What is Himalayan Rock Salt and Where Can I Get It

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Published: 2012/12/16 - Updated: 2021/06/19
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Synopsis: Information regarding Himalayan salt, a rock salt popular among health food advocates who seek it for the nutritional value of its fairly abundant trace minerals.

Himalayan salt is a marketing term for Halite (rock salt) from Pakistan, which began being sold in Europe, North America, and Australia in the early 21st century.

The salt sometimes comes in a reddish or pink color, with some crystals having an off-white to transparent color. It is commonly used for cooking similar to regular table salt, brine, and bath products.

Introduction

Known for its ability to stimulate blood circulation, lower blood pressure and remove nasty toxins such as heavy metals from the human body, Himalayan Pink Salt has been used for many generations to help heal the body and mind.

Main Item

Himalayan Rock Salt comes from a time when planet Earth was a pristine eco system, over 250 million years ago. Himalayan salt is a marketing term for Halite (rock salt) from Pakistan, which began being sold in Europe, North America, and Australia in the early 21st century. It is mined in the Khewra Salt Mines located in Khewra, Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan, about 300 km from the Himalayas in the foothills of the Salt Range. The salt sometimes comes in a reddish or pink color, with some crystals having an off-white to transparent color. It is commonly used for cooking similar to regular table salt, brine, and bath products. According to Saltworks, a company that sells various types of salt, Himalayan rock salt contains 84 trace elements and iron.

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Himalayan Natural Salt Crystal Chunks
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Food and Health Benefits

Himalayan salt is a rock salt popular among health food advocates who seek it for the nutritional value of its fairly abundant trace minerals. The salt is also used in Andalucian San Nicasio potato chips.

Reducing the intake of traditional table or rock salt, and choosing to use Himalayan crystal rock salt can be of great benefit to the body. A gram a day can help the body's metabolic processes and help reduce deposits that have built up in the arteries. On average, a person will consume around twenty grams of "normal" salt a day, but the human kidneys are only able to expel between 5 to 7 grams of this salt. The excess deposits in the arteries, causing them to harden and increase blood pressure.

Himalayan Rock Salt can be used directly on food, or you can dissolve whole crystals in water to make brine with a concentration of 26%. A teaspoon of the brine can be taken each day. You can also use the salt in a bowl of hot water to help with sinus issues, as a warm compress for pain or injuries, as a mineral salt, as an eye-bath, to gargle with, to heal cuts, and even as a skin scrub. Himalayan rock salt is reported to:

Blocks of Himalayan salt may be used to serve, cook, and cure food. These techniques have been featured on Iron Chef and have also been adopted by a number of chefs.

Salt Lamps:

Large crystal rocks are also used as salt lamps, a lamp carved from a larger salt crystal, often colored, with an incandescent bulb or a candle inside. Lamps made of the salt are said to help with relaxation, stress relief, insomnia, and headaches, among other health concerns. The lamps give an attractive glow and are suitable for use as night-lights or for ambient mood lighting. Many believe that heated salt crystal emission of negative ions into the air gives the feeling of being on the beach, on a mountain top, or near a waterfall. However, there is no evidence that salt lamps actually give out a measurable amount of "negative ions" nor is there any scientific evidence of any health benefits from the lamps.

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Himalayan Salt Natural Tea Light Candle Holder
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