Sea salt

Description of sea salt

Sea salt call the salt extracted, as a rule, in the natural way from the sea. In comparison with usual salt, sea distinguishes the bigger amount of minerals is considerable.

The tradition to extract salt from the sea rather ancient and contains more than 4000 years. It is considered that the first inhabitants of the countries of East Asia (India, Japan, China) and the Mediterranean began to evaporate salt (Italy, France, Spain). "Boiling down" of sea water is characteristic of the countries with more frigid climate, for example, for England.

The main feature of sea salt is its unique balanced structure which does not demand additional enrichment. For centuries useful properties of sea salt used for treatment of the most various diseases.

Sea salt is applied both in cookery, and at the industrial enterprises by production of chlorine and the caustic soda.

Useful properties of sea salt

Treatment by sea salt has the same ancient history, as well as treatment by sea water. Still in the ancient time used the properties of sea salt promoting:

• To improvement of blood circulation and elasticity of skin and fabrics;
• To acceleration of interfabric exchange processes;
• To decrease in spasms, pains and inflammations;
• Regenerations of cells of skin;
• To decrease in level of a stress.

External use of sea salt promotes improvement of blood circulation and increases activity of all exchange processes.

Sea salt is a basis of many procedures in a balneoterapiya (treatment by mineral waters). Having effect on the autonomic nervous system, it cures stresses, saves from spasms and stimulates strobiloid gland.

Contains not one ten diseases which at regular holding procedures can be cured by means of sea salt. Among them:

• Arthroses and arthritises;
• Hypostases;
• Antritis and otitis;
• Radiculitis;
• Hypertension;
• Mastopathy;
• Blood circulation disturbance;
• Fungi;
• Periodontosis;
• Rheumatism;
• Lock and diarrhea;
• Conjunctivitis.

Composition of sea salt

Unlike the refined dining room of salt, in sea salt contains over 80 microelements, necessary for health, in a bioavailable form among which:

• The sodium and potassium participating in regulation of food and cleaning of cells;
• The calcium playing an important role in the prevention of infections and healing of wounds and also in formation of cellular covers;
• Magnesium necessary for relaxation of muscles and prevention of aging;
• The manganese participating in strengthening of immune system and formation of a bone tissue;
• The copper interfering development of anemia;
• Bromine which is well acting on a nervous system;
• The selenium preventing development of oncological diseases;
• The iodine promoting regulation of hormonal exchange;
• Chlorine necessary for formation of a blood plasma and gastric juice;
• The iron and zinc participating in process of formation of erythrocytes and formation of immunity;
• The silicon promoting strengthening of fabrics and elasticity of vessels.

The composition of sea salt in many respects depends on the place of its production. So, the Dead Sea located in Israel has such high concentration of salt that water does not give the chance to plunge into it and pushes out a body of the person on a surface without effort. It is considered that salt from the Dead Sea has the expressed medicinal properties which are the most widely used in cosmetology.

Advantage of sea salt

Use of sea salt inside promotes treatment for many diseases. So, the advantage of sea salt for a lowering of arterial pressure is proved that is reached by balance of sodium. Besides, salt from the sea is effective as prevention of many heart diseases and promotes decrease in level of cholesterol.

Thanks to rich mineral composition, the advantage of sea salt is also noted:

• For "alkalinization" of an organism that helps to prevent development of many serious diseases of an organism;
• At treatment of various skin diseases;
• For strengthening of immune system;
• For decrease in excessive weight, activation of digestion and prevention of accumulation of toxins;
• At treatment of asthma (by delay of development of a phlegm);
• For ensuring the correct electrolytic balance in an organism that has salutary effect on a nervous system and cellular functions;
• For normalization of a dream;
• For maintenance of appropriate level of sugar in blood;
• At treatment of various types of a depression as sea salt promotes production of two main hormones in an organism (serotonin and melatonin) which help to cope with a stress.

Use of sea salt

Sea salt is applied both in cookery, and to holding medical procedures.

It is considered useful when cooking to replace table salt sea or to use mix from them in the ratio 1:1 that will help to receive much more useful minerals.

Also there are various national recipes of use of sea salt inside at treatment of various diseases. So, if to drink a glass of warm water and a half a teaspoon of sea salt before going to bed, it promotes improvement of a dream and increase in its duration. Besides, it helps at the cold which is arising as at flu, and having allergic character.

Outwardly sea salt can be applied in the form of bathtubs. For this purpose in a bathtub it is necessary to dissolve 1-2 kilograms of natural sea salt and to lie in it 15-20 minutes. After that it is necessary to be rubbed off by a towel and to go to bed. Procedures are recommended to be carried out every other day. Total quantity of bathtubs on a course – 10-15. Such procedures are especially effective at diseases of cardiovascular system. They also promote removal of toxins and removal of fatigue. Bathtubs with sea salt can be combined with various aromatic oils.

Also outwardly it is possible to apply sea salt in the form of grindings that is good prevention of catarrhal diseases, considerably improves blood circulation and strengthens immunity. Besides, grindings by sea salt level skin color, eliminate cellulitis, clear skin and give it elasticity and elasticity.

There are various recipes of use of sea salt for grinding. It agrees to one of them it is necessary to mix a glass of vodka, half of liter of water, 20 drops of iodine and 2 tablespoons of sea salt then the rigid mitten moistened in solution to pound all body from extremities towards area of heart.

At diseases of lungs, a nasopharynx and bronchial tubes, and also at antritis, quinsy and colds it is effective to carry out inhalations by sea salt. For them it is necessary to boil liter of water and to add to it 2 tablespoons of sea salt. Inhalation is carried out within 15 minutes twice a day, as a rule, in the morning and in the evening. At diseases of bronchial tubes it is recommended to take a breath a mouth, and to exhale a nose, and at cold – on the contrary.

Also sea salt is traditionally used in cosmetology. It is a part of many masks, creams, lotions and tonics. Cosmetics with sea salt promotes narrowing of a time, rejuvenation of skin and improvement of complexion.