Guest guest Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 Ok 2 questions. What nutrients are especially helpful for memory? My husband has a TERRIBLE memory and would like to try to help him out a bit. And my mom's boyfriend had the most DELICIOUS salt! It was course sea salt (the processed kind) in a grinder but it also had dried garlic and basil in it. When you ground it up it had the most awesome flavor! I would like to try it with my celtic sea salt but it's so damp I'm afraid it will cause the garlic and basil to mold. Would it affect the salt negativly at all if I put it in the dehydrator to dry it out? -- Mrs. () Siemens Mommy to Zack and Liddy...so far no fear, only faith; no guilt, only grace; no pride, only praise; no claim, only Christ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Hi Everyone, Is anybody familiar with Original Himalayan Crystal Salt™? Is this company a scam? Do they sell road salt and box it up real fancy? Are they on the level? There website is: http://www.americanbluegreen.com/index.html Here is another site that says they are a scam :http://www.bruha.com/pfpc/html/himalaya.html Thanks, Rick __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Rick- I don't know whether they're legit or a scam, but I'd be leery of any red salt. It's almost certainly red (or pink or whatever variant) because of a high iron content, which isn't a good thing at all. > Is anybody familiar with Original Himalayan Crystal Salt™? > > Is this company a scam? Do they sell road > salt and box it up real fancy? Are they on the level? > > There website is: http://www.americanbluegreen.com/index.html - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 I kind of doubt that the pink Himalayan salt is a scam in general - there seem to be a number of companies which sell it. Of course, it could still be a scam - but I just doubt it. The question for me is whether this logic: pink = high iron content = harmful is true. I'm interested, I guess, because I've been buying another brand of this stuff locally here in San Francisco, and rather like it. I did find this breakdown on one site http://www.essentiallivingfoods.com/products-spices-mineralsalt.html Mine Minerals as Iron, Copper, Potassium, Phosphorous, Sulphur and ese Traces Purity as Sodium Chloride (NaCl) 98.00 % Sodium 38.20 % Chloride 59.30 % Moisture 0.10 % Insoluble 0.30 % Calcium 0.22 % Magnesium 0.18 % Sulphate 0.50 % Mine Minerals as Iron, Copper, Potassium, Phosphorous, Sulphur and ese Traces " Rick- I don't know whether they're legit or a scam, but I'd be leery of any red salt. It's almost certainly red (or pink or whatever variant) because of a high iron content, which isn't a good thing at all. " > Is anybody familiar with Original Himalayan Crystal SaltT? > > Is this company a scam? Do they sell road > salt and box it up real fancy? Are they on the level? > > There website is: http://www.americanbluegreen.com/index.html - <HTML><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC " -//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN " " http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd " ><BODY><FONT FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " > <B>IMPORTANT ADDRESSES</B> <UL> <LI><B><A HREF= " / " >NATIVE NUTRITION</A></B> online</LI> <LI><B><A HREF= " http://onibasu.com/ " >SEARCH</A></B> the entire message archive with Onibasu</LI> </UL></FONT> <PRE><FONT FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " ><B><A HREF= " mailto: -owner " >LIST OWNER:</A></B> Idol <B>MODERATORS:</B> Heidi Schuppenhauer Wanita Sears </FONT></PRE> </BODY> </HTML> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 There was a reference to pink salt in the book " Salt: A World History " and author Mark Kurlansky said it was from the magnesium, which would make it beneficial, as when your salt intake goes up your magnesium needs go up. I thought iron would make it more orangey. By the way, Redmond RealSalt is pink naturally and doesn't seem to be a scam. In the LymeStrategies discussion group it is one of the two recommended natural salts, the other being Crystal salt. Both are widely available. I've been using RealSalt for pickling/fermenting all year and it does great. > > I kind of doubt that the pink Himalayan salt is a scam in general - > there seem to be a number of companies which sell it. Of course, it > could still be a scam - but I just doubt it. > > The question for me is whether this logic: pink = high iron content = > harmful is true. I'm interested, I guess, because I've been buying > another brand of this stuff locally here in San Francisco, and rather > like it. > > I did find this breakdown on one site > http://www.essentiallivingfoods.com/products-spices- mineralsalt.html > > Mine Minerals as Iron, Copper, Potassium, Phosphorous, Sulphur and > ese Traces > Purity as Sodium Chloride (NaCl) 98.00 % > > Sodium 38.20 % > > Chloride 59.30 % > > Moisture 0.10 % > > Insoluble 0.30 % > > Calcium 0.22 % > > Magnesium 0.18 % > > Sulphate 0.50 % > > Mine Minerals as Iron, Copper, Potassium, Phosphorous, Sulphur and > ese Traces > > > " Rick- > > I don't know whether they're legit or a scam, but > I'd be leery of any red salt. It's almost > certainly red (or pink or whatever variant) > because of a high iron content, which isn't a good thing at all. " > > > Is anybody familiar with Original Himalayan Crystal SaltT? > > > > Is this company a scam? Do they sell road > > salt and box it up real fancy? Are they on the level? > > > > There website is: http://www.americanbluegreen.com/index.html > > > > - > > > > > <HTML><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC " -//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN " > " http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1- transitional.dtd " ><BODY><FONT > FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " > <B>IMPORTANT ADDRESSES</B> <UL> > <LI><B><A > HREF= " native- nutrition/ " >NATIVE > NUTRITION</A></B> online</LI> > <LI><B><A HREF= " http://onibasu.com/ " >SEARCH</A></B> the entire message > archive with Onibasu</LI> </UL></FONT> <PRE><FONT FACE= " monospace " > SIZE= " 3 " ><B><A HREF= " mailto: - owner " >LIST > OWNER:</A></B> Idol <B>MODERATORS:</B> Heidi Schuppenhauer > Wanita Sears > </FONT></PRE> > </BODY> > </HTML> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Gene- >The question for me is whether this logic: pink = high iron content = >harmful is true. I'm interested, I guess, because I've been buying >another brand of this stuff locally here in San Francisco, and rather >like it. Iron can give salt a range of colors, including pinks, reds and oranges, and though one of those colors isn't a guarantee that a salt is high in iron, iron is probably the most likely cause, I'd think by a good margin, so I recommend avoiding salt that comes in those colors as a precaution, since high levels of inorganic iron are definitely unhealthy. Nasty gut bugs thrive in iron-rich environments (hence the beneficial effects of lactoferrin) and it may contribute to heart disease and other problems, not to mention, of course, oxidation. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 , > I recommend avoiding salt that comes in those > colors as a precaution, since high levels of inorganic iron are > definitely unhealthy. Nasty gut bugs thrive in iron-rich > environments (hence the beneficial effects of lactoferrin) and it may > contribute to heart disease and other problems, not to mention, of > course, oxidation. Are cast iron pans inorganic and also unhealthy? What are organic sources of iron? Thanks much, Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Your average Grey Sea Salt has more Magnesium than the salt info that was posted (.75% as opposed to .18%). Sea Salt also has more Potassium (.20%). -Lana On 1/5/06, haecklers <haecklers@...> wrote: > There was a reference to pink salt in the book " Salt: A World > History " and author Mark Kurlansky said it was from the magnesium, > which would make it beneficial, as when your salt intake goes up > your magnesium needs go up. I thought iron would make it more > orangey. > ----- > > I did find this breakdown on one site > > http://www.essentiallivingfoods.com/products-spices- > mineralsalt.html > > > > Mine Minerals as Iron, Copper, Potassium, Phosphorous, Sulphur and > > ese Traces > > Purity as Sodium Chloride (NaCl) 98.00 % > > > > Sodium 38.20 % > > > > Chloride 59.30 % > > > > Moisture 0.10 % > > > > Insoluble 0.30 % > > > > Calcium 0.22 % > > > > Magnesium 0.18 % > > > > Sulphate 0.50 % > > > > Mine Minerals as Iron, Copper, Potassium, Phosphorous, Sulphur and > > ese Traces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 You excluded the portion of the post that quoted a site which gave the percentage of iron....was that too high? I haven't run into this concern about the pink salt anywhere else, so I'd like some kind of further verification before I discontinue its use... RE: memory and sea salt Gene- >The question for me is whether this logic: pink = high iron content = >harmful is true. I'm interested, I guess, because I've been buying >another brand of this stuff locally here in San Francisco, and rather >like it. Iron can give salt a range of colors, including pinks, reds and oranges, and though one of those colors isn't a guarantee that a salt is high in iron, iron is probably the most likely cause, I'd think by a good margin, so I recommend avoiding salt that comes in those colors as a precaution, since high levels of inorganic iron are definitely unhealthy. Nasty gut bugs thrive in iron-rich environments (hence the beneficial effects of lactoferrin) and it may contribute to heart disease and other problems, not to mention, of course, oxidation. