Guest guest Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Hello all: I personally do not currently use salt (except in vegetables especially celery) but a friend sells Himalayan Sea salt and this is what he says about it. I'd be interested to know if you two can agee to disagree or even agree.. :>) Bill he can be reached at erivkin (Eric Rivkin) Organic Fair Trade Himalayan Crystal Salt from Pakistan, $12/ 12 oz tub (buy bulk and save) Truly precious salt crystals from 250,000,000 year old sea beds in the Himalayan Mountains that have never seen human air or ocean pollution. It has an " alive " non-bitter taste that energizes foods so effectively, you only need a fraction of the amount compared to common sea salts. Contains 84 minerals in a form that can be easily assimilated and metabolized. Same salt used in the life-enhancing research proven in the best seller Water and Salt: The Essence of Life. Himalayan salt is 100% myth, it does not exist. There is not a single working salt mine in the region from which this material is said to come. It is 100% marketing. Sorry to burst a few bubbles on this one. Elchanan>>> WOW- I did not know that!! How did you find this out? I am glad I didn't order any of it at $30 a lb!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of wMilmoe Friday, August 11, 2006 4:38 PM rawfood ; erivkin [Raw Food] Himalayan salt Hello all: I personally do not currently use salt (except in vegetables especially celery) but a friend sells Himalayan Sea salt and this is what he says about it. I'd be interested to know if you two can agee to disagree or even agree.. :>) Bill _____ Hi Bill, Sounds as if your friend is genuine, a reseller of some product. But " real " Himalayan salt is not supposed to come from within Pakistan. This is crux of the underlying research, one must go back to the original claims, find out the original region from which the stuff is supposed to come, and go forward from there. Anything less, and the research will not uncover the fraud. Elchanan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Uhhh. Elchanan..No need to lend credence to the phrase, " DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU HEAR ON THE INTERNET " and spread crazy gossip. Let's study the FACTS. Some of the Himalayan mountain range IS IN PAKISTAN. So Himalayan salt from Pakistan is legit. I know very reputable people who have visited the sites in the foothills of the Himalayas in Pakistan, and sent me photos of the mines and machinery used to stone grind the salt. The popular German book " Water and Salt: The Essence of Life " whose authors tested the Himalayan salt from Pakistan would not have been conceived and written had Himalayan salt been a myth. Himalayan salt IS very pristine, never exposed to pollution like fresh sea salt. It really does raise the energy level of food taste. Time to burst your own bubble, friend. Eric <<<<< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 > Uhhh. Elchanan..No need to lend credence to the phrase, " DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU > HEAR ON THE INTERNET " and spread crazy gossip. Let's study the FACTS. Some of the > Himalayan mountain range IS IN PAKISTAN. So Himalayan salt from Pakistan is legit. I know > very reputable people who have visited the sites in the foothills of the Himalayas in Pakistan, > and sent me photos of the mines and machinery used to stone grind the salt. The popular > German book " Water and Salt: The Essence of Life " whose authors tested the Himalayan salt > from Pakistan would not have been conceived and written had Himalayan salt been a myth. > Himalayan salt IS very pristine, never exposed to pollution like fresh sea salt. It really does > raise the energy level of food taste. Time to burst your own bubble, friend. > Eric <<<<< > > suppose they can call it whatever they want...if not a myth, it is misleading. calling it Himalayan is romantic & conjures visions of untainted purity. and it may be pure, although isn't it actually mined in the foothills of the Himalayan range...isn't there a Himalayan salt mine in Poland too ? did ya know that northern New Jersey is a part of the Appalachian (foothills) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Yes that book to which you refer was one of the originating writings in this mythology. Grinding is not mining. Whether there are salt mines in Pakistan misses the point: they are not located near the area claimed. Also, regardless of the source, we simply cannot digest or constructively use sodium chloride, other than perhaps in the most minute quantity. It is caustic throughout our system and that of every other primate, and beyond. The only things our system can do with it are 1. Eliminate it 2. If it cannot presently be eliminated for one of several reasons, then store it in a brine under the skin and elsewhere, awaiting later elimination. The whole discussion is just very destructive. Until rather recently, no one in his/her right mind would ever have advocated consuming large quantities of any form of salt from any source. Elchanan rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of change_4_the_best Saturday, August 12, 2006 11:09 AM rawfood Re: [Raw Food] Himalayan salt Uhhh. Elchanan..No need to lend credence to the phrase, " DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU HEAR ON THE INTERNET " and