Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 I take sea salt and am also on cortef. I find my sea salt needs fluctuate from day to day. If I've had too much caffeine I go into salt wasting which shows up with frequent urination. About an hour after the salt, the frequency becomes more normal again. I've also found it helpful for a certain feeling of fatigue - similar to the fatigue that comes from lower blood sugar but you know your blood sugar is fine. It can give a refreshing feeling if salt is what you need. For me, it's something to I played with until I could get " the feel " for when I needed it. I've also noticed that if I don't need it, it will taste different than when I do need it. I've also had luck with settling nausea using sea salt - not sure why, but it works instantly for me. So, yes, I use it and find it very helpful. I've even started carrying it in my hand bag since I may go days without want or need for it and then suddenly need it. > > Is the sea salt protocol for building adrenals?? > > Can it be used with Cortef or Isocort? > > kc in az > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Adrenals run on sodium so GOOD salt is vital to their health and recovery. The salt we recommend is unrefined natural sea salt such as Celtic or redmond's Real Salt. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Is it common to have salt taste diminished to some degree? Does it mean too much sea salt or is it ok? I just love to sprinkle it in my water and food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Actually sea salt is not as salty as regular salt, so you can use more on food for flaver than you normally would. Processed table salt is 98% pure sodium chloride and sea salt is only about 80% and the rest minerals. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 I will chime in here to add agreement. I never liked 'salty' foods. Never used salt in my cooking or eating -- I hated the way it tasted and made me feel. However, since using sea salt, I can definitely taste the difference in the way sea salt tastes over foods that have regular table salt added (like in a restaurant). Regular table salt leaves me thirsty whereas sea salt does not. While I still don't like drinking it (yet I do it because it is good for me), I certainly love the taste of it on my food. If you have trouble with the coarse sea salt, you can dry it out and use a mortal and pestel to crush it (as long as it is not a metal one). I also buy the finer Celtic Sea Salt to use on food. > > Actually sea salt is not as salty as regular salt, so you can use more > on food for flaver than you normally would. Processed table salt is 98% > pure sodium chloride and sea salt is only about 80% and the rest minerals. > > -- > Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV > > http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 > > Adrenals run on sodium so GOOD salt is vital to their health and > recovery. The salt we recommend is unrefined natural sea salt such as > Celtic or redmond's Real Salt. > > -- > Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV > > http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ > This conversation about sea salt and cortisol is completely new to me, but I keep reading things here that seem like i need to be doing them.... have lots of questions, and sorry this is long... I'm not sure what to do here... so here's my story....a lifetime of symptoms... sporadic periods of low energy, mild depression, always weighed a bit more than I wanted and had difficulty losing. In college, my hemoglobin was always too low to donate blood, and I started passing out, and fasting blood sugar showed hypoglycemia. Changed my diet and always have fruit & cheese in my purse. Married, had a normal pregnancy, then 7 miscarriages, a multitude of outpatient tests which showed a luteal phase defect ie progesterone drops too soon so the embryo had no nutrition- easily treated, but then my former husband had a brain hemorrhage, so not having a second child seemed a godsend in retrospect as our daughter was already 12 and he couldn't work for over a year. I had to stop work on my masters in social work. I've always lived on the edge because I have many interests, love volunteering and have always had to work more than full time and push my limits to compensate for my spouse's sporadic episodes of addiction and disability. NO wonder I'm in the shape I'm in... Things are always easier to see in hindsight. When my 25 yr +marriage was ending in a bad Sunday