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Hmmm - a number of sites mention that the pink color IS due to iron content - but is the amount contained in salt, given the amount of salt that is generally used, really harmful? (already thinking about changing when this is used up) Re: memory and sea salt Your average Grey Sea Salt has more Magnesium than the salt info that was posted (.75% as opposed to .18%). Sea Salt also has more Potassium (.20%). -Lana On 1/5/06, haecklers <haecklers@...> wrote: > There was a reference to pink salt in the book " Salt: A World > History " and author Mark Kurlansky said it was from the magnesium, > which would make it beneficial, as when your salt intake goes up your > magnesium needs go up. I thought iron would make it more orangey. > ----- > > I did find this breakdown on one site > > http://www.essentiallivingfoods.com/products-spices- > mineralsalt.html > > > > Mine Minerals as Iron, Copper, Potassium, Phosphorous, Sulphur and > > ese Traces > Purity as Sodium Chloride (NaCl) 98.00 % > > > > Sodium 38.20 % > > > > Chloride 59.30 % > > > > Moisture 0.10 % > > > > Insoluble 0.30 % > > > > Calcium 0.22 % > > > > Magnesium 0.18 % > > > > Sulphate 0.50 % > > > > Mine Minerals as Iron, Copper, Potassium, Phosphorous, Sulphur and > > ese Traces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Gene- >Hmmm - a number of sites mention that the pink color IS due to iron >content - but is the amount contained in salt, given the amount of salt >that is generally used, really harmful? (already thinking about changing >when this is used up) I don't think it takes that much inorganic iron over time to cause harm. That doesn't mean I'm absolutely 100% positive that these salts are bad news, but I figure better safe than sorry. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Gene- >You excluded the portion of the post that quoted a site which gave the >percentage of iron....was that too high? Unless I missed something, it just listed iron as a trace element. If correct, maybe it's not a problem, but I'm inclined to suspect that it's incorrect. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Idol <Idol@...> > Gene- > > >Hmmm - a number of sites mention that the pink color IS due to iron > >content - but is the amount contained in salt, given the amount of salt > >that is generally used, really harmful? (already thinking about changing > >when this is used up) > > I don't think it takes that much inorganic iron over time to cause harm. > > That doesn't mean I'm absolutely 100% positive that these salts are > bad news, but I figure better safe than sorry. > > Right. I agree.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Sharon- >Are cast iron pans inorganic and also unhealthy? Cast iron pans most certainly are inorganic, and I'm strongly inclined to think they're unhealthy, which really sucks, because they have fantastic cooking characteristics once properly seasoned. > What are organic sources of >iron? Meat! Especially organ meat! - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 I suspect it is incorrect as well, especially if the Magnesium number is correct - there really would be no reason for the salt to be pink. Unless of course, it was dyed... -Lana On 1/6/06, Idol <Idol@...> wrote: > Gene- > > >You excluded the portion of the post that quoted a site which gave the > >percentage of iron....was that too high? > > Unless I missed something, it just listed iron as a trace > element. If correct, maybe it's not a problem, but I'm inclined to > suspect that it's incorrect. > > > > - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Idol wrote: >Sharon- > > > >> What are organic sources of >>iron? >> >> > >Meat! Especially organ meat! > > >- > > Liver and egg yolks are the best, according to NT. I recently had to get my iron levels up - hemoglobin was 9 (anemic) and ferritin (iron stores) was 0.0. I did about 2T of raw liver blended up in watered down OJ (Vit. C helps the body absorb the iron) with an egg yolk mixed in every other day for several months. My hemoglobin went up to 12 and ferritin to 14. I used some supplements also, but was somewhat hit and miss with those. Steph -- www.praisemoves.com The Christian alternative to yoga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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