A listener was told by her naturopath that Celtic sea salt is needed by the body for minerals. Also, that it is good to draw out toxins such as heavy metals like arsenic and mercury. She wanted to know: is this true? And if so, how much do you recommend that one should take daily?
Hippocrates Institute Director Dr. Brian Clement responded:
Well, number one, your naturopath better go back to school and take basic science again because sodium chloride (NaCl) is what salt is. Now, if I said, should you take table salt? I’m sure he’d say no, no don’t take table salt.
Celtic sea salt is about 71-74% sodium chloride. Now, how can you talk out of two sides of your mouth? How can you tell me that table salt’s bad, but Celtic sea salt is good when it’s over 70% the same exact thing? That plus a few other minerals.
I mean, come on. This is the problem in the field of so-called natural healthcare. There’s no basis or rationale in it. And you listeners that are not steeped in science are victimized by these people.
Would I think sodium chloride is a great way to detoxify the body? The only way sodium does that is organic sodium. That’s where a plant’s root goes down and converts sodium chloride and other forms of non-organic sodium into usable organic forms. And that is the major solution that the lymphatic system uses to purify the blood. So organic sodium, absolutely.
But where does this guy come off saying that sodium chloride, and non-organic crystalline that literally contracts the arteries, make them smaller, causes dehydration in the human body – actually if you ate enough Celtic sea salt long enough, it could actually change the shape, and size, and dimension of your internal organs; that’s why when you get any salt be it Celtic sea salt or be it table salt you get high blood pressure readings because the veins get smaller and the same amount of blood goes through it so voila – high blood pressure.
Unfortunately you better change naturopaths.
