Wild Harvested Sea Salt

Salt is not bad for you! Repeat after me, SALT IS NOT BAD FOR YOU! Our cells need salt to function optimally. For over 50 years the government has been telling us to restrict salt and consume only 2300mg of sodium per day. This is a blanket recommendation based off salt sensitive people. The majority of humans are not salt sensitive. If you are salt sensitive you are either genetically predisposed or not getting enough magnesium or potassium or you have insulin resistance. 

Reducing salt is a bandaid and salt restriction is  just lowering someone's blood pressure simply by dehydrating them and depleting their blood volume. It’s not getting to the root of why you have high blood pressure in the first place, it has nothing to do with your salt intake. Salt actually helps to regulate blood pressure.  A person that is consuming a nutrient-dense diet as we teach will not have salt sensitivity since our philosophy is all about consuming mineral rich foods alongside salt. 

Low salt diets can be dangerous. Symptoms of sodium deficiency include fatigue, weakness, low blood pressure, low stomach acid, anorexia, depression, poor protein digestion, bloating, allergies, arrhythmias, heart palpitations and dizziness. 

Not getting enough salt will cause you to lose more minerals and if your thyroid is not functioning well (most of us on planet earth these days) you will lose even more sodium. Sweating and stress will also increase our sodium needs!

Consuming less than 3000mg of salt per day can cause dehydration, less energy, increase in stress hormones, insulin levels increase, migraines, headaches, magnesium deficiency, and blood pressure can go up

Not getting enough salt will increase stress in the body, the adrenals have to overproduce aldostrone to absorb the sodium better. It can lead to organ burnout simply just from not getting enough salt. 

BENEFITS OF SALT:

• Helps with Sleep - studies show low salt diets can lead to insomnia- it activates the sympathetic nervous system 
• Helps with sugar cravings - when you dont get enough salt, that activates a dopamine reward center in the brain for addiction 
• Stress/ adrenals - your adrenals thrive off salt, when you are stressed your body requires more salt. If you sweat often, your losing sodium at a rapid rate so you need to consume more salt
• Digestion - sodium is required to produce stomach acid and help break down protein

You may think you are getting enough sodium but you are constantly depleting it with sweat and stress.

Most salt companies are not transparent or they use claims about high mineral content as a selling point, that sounds great and all but remember you are not consuming salt for the mineral content all salts contain trace minerals unless processed to remove them (ours does not). Remember you are consuming salt for the sodium, the other minerals are miniscule. Our salt is also tested for heavy metals and microplastics, is it processed without chemicals, additive free and dissolves easily in water. Not to mention it tastes great! No grittiness! 

Some salts are “washed” to remove the heavy metals, which also removes trace minerals Some companies use chemicals to wash their products and others hyper saline water  but some popular salts are heavily “washed” or processed to remove magnesium, as this can add a “bite” and isn't necessarily good for culinary taste.

Yes! We also test for chloride, sodium chloride, calcium, iodine, magnesium, and potassium, there are other trace minerals also found in salt but such miniscule amounts that we don’t find it relevant.

As we have mentioned before when you are using salt it is for the sodium content, not the mineral content. You would overdose on sodium if you were using it to get the minerals from the salt. Since salt is found in nature, all salts will have an array of minerals unless processed to remove them, ours does not remove minerals. There is not enough minerals in salt for it to combat the high heavy metals in salt so we would say the most important thing is making sure it is low in heavy metals. You will never find a salt completely heavy metal free, but we have tested ours and feel very comfortable with how low the heavy metals are compared to other popular brands on the market. 

No chemicals used, naturally dried by the sun, imperfections including Microplastics are removed using sensors and “blasts of air” to remove, down to the grain level

Wild + Well-Fed Sea Salt is tested for: 

• Arsenic (As) - Under 10 ppb
• Cadmium (Cd) - Under 10 ppb
• Copper (Cu) - Under 80 ppb
• Chromium (Cr) - 11 ppb
• Lead (Pb) - Under 10 ppb
• Mercury (Hg) - Under 5 ppb
• Microplastics (insoluables) / not detected

One of the number one things we suggest all people do is add salt to their water. Don’t drink plain water! Sodium acts like a magnet and draws water into the cell keeping you hydrated. By drinking plain water you will pee out your minerals. You can be drinking a lot of water and still be dehydrated if you are not adding salt. We do not recommend drinking water with your salted meals. Drink water 30 minutes before and after meals to ensure you are digesting food appropriately and not putting out your digestive fire. 

Absolutely, salt helps your body actually absorb the water you drink!

There is a big difference between the salt and sodium in processed foods as opposed to high-quality, properly-sourced salt

Salt has been demonized by a lot of 3-letter government agencies. Let’s look at a few quotes

• CDC: “Eating too much sodium can increase your blood pressure and your risk for heart disease and stroke. Together, heart disease and stroke kill more Americans each year than any other cause.”
• FDA: “Diets higher in sodium are associated with an increased risk of developing high blood pressure, which is a major cause of stroke and heart disease.”

But wait, there’s more. The quote continues with some important information: “Despite what many people think, most dietary sodium (over 70%) comes from eating packaged and prepared foods—not from table salt added to food when cooking or eating.”

It is still hard to believe that the sodium in these foods is taking all the blame, and things like pesticides, herbicides, low quality meat, and industrial seed oils are not being mentioned when it comes to high blood pressure 

When it comes to regulating blood pressure and balancing minerals in the body, sodium + potassium are equally important. Sodium and potassium work together to pump nutrients in and out of cells (the sodium-potassium pump)

It’s important to consume plenty of potassium with your sodium 

The proper ratio of sodium to potassium is 2:1, we recommend consuming potassium rich foods like coconut water, orange juice, cod fish and fruits to get your potassium in rather than electrolyte supplements with improper ratios. Nature provides! Throw salt in your waters and on your foods but don’t forget to include potassium in your diet, 4500mg per day!

Only in small natural amounts. We do not add iodine to our salt like basic table salt. Iodine was added to table salt because back in the 19th century many were suffering from goiter, a thyroid condition that had been linked to iodine deficiency so they thought the solution would be to add iodine to table salt. We do not recommend this salt due to quality and processing practices and synthetic iodine source. Get your iodine through seafood, eggs, dairy and seaweed.

The world health organization would say 2300mg, this is very low in our opinions as nutritionists and with years of experience running mineral testing on thousands of clients. We say it depends on the state of your body, stress levels, mineral imbalances and how your adrenals are functioning. We suggest adding ½ tsp of our salt to each 24 ounce of water you drink, 1.5-2 tsps a day. 

• No expiration date
• Best by 3 years, up to 10 years