I use Himalayan Crystal Salt and have been following
the fluoride in Sea Salt controversy. Today, I received
this newsletter addressing this issue~~
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Today I want to respond to an article on the internet regarding fluoride in "The Original" Himalayan Crystal Salt. Many of you have written and called me this week with your concern.
Here are the facts about fluoride and "The Original" Himalayan Crystal Salt.
There are two kinds of fluoride.
Fluoride is widely distributed in Nature, making up 0.03% if the earth's crust. It appears mainly in the form of the minerals cryolite (sodium fluoride) and fluorospar (calcium fluoride). These are made from the nonmetallic hydrogen element fluorine, which combines with other elements to form fluorides.
The trace element fluorine is also present in the body, almost entirely in bone and teeth, in the form of fluoride. Fluoride serves as a catalyst for both the mineralization of enamel on the developing tooth prior to emergence and for ongoing remineralization of surface enamel. Cavities are caused by bacteria, which multiply when food is ingested to produce organic acids. Fluoride protects the teeth by changing some of the tooth crystal into a crystal that is less acid-soluble called fluoropatite. Fluoride is part of Nature's system for maintaining teeth, and occurs in very small amounts in many foods and natural water supplies.
The form of "fluoride" in drinking water is NOT naturally occurring sodium or calcium fluoride, but fluorosilicic acid, a liquid that is a by-product of fertilizer manufacturing. Fluorosilicic acid itself is corrosive and highly toxic. It's Material Safety Data Sheet warns "do not breathe vapor...do not get in eyes [or] on skin." When heated, and when it reacts with water or steam, fluorosilicic acid decomposes almost instantly into corrosive and toxic hydrogen fluoride. This is a gas or liquid.
The amount of fluoride from fluorosilicic acid that is present in drinking water supplies has been found to cause or contribute to cancer, genetic damage, mottling of the teeth, and neurological injury. It accumulates in our bones, making them more brittle and prone to fracture.
Sodium and calcium fluoride are present throughout nature and are, as already mentioned, essential to health.
A laboratory test was done on "The Original" Himalayan Crystal Salt by my supplier this past week, which found fluoride to be present in the salt at 0.1 part per million. Indeed, since fluoride is widely distributed throughout nature, one would expect to find a trace of fluoride in a natural, unrefined salt.
Fluoride is present in "The Original" Himalayan Crystal Salt in the form and amount determined by Nature to be optimal to life. It also contains all other naturally occurring elements, including arsenic, uranium, plutonium, mercury, gold, and more. Recently, it was discovered that "The Original" Himalayan Crystal Salt contained the element Promethium, rarely found on Earth. Its presence in "The Original" Himalayan Crystal Salt was an important discovery as Promethium is only found in infants in the first three to four months after birth and is directly linked to the development of the body's immune system.
Yes, there is fluoride in "The Original" Himalayan Crystal Salt, however, it simply cannot be equated to the fluoride found in tap water. Fluoride in tap water is a hazardous waste material that causes harm to the body; the natural fluoride present in "The Original" Himalayan Crystal Salt is a beneficial material that contributes to the health of the body.
In 2007, a new study was conducted here in America showing the health benefits of "The Original" Himalayan Crystal Salt. To the best of my knowledge, "The Original" Himalayan Crystal Salt continues to be the ONLY salt tested for health benefits.
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study for evaluating the safety and efficacy of "The Original" Himalayan Crystal Salt was conducted by Fenestra Research Labs. The 75 control group subjects were daily given a teaspoon of sole made from "The Original" Himalayan Crystal Salt and the 25 placebo group subjects were given a teaspoon of sole made from sea salt. At the baseline of this study all 100 subjects had test numbers at least 35% away from normal wellness numbers in Mineralization, Oxidative stress and Hydration.
The final results for the group taking Sole made from "The Original" Himalayan Crystal Salt were as follows:
* for Mineralization--58% of the control group were within 5% of normal range of optimal wellness; the remaining 56% were within 15% of wellness.
* for Oxidative Stress, 44% of the group were within 5% of normal wellness, the remaining 56% were within 15% of normal range.
* for Hydration, 49% were within 5% of normal range of wellness and the remaining 51% were within 15% of normal range.
The final results for the placebo, sea salt group were as follows:
* for Mineralization--0% of the subjects were within 5% of normal range of wellness, 16% were within 15% of the normal range, and the remaining 84% were at least 35% out of the wellness range.
* for Oxidative stress, 4% were within 5% of the wellness range, 19% were within 15% of the wellness range, and the remaining 77% were still 35% out of wellness range.
