As someone consciously trying to live a healthier lifestyle, I’ve recently switched my table and cooking salt from iodized/sea salt/kosher salt to Himalayan salt. Himalayan salt is a type of pinkish rock salt mined in Pakistan that contains 84 minerals and trace elements naturally occurring in the body, which help restore the body’s alkaline and electrolyte balance, important factors when considering the long term effects of dehydration and excessive acidity (premature aging and the increase potential for disease due to overcompensation of the organs).
Himalayan salt is available at most health food stores and comes in a variety of forms as illustrated below (rock, coarse, fine, and plated):
Sur La Table’s Himalayan Pink Rock Salt
Coarsely Ground Himalayan Salt from Saltworks
Finely Ground Himalayan Salt from Saltworks
Himalayan Salt Plate from Sur La Table
A highly aesthetic way to prepare and serve food, salt plates can be cooked on (with a cooking agent like olive oil or butter) in the oven, stove top, and on the grill. The plates mildly salt the food placed on top of them, thus having a curing effect. They are anti-microbial and easy to clean without detergent, (only need to be scoured and rinsed).
They can also be used chilled or frozen to serve cold cheeses, Carpaccio, ice cream, and sorbets.
Other uses for Himalayan salt include:
As a mouthwash/gargle for gum and throat health.
As a daily brine to detoxify the body and restore its pH Balance.
As bath salts to help rheumatism pain.
As a face and body mask to treat acne and remove impurities from the skin.
To remedy acid reflux, as recommended by Dr. Oz.
Like any salt, use with care as it is still sodium chloride and can cause hypertension (high blood pressure) when ingested in excess.
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