actual grams of sea salt

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Dear Bee,

I am " off " the actual diet while I heal from the hysterectomy (I know

my healing might be accelerated by being on the diet,but I really

need to ease back into it, as the first time I went way too fast,

which ended up being really stressful). I am trying to include as

many things as possible so that when I start removing foods again,

other things (staying off sugar; supplements; electrolyte drink;

enough sea salt; higher good fats, etc.) will be routine. !!Yay me!!

for realizing this!!

I have searched the messages and files and can't find an answer to

two questions about the actual amount of sea salt needed per day.

You advise 1-1/2 teaspoons of good sea salt a day. I have two kinds

of fine grind. One says that 1-1/2 tsp. is 5.4 grams; the other says

that 1 tsp. is 9 grams. So 1-1/2 teaspoons of one is actually less

by weight than the other. And a coarse grind would mean even less

actual salt in the 1-1/2 teaspoons.

I have two questions:

1--Do you or anyone else know for sure how much sea salt by weight,

not by teaspoons, is required? This would be really helpful to me to

know. I'd like to be sure I'm getting enough.

2--How much is too much? Unless I missed it, I can't find anything

in the salt info files gives a definite idea (in teaspoons or grams)

of how much sea salt one should consume daily.

I am enjoying taking time to really learn about the diet before I

plunge in again. Thanks for the mountain of research you have done!

I'm thrilled your website is up again (:>)

--Rhe

[Guest guest]

>

> Dear Bee,

>

> I am " off " the actual diet while I heal from the hysterectomy (I

know

> my healing might be accelerated by being on the diet,but I really

> need to ease back into it, as the first time I went way too fast,

> which ended up being really stressful). I am trying to include as

> many things as possible so that when I start removing foods again,

> other things (staying off sugar; supplements; electrolyte drink;

> enough sea salt; higher good fats, etc.) will be routine. !!Yay

me!!

> for realizing this!!

==>Hi Rhe. My daughter also had a hysterectomy March 14th. She is

doing very well, and I hope you do too. I agree you need to ease

back into the diet. Megadoses of vitamin C help healing a lot; start

with 4,000 mg and every hour take 1,000 mg until you reach bowel

tolerance, which is loose stools. If you do not reach bowel

tolerance the 1st day increase the dose to 1,500 mg every hour, and

so on.

>

> I have searched the messages and files and can't find an answer to

> two questions about the actual amount of sea salt needed per day.

>

> You advise 1-1/2 teaspoons of good sea salt a day. I have two

kinds

> of fine grind. One says that 1-1/2 tsp. is 5.4 grams; the other

says

> that 1 tsp. is 9 grams. So 1-1/2 teaspoons of one is actually less

> by weight than the other. And a coarse grind would mean even less

> actual salt in the 1-1/2 teaspoons.

>

> I have two questions:

> 1--Do you or anyone else know for sure how much sea salt by weight,

> not by teaspoons, is required? This would be really helpful to me

to

> know. I'd like to be sure I'm getting enough.

>

> 2--How much is too much? Unless I missed it, I can't find anything

> in the salt info files gives a definite idea (in teaspoons or

grams)

> of how much sea salt one should consume daily.

==>I do not know the weight compared to teaspoons. Ocean sea salt

that is more coarse, greyer and more moist contains more minerals

that fine ground, so taking 1 1/2 teaspoons of it provides more than

1 1/2 teaspoons of fine grind. Sally Fallon at Weston A. Price

recommends a minimum of 1 teaspoon for healthy people. I recommend

more because most candida sufferers have low adrenal function.

> I am enjoying taking time to really learn about the diet before I

> plunge in again. Thanks for the mountain of research you have done!

> I'm thrilled your website is up again (:>)

==>You are very welcome for the information my friend!

Luv, Bee