Rowena, these sites are terrific and I have bookmarked them for further reading. I do drink a lot of water. My primary care doctor always asks me if i am drinking enough water. I dirnk a couple of quarts a day but maybe I need to drink more. Thanks again. Faith G.
----- Original Message ----- From: Rowena To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:37 AM Subject: Re: CS>Pacemaker - Salts good and bad Faith, if you have good sea salt, i.e. it hasn't been refined and heated and denatured out of all usefulness, it would be good for you if you did take it. Celtic sea salt is recommended, also Himalayan, which I understand to be similar to RealSalt in the US, which I am not familiar with myself. I had a quick look for some sites to save you a bit of time, and came across this rather pertinent remark: 1. Salt is most effective in stabilizing irregular heartbeats and, contrary to the misconception that it causes high blood pressure, it is actually essential for the regulation of blood pressure - in conjunction with water. Naturally the proportions are critical. 2. Salt is vital to the extraction of excess acidity from the cells in the body, particularly the brain cells. This was on http://evidenceofhealing.blogspot.com/2006/01/high-mineral-sea-salt-one-of-gods.html It also said: 4. Salt is vital for the generation of hydroelectric energy in cells in the body. It is used for local power generation at the sites of energy needed by the cells. 5. Salt is vital to the nerve cells' communication and information processing all the time that the brain cells work, from the moment of conception to death. 20. Salt is vital for reducing a double chin. When the body is short of salt, it means the body really is short of water. The salivary glands sense the salt shortage and are obliged to produce more saliva to lubricate the act of chewing and swallowing and also to supply the stomach with water that it needs for breaking down foods. Circulation to the salivary glands increases and the blood vessels become "leaky" in order to supply the glands with water to manufacture saliva. The "leakiness" spills beyond the area of the glands themselves, causing increased bulk under the skin of the chin, the cheeks and into the neck. 21. Sea salt contains about 80 mineral elements that the body needs. Some of these elements are needed in trace amounts. Unrefined sea salt is a better choice of salt than other types of salt on the market. Ordinary table salt that is bought in the super markets has been stripped of its companion elements and contains additive elements such as aluminum silicate to keep it powdery and porous. Aluminum is a very toxic element in our nervous system. It is implicated as one of the primary causes of Alzheimer's disease. REAL SALT is from the salt mines in Utah and has about 50 trace minerals, including iodide. This salt flows like table salt, but the taste is so much more mild. If you would like to know more about natural sea salt and water and alternative healing methods being brought about by the use of these two natural products, please visit Water Cure and Water Cure 2. Water Cure 2 is a site whose creator was so thankful for the healing he received from this simple protocol that he created this site to share what he learned from Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, M.D., author of Your Body's Many Cries for Water, You're Not Sick Your Thirsty, Water Rx for a Healthier Pain-free Life and several more on this same topic. If what the cardiologist told you kept you away from ordinary table salt (I have heard it called Morton's by Americans; I don't live in the US) then that was likely a good thing, but you do need salt, i.e. whole salt, not heated. http://www.healthfree.com/celtic_sea_salt.html said: Well, all the medical and scientific studies condemning table salt would appear to be justified, except for the fact that these studies examined only refined white salt, a biologically damaging, completely unnatural and chemicalized substance. In the industrial refining process, as many as 82 trace minerals and essential macro nutrients are forcibly removed, leaving only a single compound made of sodium and chlorine. . . . . Celtic Sea Salts produced without refining, oven drying or chemical additives for the best possible Organic Health. The salt normally used in most homes and restaurants (refined table salt) is very different from unrefined Sea Salt. Table salts are mined from the earth with bulldozers and heavy machinery, and then iodized, bleached, and diluted with anti-caking agents. Chemicals are added to refined salt in the processing and all the beneficial minerals and trace elements that are found in natural Celtic Sea Salt are removed. For most of my life, Faith, I too believed what I was told about salt. In any case, if I had used a lot of salt, it would have been denatured table salt. It is only in the past few years that I have learned about natural salt, and when I regularly drink (filtered) water with a little brine prepared from Himalayan salt in it, I feel much better and more hydrated. When I was first given a taste of the natural salt, celtic probably, it tasted almost sweet on my tongue. Certainly nothing like the harsh, strong taste of table salt. If you ever come across information about the Salt-and-Vit C treatment that many people with Lyme Disease use, you will learn a lot more about the usefulness of good salt. I hope you continute finding useful information which helps your health status, and wish you well. Rowena PS: The cardiologist told me to stay away from salt becasue it constricts blood vessels, so I almost never use it. I do not salt my food and rarely use it in cooking. I've gotten used to it. i bought a little sea salt but do not use it very much. But come to think of it, I've had my electrolytes checked and they were fine.
