This continues a review of one of my favorite things, OHCS, and a link for where to buy completely unrefined salt.
A double-blind study done in Austria in 2003 examined the effects of drinking a minimum of 1.5 liters of water with table salt, versus 1.5 liters of water with Original Himalayan Crystal Salt (OHCS). Those who drank water with OHCS achieved improvements in respiratory, circulatory, connective tissue, nervous system, and organ functions. They reported improved sleep, energy, and concentration, as well as weight loss, noticeable hair and nail growth, and heightened brain activity and consciousness. (Those using table salt saw no such gains.)
Drinking a teaspoon of Sole (the solution of maximum OHCS dissolved in water) added to a glass of water every morning restores the body’s acid-alkaline balance, normalizes blood pressure, dissolves and releases cryallized deposits, cleanses the intestines, improves skin conditions, and has even been found to weaken addictions. Electrolytes are created that improve the body’s conductivity and stimulate circulation.
Taking a 30-minute bath in OHCS is said to be the equivalent of a three-day cleanse or fast: minerals are absorbed through the skin, and the “sole” maintains the natural protective film on the skin so it does not dry out. You have to put lots of salt in the bath, though—about one whole 2-lb. bag of OHCS. Think of it as a spa treatment.
Some have asked me if Real Salt (mined in Utah) is a good product. The answer is that it’s much better than refined salt, but it claims to have only 50 minerals and is still somewhat refined. OHCS has all 84 trace minerals.
See the link below to get OCHS directly from the only importer I trust–others are not reputable and may be importing another product entirely. Some are reportedly importing, for instance, road salt from India, which has a high profit margin but no benefit for your health! I recommend getting some finely ground salt for use in your food, as well as salt stones to get started making your own Sole. You may also like to get a salt inhaler to help clear and clean sinuses. So, where to buy unrefined salt:
http://www.marketerschoice.com/app/?af=835790
I have been adding the Himalayan salt to my 16oz of water first thing in the morning for awhile now also in my 32oz water jar. It has made a huge difference. When i drank the water without the salt I would get nauseous, uncomfortable & just didn’t feel right. Since I have been adding the salt to my water I feel great and no above symptoms.
I had been using “Real Salt” for a period of time but switched when Robyn explained about Himalayan Salt. I started using it first thing in the morning. (Sole Solution etc.) with my morning 24 oz water as I exercised.
I used the suggested 1 teaspoon solution and got an unexpected surprise! Laxative City! For me I need to be careful and not use quite so much.
I have felt the difference (not excluding instant cleansing) and use it faithfully.
why do you get nauseous from water?
I get nauseated from lots of water, too–unless it’s alkaline, and not if it has the Sole in it.
Learning and Loving It: you’re not using a teaspoon of SALT, right? Just a teaspoon of maximum salt dissolved in water.
does using him. salt on your food work the same as drinking it with the water solution?
So, has anyone any other noticeable effect besides no water retention? I’m not completely sold that I should buy this yet. (especially if I tell my husband I spent $50 on salt!!) Do you just drink one glass a day with the salt when you exercise, or do you add it to every cup of water you drink, since some people now feel nauseous if they don’t have salt in their water? Let me know! I will have to do more research.
Yes, just a teaspoon of salt dissolved in water – sole solution. Just one of those things for me.
K, do NOT DRINK one teaspoon of salt, dissolved in water!! That will give anyone diarrhea, and it’s about 2200 mg. of salt.
Dissolve the OHCS in water to the strongest solution possible. (It’s okay if the salt stones or salt crystals are on the bottom of the jar.) Then use a teaspoon of THAT, the solution, in your glass of water.
Let me know you got it, okay?
Robyn
I switched from iodized table salt to realsalt 3 mos ago. Recently, my DH had a lab test which showed that he was anemic. So now I add 1/8 t regular iodized table salt to his cracked wheat cereal in the morning and add a iron tablet to his vitamins. He is recovering from cancer so we are trying to boost his starving body. I had a thyroidectomy so I have to supplement my thyroid. So my question is: What about getting iodine into our diet? should I go back to iodized sea salt (which I just saw at Good Earth)?Karen
Karen, definitely don’t start using iodized sea salt (at Good Earth but still refined). Since you’re local: get from Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo an iodine patch test. You paint a 2″ by 2″ patch of your forearm with iodine, and if it is absorbed in 24 hours, that means you need iodine. Get an iodine prescription, if you do, from Francine (registered nurse specializing in bioidentical hormones and natural treatments) at Wellnique.
Robyn
Robyn, your recipes call for sea salt. Is sea salt a better option and the granulated OHCS the best option in recipes?
Finely ground OHCS is best for all recipes, too. I just put “sea salt” in generically because people recognize that. So yes, RealSalt better, OHCS best.
