Iodine and the Problem with Eating Local

Last week I posted this article about sea salt vs table salt and some of the myths concerning salt. To summarize, salt/sodium isn't bad, we actually need sodium for important functions but there are differences in the dietary sources of sea salt and table salt:

During the processing of table salt the beneficial trace minerals are removed and lubricants and anti-caking agents are added - bummer!
Sea salt, on the other hand, has not been processed, it still can contain over 84 different trace minerals and doesn't have potentially harmful additives - yay!
However, the one redeeming quality of table salt is added iodine

Read more

Salt: Myth, Cravings and Benefits

I had a great question come up from a client: What’s the deal with salt cravings? How strange that I get these urges to eat a bunch of salt! I will get to the answer in just a sec.

First, I want to squash the myth that salt is bad for you. Just like there are good fats and bad fats, there is also good salt and bad salt. Not all fat is bad and not all salt is bad either. Salt got a bad rap because it was unfairly lumped in with processed table salt

Read more