For example, we can all agree that smoking anything is not a great idea. I know that the American indian culture smoked a few things but it’s not a practice I endorse on any level. Sea salt or Himalayan salt are better than table salt for the reasons listed above. A broader range of minerals, trace minerals such as selenium and zinc that are processed out of traditional salt products.

The marketing schtick that Himalayan salt producers are using is that because the oceans are polluted, the sea salt is polluted and salt from the untouched Himalayan mountains is more pure. Sounds good and may even be true. I haven’t seen any studies to prove that but it is certainly worth looking into. We live in a fairly toxic environment where we are exposed to so much “junk” that I feel there are better ways to remove toxins from our life. A good water filter in your home will remove far more toxin from your existence than changing your salt. So if you want to research this topic then please let me know what you find as I would be interested in the answer. But for most people there are much bigger issues that need to be addressed before we sweat the details of our salt intake. If you are at this level of concern then must have already removed ALL processed food from your diet, have a whole house water filtration system and a fluoride removal system, own an infra red sauna, and eat completely organic. If so then I loudly applaud you. Now spread the word.

Dr. Gary Huber