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Let's start with the basicsMinerals
Without the correct balance of minerals in our diet, we can eat food and vitamins until we are fit to burst and still have no energy and poor health. Minerals are required to catalyze nearly every metabolic chemical reaction in our bodies that sustain life. According to Dr. Linus Pauling (who lived to the ripe old age of 93) over 90% of disease is caused or worsened by mineral deficiencies. We require large amounts of some minerals, while very tiny quantities of other trace minerals can make a vital difference.


The very most basic mineral food source  Salt
"Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?" I have found that the simplest way to help maintain a correct ratio of the dozens of essential trace minerals is to use raw unrefined sea salt for cooking and seasoning. Regular table salt or even what is sold for "sea salt" in the grocery store is composed of better than 99.9%per cent pure Sodium Chloride, NaCl. The near absolute purity is advertised as being a "good thing". All those pretty white perfect little crystalline cubes. Do you realize that too much of a good thing, even water, can be toxic? Overconsumption of one single type of pure molecule can lead to deficiencies of the other naturally occurring minerals. You can spend $15 to $30 a month to purchase colloidal minerals to correct your mineral balance or simply use real unrefined sea salt instead for much less money. I use a product called | Redmond RealSalt | in an easy to use little gadget just like a pepper grinder called a salt mill. It tastes wonderfully delicious and makes a great gift idea. Gourmet chefs use it for that perfect flavor and it's really good for you. It does cost a bit more than plain table salt, but it is far cheaper than poor health. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, as the old saying goes. From the salt institute | All about salt |  | Salt and trace minerals FAQ |

Sodium
Magnesium
Calcium
Phosphorus
Sulfur
Zinc
Chromium
Silver
Copper
Selenium
Iodine
Potassium
Manganese






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