Because of the announcement that the sea salt is healthier than table salt, the sea salt market grew 67 percent between 2007 and 2010. Sea salt is not different than table salt.
You are buying the same thing, if you are buying expensive sea salt over regular table salt. All salt is technically sea salt. Table salt is mined from salt mines that are created after the ocean has retreated from the land, leaving behind salt deposits. No matter how you buy salt, you are buying sea salt.
Salt that is advertised as sea salt is not mined from salt mines, but it has been evaporated under controlled conditions from the sea water. Designer sea salts are not cleaned or heated, which leaves traces of dirt and other bacteria in the crystals from where they were gathered.
To enjoy natural unrefined salt you may want to try using Celtic sea salt and Himalayan salt. One simple way to tell if sea salt is truly sea salt; it shouldn’t be white. Unrefined salt will have hints of different colors in the crystals and is not white. Celtic salt will have a grey hue to it, and Himalayan salt will have a pink tint to it.
Himalayan salt has many health benefits to it:
- Improves digestion
- Controlling and regulating the water levels in your body
- Maintain the amounts of electrolytes and chemicals the body needs
- Encourages pH levels in your brain and your cells
- Supports a healthy respiratory system
- Balances blood sugar
- Aids vascular health
Celtic sea salt benefits:
- Boosts immune system
- Alkalizes the body
- Regulates blood pressure and heartbeat
- Prevents muscle cramps
- Improves brain function
- Increases energy
- Promotes restful sleep
