Sea Salt

[Guest guest]

Patti,

I use sea salt too for seasoning food. I was told by a nutritionist it was

better to use sea salt. Why, I don't remember. I figure it has something to

do with difference in ingredients in the processing of Morton salt vs sea

salt.

Ann

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If sea salt is anything like Epsom salts it is not recommended on

children, I think under 12 yrs. I would be careful and call a doctor

for a child so young, or maybe something gentle like Metamucil just

read the package to see if you can use it on a toddler. Some people

use cod liver oil. But if I were you I would call the pediatrician

and tell them what I'm going to give them and make sure it's OK.

> Hi all,

>

> I was reading that a good liver cleanse is to drink 1 Tbl spoon sea

salt

> mixed in 1quart warm water. It recommends that you stay near a

bathroom

> when doing this. I can see why now. I'm getting a good clean

out. This

> leads me to a question. My son has severe constipation. I'm

wondering if

> anyone knew if it would be ok for a 2 1/2 year old to drink sea

salt (much

> less than me of course). I'm not really thinking of his liver as

much as

> I'm thinking of the clean out of the intestines. Any idea?

>

> Diane

[Guest guest]

--What is problematic about sea salt? We use it for seasoning on our

food instead of the usual Morton type. Is that not good and why?

Patti

- In @y..., " auditmom16 " <mary.lynn.dougherty@s...> wrote:

> If sea salt is anything like Epsom salts it is not recommended on

> children, I think under 12 yrs. I would be careful and call a doctor

> for a child so young, or maybe something gentle like Metamucil just

> read the package to see if you can use it on a toddler. Some people

> use cod liver oil. But if I were you I would call the pediatrician

> and tell them what I'm going to give them and make sure it's OK.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> > Hi all,

> >

> > I was reading that a good liver cleanse is to drink 1 Tbl spoon sea

> salt

> > mixed in 1quart warm water. It recommends that you stay near a

> bathroom

> > when doing this. I can see why now. I'm getting a good clean

> out. This

> > leads me to a question. My son has severe constipation. I'm

> wondering if

> > anyone knew if it would be ok for a 2 1/2 year old to drink sea

> salt (much

> > less than me of course). I'm not really thinking of his liver as

> much as

> > I'm thinking of the clean out of the intestines. Any idea?

> >

> > Diane

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Diane,

I don't know much about cleaning out the intestine, but if you are

just wanting to relieve constipation, magnesium might be a good one

to start with. Start with a small dose! Click on the files section

in the yellow box, then the magnesium file for more info.

I've also given my son one of those flavored prunes to eat and some

parents find apple juice really helps, if your child can tolerate

those things.

I think some people are reluctant to use sea salt because of any

possibility of mercury.

> Hi all,

>

> I was reading that a good liver cleanse is to drink 1 Tbl spoon sea

salt

> mixed in 1quart warm water. It recommends that you stay near a

bathroom

> when doing this. I can see why now. I'm getting a good clean

out. This

> leads me to a question. My son has severe constipation. I'm

wondering if

> anyone knew if it would be ok for a 2 1/2 year old to drink sea

salt (much

> less than me of course). I'm not really thinking of his liver as

much as

> I'm thinking of the clean out of the intestines. Any idea?

>

> Diane

[Guest guest]

---Gosh, How stupid of me! I didn't even think of the mercury! Doesn't

regular salt have gluten as an anti-caking agent tho?

Patti

In @y..., " ckelley100100 " <ckelley100@c...> wrote:

> Diane,

>

> I don't know much about cleaning out the intestine, but if you are

> just wanting to relieve constipation, magnesium might be a good one

> to start with. Start with a small dose! Click on the files section

> in the yellow box, then the magnesium file for more info.

>

> I've also given my son one of those flavored prunes to eat and some

> parents find apple juice really helps, if your child can tolerate

> those things.

>

>

> I think some people are reluctant to use sea salt because of any

> possibility of mercury.

