Most of people distinguish only two types of salt: usual kitchen (simple and iodated) and sea which perfectly is suitable for acceptance of bathtubs. However in the nature there are also many other versions, let them also be so far poorly known. In this case it will be a question of the so-called Himalaya salt which as it appears, is the real well of useful substances.
Structure
If you already looked for information on the specified product, then could hear that one of its main advantages is the possibility of nearly 100% of comprehensibility an organism. From all versions existing today, in this salt least of all sodium of chloride while iron and other important minerals, on the contrary, there is more usual. So, in a habitual kitchen product of the chloride mentioned sodium about 98%, while in the Himalaya kind of only 15-20%.
It promotes faster conclusion of liquid from an organism, and it is more than 90 natural mineral connections and minerals fill need of the person for them. Among other things, as a part of the Himalaya salt there are a copper, iron, calcium, iodine, manganese, potassium which remained here in a natural form and are very useful to a human body.
In addition, not less pleasant feature is the specific aroma of a mineral and its unusual pink or even black color.
History
The Himalaya salt is got from the salt mine located in 300 km from the Himalayas (from here and the name). If to judge by the sizes, then she ranks second in the world, at the same time allowing to receive crystal-clear substance. According to some information, the specified mineral began to be formed here in the Jurassic Period (about 200 million years ago), and the volcanic processes happening in the place of meeting of two continents became the reason of its emergence: Indian and Eurasian.
Whether you know? The use of excessive amount of salt is capable to lead to a lethal outcome. The quantity in calculation of 1 g of white substance on 1 kg of weight of the person is considered deadly. It is remarkable that this way of ritual suicide often practiced in days of old among the Chinese nobility.
This collision also led to emergence of the highest Himalayas in the world then at the height of 3000 meters above sea level the useful salt deposits which before are at an ocean bottom gradually began to collect. According to historical data, already Alexander of Macedon at the time of the board was very interested in receiving useful pink minerals and even issued the decree according to which citizens were told to take out the Himalaya salt through the Indian ridge. This the product very expensive and valuable in those days intended only for royal family.
Useful and medicinal properties
The Himalaya salt has a number of positive properties: it is crystal-clear, does not contain any harmful impurity and is not subject to refinement. In many respects these its characteristics explain beneficial influence on a human body: she promotes restoration of visual function, struggles with infections, raises a libido, improves passability of blood on vessels and lowers pressure. But there is more to come.
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The minerals which are its part promote an organism detoxication (especially relevant after various poisonings), bring out of it heavy metals and normalize electrolytic balance. All this makes it the irreplaceable assistant at treatment of illnesses of a musculoskeletal system, bodies of digestive and nervous systems and also at prevention of respiratory diseases. To the people suffering from asthma, allergic reactions, insomnia or even chronic fatigue will help to facilitate a state even short stay in salt caves. Besides, many experts speak about positive influence of a mineral and on the regenerating processes in a human body, so, at the regular use of this useful product there is every chance not only to support balance of iodine in an organism, but also to prolong youth.
Important! No other type of salt is capable to bring toxins out of epidermis, and thanks to above-mentioned Himalaya such opportunity allows to avoid many dermatological problems and to fight against already available (for example, psoriasis).
Well and, at last, it is necessary to remember the all-strengthening property of the Himalaya salt. Except other, its rich mineral structure helps to resist to the virus and bacterial attacks during aggravation of epidemics that is the additional cause to replace a usual product with Himalaya.
Harm and contraindications
By and large, the composition of the Himalaya salt is almost completely harmless, and only chloride of sodium which contains in it in a small amount can do much harm to an organism. To avoid negative consequences for an organism it is not so difficult, rather simple to observe a dosage: it is not necessary to consume more than 1 h a spoon of salt a day; the truth, it if you do not receive sodium chloride from other sources. To be reinsured, do not eat more than 0.5 spoons or consume it in smaller volumes.
Contraindication to the use are also various inflammatory processes in an organism, and it is unimportant how you are going to apply fossil mineral — internally or outwardly (in the form of compresses). Also you should not exclude a possibility of allergic reaction, anyway, but we speak about rather exotic product. If you decided to try for the first time pink salt, then begin with a small amount — for example, having salted a small portion of salad.
If desired, practically each person can use this product, it is possible to find it in many shops today. However, not to do much harm to itself, try to buy only quality goods and know when to stop at its use.
Use
Even usual kitchen salt is used not only in kitchen today what to speak about its more exotic analogs. There is nothing surprising that the Himalaya version is widely used today not only in the culinary purposes, but also at the solution of cosmetology or even design tasks. Let's find out where today the Himalaya salt, and what from it there advantage is used.
In a bath
The bath and sauna — those places where it is possible not only to relax, but also considerably to revitalize the organism, and presence of the Himalaya salt only promotes it. For example, good improving effect panels from this material have, and in addition to positive properties of such decision it is possible to refer also profitability.
