The Value of Real Celtic Sea Salt
In the most pristine, wild area of the French countryside, the paludiers
of Brittany make salt in the traditional manner, while saving valuable
resources and preserving vital marshlands. Like vintage wines, these
culinary salts have their own seal of identity. The purity, cleanliness
and farming methods are authenticated by a group of professional
inspectors commissioned by "Nature et Progre´s," Europe's most diligent
and prestigious consumer protection organization.
What is Real Salt?
Natural Celtic Sea Salt is the most basic condiment as well as a staple
food. This sea salt is obtained from the evaporation of the ocean's
water, simply and without artifice. No synthetic mineral supplement can
equal the wealth of minerals that natural Celtic Sea Salt supplies,
regardless of how rich its content or how precisely it is formulated.
This is real sea salt!
Why is it hard to obtain; how do we recognize the real thing?
Celtic Sea Salt is harvested in Brittany, near the Celtic Sea, in the
northwest of France. Cold, active, north sea currents, large tides and
other marine and climatic condition, offer the advantage of a unique mix
of minerals. It is this combination of minerals that gives Celtic Sea
Salt its special qualities. Common salt lacks many trace minerals
provided by Celtic Sea Salt because, during the refining process, these
minerals are removed. The minerals are then sold to the chemical
industry or to pharmaceutical companies to make dietary supplements. In
order to made the color of the salt white, many other sea salt products
are washed. In this process valuable trace minerals are also lost.
The geographical orientation of the coastline also plays an important
part in the quality of naturally extracted Celtic Sea Salt. The ocean
water is channeled into pristine ponds, edged with natural waterways,
wild grasses and other green plants. The wind and the sun evaporate the
ocean water, leaving a mineral-rich brine. The live flowing mixture is
briskly stimulated by the salt farmer's actions, and within hours the
dazzling crystals form and are gathered by hand.
The method used for gathering salt from natural flats is crucial to the
production of health-giving product. The salt fields of Brittany are
lined with a natural layer of clay and sand. If concrete lined beds are
used, as in refinery-type salt, the efflorescence of the pollutes and
loads the salt with toxins. In order to ionize and harmonize the trace
elements the hand-raking of the moist crystals is done by artisans with
a skillful touch. This method is followed by a dedicated group of
professional natural salt farmers, in Brittany, who perpetuate the
traditional skills that have been passed down, through generations, from
antiquity. When harvested in these ways, natural Celtic Sea Salts are
highly beneficial to one's health as they possess many therapeutic
qualities.
Flower of the Ocean, an almost white Celtic salt, is Delicately
gathered from the surface of the brine. The white color of this
magnificent salt is due to the bleaching action of the sun. These
delicate crystals can be crushed between the thumb and forefinger over
food at the table to add a gourmet flavor to your meals. Light Grey
Celtic Sea Salt is harvested in late summer. These are the largest of
the Celtic Salt crystals and are best in soups or sauces. Fine ground
Celtic Sea Salt is ground on granite stones from the Light Grey salt and
is perfect for those who prefer the convenience of having salt in a
shaker. Remember; since there are no chemicals added to Celtic Sea
Salt, it may be necessary to add a few grains of rice to the shaker to
keep your Fine ground salt flowing freely.
Basic Roles of Celtic Sea Salt
Our bodies contain three internal oceans that closely resemble the ionic
balance of ocean water. Each one of these complex solutions surrounds
and circulates through our body: 1. Blood Plasma 2. Lymphatic Fluid 3.
Extra Cellular Fluid. Comparative analysis shows that these fluids are
very similar to sea water in their chemical composition. Medical and
biological facts indicate that humans need salt in order to perform
basic physiological function. Ocean salt contains all of the precious
minerals our bodies require. These minerals make salt a vital
necessity. In the salty environment of amniotic fluid the human embryo
grown over 3 billion times in weight. From the moment of conception on,
humans are never without need of salt! Celtic Sea Salt is the salt of
Life!
In macrobiotic/natural diets, Celtic Sea Salt is considered to be a
strong alkalinizer and to provide renewed energy. An acidic body
condition is believed to contributed to many sicknesses and alkaline
foods are considered powerful remedies for hemorrhaging, severe burns,
physical trauma, acute infection, shock from an illness or surgical
intervention, or very deep emotional stress. In conditions like these
the body's need for extra potassium was traditionally provided by
administering small doses of an isotonic salt solution made from natural
Light Grey Celtic Seas Salt dissolved in water. Salt, the universal
necessity, was appreciated as an effective medicine, used alone as an
energizer, detoxifying agent, or in conjunction with healing plants.
Precious Minerals Working Together: COACTION
Proper electrolyte balance in the body is achieved by maintaining a
relatively high potassium content inside the cell and a high sodium
concentration in the fluid outside the cell (extracellular fluid).
Though potassium and sodium are the two electrolytes found in greatest
concentration in the human body, many other elements are required for
normal physiological function. Trace elements, found in ocean water and
in natural Celtic Sea Salt, work to maintain proper function of the
body's systems. This unique combination of nutrients plays an important
role in safeguarding good health. If any one element is left out or
diminished, a link in an important chain will be missing and the whole
organism will suffer. These elements work to regulate optimum body
function by ensuring that our internal oceans are never shortchanged of
trace nutrients.
BUT . . . Isn't Salt Bad for You?
Sodium-Restricted Diets
Scientific research reveals that there are actually very few salt
related health problems. A healthy, active lifestyle demands a
sufficient reasonable salt intake. The contention that our body can
function on no salt at all or on a restricted ration of salt causes more
problems than it is intended to solve! Life is closely dependent upon
the presence of sodium. However, to clearly understand the role of
sodium in blood we must examine it in combination with water and various
ions: chlorine, potassium, calcium, hydrogen, etc. It is more important
to study the co-activity of sodium with these other ions, rather than
the sodium element alone. Most often salt related health problems are
caused by diets consisting of high quantities of refined sodium
compounds, combined with a sedentary lifestyle. Some harmful unbalanced
sources of sodium include fast foods (especially french fries and
milk-shake beverages), packaged sauce mixes and cured meats.
High Blood Pressure and Refined Salt
The research shows that the High Blood Pressure problem lies not in salt intake but in an overactive hormone system. When this system is overactive, renin
levels, are excessively high indicating a physiological need for salt.
Salt starvation could occur if the patient is put on a low salt diet.
On the other hand, low renin levels, which occur only in a third of
hypertensive people, actually reveal a sodium excess. Only patients in
the latter group should lower their sodium intake.
Factors that influence blood pressure are heart rate, changes in blood
volume and the contraction and dilation of blood vessels. A change in
any one of these factors, providing the other two remain constant, will
have a direct affect on blood pressure. Blood pressure regulation in
achieved via the dilation and constriction of blood vessels
(vasodilation, vasoconstriction) and the control of blood volume and
heart rate. A healthy cardiovascular system may be maintained through
regular aerobic exercise like: walking, jogging, bicycling, skiing,
playing tennis or swimming.
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