Salt : The white poison

[symondneil]

Biologically speaking, salt (sodium) plays a major role in human health. It not only feeds nutritional mineral elements to our cells, it also dissolves, sanitizes and cleanses toxic wastes from our system. It is this latter function that makes salt such a healing substance. All classic biology textbooks refer to salt as the cleanser of bodily fluids.

Most physiological and biological processes function correctly only when sufficient quantities of sodium are present. For example, the body makes hydrochloric acid from salt. (Hydrochloric acid is one of our essential digestive fluids.) In a healthy person, the quantity of salt retained in the tissues remains constant. Any excess sodium ingested is automatically eliminated through the kidneys. However, if disease is present, this elimination of excess salt is impaired, and excess salt deposits are created; or sudden loss if internal salt can occur.

When stress or infection demand an extra supply of salt, our body reserves are used. Addison's disease, pylorus blockage, ulcers and gastric cancers can create a critical loss of chloride ions and lower the sodium chloride in the digestive system causing a shortage of hydrochloric acid in gastric juices. These losses of chlorine and sodium inhibit the cell's self-cleansing function resulting in the blood becoming loaded with toxins. This, in turn, can act on the nervous system and create a chain reaction of new losses of sodium chloride, which in extreme cases can be fatal.

Salt is also responsible for the balance of acids and bases within the body. When salt enters the body it dissolves into ions (also called electrolytes because they carry electrical current). With this in mind, the water balance role of salt may be easier to understand. Water is a necessary part of all body cells but cells have no way to hold onto water molecules directly. They can only move ions around and water will follow ions. So the cells direct where the ions go, the water follows and this determines where the fluids go.

[jackypunker]

This description is wonderful for half knowledge people. Personally also I considered Package salt as a white poison. This salt has no natural elements the reason is while making this salt its so much heated that nothing remains in that salt . Normally human blood contains 0.9% salt, which maintains the balance of sodium throughout human body. Natural salt is a white gold but now white salt has become white Poison for human consumption.

[worshiper]

Absolutely true.One should maintain amount of salt in their daily food.The really very harmful to the heart patients.Salt is a common spice British diet. Many of you add to recipes and use it as a condiment for food. Many people claim that they can not enjoy dinner without adding some spice, but the cut, you can find flavors that you never knew were there.

[vvsjon]

Yes, You are absolutely right that salt is such a white poison, Because The salt, which we eat, has direct effects on our body. High sodium intake causes swelling and water retention. Salt is sodium chloride, an inorganic chemical with no nutritive value. Chemically speaking, it is a crystalline product of the union of two elements sodium and chlorine.

[jackyronell]

Salts plays an important role to maintain your health but one should keep in mind that with having benefits it has got disadvantages too. So be sure to take salt in an average amount.

[Sanchez]

Eat more salt for a long time or a few years, resulting in high blood pressure, and Thus Our four bodies especially in kidneys, blood vessels, brain and heart, is the work more, and therefore, these organs stop operation of a day, to cause death or serious problem in our health.

[oliviathn]

Normal human blood contains 0.9% salt, which preserves the balance of sodium in the body. Natural salt is a white gold, but now white salt is a Poison. Many people say they can not enjoy a dinner out to add some spices and salt, cut the present and the future, because it is a one type of white poison.