Hi Robyn, Just wanted to let you know I recently was referred to your site and started trying your recipes and reading your blog and it has helped me IMMENSELY! I’m 8 mos pregnant and drinking your green smoothie every day has given me an immense amount of energy! I no longer have a 3pm crash-nap and I’m able to keep up with my 2 year old. This post has given me more answers in regards to my swelling fingers and toes. I am SO looking forward to trying SOLE. I just want you to know I really appreciate what you do. THANK YOU!
Oh, also, have you ever or will you ever do a recipe tasting? I would love to taste things you have made so I know i’m doing it right (i recently made the hot pink smoothie but I don’t know if my coconuts were rancid or something – tasted weird). Anyway, I’d pay to come to a tasting!!!
Hi TaraLee and welcome to GSG.com! I used to have that crash-nap at 3 p.m., too! Maybe you had old coconuts–taste the liquid before using it, because it should be fresh and yummy. (You can try the canned coconut liquid, too–less nutritious but still good, and easy.) Occasionally I get a really earthy-tasting beet that makes my pink smoothie a little . . . different.
I do classes, not tastings, sometimes–and I always bring quite a few things to try. That’s if you’re on the Wasatch Front. Sometimes I remember to post on my blog when I do a class. Eventually when I dig my way out of book deadlines, etc., I’d like to do a big class, like at BYU’s Education Week.
Robyn
Awesome! I would love to come to a class. I do live on the Wasatch front, I will keep an eye out for your classes. I tried the smoothie again with canned coconut milk and it was MUCH more d-lish. :) Thank you!!
Canned coconut milk does make the Hot Pink Smoothie really yummy (someone else who used that said it was like Jello and Cool Whip). However, that’s not what the recipe calls for, and coconut milk will make it higher in fat and calories. You can do that if you are underweight or don’t mind the extra calories.
What you’d buy in a can is coconut LIQUID. Sorry for any confusion.
Robyn
I can only find somethng called Himalayan Course Pink Salt.
Is this the same thing? Thanks, Slendarella
here’s my question Robyn—since the end of my pregnancy my hands and arms started going numb at night–I heard it was a pregnancy thing—now I am 4 mo PP and they get worse EVERY day!!! –(my feet jumped in too)—sooooo I have heard this is a sign of diabetes (no other signs though)–or it could be my neck and hip–out of whack and i need lots of chiropracter visits (and lots of money!$$$)—-do you think this could be the same thing you spoke of having to circulation when you woke up?
buying the special salt- I just realized would only be the cost of one chripracter visit if it helped at all…
my diet is mostly fruits and veggies and occassional salt added to soups I make—could it be some sort of deficiency (in America–? haha right?!)
THANKS for any help you can give me.
we use RealSalt BTW
I can’t comment on any specific, personal medical problem. If you hadn’t mentioned leg numbness, I’d ask you to check into carpal tunnel and related problems (swelling is an issue there, putting pressure on the nerves in the wrist–and poor quality salts are often behind swelling issues).
But the place I first learned about OHCS was from my chiropractor. He practices the Pettibon System, which is a process of real change in your spine rather than just back cracking. You have to really commit: spine-warming and limbering exercises and neck traction and floor exercises daily. People end up being an inch taller after a year of doing this program. And the Pettibon people had done research that use of Sole every morning made a massive amount of difference in hydrating those watery cushioning pads between each vertebrae, resulting in much more improvement compared to those NOT using Sole. Keep in mind that the Pettibon people have nothing to gain by promoting OHCS–they just found that your spine heals, using it.
(But my chiropractor said to put a teaspoon of salt in water. Do not do this! I had to learn on my own that he was misinformed about how to do Sole.)
I still do not understand the measurements for sole–can you give an example of the amount of water and amount of crystals you start with before you soak them? –do you juts keep a soaked amount of water for a month or so and eat from that or do it weekly or what?
I guess either way–the salt couldn’t hurt if I bought it
There are no measurements for Sole, because you just fill a small jar with the salt stones and cover with water. The salt dissolves to its saturation point in water, a 26% solution, and of course anything above that 26% will simply remain in crystal form without dissolving. So the salt stones will last you a very long time. Just add more water occasionally to the jar as you use it up.
did I miss the recipe for the Hot Pink Smoothie somewhere or do you have to purchase it ?
also—if I buy a normal coconut at the grocery store–how is that different from the other special kind you talk about>? and the liguid that is in the middle of the coconut—is that coconut milk or liquid? what’s the difference?
Young Thai coconuts are in health food stores and Walmart, but for a good price in Asian stores. NO, they aren’t the same as the hairy brown ones (don’t buy those). The liquid in the coconut is called coconut liquid. Coconut milk is a reduced product that is much higher in fat (but nice for cream sauces, ice cream, etc.).
Hot Pink Smoothie is in the Jump Start recipe collection and also Ch. 10 (Breakfasts) of 12 Steps.