night B movie way back in 99, I developed symptoms of MS with neuropathy in my right foot and shin, foot drop and a droopy right eye. Lots of visual difficulties and foggy thinking. MRI's showed a few plaque like areas that might/might not have been MS and Lumbar puncture was negative. The EMG muscle testing was interpreted differently by 2 different docs...one said yes and one no. I stopped smoking, started working out and dancing again, increased yoga and meditation. Separated in 2000, started having heart palps, wore a monitor, did a EC stress test and was dx with minor tertiary valve damage due to smoking ( see what 10 years of ultra lights will do?) and minor damage and arrhythmia due to stress. Divorced in 2001. Was in great shape physically as I was doing yoga, meditation, weight training, cardio and in a dance troupe and a mess emotionally. Working several jobs to make ends meet. My doc thinks I was in the Adrenal Burnout phase where you're almost manic working out the overproduction of... is it cortisol? January 03, took several small doses of vaginal estradiol as tissues were thinning and I had a small tear that was painful. Within 2 weeks, I gained over 20 lbs... that was the beginning of the end...... it was a slow progression, but by the fall of 07, I had gained 10 more lbs up to 152, the most I'd ever weighed except for pregnancy, and couldn't lose weight despite weight training, power yoga, cardio, diet, etc... and in september 07, I collapsed. Couldn't wake up, got into the office at 11 or so, and had to leave by 4ish... slept all of the time. Finally, my primary did labwork which showed NO Thyroid Function at all.. his nurse was shaky and couldn't even say it out loud... sent me to the first Endocrinologist I could get in with... one who's practice was recommended by a close friend who's a doc. I wasn't impressed with the young guy... he couldn't deal with my symptoms as they didn't fit any clinical pattern he knew. We did more bloodwork, and his nurse called as the plane was taking off for my birthday trip to Boston, saying that my results made no sense, they thought I had a pituitary tumor and had to have an MRI ASAP... Great vacation... I came back to have an MRI, unnecessarily, as I now know... though it took me a year to pay for it.... In Jan 07, I found a great FNP in Wilmington, NC-- , who knows more than the endocrinologist, whom I no longer see. Within 10 minutes, she told me that yes, I was probably hypo thyroid, but I was in severe adrenal exhaustion. We did saliva testing first and kept the Armour low... 5mg a day plus Dr. s Adrenal rebuilder and stress formula. I " m still on the rebuilder and a year later, up to 90mg Armour a day. I'm starting to get a feel for what stressors do to my uptake, as there are days I feel like I've forgotten to take my meds....but I'm also beginning to see a pattern, and even though I haven't had a period in 8 years, they rhythm of my 'down' times does seem hormonal. Labs 2-3 weeks ago showed no Armour in my system. I've been under more stress since August when I ended a 4 yr relationship... and going into my birthday, the holidays, dating again, filing a lawsuit again a builder who stole $50k... the stress has increased. I do power yoga 3x a week, pilates 2x a week. Doc made me stop all cardio and weight training, but I can still walk up to 5 miles a day if I feel like it. I've been 'fuzzy', tired, sleeping more, and generally not my usual self. Not as bad as when I collapsed a year ago... but enough to warrant concern. Strangely enough... for hte past 4 days, I've felt better... there's that 21-28 day cycle again... Next week I go back for a full physical and fasting labs, plus a repeat of the saliva testing. Doc mentioned blood sugar testing. After reading your list, I see a relationship between stress, blood sugar, potassium, thyroid, hormones and adrenals.... Currently, I'm taking Wellbutrin 150mg SR am and pm Armour Thyroid 90 mg between 4:30 and 6pm so that it's an hour after and before food. I've increased it at times up to 105... and then brought it back down... I can usually tell what I need, but don't want to damage my heart... any truth to that fear? Dr. 