sea salt

Sea salt is valued for its minimal processing and trace minerals, including potassium, iron, and calcium. It's often considered nutritionally superior to table salt, which is more heavily processed and lacks these nutrients. Sea salt granules are larger, meaning they contain less sodium per teaspoon compared to table salt. However, the nutritional differences are minor, and consuming large amounts of sea salt to obtain these minerals is not practical. Sea salt can contribute to hydration, digestion, and skin health, but it should be used in moderation due to its sodium content.Recent studies have discovered that salt offers numerous benefits within the body, such as enhancing water conservation and reducing thirst – likely contrary to common assumptions. This indicates that the body can regulate its salt levels, which has been demonstrated to positively influence metabolism management.

"We conclude from our findings that both the level of salt intake as well as the type of salt can influence blood pressure. As expected, higher salt consumption led to higher blood pressure. However, even when the effects of salt concentration were ruled out, sea salt intake induced less hypertension than refined salt and caused less damage to the heart and the kidney. It is likely that the major beneficial effect of sea salt is associated with the mineral content of the sea salt that is known to be anti-hypertensive such as potassium, calcium and magnesium. It is also possible that there are as yet undetermined component(s) of the sea salt that might confer resistance to hypertension. Further studies are required to elucidate the mechanism of how sea salt attenuates blood pressure. Based on our findings it would also be important to determine if sea salt consumption would have similar effects on blood pressure in humans." cite Natural sea salt consumption confers protection against hypertension and kidney damage in Dahl salt-sensitive rats - PMC (nih.gov)