>

>

>

>

> > Hi all,

> >

> > I was reading that a good liver cleanse is to drink 1 Tbl spoon sea

> salt

> > mixed in 1quart warm water. It recommends that you stay near a

> bathroom

> > when doing this. I can see why now. I'm getting a good clean

> out. This

> > leads me to a question. My son has severe constipation. I'm

> wondering if

> > anyone knew if it would be ok for a 2 1/2 year old to drink sea

> salt (much

> > less than me of course). I'm not really thinking of his liver as

> much as

> > I'm thinking of the clean out of the intestines. Any idea?

> >

> > Diane

[Guest guest]

Are you not suppose to use Epsom salt on a child under 12? I've been

reading about others giving the bath for magnesium and thought about doing

that with my son.

Diane

> If sea salt is anything like Epsom salts it is not recommended on

> children, I think under 12 yrs

[Guest guest]

wrote:

" I think some people are reluctant to use sea salt because of any

possibility of mercury. "

,

I had wondered about the mercury in sea salt also. I did find one brand

that said it was from salt mines in Utah that were thousands or millions

of years old. I would expect that this brand does not have mercury in

it. Unfortunately, I don't have the name of the brand on hand, as I was

unsure why sea salt was supposed to be better than regular salt, so I

didn't purchase it.

Carolyn

[Guest guest]

> Are you not suppose to use Epsom salt on a child under 12? I've been

> reading about others giving the bath for magnesium and thought about doing

> that with my son.

Hi Diane,

You can use Epsom salts with children, no matter how small they are. You can

actually use it many times a day if it seems to help.

Sea salt is not the same thing with Epsom salt.

Valentina

[Guest guest]

>If sea salt is anything like Epsom salts it is not recommended on

children,<

I thought that Epsom salt was very safe and recommended for autisic children of

any age. We now get magnesium in Tristan by putting Natural Calm powder in

juice. Carlson

[Guest guest]

> Regular table salt has a lot of fillers in it, including sugar. Sea

> salt is good to use. I use one called " real salt " .

Refined salt is a man made chemical and is probably not good for your health.

Natural sea salt can be a good healing adjunct to a health regimen, imo.

http://www.quantumbalancing.com/news/sea_salt.htm

Bruce

[Guest guest]

>>>I know we all have to eat a peck of dirt before we die........ {LOL}<<<

I was about to say " but how much is a peck, anyway? " then I looked it up and

found that it's 2 gallons :-)

Cheers,

Tas'.

[Guest guest]

> I put a teaspoon of salt in a white mug, and poured hot water on it.

> Imagine my horror at discovering quite a lot of DIRT in the bottom of the mug!

> This was the grey, moist sea salt <snip>

The grey color comes from the grey clay basins where the sea water is evaporated

in the

sun to collect the salt. I suppose some dust would blow in when the salt is

being dried as

well.

Bruce

[Guest guest]

I noticed the same thing when i made brine for my pickles. I was unsure

about it so i took a paper towel and blotted them off the surface of the

water. Probably didn't need to.

Elaine

>> I put a teaspoon of salt in a white mug, and poured hot water on it.

>> Imagine my horror at discovering quite a lot of DIRT in the bottom of the

>> mug!

>> This was the grey, moist sea salt <snip>

>

>

> The grey color comes from the grey clay basins where the sea water is

> evaporated in the

> sun to collect the salt. I suppose some dust would blow in when the salt is

> being dried as

> well.

[Guest guest]

Bruce wrote:

>The grey color comes from the grey clay basins where the sea water is

evaporated in the

sun to collect the salt. I suppose some dust would blow in when the salt is

being dried as

well.

and Tas wrote:

>I was about to say " but how much is a peck, anyway? " then I looked it up and

found that it's 2 gallons :-)

Thanks guys. We learn something new every day :-)

and the K9's

[Guest guest]

>I noticed the same thing when i made brine for my pickles. I was unsure

>about it so i took a paper towel and blotted them off the surface of the

>water. Probably didn't need to.

>Elaine

I suspect that the clay might be one of the beneficial effects of the salt ...