's Adrenal Rebuilders, 2 tabs -3 x a day multi vitamin am and pm, pantothenic acid folic acid 2000 mg CLA 1000 mg evening primrose oil flax seed oil Just started Butcher's broom caps am and pm for a vein issue in my left leg, and massaging with Birchtree oil daily trying to avoid a plebectomy. Venistate/Horse Chestnut makes my heart race L glutamine for healthy gums Progesterone cream, Arbonne, 1 pump a day 1200 mg calcium I feel like a lab rat.... and my kitchen looks like a pharmacy... Also taking a fat and carb blocker under a nutritionists' care since July 07, and on a healthy diet that is similar to the zone. They think I had put myself into starvation mode trying to lose weight, and I " m eating normally for the first time in years. In the past year, I've lost 12-14 lbs and am now at 54 yrs of age, 5'3 " , 138 lbs. 23% body fat. I was 118 when all of this started, but I'd settle for 125. At least I'm back in a 6-8..and I'm strong, but I've also developed exercise asthma and have to use an inhaler, have heart palps which I control wtih yoga, breathing, etc... and a rare type of seed cataract from a life time of undiagnosed hypothyroidism. I'm hoping that the last lab showing no Armour was just a bad test, but I have felt low energy, bleary blurry eyed, hair getting fuzzy again, dry skin, and anxious... unfocused.. and I started losing muscle mass which tells me my testosterone is down again. the progestederone cream really helped to replace the testosterone so I could regain muscle and lose the fat, I think, but it's all of those adrenal fight/flight and hypo symptoms... increasingly worse over the past few months... I'll know more when I have the labs. My doc is definitely into treating symptoms and anecdotal evidence and not just making decisions based on labs. Any other tests I should have while I'm there? Questions I need to ask? I " m not sure I'm a true hypoglycemic, but that I 'get there' when the imbalance between my Adrenals, thyroid, hormones, etc is at a certain place... at least that's my take. BTW, my normal temp is ALWAYS 97.2-6 ish.. unless I'm really sick, and a fever for me is 98.6.. no doc has ever believed it until they took it. used to keep a chart, but there was so little variation, I stopped. The saliva tests a year ago showed that I start the day with low adrenals, so we scheduled the Armour for later in the day as it supresses adrenal function... Is it possible to expect that I'll regain my 'normal' energy and be able to walk daily, do yoga, pilates, regain my strength, leanness, endurance, and get back to around 120 lbs? I gave up starvation diets for normal nutrition....and not willing to go back. Also, I've started taking psyllium fiber again daily as Shomon - mshomon@... mailto:mshomon@... suggests.. Frustrated as most of you are.... and don't even know what to ask...anything you can offer would be helpful... this list is the first I've heard of sea salt and cortisol...... Thankfully, after a year of treatment, I have a relatively normal life, except when I crash...and then it's difficult to think so problemsolving is hard, and I live alone...guess I need an emergency plan. A year ago, my quality of life was so poor that I really thought I might be dying. Sorry this is so long....first time I've ever done this, and wanted to get it all said. Any thoughts or suggestions are welcomed. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 wrote: > Processed table salt is 98% > pure sodium chloride and sea salt is only about 80% and the rest minerals. > ????? My bag of Redmond Real Salt says it is 98.32% sodium chloride. What does Celtic Salt say on the label? thanks, sol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Could someone who has a package of Celtic Salt please send me the mineral content analysis info? thanks, sol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 mg per 1/4 tsp % mg per 1/4 tsp % Chloride 601.25 mg 50.90% Zinc 0.03 mg .00275% Sodium 460 mg 33.00% Copper 0.02 mg .00195% Sulfur 9.7 mg .820% Erbium 0.02 mg .00195% Magnesium 5.2 mg .441% Tin 0.02 mg .00192% Potassium 2.7 mg .227% Manganese 0.02 mg .0018% Calcium 1.5 mg .128% Cerium 0.02 mg .00172% Silicon 1.2 mg .052% Fluoride 0.01 mg .00109% Carbon 0.6 mg .049% Rubidium 0.01 mg .00084% Iron 0.14 mg .012% Gallium 0.01 mg .00083% Aluminum 0.11 mg .0095% Boron 0.01 mg .00082% Praseodymium 0.04 mg .0029% Titanium 0.01 mg .00079% Strontium 0.03 mg .00275% Bromine 0.01 mg .00071% -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Hi, - Can you have your iron, ferritin, B12 and folic acid checked for starters? If you are low in those, it makes raising Armour difficult. I don't know what is in the Adrenal rebuilder you are taking but you may wish to stop that for two weeks before you have labs. It will give a better picture. >>>I'm hoping that the last lab showing no Armour was just a bad test, but I have felt low energy, bleary blurry eyed, hair getting fuzzy again, dry skin, and anxious... unfocused.. <snip> >>>my normal temp is ALWAYS 97.2-6 ish.. unless I'm really sick,<<< Sounds like typical hypothyroid. Your labs will tell us a lot. 90mg Armour isn't much. Most of us need 3-5 grains. <snip for digest courtesy> >>> feel like a lab rat.... and my kitchen looks like a pharmacy...