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| What is real sea salt?
Natural Celtic Sea Salt® is the most basic condiment as well as a staple food. This sea salt is obtained from the evaporation of the ocean's water, simply and without artifice. No synthetic mineral supplement can equal the wealth of minerals that natural Celtic Sea Salt® supplies, regardless of how rich its content or how precisely it is formulated. Celtic Sea Salt is real sea salt! | |
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Treasured as the finest of all condiments in France and many other countries outside the U.S.A. Free of any processing, it is dried only by the hot summer sun and wind. It is harvested by expert salt farmers who delicately gather the salt from the marshes with wooden hand tools. Its characteristic gray color can be attributed to the pure clay sole of the manicured basins. The clay ionizes the many minerals in the salt, making it richer in electrolytes. Because Light Gray Celtic Sea® Salt is just sun dried, it retains the ocean's moisture, which helps lock in many vital trace elements. |
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Ground on granite stones then sifted. It offers the convenience of a "shaker salt" with all of the mineral benefits of the Light Gray Celtic Sea Salt®. |
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Very small, white crystals that naturally form on top of the brine. These contain all the minerals of the clean celtic waters. This salt has a very unusual and precious character. Often described as "The feminine salt," this is the finest gourmet salt available. These crystals are lighter in color and smaller than the Light Gray Celtic Sea Salt® crystals, and are delicate enough to be crushed between the fingers and dissolves easily. Its floral aroma makes it a perfect table salt, bringing a wonderful flavor to salads and a variety of other fresh dishes. |
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Basic Roles of Celtic Sea Salt® Our bodies contain three internal oceans that closely resemble the ionic balance of ocean water. Each one of these complex solutions surrounds and circulates throughout our bodies:
Comparative analysis shows that these fluids are very similar to sea water in their chemical composition. Medical and biological facts indicate that humans need salt in order to perform basic physiological functions. Ocean salt contains all of the minerals our bodies require. These minerals make salt a vital necessity. In the salty environment of amniotic fluid the human embryo grows over 3 billion times in weight. From the moment of conception on, humans are never without need for salt! Celtic Sea Salt® is the Salt of Life! In macrobiotic/natural diets, Celtic Sea Salt® is considered to be a strong alkalinizer and to provide renewed energy. An acidic body condition is believed to contribute to many sicknesses and alkaline foods are considered powerful remedies for hemorrhaging, severe burns, physical trauma, acute infection, shock from an illness or surgical intervention, or very deep emotional stress. In conditions like these the body's need for extra potassium was traditionally met by administering small doses of an isotonic salt solution made from natural Light Gray Celtic Sea Salt® dissolved in water. Salt, the universal necessity, was appreciated as an effective medicine, used alone as an energizer, detoxifying agent, or in conjunction with healing plants. (Mythologia Aesopi, 1501)
Why is it hard to obtain; how do we recognize the real thing?
Celtic Sea Salt® is harvested in Brittany, near the Celtic Sea, in the northwest of France. Cold, active, north sea currents, large tides and other marine and climatic conditions, offer the advantage of a unique mix of minerals. It is this combination of minerals that gives Celtic Sea Salt® its special qualities. Common salt lacks many trace minerals provided by Celtic Sea Salt® because, during the refining process, these minerals are removed. The minerals are then sold to the chemical industry or to pharmaceutical companies to make dietary supplements. In order to make the color of the salt white, many other sea salt products are washed. In this process valuable trace minerals are also lost.
The geographical orientation of the coastline also plays an important part in the quality of naturally extracted Celtic Sea Salt®. The ocean water is channeled into pristine ponds edged with natural waterways, wild grasses, and other green plants. The wind and the sun evaporate the ocean water, leaving a mineral-rich brine. The live flowing mixture is briskly stimulated by the salt farmers' actions, and within hours the dazzling crystals form and are gathered by hand.
The method used for gathering salt from natural flats is crucial to the production of this health-giving product. The salt fields of Brittany are lined with a natural layer of clay and sand. If concrete lined beds are used, as in refinery-type salt, the efflorescence of the cement pollutes and loads the salt with toxins. In order to ionize and harmonize the trace elements the hand-raking of the moist crystals is done by artisans with a skillful touch.