I've been experimenting with Pascalite clay and it really does do amazing

things. Face it, our ancestors ate dirt ... <g>

Heidi Jean

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Dona wrote:

>

> Bee said, " A good ocean sea salt will be important to obtain over

>80 trace minerals (Celtic is a good one). Do eliminate all other

> sources of regular table salt which contain aluminum, etc. are are

> very bad for your health. "

> I was looking through my co-op catalog and there are about half a

> dozen listings for sea salt..even " Dead Sea Salt " . Im not sure what

> I want...for some reason Im thinking it might not all be food grade?

> What does Celtic mean?

Celtic is the method of harvesting; the Grain & Salt Society has more

details - I can't remember them But also Celtic Sea Salt from the

Grain & Salt Society is a gray ocean sea salt. There are so many

brands it can be difficult but from my research gray sea salt is the

best. Last time I bought Sel Marin de Guerande by " La Maison

Orphee " , which I believe is very good too.

Bee

[Guest guest]

,

I can't put my hands on the booklet right now, but the WPF

categorized Redmond's Real Salt as 'optimal' (along with Celtic salt)

in its last Buyers Guide. I also have to think that sea salt that was

laid down millions of years ago has to be less contaminated than salt

that is harvested from the ocean today. However I am biased because I

like the taste of the Redmond's salt better than Celtic, it's easy to

use because it's dry and already ground, it's easier to find and

cheaper. (Gee, it sounds like I work for them, doesn't it?)

However, if anyone has any contradictory info, I'd like to hear it.

All the best,

Jan

> at nearly $8 for a very small bag, I don't know is I can continue to

buy Celtic sea salt. (as I am in Canada, shipping makes fine bulk

places like Azure Standard too expensive) I have heard of another

product called RealSalt by Redmond. I am going to look into it and see

if its any cheaper, if it is, is it comparable wit Celtic sea salt? If

it's sub standard I'll try to keep getting Celtic, but if it's just as

good or almost as good and is cheaper I'll go with it. What is the

general consensus around here?

>

> Mrs. Siemens

> field Christian Fellowship

>

> Helpmeet to , mommy to Zachary and Lydia

>

> " For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power

of God unto salvation.... "

> -Romans 1:16a-

[Guest guest]

Amanada --

--- Siemens <amandasiemens@...> wrote:

> at nearly $8 for a very small bag, I don't know is I can continue to buy

Celtic sea

> salt. (as I am in Canada, shipping makes fine bulk places like Azure Standard

too

> expensive)

Why are you having to pay shipping for Celtic Sea Salt?

It is available in most HFS, including Whole Foods.

Yes, it is expensive but if you are getting it shipped, then buy it locally and

cut the

shipping costs.

Also, we have found that since we started using celtic sea salt, our taste buds

don't

like regular salt any more.

Therefore, our consumption of foods that include processed salt has reduced

significantly.

We are also using less salt in cooking.

Have you checked with local stores to see if they carry any?

-Pratick

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I have tasted Real Salt and use Celtic Sea Salt. They both taste

very pleasant to me.

I tend to use at least 50% more Celtic Sea Salt than a recipe calls

for, because it tastes so much milder to me than industrially

processed sodium chloride. And I figure the increased amounts of

minerals are probably good for us.

OTOH, I would probably be using Real Salt for everything if I didn't

have to go out of town to buy it. I am able to find Celtic Sea Salt

here in town.

I can cook with Celtic Sea Salt, but I can't use it at the table.

> > at nearly $8 for a very small bag, I don't know is I can continue

to

> buy Celtic sea salt. (as I am in Canada, shipping makes fine bulk

> places like Azure Standard too expensive) I have heard of another

> product called RealSalt by Redmond. I am going to look into it and

see

> if its any cheaper, if it is, is it comparable wit Celtic sea salt?

If

> it's sub standard I'll try to keep getting Celtic, but if it's just

as

> good or almost as good and is cheaper I'll go with it. What is the

> general consensus around here?

> >

> > Mrs. Siemens

> > field Christian Fellowship

> >

> > Helpmeet to , mommy to Zachary and Lydia

> >

> > " For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power

> of God unto salvation.... "

> > -Romans 1:16a-

[Guest guest]

What is the general consensus around here?