<<< Know the feeling. Thius morning, someone asked about the heart and Armour and wrote this: T3 is protective of the heart. http://www.altsupportthyroid.org/t3/t3medrefs4.php http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0100 879X2006000700015 & script=sci_arttext When ou are optimized on Armour, it maybe that you will be then able to wean your antidepressant with your doctor's help. I'm now off mine and can't tell you what that has done for me. It's all because of Armour thyroid. You may be exercising too much. I don't understand how this all works, but if you have fatigued adrenals, vigourous exercise is discouraged. Have you read www.stopthethyroidmadness.com site? It is loaded with great information and you will see yourself in there. in OH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 http://www.celtic-seasalt.com/saltoflife/liggreycelse.html Elements in Light Grey Celtic Sea Salt® in milligrams per 1/4 teaspoon (one serving size): Most recent analysis demonstrated that Celtic Sea Salt® contained at least 75 minerals and trace elements. The following lists the most predominant elements revealed by this analysis. mg per 1/4 tsp % mg per 1/4 tsp % Chloride 601.25 mg 50.90% Zinc 0.03 mg .00275% Sodium 460 mg 33.00% Copper 0.02 mg .00195% Sulfur 9.7 mg .820% Erbium 0.02 mg .00195% Magnesium 5.2 mg .441% Tin 0.02 mg .00192% Potassium 2.7 mg .227% Manganese 0.02 mg .0018% Calcium 1.5 mg .128% Cerium 0.02 mg .00172% Silicon 1.2 mg .052% Fluoride 0.01 mg .00109% Carbon 0.6 mg .049% Rubidium 0.01 mg .00084% Iron 0.14 mg .012% Gallium 0.01 mg .00083% Aluminum 0.11 mg .0095% Boron 0.01 mg .00082% Praseodymium 0.04 mg .0029% Titanium 0.01 mg .00079% Strontium 0.03 mg .00275% Bromine 0.01 mg .00071% This is a partial analysis, if you are interested in the full analysis please call. Light Grey Celtic Sea Salt® contains 33% Sodium, 50.9% Chloride, 1.8% Minerals and Trace Elements and 14.3% moisture. Analysis performed by Western Analysis, Inc. for The Grain & Salt Society®. For verification: Western Analysis, Inc. 2417 South 2700 West Salt Lake City UT 84119 (801)973-9238 Fax Nutrient Daily Value Sodium 2,400 milligrams Potassium 3,500 milligrams Calcium 1000 milligrams Iron 18 milligrams Phosphorus 1000 milligrams Iodine 150 micrograms Magnesium 400 milligrams Zinc 15 milligrams Copper 2 milligrams Manganese 2 milligrams Chloride 3,400 milligrams About the minerals and trace elements: Although certain body processes are attributed to certain minerals, each mineral needs one or more other minerals to properly function. For instance, a proper calcium-phosphorus balance is necessary to the body in that an imbalance reduces resistance to disease, increases fatigue, weakens intellectual faculties and leads to premature aging. Magnesium can only be used if calcium and phosphorus are in a proper balance. An overabundance of one mineral can result in a deficiency of another. Obtaining minerals from whole food sources provides the body with the wide variety of minerals it needs. Supplementing with one or two minerals is rarely a good idea unless it is under the supervision of a doctor or nutritional counselor. Chloride Chloride, along with sodium, regulates the acid/alkali balance in the body. It is also necessary for the production of gastric acid which is a component of hydrochloric acid (HCl). Sodium Sodium regulates the pH of intracellular fluids and with potassium, regulates the acid/ alkali balance in the body. Sodium and chloride are necessary for maintaining osmosis and electrolyte balance. Sulfur Sulfur is found in all cells, especially in skin, connective tissues, and hair. Inadequate dietary sulfur has been associated with skin and nail diseases. Increased intake of dietary sulfur sometimes helps psoriasis and rheumatic conditions. Magnesium Magnesium is a mineral of primary importance in the body because it aids in the activation of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the main energy source for cell functioning. Magnesium also activates several enzyme systems and is important for the synthesis of RNA and DNA. Magnesium is necessary for normal muscle contraction and