Happyflowerlady
Vagabond Flowerchild
- Location
- Northern Alabama
We have all been told that too much salt is bad for us, and especially now that we are seniors, we are often told to cut down on our salt intake.
Seniors are also the ones most prone to heat exhaustion and heat stroke. The first thing that they will do to treat you if this happens is to give you an IV with a saline solution. We need salt, and even more so in hot weather when we lose salt through perspiration.
The next question that is important, is what kind of salt and how much. Plain household salt has been chemically refined and treated, so it is basically a non-food anymore, and even with the added iodine, it is still unhealthy for us. Choose a natural salt, either sea salt, or a mineral salt, which has the natural minerals still in it.
My choice was the Himalayan mineral salt. It comes from the Jurassic time period oceans, and the beautiful pink color is from minerals that leached into the salt over thousands of years.
I got mine from Amazon, and it is beautiful (almost jewel-like) pink crystals. I put some in the salt grinder for use on food, and a small jar of the crystals to add to soups and other things where they will dissolve in the water when they are cooking.
Salt holds water in our bodies and keeps us from being dehydrated. We need a balance of water and salt, not too much of either, but enough to keep us hydrated during the heat.
So, get yourself some healthy salt, and use it knowing that it is good for your body, and not bad unless overdone. Actually, my Himalayan salt has a saltier flavor than plain salt, and it only takes a little to add a delightful salty taste to your food.
http://www.waterbenefitshealth.com/water-and-salt.html
Seniors are also the ones most prone to heat exhaustion and heat stroke. The first thing that they will do to treat you if this happens is to give you an IV with a saline solution. We need salt, and even more so in hot weather when we lose salt through perspiration.
The next question that is important, is what kind of salt and how much. Plain household salt has been chemically refined and treated, so it is basically a non-food anymore, and even with the added iodine, it is still unhealthy for us. Choose a natural salt, either sea salt, or a mineral salt, which has the natural minerals still in it.
My choice was the Himalayan mineral salt. It comes from the Jurassic time period oceans, and the beautiful pink color is from minerals that leached into the salt over thousands of years.
I got mine from Amazon, and it is beautiful (almost jewel-like) pink crystals. I put some in the salt grinder for use on food, and a small jar of the crystals to add to soups and other things where they will dissolve in the water when they are cooking.
Salt holds water in our bodies and keeps us from being dehydrated. We need a balance of water and salt, not too much of either, but enough to keep us hydrated during the heat.
So, get yourself some healthy salt, and use it knowing that it is good for your body, and not bad unless overdone. Actually, my Himalayan salt has a saltier flavor than plain salt, and it only takes a little to add a delightful salty taste to your food.
http://www.waterbenefitshealth.com/water-and-salt.html
