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Sea Salt, Pink Salt, Natural Salt, Table Salt, Iodized Salt: Manufacturing Process, Propaganda, Health Research — for Health & Wellness Coaches, Holistic Healthcare Providers, Yoga Therapists

Lesson Overview

In this lesson, we break down the subject of salt and its health impact into verifiable facts and their implications.

Objective

Cite verifiable facts on salts and their health impacts.

Description

Provide 10 verifiable facts that are essential knowledge regarding salt. Discuss historical facts that lend insight to the importance of salt and discuss salt’s role in food preservation. Identify common falsehoods about salt and sodium; provide verifiable corrections. Give examples of propaganda that is verifiably false. Describe signs of salt deficiency. Explain why seeking out pink salts is recommended. Discuss the importance of sodium-to-potassium ratio and cite research that proves it. List ingredient names in processed foods that contain sodium.

Vocabulary

Celtic sea salt, flake sea salt, Hawaiian sea salt, Himalayan sea salt / Himalayan pink salt, iodized salt, Kosher salt, natural salt, pink salt, real salt, rock salt, sea salt, salt, sodium, table salt, unrefined salt

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