Comments on: What’s the Big Deal about….. Salt?

By: admin

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:44:43 +0000

Thanks for the comments, everyone. Marta – you raise a very good point! ALWAYS check labels on anything that you buy: just because it says “sea salt” does not mean it hasn’t been refined by heating, chemical additives, etc. Packaged foods of any kind that you buy at the natural foods store can be misleading. Even those that are labeled “organic” can still be processed and contain refined ingredients.

By: Marta

Marta — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:03:34 +0000

I was about to pick up some Sea Salt at the grocery store yesterday. I’m glad I looked on the back because the ingredients read “refined sea salt”. I guess reading the labels will always be necessary.

Love the blog, by the way. I check it regularly.

By: Irene

Irene — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:38:32 +0000

Just came across your blog-love it love it love it, thanks!

By: Irene

Irene — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:37:02 +0000

Maybe after I show him this article, my boyfriend will finally allow me to toss his Morton Salt. It did me no good to hide it!

By: admin

admin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:05:21 +0000

Hi, and thanks for your comment! I love your blog

Yours is a very good question. My best (succinct) answer is that it is not unusual when giving up a food (or substance) to have a craving displaced onto another food. For example, when alcoholics go sober, they often have intense sugar cravings (so many donuts at AA meetings!) as the body tries to get another source of sugar in place of all the sugar that alcohol provides. In the case you mention, refined sugar leeches minerals from the body, and now that the sugar is no longer a factor, salt cravings could be the body’s attempt to regulate and rebalance. Salt cravings represent low mineral reserves (take a mineral supplement and get more magnesium, zinc, and trace minerals) and also adrenal fatigue, both of which can be masked by sugar since it provides an artificial “lift” that minerals provide naturally.

As far as products go, most list “sea salt,” and that’s a pretty good indication that it’s not refined salt. Even Safeway’s O Organics brand uses sea salt now. But the only way to truly know what goes into your food is to prepare it yourself

By: my year without

my year without — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:47:27 +0000

Interesting topic. I haven’t really considered salt in this way before, which is surprising since it looks so much like refined sugar-meaning both look so processed. I’ve found some processed salts to contain sugar, too. Strange! I use mostly sea salt, but at restaurants and in some packaged foods I am probably eating refined salt. I can’t believe I have not considered it before….

Here is a question for you: Since I have given up sugar my craving for salts as increased. It’s happened to someone else who gave up sugar, too. Your thoughts?

Also, are there specific healthy brands of food that use sea salt in their packaged products instead of refined salt? If the ingredeints say “sea salt” is that all I need to know that the salt isn’t refined?

Great post!