>

> Mrs. Siemens

> field Christian Fellowship

I actually use both. Well, I use Celtic Sea salt " raw " and when I cook.

My husband uses the RealSalt as he doesn't like the big grains of

Celtic and thinks it's " moldy-looking " . My MIL who does most of our

cooking now uses both, though she prefers RealSalt because it's ground.

I may have to spring for a grinder so everyone can use the Celtic.

I do like the taste of both and I think they're just as salty as the

white stuff (I don't like the flavor of the white stuff anymore).

Magda

[Guest guest]

On Thursday, April 7, 2005, at 10:05 AM, wrote:

> I can cook with Celtic Sea Salt, but I can't use it at the table.

>

>

>

Is this very expensive? Why can't you use it at the table?

Sandy

[Guest guest]

You don't have to spring for a grinder. I use a mortar and pestle.

-Jo

Message: 19

Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 15:54:52 -0000

From: " Magda Velecky " <velecky@...>

Subject: Re: sea salt

What is the general consensus around here?

>

> Mrs. Siemens

> field Christian Fellowship

I actually use both. Well, I use Celtic Sea salt " raw " and when I cook.

My husband uses the RealSalt as he doesn't like the big grains of

Celtic and thinks it's " moldy-looking " . My MIL who does most of our

cooking now uses both, though she prefers RealSalt because it's ground.

I may have to spring for a grinder so everyone can use the Celtic.

I do like the taste of both and I think they're just as salty as the

white stuff (I don't like the flavor of the white stuff anymore).

Magda

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she prefers RealSalt because it's ground.

> I may have to spring for a grinder so everyone can use the Celtic.

> I do like the taste of both and I think they're just as salty as the

> white stuff (I don't like the flavor of the white stuff anymore).

> Magda

Our family prefers the taste of Celtic Sea Salt. It IS available fine

ground - it's a little more difficult to find. The bottle looks just the

same but it says " fine ground " right at the top. My Whole Foods and Co-op

have been out of it for months - they only had the regular clumpier version

which doesn't work well for everyday use so I got the Redmond RealSalt. I

found RealSalt to be ok, actually I thought it tasted more like conventional

salt. Last week my WFs finally restocked the fine ground version of Celtic

Sea Salt and I was so happy I grabbed three to stock up. To me it is much

more rich and full flavored - obviously a subjective opinion.

Kim

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On Thursday, April 7, 2005, at 12:55 PM, Lenz Kim, Charlie and Riley

wrote:

> Our family prefers the taste of Celtic Sea Salt.  It IS available fine

> ground - it's a little more difficult to find.  The bottle looks just

> the

> same but it says " fine ground " right at the top.  My Whole Foods and

> Co-op

> have been out of it for months - they only had the regular clumpier

> version

> which doesn't work well for everyday use so I got the Redmond

> RealSalt.  I

> found RealSalt to be ok, actually I thought it tasted more like

> conventional

> salt.  Last week my WFs finally restocked the fine ground version of

> Celtic

> Sea Salt and I was so happy I grabbed three to stock up. To me it is

> much

> more rich and full flavored - obviously a subjective opinion.

> Kim

>

I purchased a pound (I think) for a whopping $22.00 finely ground. I

had no idea I paid that much until it was all over. I like it OK. It

makes me feel good to think this salt might actually be good for me

instead of having to feel guilty about using any at all. So maybe it

is worth it...

Sandy

[Guest guest]

Sandy-

>I purchased a pound (I think) for a whopping $22.00 finely ground. I

>had no idea I paid that much until it was all over. I like it OK. It

>makes me feel good to think this salt might actually be good for me

>instead of having to feel guilty about using any at all. So maybe it

>is worth it...

If you order directly from the Grain & Salt Society, you can get 20# for

about $80. It's not the finely ground stuff, but I have a salt mill and it

works well enough, and when I want a large amount of finely ground salt I

just run the coarse stuff through a food processor.

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