One of the things that I am very proud of is having a love affair with salt. Salt was an ingredient for a very long time but it has become so essential in modern life that people are amazed to hear that salt actually had an ancient purpose. It turns out that it was once a valuable product and its value had probably not been fully appreciated, even by people who use salt on a daily basis.
If you know anything about history, then you will know that a type of salt called Phosphates was once very important. It was used in the production of salt, specifically sea salt. Phosphates were very cheap to produce and used a process called distillation to get the salt to become usable. You can find this kind of salt in most salt supplies.
Distillation was a natural chemical reaction that created all of the amazing properties of salt. Salt in its pure form was very dense, but once the phosphorus content was removed, it became a liquid and could be handled easily.
When the phosphorus was removed, the water with the phosphorus within it was forced out of the salt. This left behind a highly absorbent salt that was ideal for industrial purposes. The enormous benefit that this type of salt had on industry made it extremely common and you will often see it called salt.
Now we move on to our own civilization and to try to understand why salt is necessary in so many things. We need salt in our body to help digest food properly. Our body needs to have a proper mix of sodium and potassium in order to function. Salt is also very important for our eyes, to help strengthen them and to maintain good vision.
The health benefits of salt are a long list and we have already looked at some of them in our reviews of some salts. Lets examine just a few more of the reasons for its importance.
Blood circulation is vital to many bodily functions. Salt has been shown to increase the circulation in the human body, both throughout the whole body and in the whole body.
Cholesterol is very important in keeping the body functioning properly. Too much cholesterol can lead to various problems like heart disease. The human body needs to be able to get rid of excess cholesterol to maintain a healthy heart.
Salt is also very important for reducing inflammation in the body. When a person is afflicted with a chronic or sometimes chronic infection, salt is essential for healing because it will help keep the infection at bay.
Salt is also used to help relieve pain. Many people believe that it increases the pain relief for ailments like arthritis.
These are just a few of the many ways in which salt can benefit the human body. It is important to recognize that the human body has many components that we should be glad to have within it.
