Salt Common table salt is made by refining rock salt, which strips its natural mineral balance, reducing it to 99 percent sodium chloride. The rest are additives-bleaching and free-flowing agents, stabilizers and aluminum compounds. Even sea salt, if it’s white and free-flowing, has been highly refined and is lacking in essential minerals and trace elements. Like common table salt, refined sea salt is mostly sodium chloride and contains no other nutrients. Whole, unrefined sea salt, available in health food stores, is light grey in color. Because it is hand harvested and naturally dried by the sun and air rather than … Continue reading Salt & Sugar (Sweeteners) – Considerations and Concerns