I quit using Himalayan Pink Salt after learning THIS!

After years of using Himalayan Pink Salt, I'm throwing it away because the health benefits just don't stack up. Now I'm choosing a different gourmet salt with WAY more minerals. In this video I give you the research on how healthy Himalayan Pink Salt really is, along with suggestions for other ways to get important trace minerals.

Chapters:
0:25 Where does Himalayan Pink Salt come from?
1:20 What is the mineral content of Himalayan Pink Salt?
4:45 Should I be worried about toxic heavy metals in Himalayan PInk Salt?
6:50 Where should I get trace minerals in my diet?
7:53 What gourmet salt has the most trace minerals?

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Research cited in video:
Di Salvo et al. Gourmet Table Salts: The Mineral Composition Showdown Toxics 2023, 11, 705
Caridi et al. Food Salt Characterization in Terms of Radioactivity and Metals Contamination Appl. Sci. 2019, 9(14), 2882
An Analysis of the Mineral Composition of Pink Salt Available in Australia Foods. 2020 Oct; 9(10): 1490
Heshmati et al. Determination of Heavy Metal Levels in Edible Salt Avicenna J Med Biochem. 2014;2(1): 7-19836
Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (2010), 9 (2): 129-132
Soylak et al. Heavy metal contents of refined and unrefined table salts from Turkey, Egypt and Greece Environmental Monitoring and Assessment volume 143, 267–272 (2008)

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[vaharw]

I have found that table salt causes my ankles to swell (a lot). I switched to Himalayan salt and my ankles don't swell at all. I don't know why, but it's the best reason for me to use the Himalyan salt.

[thamvasudevan]

I've been using Himalayan salt for quitting anytime soon!

[STVbyPhelyMalik]

I live on top of Himalayan salt range and we all have been using Himalayan salt for ages and
don't find any such thing as labeled here. Pakistan's Himalayan salt is way too good for human health and for centuries people have been loving it.

[philwww]

Thankyoufor wasting 11 minutes telling me my Himalayan Pink salt isn't as good as Persian blue salt...I'll continue with the Pink Himalayan

[terry_willis]

I have just concluded my own study that indicates that if you read enough studies you will not get out of bed in the morning because it's too dangerous.

[Laurenski]

Just bought a giant tub of Himalayan salt from Costco. It’ll be a few years before I can switch salt 😂

[mardieyahabrahams]

I'm using Pink Himalayan salt every morning wth lemon 🍋 juice..It works for me.

[hussanzia]

The so-called Himalayan salt has been mined at Khewra in the north of Punjab Province in Pakistan for at least a millennium if not longer. It has been consumed by countless generations of people in what is now Pakistan and northern India without showing any ill effects. Millions of years ago the area had been covered by the sea. Technically, it is a variant of sea salt with a proven history of safety. If it had been any different the effects would have been evident by now.

[el-sig]

"I quit using Himalayan salt ..."?! That's a bit of a clickbait, giving the impression that there's something wrong with it 😒

[chandralalkalansooriya]

Compared to refined sea salt, Himalayan Rock Salt is great. I recently test himalayan rock salt and obtained XRF report. Even Au(Gold) nano particles have been identified as it should be. Normally, sea water contains 92 minerals out of which 84 minerals have been identified. Nobody can find Magnisium and Potassium in refined sea salt. It may be one of the reasons that high blood pressure crops up. Potassium is one of the three main electrolytes. In the absence of Potassium, only Sodium and Chloride creates the cellular fluid imbalance, resulting high blood pressure.

[NapkinEdStern]

We've been taught that too much salt is bad for you. It isn't. Too much sugar is the root cause of most illness.

[marcellasmith]

Not only does Himalayan salt have a higher mineral content, but it tastes so much better, and it doesn't swell my ankles. I think when searching for something to put on a video, this was a fail.

[arthurzengeler]

I checked my pink salt, I got from Trader Joe's. It says on the label, it doesn't contain iodine. But you didn't mention that, and I didn't understand what the problem is with pink salt, only minor mineral differences. I'll continue to use it, until I find a better replacement.

[METTE-MAR]

I use Celtic salt from the Guerande in France. It much richer because of the location, how it's harvested and "dried" in the sun. It doesn't look attractive because it's damp & grey (clay). Very good for making Solé.

[dylanthomas]

I would not worry about less nutrition from table salt. Why stop using Himalayan salt then?

[curtw]

Seems using a few sprinkles of salt as a key approach to getting minerals is like spitting into the ocean. I'm more concerned about any chemicals added in the processing such as to limit clumping.

[laylaasemani]

I am a TCM Iranian doctor and with All due respect İ should say that Persian Blue salt is Not a substitute for Himalayan salt as Blue salt is good for people with High blood pressure and it's domain of property is much different than Himalayan salt. İ have used Himalayan salt and continue to do so. We have Many different salts in Iran and one of them is called Jahrom salt which is Solid and very transparent like Glass and I use it for cooking purposes

[vs-yycx]

Very interesting video. I noticed you have said nothing about the recent information that there is plastics in salt that is captured from the sea (as opposed to mined salt formed from water before plastic pollution), so I would like to hear your thoughts on that and how it plays into your choice, if at all.

[charlastar]

I object to the fact that 'table salt' and many 'sea salt' brands are HEATED to extremely high temperatures and chemically stripped of minerals. I personally use a non-heated salt that is sold as an agricultural mineral supplement for the soil. It is called SEA-90. The form certified for human consumption is called Baja Gold. Both are collected from the ocean on the eastern desert side of the Mexican Baja peninsula. Celtic salt is also a good alternative that is non-heated or chemically altered.

[katpaints]

One of our great joys as a kid in the 50s was when the neighbor put out a new block of pink salt lick for the cows! We would have to be quick, before a cow would get there and we would only take a few flakes from a corner, but yum! Imagine my delight when I discovered pink salt tasted exactly like it!