* for Hydration, 6% were within 5% of normal wellness, 13% were within 15% of normal range and the remaining 81% were at least 35% out of the range of wellness.
I believe these numbers speak for themselves, but the only way you can know the health benefits of "The Original" Himalayan Crystal Salt for yourself is to try it!
Problem with the article is, crylolite is NOT sodium fluoride. As those knowledgeable are well aware, cryolite is sodium hexafluoroaluminate, which the young Charles Hall first used to roduce metallic aluminum over a hundred years ago in the "Hall process". Such a simple mistake is evidence that the author is either ignorant or has ulterior motives. Either way, they've put an elementary falsehood in there, which casts doubt on the remainder of the article by damaging the credibility of the author. Nobody worth their salt would make such an elementary error.
I've seen so much bull-crap on CZ about fluoride ane calcium, that whenever I see an ego-centric, self-proclaimed internet expert writing about these topics, I whince.
ZB - I know your intentions are good, but the article is full of beans and I'm not directing any ill will toward you, rather, to the article.
I've seen some pretty stubborn people cite some pretty ridiculous articles in support of their equally-rediculous positions and beliefs on CZ in the past year, typically the ones who love to hate V.
WTF would I want "Himalayan" salt ? That's marketing hype, and the usual suckers who have swallowed all the other bull-$hit that marketers promote will fall for Himalayan salt as well, because, a sucker is a sucker.
And the world, including CZ, is full of suckers these days.
maybe tomorrow I will write and ask the
writer about the discrepancy. I do
appreciate you sharing what you know.
...it seems you can try to be discerning,
but you still can not find enough information
to waylay the intentions of a good marketing
campaign, especially when you are not sure
of knowing what you are looking for.
Just to follow up grz, I wrote but
a week later all I have received is
today's new newsletter which did not
address any of the issues this thread
is putting forth....
Certificate of the Analysis of The Original Himalayan Crystal Salt™
From the book, Water & Salt, The Essence of Life
by Dr. Barbara Hendel MD and Peter Ferreira
so this one has Fluoride 0.01 mg (per tsp) .00109%, nice of them to do the work for us...
My only issue with Celtic is that it needs to be baked and dried as per instructions from Hulda Clarks book.:
Sea salt flats are often roosting places for sea gulls.
make sure the salt is sterilized by heating five minutes at 400°F in a glass pie plate to kill mold. (Sea gulls fly over the salt flats where sea salt is gathered. Their droppings provide a medium for mold.)
No problemo...needed to work that out for myself anyhow. I currently use Real Salt since I have not been able to find REAL Himalayan for a long time now and am not interested of drying my salt nor wondering what the French Coast line has on current pollution...
I plan on contacting them at some point to see if I can purchase large size crystals to make my Sole. I have not researched that much as I do have local sources for bulk granulated Real Salt at a very good price.
So, I am new here and basically a new to everything about nutrition because I was taught in high school to trust food companies and don't worry about anything.
Could you state in layman's terms how much flouride is in the original hymalayan salt compared to a glass of floridated water?
I have been using mediterranian Sea Salt from Spain from Trader Joe's - but there is no indication of how much fluoride it contains, and I just found out that Spain fluoridates all their salt!
Apparently this is except sea salt, but most all salt comes from the sea so this is ambiguous. Trader Joe's has not responded to my email inquiry, so I'm switching to Real Salt.
It sure is scary what powerful companies are doing to our air, water and food! I wish they would do whatever they do, to themselves, and leave the rest of us be.
"Fluoride serves as a catalyst for both the mineralization of enamel on the developing tooth prior to emergence and for ongoing remineralization of surface enamel. Cavities are caused by bacteria, which multiply when food is ingested to produce organic acids. Fluoride protects the teeth by changing some of the tooth crystal into a crystal that is less acid-soluble called fluoropatite. Fluoride is part of Nature's system for maintaining teeth, and occurs in very small amounts in many foods and natural water supplies."
This whole statement has been proven to be false and all statements and phrases that support any theory or claimed knowledge that any fluoride compound or substance of any kind has absolutely no support from any valid, objective research or studies.
My statement is supported by scientific research and factual evidence that can be found at fluoridealert.org and slweb.org.
The only true remedy for dental caries is proper nutrition with whole foods, live foods that have not been contaminated by industrialized processing, including industrial farming of any kind, live foods that have not been genetically modified or sprayed or otherwise treated with contaminants such as pesticides and preservatives.
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