spread crazy gossip. Let's study the FACTS. Some of the Himalayan mountain range IS IN PAKISTAN. So Himalayan salt from Pakistan is legit. I know very reputable people who have visited the sites in the foothills of the Himalayas in Pakistan, and sent me photos of the mines and machinery used to stone grind the salt. The popular German book " Water and Salt: The Essence of Life " whose authors tested the Himalayan salt from Pakistan would not have been conceived and written had Himalayan salt been a myth. Himalayan salt IS very pristine, never exposed to pollution like fresh sea salt. It really does raise the energy level of food taste. Time to burst your own bubble, friend. Eric <<<<< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 Hi all! I *believe* this list still supports/investigates Natural Hygiene, amongst other things. from Life Science Health System, starting on p.701, here's some info on salt: " Table salt is an inorganic mineral compount composed of sodium and chlorine. It has antibiotic and preservative properties. Although not generally thought of as a posion, salt is deadly to all living organisms. A fatal dose of salt is usuall about four ounces taken at one time. *This is only eight times more than the average person eats over a day's time.*' " There is *no* safe level of salt use. " " Salt (sodium chloride) cannot by used by the body to meet any of these mineral requirements. Salt is an *inorganic* mineral that cannot be metabolized by the body. Salt enters the body as sodium chloride, it circulates as sodium chloride, and it leaves the body as sodium chloride. At no point is it broken down into sodium and chlorine and used by the body. " " Sodium chloride is a very strong and stable molecule. It cannot be broken down in the digestive tract or by the liver. The body cannot used the bonded sodium chloride molecule in any way. " (Bob: all emphasis added) I, and many others, have found that eliminating salt (sodium chloride - NaCl) from the diet is a good step on the path of health. best, Bob rawfood , " INFO @ Vibrant Life " <VLinfo wrote: > > Yes that book to which you refer was one of the originating writings in this mythology. Grinding > is not mining. Whether there are salt mines in Pakistan misses the point: they are not located > near the area claimed. > > Also, regardless of the source, we simply cannot digest or constructively use sodium chloride, > other than perhaps in the most minute quantity. It is caustic throughout our system and that of > every other primate, and beyond. The only things our system can do with it are > > 1. Eliminate it > 2. If it cannot presently be eliminated for one of several reasons, then store it in a brine > under the skin and elsewhere, awaiting later elimination. > > The whole discussion is just very destructive. Until rather recently, no one in his/her right > mind would ever have advocated consuming large quantities of any form of salt from any source. > > Elchanan > > > rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of change_4_the_best > Saturday, August 12, 2006 11:09 AM > rawfood > Re: [Raw Food] Himalayan salt > > Uhhh. Elchanan..No need to lend credence to the phrase, " DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU HEAR ON THE > INTERNET " and spread crazy gossip. Let's study the FACTS. Some of the Himalayan mountain range > IS IN PAKISTAN. So Himalayan salt from Pakistan is legit. I know very reputable people who have > visited the sites in the foothills of the Himalayas in Pakistan, and sent me photos of the mines > and machinery used to stone grind the salt. The popular German book " Water and Salt: The Essence > of Life " whose authors tested the Himalayan salt from Pakistan would not have been conceived and > written had Himalayan salt been a myth. > Himalayan salt IS very pristine, never exposed to pollution like fresh sea salt. It really does > raise the energy level of food taste. Time to burst your own bubble, friend. > Eric <<<<< > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 Wether the himalayan salt is as wonderful as they claim can always be dissused (personaly I like the taste of it). But the fact is that all animals and humans too, need salt. The Hunza (acording to the book) uses a huge amount of salt everyday in their diet, and is claimed to live till over 100 years of age. All animals I know of is attractet to salty things (including humans), and is part of their natural diet. Some animals go to special places to get their salty and mineral rich substances. When we sweat we losses salt (minerals), and need to replace it. Im not talking about pure natrium, but mineral rich seasalt or the like. Why do you think that salt has been consideret more valubel than gold since the begining of time ? If the revolution theory is correct we originatet from the sea, so it would be strange if salt is poisinous to us ? I belive that salt is essecial to life, not pure natrium but a mineral based one. We get a lot throug our natural diet, yes, specialy if you eat seaweets or the like, but it wount hurt to ad a little extra. Follow the middel way, never overdo anything. This is a little like the discousion wether fruit is good or not ;-) listen to your body it knows what is good for you. Kristine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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