The fact is that it is not about integral bricks from salt which are rather expensive material, and only about its layer napylyaemy on a plastic or wooden surface. Nevertheless even in such look mineral not only supplements a sauna interior, but also imitates stay in a salt cave that is very useful for an organism.
Whether you know? The English-language terms salad (in translation salad) and salary (salary) come from the word sal, that is salt. The origin of the first concept is explained by the fact that Romans very much liked to add this product to greens, and did it only wealthy citizens, and here emergence of the second was caused that the Roman soldiers could buy salt only with the permission of the administration; sometimes even paid them in it.
Food
We already so got used to see salt on the table that in an unsalted look the habitual products do not even want to be eaten: they seem fresh and not attractive. To reduce impact on an organism sodium of the chloride which is present at a usual kitchen product it is possible to replace it with Himalaya, and it will have a positive impact also on tastes of the prepared dishes. First of all such replacement will be useful to the people suffering from problems with arterial blood pressure and exchange processes and also those who usually have no appetite.
It is no secret that as a part of the described product there are more than 80 useful components which allow a human body to work in the set mode most effectively. Its resistance to temperature fluctuations is also important reason of use of pink salt — up to 500 °C (on its tiles it is possible to cook food and also to lay them the tables, using as ware). Original flavoring characteristics of the Himalaya salt allow to add taste of the most refined dishes. However, as well as in a case with usual kitchen salt, it is necessary to have sense of proportion.
In cosmetology
At the correct use, pink salt will be able to solve also many problems of cosmetic character. So, masks and srubs with its participation allow to struggle with an acne disease, psoriasis, to reduce turgor and to support an integument tone. In addition, people, it is regular using it, note at themselves decrease in fragility of hair and nails, and in certain cases, after a while after the beginning of the use, it is possible to notice also decrease in manifestations of cellulitis on a body.
If you want to improve blood circulation in an organism, to relax muscles, to get rid of rash, to increase elasticity of skin and to normalize work of nervous system, the Himalaya salt — the fact that it is necessary for you. And having added to it a little vegetable oil or mix from oils, you receive the ideal feeding elixir having therapeutic effect according to characteristics of the used oils.
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Inhalations
Inhalations from salt always took a place of honor at treatment of catarrhal illnesses and diseases of a respiratory system, inhalation in itself the purified and ionized air (especially in salt mines) helps to reduce the problems of respiratory organs, in particular, caused by smoking or constant inhalation of the polluted air.
The Himalaya salt, unlike usual, has higher natural cleaning properties thanks to which of an organism the saved slime is quickly removed. It perfectly will approach also in need of cleaning of an organism of harmful microorganisms as for a long time it is known of its antibacterial and antifungal properties.
Important! For bigger usability in house conditions, it is desirable to get a salt inhaler which at regular use in combination with the described mineral will help to get rid not only of cough, but also from night snore, thereby normalizing a dream.
In an interior
Usually resort to the Himalaya salt in need of dressing of baths and saunas, but its physical properties allow to use mineral and as quite good construction material at registration of an interior of any other rooms. So, tiles and bricks from pink salt possess not only medical impact on a human body, but also excellent esthetic qualities that does them by good option of material for decoration of the walls, a ceiling or even a floor in living rooms. It is a little imagination — and for each element you will find its special place.
For example, salt panels are quite often used as the basis for registration of salt pictures — the unusual, but very memorable interior element. The lack of their integrity as this not cast product is considered the biggest lack of such panels. Establishing salt walls or using the Himalaya salt for the organization of a floor covering, it is worth thinking of use of LED illumination. It will be to you not much more more expensive, but the effect of such lamps will be just fantastic. If you do not want to use salt on big sites of the room, then can create from it separate compositions (for example, from bricks of a different form and the sizes) or just to install salt lamps which are simple for finding in sale in the room.
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How to distinguish a fake
The real Himalaya minerals really have all above-mentioned properties, however the truth that not all pink salt presented at the market really is related to the Himalayas. Therefore upon purchase surely specify at the seller from where their goods — well are brought if from Pakistan, India or Nepal.
At an opportunity, for a start it is better to get a trial sample of the offered salt and to make a small experiment with it: try to dissolve contents in water, having filled in bank with liquid and having densely closed capacity a cover. If in 24 hours water in bank became muddy and slightly pinkish — the fake got to you, at the real pink salt water remains ideally transparent. Well and, at last, check structure of acquisition: if at packing there are abbreviations like E-535 or E-538 — consider that you were not lucky.
So, we learned that the Himalaya salt — the unique mineral having various curative and cosmetic properties. However, even at all his merits, with problems of health it is desirable for people to discuss a possibility of its application with the attending physician.