celtic Sea salt

>by far had the most. I checked

>Himalayan pink salt, Real salt from Utah and Celtic sea salt.

>Hope this helps instead of confuses. It came from my scientist husband

>(who always wins in Trivial Pursuit!)

>Ariel

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>Ariel Monserrat

>Publisher & Managing Editor

>Green Egg zine

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>

>

>

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eons ago many parts of the world was covered in sea including many mountain tops which is where the salt

in salt mines on (what is now) land came from; however, the ocean's water wasn't as developed as today's oceanwater and didn't contain as many minerals, etc. - remember this is eons ago, hundreds of millions of years ago.

Later, other minerals came into being in the ocean - and are still there today, which is where salt from the oceansand its salt marshes comes from.My understanding is that Himalayan salt deposits are only on mountains these days because they were heaved up there during geological changes--

What was the mineral composition of ancient oceans compared to today's? That is a good question. Maybe ancient oceans had more sodium or more potassium. There has been no serious side by side comparison that I know of. 

and didn't contain as many minerals, etcDo you mean minor ocean minerals like gold or iron?GarOn Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Ariel Monserrat <wolvenwood@...> wrote:

 

I would also add that Himalayan salt and any salt that comes from mountains isn't as nutritious as saltfrom the sea or salt marshes and here is why:eons ago many parts of the world was covered in sea including many mountain tops which is where the salt

in salt mines on (what is now) land came from; however, the ocean's water wasn't as developed as today's oceanwater and didn't contain as many minerals, etc. - remember this is eons ago, hundreds of millions of years ago.

Later, other minerals came into being in the ocean - and are still there today, which is where salt from the oceansand its salt marshes comes from.So if you're going for the highest mineral content, go with unrefined SEA salt, not just unrefined salt. I recently

looked at the back of the package for mineral content and Celtic Sea salt by far had the most. I checkedHimalayan pink salt, Real salt from Utah and Celtic sea salt.Hope this helps instead of confuses. It came from my scientist husband (who always wins in Trivial Pursuit!)

Ariel-- Ariel MonserratPublisher & Managing EditorGreen Egg zinewww.greeneggzine.com

[Guest guest]

this is a very good point, too, about the ocean's pollution. thanks for the info about who and whatdetermines the mineral content, I didn't know that.ArielOn Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Baker <vbaker@...> wrote:

 

What gets listed on those mineral lists varies according to who did the

analysis and what the cutoff point is for showing up on the list.

There is an argument against Celtic sea salt that says that today's oceans

are polluted and that older salt is therefore more pure.

So I think people should go with the salt they prefer and people should

stop trying to make one or another of them better than others.

I prefer Redmond's Real Salt because it's made in the USA and is far less

expensive for me to keep in stock. That's just me, and everyone is free to

make their own choices around this.

The point is to use whole salt, and not refined salt. Anything else is a

matter of taste.

--

>I would also add that Himalayan salt and any salt that comes from

>mountains isn't as nutritious as salt

>from the sea or salt marshes and here is why:

>

>eons ago many parts of the world was covered in sea including many

>mountain tops which is where the salt

>in salt mines on (what is now) land came from; however, the ocean's water

>wasn't as developed as today's ocean

>water and didn't contain as many minerals, etc. - remember this is eons

>ago, hundreds of millions of years ago.

>Later, other minerals came into being in the ocean - and are still there

>today, which is where salt from the oceans

>and its salt marshes comes from.

>So if you're going for the highest mineral content, go with unrefined SEA

>salt, not just unrefined salt. I recently

>looked at the back of the package for mineral content and Celtic Sea salt

>by far had the most. I checked

>Himalayan pink salt, Real salt from Utah and Celtic sea salt.

>Hope this helps instead of confuses. It came from my scientist husband

>(who always wins in Trivial Pursuit!)

>Ariel

>--

>Ariel Monserrat

>Publisher & Managing Editor

>Green Egg zine

><http://www.greeneggzine.com>www.greeneggzine.com

>

>

>

>

~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~

--A.J. Muste

-- Ariel MonserratPublisher & Managing EditorGreen Egg zinewww.greeneggzine.com

[Guest guest]

Or you can go for the best of all worlds and have them all around.  LOLWhen I make my salt water to drink I put half celtic and half redmonds.  That seems to work the best for me.  Better than all redmonds which I have tried.  

JaxiOn Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Ariel Monserrat <wolvenwood@...> wrote:

this is a very good point, too, about the ocean's pollution. thanks for the info about who and whatdetermines the mineral content, I didn't know that.Ariel

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Baker <vbaker@...> wrote:

 

What gets listed on those mineral lists varies according to who did the

analysis and what the cutoff point is for showing up on the list.

There is an argument against Celtic sea salt that says that today's oceans

are polluted and that older salt is therefore more pure.

So I think people should go with the salt they prefer and people should

stop trying to make one or another of them better than others.

I prefer Redmond's Real Salt because it's made in the USA and is far less

expensive for me to keep in stock. That's just me, and everyone is free to

make their own choices around this.

The point is to use whole salt, and not refined salt. Anything else is a

matter of taste.

--

>I would also add that Himalayan salt and any salt that comes from

>mountains isn't as nutritious as salt

>from the sea or salt marshes and here is why:

>

>eons ago many parts of the world was covered in sea including many

>mountain tops which is where the salt

>in salt mines on (what is now) land came from; however, the ocean's water

>wasn't as developed as today's ocean

>water and didn't contain as many minerals, etc. - remember this is eons

>ago, hundreds of millions of years ago.

>Later, other minerals came into being in the ocean - and are still there

>today, which is where salt from the oceans

>and its salt marshes comes from.

>So if you're going for the highest mineral content, go with unrefined SEA

>salt, not just unrefined salt. I recently

>looked at the back of the package for mineral content and Celtic Sea salt

>by far had the most. I checked

>Himalayan pink salt, Real salt from Utah and Celtic sea salt.

>Hope this helps instead of confuses. It came from my scientist husband

>(who always wins in Trivial Pursuit!)

>Ariel

>--

>Ariel Monserrat

>Publisher & Managing Editor

>Green Egg zine

><http://www.greeneggzine.com>www.greeneggzine.com

>

>

>

>

~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~

--A.J. Muste

-- Ariel MonserratPublisher & Managing EditorGreen Egg zinewww.greeneggzine.com