What about sea salt

[trigger]

I have read that sea salt was healthier for you than regular salt. That would do something to your body's ph. I think I read it in a Woman"s World magizine. It also said that coconut oil would do the same thing. My brain is not very "medically" smart so I don't know what a bodies ph is supposed to be and how it affects you.

[dvdmon]

I've never heard either claim before. There seems to be some good evidence that coconut oil can be healthy (as long as you don't get the kind that has trans fat). It contains short and medium-chain fatty acids that are supposed to have antimicrobial qualities among other benefits. As far as sea salt, it will have more of the trace minerals that you won't find in the commercial grades of purified salt, but I'm not sure that's always a good thing, since you don't know what those minerals are, and the seas are not as prestine as they used to be!

[cmcole]

I don't know about the PH levels, but I heard sea salt is better becasuse of the variety of minerals it contains, as opposed to regular (rock) salt, which is only sodium chloride

[Bogie]

I'm guessing that (a) they're trying to sell it, or they know someone who is trying to sell it; and (b) it costs more.

I'm a big fan of Morton Lite Salt (potassium...) myself. I can actually see a quantifiable benefit there. The sea salt argument reminds me of the guy at the "audiophile" store who, when I went in with the intention of browsing a little, and maybe buying another pair of speakers, tried to hard-sell me on a $400 set of speaker _wires_.

[dvdmon]

Bogie, my father-in-law is the same way, poo-poo'ing sea salt, or at least the added price. I'm undecided. I think the flavor when put in salads at least is better to me, but that's the only thing I use it for, if even that. I just don't use salt much these days. When a recipe calls for salt, I use the regular mortons, but often I don't use any, since I'd rather leave it up to others as to how salty they want their food. Regarding the lite salt, I thought I'd read a few years back that the type of potassium in that is not very well absorbed by the body. True, it's not sodium and so if you are trying to watch sodium intake I suppose it's a better option. Then again, does the less salty taste of it mean that you put more on?

[Grandma Moe]

I have low blood pressure and low sodium so my Dr. told me to use Real Salt when ever I want. He did say it was less acidic than table salt. When I eat out and use regular white salt, I notice that my tounge gets sores on it now and it tastes a lot stronger to me. I think I had a tolerance to it when I used it all the time because I never noticed that reaction before so I guess for me, Real Salt is the way to go.

I have heard that other sea salts are not necessarily better than regular cheap table salt, but I don't know why. take care, moe

[alpdiver]

Most products labeled as "Sea Salt" do not have iodine added. And nearly all salt products are processed to some extent and contain an anti-caking ingredient(s). For those interested in more info, here's a link:
http://www.realsalt.com/realsalt_faq.cfm