Nutrition and Well Be-ing Newsletter
September 2005

Food Feature:  Celtic Sea Salt®

Celtic Sea Salt® is a reliable source for some of the minerals and trace elements necessary for good health.  Modern diets do not always provide these nutrients in ample quantities, therefore, use Celtic Sea Salt® as a replacement for common iodized table salt for the nutrient benefits as well as to avoid the problems with iodized salt.

Problems with Iodized Table Salt:

Produced from vacuum evaporation of brine and ll of the minerals are removed by using chemicals such as sulfuric acid, chlorine and hydrochloric acid. 
The salt is then heated to high temperatures of 400 degrees to dry it completely, which changes the molecular structure of the salt.
Anti-caking agents such as ferrocynide, yellow prussiate of soda, tri-calcium and phosphate are added.

Characteristics of Celtic Sea Salt®:

Harvested from clay-lined salt beds, located just off the Northern coastline of France by trained professional salt farmers.
Sun and wind dry the salt, wooden utensils are used to gather the salt.
It is carefully sifted to remove natural debris such as small stones or sand and more than 80 vital minerals are left intact.
Nothing is added to it.all of the health of the ocean is carefully maintained by careful harvesting practices.

Source:  The Grain and Salt Society

Recommended Reading (Click title to order)

Salt:  Your Way to Health, by David Brownstein, MD
Seasalt's Hidden Powers, by Jacques de Langre, Ph.D
Come Alive! Total Health Through an Understanding of Minerals, Trace Elements & Electrolytes, by Bernard Jensen, D.C. Ph.D