The Story on Salt, Part IV

A Prelude to a... Bone?
Let’s revisit the idea that your body does what it needs to do in this moment, on this day to keep you alive. So today you took in more salt than your body could eliminate, and it robbed some of your healthy cells of moisture, killing them, and diluting the inorganic sodium. In the meantime, you really need organic sodium to neutralize the acid. Your body is now in a dilemma. What can it do today to keep you alive, well and functioning if there are no alkaline reserves (organic sodium) available in your body?

Calcium: The Back-up System You Don't Want Your Body to Use
Your bones regulate the level of calcium in your blood. If your body does not have enough alkaline reserves to neutralize excess acid, your bones come to your rescue! Your bones have a healthy supply of organic calcium and, because your body is not concerned with tomorrow—it has to keep you alive today—it takes calcium from your bones to neutralize the acid. What do you think will happen if your body is forced to rob your bones of calcium for years and years? You got it, you will develop porous bones.

It Doesn’t Run in You Just Because It Runs in Your Family
Think about it. We think that bone related health issues such as osteoporosis is just based on family history or comes with old age. I’m going to argue that it is not. How you age is in your hands—dependent on the lifestyle you choose. At this point I’d also like to say that passing on this information is not about judgment. Don’t feel bad about what you may have done or are doing. This is a learning process and healing comes in layers. Take in this information and begin to make gradual changes to your daily routine.

Salty Fun Facts
These fun facts come from one of my favorite books on salt by Dr. Hendel and Peter Ferreira, Water and Salt…The Essence of Life.

1. Roman soldiers were paid with salt—it’s where we get the word salary.
2. Even allopathic medicine recognizes the healing power of salt, particularly with skin diseases and respiratory problems.
3. Table salt is considered to be poison by your body and requires a great deal of energy and effort for your body to eliminate, neutralize or store.