You and Your Salt

by Sharon Johnson Helping Others in Marketing

Natural Salt

Standard table salt is heated to high temperatures in processing, the trace minerals are stripped off and Aluminum is added to keep it from clumping, all of which make this overused substance unfit for human consumption. Processed foods containing this type of salt should be avoided and natural salt should be substituted in its place.

There are three salts that I recommend: Celtic sea salt, Himalayan salt and Real Salt that comes from Redmond Utah. These salts are readily available in most health food stores.

There are cultures that drink 1-2 tsp. of salt in a warm glass of water every morning. They are healthier than those who do not. Salt is Sodium Chloride and Sodium is the water regulating mineral of the body. Anyone who has too much or too little water in the body is most likely deficient in salt.

In fact when people go to the emergency room, often times they are given an IV, which is nothing more than purified water and salt. More often than not, people recover rather quickly after being rehydrated in this manner.

I once read a story of a man who after having had numerous health challenges and several operations, checked himself into a hospital and paid to be put on an IV until he died. After his death, they performed an autopsy and found that all of his organs had healed completely. The indication was that he could have lived a normal life if he had eaten food as well.

My observation is that the IV is the only cure that modern doctors have in their bag of tricks and if you were to get sick you would likely be better off getting an IV than taking drugs, radiation, chemotherapy, etc.

The problem is, that after giving you an IV most doctors then send you home and recommend a no-salt or low-salt diet, so that you will end up getting dehydrated again and need to come in for another fix of salt water.

Constipation is a result of a dehydrated bowel. When drinking salt water in the above manner, it has the same specific gravity as blood and therefore is shunted to the bowel instead of the kidneys. This cleanses and hydrates the bowel and is a marvelous addition to a good health protocol. Anyone experiencing difficult stools or any kind of bowel inflammation can benefit from drinking salt water in this manner. If you do not experience an immediate improvement in bowel activity, increase the amount of salt you are taking for a few days until you do..

Note: Many people are severely dehydrated and therefore their bodies are holding onto water. After starting to ingest salt in this manner, some people will balloon up with water as a result and therefore they should take only 1/4 tsp. or less daily in the beginning until their bodies begin to adjust to having salt and extra water in their diets.

2. BAKING SODA – Used to raise urine pH (Alkalinize)

The term “pH” stands for the potential of hydrogen, which is simply the measurement of acidity and alkalinity. (7.0 is neutral neither being acid nor alkaline. Normal blood pH is 7.365.)

Use pH test strips to check your first morning urine as a scientific method for monitoring the pH of your body fluids. Do not hold the strip under a stream of urine. This will wash off the chemicals and give a false reading. Either urinate in a jar and dip one end in the urine or simply touch the strip to your private parts after urinating to get one drop of urine on the strip. The strip will then change color, which you will then match up to a color chart that comes with the strips.

Suggestions for increasing pH rapidly:

First thing in the morning .. stir One (1) rounded teaspoon baking soda in 20 ounces of water. (Use plastic spoon so as not to create a dieletric reaction and also stir counter-clockwise with a plastic spoon.)

May be repeated at bedtime at least two hours after eating, until your pH is at desirable level.

Note: If you start to retain water and swell up, that is an indication that you are severely dehydrated and it may take some time for your body to adjust to having more water. In that case, take smaller doses of baking soda until the swelling goes down and then gradually increase the amount of baking soda that you are taking daily until your pH reaches the desired level. If you are trying to combat some serious condition, you may need to elevate your pH as high as 8.5 - 9.0 until the symptoms subside.

If your morning pH is less than 8.5, you can increase your intake of baking soda. If your pH is more than 9.0 you can back off a little bit. Continue to take baking soda, and check your pH until your symptoms disappear.

Once your symptoms disappear, you can then reduce the amount of baking soda that you take daily. Because normal blood pH is 7.365, I personally try to keep my pH close to 7.4 in order that my body systems do not have to work too hard to maintain an optimum blood pH.

How long do you need to keep taking Baking Soda? Just like the oil dipstick in your car tells you when you need to add oil to the engine, using the pH tests strips frequently will tell you when you need to take some extra baking soda in order to maintain a healthy body pH.

Baking soda should not be taken on a full stomach because it will neutralize the digestive acids, quickly releasing a large amount of gas, which could then cause bloating and extreme discomfort. The exception to this rule may be if you are experiencing a lot of heartburn, then sip some baking soda and water SLOWLY, which will in turn release the gases more slowly, allowing time to belch up the gas that are being created.

When taking extra Sodium, it is sometimes necessary to take some Potassium supplement at the same time to keep these two minerals in balance. Wine makers use Potassium Bicarbonate, which can be purchased from a winemaker or purchased online. It resembles baking soda in appearance and is also an alkaline mineral. If you like, you can mix the two together. I would use at least 3 parts Sodium to 1 part Potassium. Or you can purchase some Potassium Citrate from your local health food store. Just take enough Potassium to avoid leg cramps.

NOTE: Some people have reported increased bowel activity with baking soda. If diarrhea is experienced, first understand that the body is cleansing, which is a good thing. This condition will subside when toxins are removed, however if this conflicts with work or other activities, simply cut back on baking soda temporarily until detoxification subsides.

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