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I want to talk about the difference between Himalayan sea salt and just regular sea salt .
Is there a difference ?
There is .
It's a big difference .
The great majority of both of these have sodium chloride .
They both have trace minerals , but sea salt has microplastics or nano amounts of plastic .
In 1 study , it showed that 90% of all the brands that were tested had microplastics .
However , in Himalayan sea salt , 0 plastics .
Why ?
Because of the deposits that make up the Himalayan salt comes from an ancient sea before humans , before the pollution .
Now the problem with microplastics is that it gets into our system .
It creates inflammation .
It creates a lot of problems because it can act as an endocrine disruptor and it does take a little bit of time to degrade and break down , about 500 years .
So what you need to do is limit your exposure to it .
So I do not recommend consuming sea salt unless it's Celtic sea salt or it could be pronounced Celtic .
This is okay .
This is from France .
It's cleaner .
There's probably some others that are fine too , but regular sea salt comes from the ocean which is polluted , and chances are it will have microplastics so you want to avoid that .
Now that then brings up , the question about table salt .
What about that ?
So majority of the population is just consuming table salt .
They have no idea that that too has microplastics , no trace minerals , just sodium chloride .
It's bleached some of the time .
They even add sugar to it some of the time , and sometimes they add an anti caking agent aluminum , which is toxic to your brain .
So what I'm trying to do is increase your awareness and focus in on a healthy salt because we need salt .
We needed to make hydrochloric acid in our stomach to actually kill off microbes , help us digest protein , and assimilate minerals .
Our adrenals need a certain amount of salt .
Our immune system needs a certain amount of salt .
If we're low on salt , the risk of getting insulin resistance goes up .
Salt helps with hydration .
Also it's involved in the sodium potassium pump which is needed to power your muscles and your nerves and give us energy .
Now how much salt do we need ?
We need between 1 and 2 teaspoons depending on your activity level , how much you're sweating .
But when you do keto , you wanna do at least 1 teaspoon if not a little bit more each day because of all the water weight that you're losing and with the water weight loss comes a loss of electrolytes as well .
Now a couple things that you can do in addition to avoiding exposure to microplastics because it's in the water from the plastic bottles that you're using and also the canned water .
It's in a lot of different things especially if you're using , microwaves with plastics and even styrofoam cups .
If you have good friendly bacteria There's been some studies that show that certain microbes in your microbiome can help break down some of these plastics .
Number 2 , consuming cruciferous food on a regular basis helps to dismantle and eliminate endocrine disruptors in general .
And also , consuming enough omega 3 has a tendency to keep your inflammation down because 1 of the problems with microplastics is inflammation .
And so if you counter that with taking things that keep your inflammation low , you can minimize the damage to some degree .
But definitely don't consume just regular sea salt .
Go with the Himalayan salt or go with some other salts like Celtic salts that don't have microplastics .
Before you go , if you have a question about a product or you're new to keto and you wanna know how to begin keto or you're on keto and you need to debug because it's not going as smooth , I have a keto consultant standing by to help you .
This is just for the people in the US .
Hopefully , in the future , we'll be able to answer everyone's call .
But I put the number down below , so you can call and get some help .