important for the synthesis of several amino acids. Potassium Potassium exists primarily in intracellular fluids (the fluid inside cells). Potassium stimulates nerve impulses and muscle contractions and is important for the maintenance of osmotic pressure. Potassium regulates the body’s acid-alkali balance, stimulates kidney and adrenal functioning, and assists in converting glucose to glycogen. Also, potassium is important for biosynthesis of protein. Calcium Calcium is necessary to build healthy bones and teeth. Calcium influences blood coagulation, stimulates muscles and nerves, and acts a s a cofactor for vitamin D and the function of the parathyroid gland. Muscles cannot contract without calcium. Calcium is essential for the regulation of heartbeat. Calcium depletion can result in a number of symptoms, the most notable is osteoporosis which results in decreased bone mass and increased chances of bone breakage. Silicon Silicon is necessary for normal growth and bone formation. With calcium, silicon is a contributing factor in good skeletal integrity. Silicon is a main component of osteoblasts, the bone forming cells. Silicon may help to maintain youthful skin, hair and nails. Copper Copper facilitates in the absorption of iron and supports vitamin C absorption. Copper is also involved in protein synthesis and an important factor in the production of RNA. Tin Small amounts of tin appear to be necessary for normal growth. Because tin is common in soil, foods, and water, deficiencies are rare. Because of poor absorption, low tissue accumulation and rapid tissue turnover, tin has a low level of toxicity. Manganese Manganese is essential for glucose utilization, for lipid synthesis and for lipid metabolism. Manganese plays a role in cholesterol metabolism and pancreatic function and development. Manganese in involved in normal skeletal growth and it activates enzyme functions. Iron Only trace amounts of iron are essential for living cells of plants and animals. Iron has the ability to interact reversibly with oxygen and to function in electron transfer reactions that makes it biologically indispensable. Iron is necessary for cell function and blood utilization. Blood loss is the most common cause of iron deficiency. Pallor and extreme fatigue are the symptoms of iron deficiency anemia. Aluminum Aluminum is a natural component of many foods. Although it is found in small quantities in plant and animal tissues and in blood and urine, there is no evidence that this element is essential for any metabolic function in humans or animals. In fact, there is evidence that elevated aluminum can result in neurological disorders, bone disease, gastrointestinal irritation, loss of appetite and loss of energy. Because aluminum is a natural constituent of some foods and is in a growing number of modern foods and pharmaceutical preparations, an understanding of aluminum and aluminum containing foods and cooking utensils can benefit all people. In healthy people, more than 98% of the ingested aluminum is passed through the gastrointestinal tract. Silicon, a constituent of Celtic Sea Salt (see above), prevents the absorption of aluminum and actually helps the body eliminate aluminum that is bound in the tissues. Strontium Strontium (not Strontium 90, the radioactive form of the element) may help harden the calcium-magnesium-phosphorus structures of the body. Strontium may influence the intake or structural use of calcium, according to Bernard Jensen, Ph.D. Zinc Although adults only require an average of 15 mg of zinc per day, zinc is a very important trace element that is essential to many biological factors. Zinc is required for growth, for immune system function, and for sexual development. Zinc is a cofactor in over 90 enzymes. Zinc is required for the synthesis of insulin. Proper zinc metabolism is needed for wound healing, and carbohydrate and protein metabolism. Zinc is considered an antibacterial factor in the prostatic fluid, and may contribute to the prevention of chronic bacterial prostatitis and urinary tract infections. Gallium Gallium has no known biological role, although it may stimulate metabolism. Small concentrations of gallium are normally found in human tissue. Titanium Titanium is an abundant mineral, yet it appears to have no function to plant and animal life. In general, humans may eat and excrete titanium with no side effects as it is considered essentially nontoxic. Titanium may be carcinogenic, but not at the levels humans are generally exposed to. Fluoride Fluoride