This method is followed by a dedicated group of professional Breton natural salt farmers, who perpetuate the traditional skills that have been passed down from antiquity. When harvested in these ways, natural Celtic Sea Salts® are highly beneficial to one's health as they possess many therapeutic qualities.
Flower of the Ocean®, an almost white Celtic Salt, is delicately gathered from the surface of the brine. The white color of this magnificent salt is due to the bleaching action of the sun. These delicate crystals can be crushed between the thumb and forefinger over food at the table to add a gourmet flavor to your meals. Light Gray Celtic® Sea Salt is harvested in late summer. These are the largest of the Celtic Salt crystals and are best in soups or sauces. Fine ground Celtic Sea Salt® is ground on granite stones from the Light Gray salt and is perfect for those who prefer the convenience of having salt in a shaker. Remember; since there are no chemicals added to Celtic Sea Salt®, it may be necessary to add a few toasted grains of rice to the shaker to keep your Find Ground Salt flowing freely.
Precious minerals working together: co-action Proper electrolyte balance in the body is achieved by maintaining a relatively high potassium content inside the cell and a high sodium concentration in the fluid outside the cell (extracellular fluid). Though potassium and sodium are the two electrolytes found in greatest concentration in the human body, many other elements are required for normal physiological function. Trace elements, found in ocean water and in natural Celtic Sea Salt®, work to maintain proper function of the body's systems. This unique combination of nutrients plays an important role in safeguarding good health. If any one element is left out or diminished, a link in an important chain will be missing and the whole organism will suffer. These elements work to regulate optimum body function by ensuring that our internal oceans are never shortchanged of trace nutrients.
But isn't salt bad for you? Sodium Restricted Diets
Scientific research reveals that there are actually very few salt-related health problems. A healthy, active lifestyle demands a sufficient reasonable salt intake. The contention that our body can function on no salt at all or on a restricted ration of salt causes more problems than it is intended to solve! Life is closely dependent upon the presence of sodium. However, to clearly understand the role of sodium in blood we must examine it in combination with water and various ions: rather than the sodium element alone. Most often salt-related health problems are caused by diets consisting of high quantities of refined sodium compounds, combined with a sedentary lifestyle. Some harmful unbalanced sources of sodium include fast foods (especially French fries and milk-shake beverages), package sauce mixes and cured meats.
High blood pressure and refined salt
The research of Dr. John H. Laragh, M.D. and Mark S. Pecker, M.D. at the Hypertension Center of the Cornel University Medical Center, shows that the High Blood Pressure problem lies not in salt intake but in an overactive hormone system. When this system is overactive, rennin levels are excessively high indicating a physiological need for salt. Salt starvation could occur if the patient is put on a low salt diet. On the other hand, low rennin levels, which occur only in a third of hypertensive people, actually reveal a sodium excess. Only patients in the latter group should lower their sodium intake.
Factors that influence blood pressure are heart rate, changes in blood volume and the contraction and dilation of blood vessels. A change in any one of these factors, providing the other two remain constant, will have a direct affect on blood pressure. Blood pressure regulation is achieved via the dilation and constriction of blood vessels (vasodilation, vasoconstriction) and the control of blood volume and heart rate. A healthy cardiovascular system may be maintained through regular aerobic exercise like: walking, jogging, bicycling, skiing, playing tennis or swimming.
Why stock up on good salt? Celtic Sea Salts® are naturally harvested by a cooperative of farmers in Brittany, France. The method used for gathering these nutritional salts follows a 2,000 year-old Celtic tradition and is supported by modern quality-control standards. The French government prides itself in this unique resource and has preserved thousands of acres of pristine wild marsh, as a "national Treasure" and "Protected Site" so that areas will continue to produce Celtic Sea Salt® for centuries more. "Label Rouge", or "Red Label", is another merit that has been awarded to Celtic Sea Salts®. In 1991, the French Ministry of Forests and Agriculture gave its most honorable "Superior Quality Food" mention to Celtic Sea Salt®.
We urge you to maintain a reserve stock of natural celtic sea salt at home for several reasons: |
| Elements in Light Grey Celtic Sea Salt®,
in milligrams per 1/4 teaspoon (one serving size): Our most recent analysis demonstrated that Celtic Sea Salt® contains a wide variety of minerals and trace elements. The following lists the most predominant elements revealed by this analysis.
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 (801) 973-7635
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 ageing. 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.
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