has a direct effect on the calcium and phosphate metabolism and in small amounts may reduce osteoporosis. Trace amounts of fluoride produce stronger tooth enamel that is more resistant to bacterial degradation. However, an increased intake through fluoridated drinking water can potentially overload the human system. Rubidium Rubidium has a close physiochemical relationship to potassium. In fact, it may have the ability to act as a nutritional substitute for potassium. Although rubidium is not considered " essential, " some evidence suggests that rubidium may have a role in free radical pathology and serve as a mineral transporter across defective cell membranes, especially in cells associated with aging. Clinical studies have suggested that rubidium increases memory and mental acuity in the elderly. -- Re: Sea Salt Could someone who has a package of Celtic Salt please send me the mineral content analysis info? thanks, sol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Val, I cannot believe that you had the time to type that out. LOL You are the bestest!!! Gale message have been removed] > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Hahaha I didn't type it I copied it and pasted.. LOL -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Thanks SO much! sol wrote: > mg per 1/4 tsp % mg per 1/4 tsp % > Chloride 601.25 mg 50.90% Zinc 0.03 mg .00275% > Sodium 460 mg 33.00% Copper 0.02 mg .00195% > Sulfur 9.7 mg .820% Erbium 0.02 mg .00195% > Magnesium 5.2 mg .441% Tin 0.02 mg .00192% > Potassium 2.7 mg .227% Manganese 0.02 mg .0018% > Calcium 1.5 mg .128% Cerium 0.02 mg .00172% > Silicon 1.2 mg .052% Fluoride 0.01 mg .00109% > Carbon 0.6 mg .049% Rubidium 0.01 mg .00084% > Iron 0.14 mg .012% Gallium 0.01 mg .00083% > Aluminum 0.11 mg .0095% Boron 0.01 mg .00082% > Praseodymium 0.04 mg .0029% Titanium 0.01 mg .00079% > Strontium 0.03 mg .00275% Bromine 0.01 mg .00071% > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 From what site? I could NOT find that info online--gah! Thanks again, even if it didn't take you as long as I feared. When I saw all that I was quite embarrassed to have asked, LOL. sol wrote: > Hahaha I didn't type it I copied it and pasted.. LOL > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 , Thanks I'm saving this info. In addition to the iodine it contains I read on one site somewhere that it contains some nickel. I wonder if other sea salts also contain nickel. If so that explains why I have so much reaction to them, as I am allergic to nickel as well as iodine. So sea salts can give me a double allergy whammy. Curious that the Celtic salt contains iodine at iodized salt levels though. Anyway, I'm happy for all the info I've received. Saved me some money, plus saved me from another eczema attack. thanks again, sol ~Texas wrote: > Nutrient Daily Value > > Iodine 150 micrograms > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Sol, More than likely they all contain some trace of nickel along with iodine. That said Remonds and Himalayan Salt sea salt do not contain near the minerals that Celtic does. Which is the reason most of us prefer Celtic you though have other concerns as well as needs. Don't know if you will be able to access this file, as it is found in the membership area of the Celtic Seasalt website (www.celticseasalt.com), but here is a chart showing the percentage of trace minerals and sea water in certain sea salts: http://www.celticseasalt.com/PDF/FNL06e.pdf (this is a download of their newsletter, A Grain of Salt, Autumn 2006 issue; the chart can be found on page 19). Here are a few of the listings: Real Salt 1.68% Himalayan 4.12% Celtic 13.36% (The analysis was made by an independent laboratory and from disclosures by sea salt companies.) Real sea salt may be your best option if you chose to use any at all. From: sol , Thanks I'm saving this info. In addition to the iodine it contains I read on one site somewhere that it contains some nickel. I wonder if other sea salts also contain nickel. If so that explains why I have so much reaction to them, as I am allergic to nickel as well as iodine. So sea salts can give me a double allergy whammy. Curious that the Celtic salt contains iodine at iodized salt levels though. Anyway, I'm happy for all the info I've received. Saved me some money, plus saved me from another eczema attack. thanks again, sol ~Texas wrote: > Nutrient Daily Value > > Iodine 150 micrograms > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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